The Companion Pod: The OC

Sean Melia

Join Tiff and Sean as they offer you a companion pod to listen to while enjoying The O.C. for the first time, like Tiff, or the second time, like Sean.
We'll discuss a myriad of topics like: our favorite scenes, moments that wouldn't hold up in 2021, reality checks, who won the episode, the music, and more.
So join us each week as we travel to 2003 and bathe in the nostalgia of the Southern California elite.

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20 episodes
Updated May 31, 2021

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May 31, 2021 · 48 min
The OC (S1E5): The Outsider
Episode five of The OC brings out the after school special vibes as a new outsider, Donnie from Corona, befriends Ryan at his new place of employment. After attending a few parties out in Long Beach, Donnie decides to crash another one of Holly's beach parties and things go awry. Meanwhile, in the adult world, Sandy helps Jimmy with his financial issues and Kirsten spends the weekend with Julie and some other "Newpsies." Want to buy a shirt from the show? Check out Spreadshirt for Seth's Now Start a Band shirt that we talk about in the fashion segment.
May 17, 2021 · 52 min
The OC (S1E4): The Debut
The fourth episode of The OC has yet another big bash. This time it's a Debutant ball that creates all sorts of drama and we're also introduced to a brand new, incredible character - Anna! Jimmy Cooper is outed as thief, Ryan is officially a Cohen, and Seth has the upper hand on Summer. Tiff does some debutant research and we find out how long it would take to sail to Tahiti. In other words, it's just another day in Orange County.
May 3, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
The OC (S1E3): The Gamble
8 million people tuned in to watch episode 3 of the OC on August 19, 2003. The episode's centerpiece, a Casino Night bash launches a bunch of plots and allows two characters to shine: Summer Roberts and Julie Cooper. Sean and Tiff discuss their favorite scenes, the music, fashion, plot holes, cringe-worthy lines, and decide who won the episode. Tiff even gives Sean a little lesson on body glitter, the by-gone trend that makes quite an appearance on this episode. There is a QG articles referenced during this pod about Seth's fashion. Here is the link.
Apr 26, 2021 · 55 min
The OC (S1E1): The Premier
Join us as we watch the hit 2003 show The OC! In this podcast, we will use various segments to discuss the plot, characters, loopholes, ridiculous drama, and more! The Premier brings us into the Cohen household. Sandy, a public defender, is representing Ryan Atwood, who was caught stealing a car with his brother. Sandy brings Ryan to his home because he has nowhere else to go. Ryan, an outsider from Chino, is welcomed with open arms by Sandy's son Seth. By his wife is less excited about hosting Ryan. A fashion show brings all the major characters together and gives us a sense of just how wealthy every one. But is anyone really happy? Only time will tell.
Apr 26, 2021 · 56 min
The OC (S1E2): The Model Home
The Cohens can’t quit Ryan Atwood. In episode two, Seth and Marissa keep Ryan hidden away in his an abandoned, unfinished model home owned by Seth’s mom. Ryan and Marissa find they have some things in common even though they come from different sides of the track. Marissa’s boyfriend Luke gets suspicious and confronts Ryan, causing even bigger problems for Ryan and the Cohens.
Mar 17, 2021 · 58 min
The Bachelor Finale: What a Mess
Sean and Tiff discuss the season finale and After the Final Rose three hour marathon from Monday night. We're relieved it's all over and try to figure out what went wrong along with what is wrong with The Bachelor franchise in general. We liked Emmanuel Acho's work as the substitute teacher and lamented that the show is stuck in the past and unable to really move forward. We wrap up the podcast trying to figure out what we want to talk about going forward. This show has been exhausting and we're on the lookout for something more enjoyable to talk about. We each nominate one TV show as a possible subject for podcasts starting in May.
