Aw! Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson Cry Over Marissa’s ‘The O.C.’ Death Scene

California, here we come. east oc co stars Rachel Bilson, melinda clark And mischa barton There was an emotional reunion for the show’s 20th anniversary — and one of the most heartbreaking scenes in teen soap history was revisited.

Mountain The alum, 36, made an appearance on the Tuesday, Jan. 10 episode of “”.welcome to the oc, bitchpodcast to see his memories of his time on the show. The teen drama Juggernaut, which ran from 2003 to 2007, starred Barton as Marissa Cooper and Bilson, 41, as her best friend Summer Roberts. adam brody And Ben McKenziefor their part, depicted in love Seth Cohen and Ryan Atwood, respectively. (Clark, 53, portrayed Marissa’s mother, Julie Cooper.)

While the Fox hit ran for four seasons, fans said goodbye to Barton’s character in the Season 3 finale, which aired in May 2006. In the now iconic scene, Ryan drives Marissa away from an exploding vehicle before she dies in his arms.

“After what she’s gone through, she needs to be a thing, but if it’s here I’ll look at it with you,” Barton told Bilson and Clark during Tuesday’s podcast episode. hart of dixie The alum replied, “I couldn’t do it, Misha, I couldn’t do it. But if you’re going to do it, I’m going to do it.”

As the trio re-watched the horrifying scene for the first time together, Barton opened up about empathy was for her character’s journey, Poor Marissa. She really, really goes through this,” she said out loud. When Bilson started crying, Barton said, “Oh no, I’m getting really sad too. You can’t cry, Rachel!”

While the ladies tried to put an end to the episode by wiping away tears, they caught a glimpse of a throwback montage that recounted Ryan and Marissa’s love story.

“What’s this next bit?” Barton asked. “It goes back to when you guys see each other,” Bilson explained, wiping away tears. “I can’t, you guys.”

Bilson and Clarke launched their podcast in March 2021 and host various oc favorites, including Brody, 43 — who is Bilson’s real-life ex — and peter gallagher And Kelly Rowanwho played Sandy and Kirsten Cohen, respectively.

Tuesday, however, marked Barton’s first appearance on the podcast after previously sharing that she initially walked Ok People were “too mean” to him.

“It didn’t sound like the most ideal environment for a young, sensitive girl who was also thrust for stardom,” she said. And! news In May 2021. “But, you know, I also loved the show and I had to put up my own walls and ways of dealing with it and the fame that was pushing it especially hard on me.”

She continued, “With the amount of invasions I was getting into my personal life, I felt very insecure, I guess is the best way to put it.”

the sixth Sense The actress mentioned that her grueling work schedule and the incompatibility with her character made the show difficult for her.

“I was working so hard, probably the longest out of all the characters. It wasn’t an easy character for me to play because it wasn’t me, which is why I think people loved it or thought Marissa was funny and latched onto it. They thought it was amusing because she is everywhere and who is this girl? It’s like because I’m this girl from New York trying to play this L.A. rich kid, you know?

The following month, Bilson and Clark addressed Barton’s words on a podcast.

“You know, Melinda and I were talking immediately after [the interview] came out. And we were just like, ‘Wait, what?'” bouncer Starr accepted, before shrugging off Barton’s claims that Bilson had been added as a series regular “last minute”.

,[That] In fact completely false and what not happened,” she revealed. “So it started out that way, I was like, ‘Okay, this is misinformation. Where are we going with this? And what is she trying to say?’ What I would really like to do is talk to her and find out what her experience was from her perspective because I saw things a little differently.

However, Clarke said she can’t speak for anyone else’s experiences. and could understand why Barton made the controversial comment,

“Someone who’s 16, 17, 18 — the work hours, the pressure, at such a young age — at best, you’re exhausted,” she explained. “And worst of all, it’s overwhelming and chaotic, so it breaks my heart a little bit to know [that], We knew there was a lot of pressure on him, but if it really was such a bad experience, it’s not fair to any young person. But, some of the comments were very disturbing to me. So, I don’t know what is the truth about it. I know that, yes, it was a huge pressure for him. And for all.