This is a show I have made fun of since it's inception a few years back. The joke is on me now. I was forced to watch some episodes, and I mocked them as I watched them. Then something crazy and unpredictable happened. I was hooked. Luckily, the OC isn't an illegal substance, or I'd be in prison right now. The characters start off annoying and painfully flawed, but it doesn't matter. The acting can be corny at times, but the show is genuinely engaging and you like and hate exactly who the writers want you to. Yes, it's manipulative, but scarily addictive. I'm still asking myself why as I plow through 8 episodes in my attempt to close off season 1 in a few days. Who cares. I can't stop. This show is vastly underrated by film and TV snobs such as myself. But don't think I'll tell my friends. This is the definition of a guilty pleasure...