Feb 24, 2021 · 41 min
Matt James: Bachelor Episode 8 - Matt Meets his Girlfriend's Parents for the First Time in His Life
It's Hometown Week: Remote Edition. We have bike riding, zoom class, off-roading, sky-diving, and Canada 101. We pick our favorite hometown activities while wondering if they are all actually hometown dates. Tiff proclaims how much she would need to be paid to skydive which sends on a tangent about our collective fear of heights. Then we move on to discuss the families, Serena P.'s exit, and Matt James' strange performance.
Feb 17, 2021 · 56 min
Matt James Bachelor: Episode 7 - Drifting Towards Hometowns
It would be impossible to talk about The Bachelor this week and not touch on the real time drama that's going on around the show. Chris Harrison has "stepped away" and Rachael K., one of the finalists, is under the white hot spotlight for some controversial social media posts and bad choices in college partying - attending a forbidden "Old South" party at an Antebellum home. Then we get to the episode and talk about the appalling treatment of Heather when she finally meets the remaining women before she's ultimately sent home by Matt. The dates this week were not our favorite, and Serena P. agreed with us. The group date didn't have an activity, and there was no explanation as to why we went straight to the evening portion. Stunt car drifting left us confused about Jessinia's driving skill, but it didn't impress Matt enough to keep her around. Tiff and I come up with two dates to replace all the bad dates we've watched over and over during the recent seasons. This episode started with 11 women and ended with 4. Women went home in all sorts of ways, and after this week, Matt has narrowed his group of love hunters from 38 to 4.
Feb 10, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
Matt James Bachelor: Episode 6 - Alumni Reunion
The ghost of hometowns looms large as Matt James narrows down his options while the producers just keep adding women. Heather and Tyler C. show up, one of them was not invited. The show is doing some serious recycling, going so far as repeating a bowling date from Ari's season that Tiff remembered (trigger warning... we talk about Crystal's poor behavior from Ari's bowling date). Before Matt sends Katie home, she gets to see Tyler C. in his underwear and has one more insane argument with another love hunter. We wrap up this pod by power ranking the women by their likelihood of winning from 10 to 1 which leads to a discussion about possible Bachelorette leads and the diversity among these final 10 women.
Feb 3, 2021 · 1 hr 12 min
Matt James Bachelor: Episode 5 - Pretty Woman, Farming, and Leading By Example
What an episode! A villain finally goes home, and that's in the first 15 minutes! Matt still has some toxic ooze to clean up. We talk about the Dylan AMA on Twitter at the top of the episode before getting into Victoria and Anna's departures, the cliche Pretty Woman date that Rachel has with Matt, the farming group date, and Kit's one-on-one. As we make our way through the pod we wonder what we actually know about Matt, if he's actually here to get engaged, the conflict resolution that seems to be more and more prevalent on the show, and why Matt feels the need to play RA/Dorm parent/Dean of Students to a group of grown women.
Jan 27, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
Matt James Episode 4: Curveballs, Gossip, and Mean Girls
This week's Bachelor episode didn't provide all that much intrigue. Five new women were introduced which got us thinking about what other Bachelor Curveballs have happened in past seasons, so we take a walk down memory lane and revisit other times when things didn't go as planned. We couldn't not talk about the newest rumor in the house and how Anna decided to handle the entire situation. She handled it very poorly. We also couldn't not talk about Victoria and the fact that she's 27 years old; in other words, she old enough to know better. We wrap up trying to figure out which contestants could possibly be Bachelorette leads. The pickings are slim.
Jan 20, 2021 · 44 min
Matt James Episode 3: Love Hunters, Dirty Books, and The Rules of The Game
Episode 3 was a bit of a bore, so we decided to dig into some of the rules and tips we'd give to contestants (love hunters) and the show's lead if we ever had an opportunity to coach them before going on the show. Sarah could have used a lot of these before heading to Nemacolin Resort to fight for Matt's heart. Oh, and Chris is writing Dirty Books now. Sponsor: It's Just Sop
Jan 13, 2021 · 1 hr
Matt James Episode 2: Oil, Vinegar, and Tonic Ooze.
