"So what if i DID rent a homosexual for the evening?!"
Before last night's very funny OC, I don't remember the last time I saw Ryan Atwood quite so happy. He smiled. He made amused faces. He joked. He fantasized in very amusing ways. He bonded with the Cohens. I remembered why I loved him so much in season 1, before he became constantly mopey, dragged-down-by-Marissa's-issues Ryan.
Apparently quirky Taylor is good for him.
Also cute: Summer's bunny, Pancakes, and Seth's decision to put off college an extra semester to stay with her; Sandy and Kirsten's newfound lack of ridiculous marriage drama; the over-the-top Bullet's admission to being nervous around Julie and just wanting to make her laugh.
Best lines of the night:
Ryan: She paid you to pretend to like her? ...That sounds like Taylor.
Taylor: Just because I want to use your body as a jungle gym doesn't mean that we have to get married.
Seth: Dude, your fantasies are so pedestrian - a sudsy girl? That's... so average.
Ryan: Doesn't mean it's not hot.
Seth: I guess they call them classics for a reason.