Tension and toxicity abound in the second episode of The Bachelor... if you ask Victoria. If you ask anyone else, things are pretty normal and Victoria just needs to leave. We start this podcast with a 15 minute fashion breakdown by Tiff. Then we get into production getting in all the hits: hot tubs, flying machines, fireworks, wedding shoots. We wrap up talking about Matt's performance on the first two episodes and then talking about some of the women that found the camera for one reason or another this week.
Jan 6, 2021 · 38 min
Matt James Episode 1: A vibrator, a Queen, and a Goat walk into a Chateau
After a long two week lay-off from the Bachelor franchise, we're all swooning over Matt James. In this episode we talk about our first impression of Matt and the themes that appeared in his highlight package and discussion with his mom and Chris Harrison. Then we run through the entrances that stood out to us, the Queen Victoria conundrum, and our front-runners.
Dec 10, 2020 · 1 hr 4 min
Tayshia's Truth Detector!!!!
It's almost time for hometown dates, so the stakes have been raised... big time. Tiff and Sean break down the many faces of Tayshia in this particular episode: she's stone-faced, awkward, supportive, mad, and anxious. Bennett's story arch isn't quite over yet, while Riley and Ben share some personal information with Tayshia.
Dec 2, 2020 · 49 min
The Men Bare Their Souls... and Some Other Things...
Tayshia is crushing it as the Bachelorette. JoJo is the substitute teacher as Chris Harrison leaves La Quinta to help his son move into college. The dates intensify, so this week we go discuss each man individually, picking apart their performance on the episode while Tiff tries to remember which one is Spencer.
Nov 18, 2020 · 46 min
Bachelorette: "Smokeshow" is a Noun and Other Important Lessons
Tiff and Sean talk about Tayshia's fantastic start as the Bachelorette. She plays by the rules, but holds the line when guys try to push the limits. Chasen and Ed get sucked into the drama, which ends in a fight club type set-up that Ed bails out on. Bennett doesn't represent Harvard well at the start of the episode and then, like every freaking Harvard grad, things turn around for Bennett. We wrap up talking about the wrestling group date as and the appearance (and disappearance) of Noah's mustache. They finish up running through the remaining guys and offering brief thoughts on each of them.
Nov 12, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
A Breath of Fresh Air: Tayshia is the Bachelorette!
Ivan said it best, "I like Tayshia more than Clare already." Indeed, Ivan, Indeed. The pre-season is over, we're finally onto real Bachelorette episodes. Clare is gone and Tayshia is here to find love. We rave about Tayshia's energy and ability to draw out the personality of the men because she actually cares about the process. We do have a Clare and Dale interlude, which was annoying. We didn't have a rose ceremony, again, which was also annoying. But Massachusetts is repping hard with Brendan, Montel, and Peter. And we, of course, have a new guy with a target on his back, and a rose on his lapel. Follow us on Twitter Follow us on IG
Nov 6, 2020 · 44 min
Clare and Dale Sitting in a Tree...
The Bachelorette has been broken, and Chris Harrison is here to fix it. On this episode of The Random Division, Tiff and Sean talk about the heavy lifting Chris Harrison has had to go at the La Quinta. Has he played much golf, or is he too busy playing father, brother, friend, and producer? We also discuss Clare's assertion that Claire and Dale didn't connect on social media before meeting on the show and how the Non-Dale's react to the fast pace of the show. Finally, we have Tayshia next week and predictably, all the guys show up for the next babe ABC is ready to roll out, and we are ready for Tayshia!
Oct 21, 2020 · 1 hr 3 min
Bachelorette Episode 2: Dr. Clare Will See You Now
In the second episode of Clare's undoubtedly short season, we see the gaps that exist in the Bachelorette world when there are no helicopters, cliffs, celebrity cameos, concerts, or crowds. The dates lacked energy, and need the guys to strip, unpack deep childhood issues, and throw on a blindfold for a quick awkward hug. Tiff and Sean dig through the episode and really just hope we're not talking for much longer about Clare and can get on to Tayshia.