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01-09-2023, 05:54 PM
https://people.com/tv/mischa-barton-joins-oc-costars-rachel-bilson-melinda-clarke-rewatch-marissa-death/
For Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke, some things are just never forgotten.
In PEOPLE's exclusive look at an upcoming episode of their podcast Welcome to the OC, Bitches!, Bilson and Clarke welcome former castmate Mischa Barton to discuss The O.C.'s 20th anniversary — and the horrific scene in 2006 that instantly changed the landscape of the beloved teen drama: Marissa's death.
"It needed to be a thing, after everything she's been through, but if it's here I'll watch it with you," Barton, 36, says, referring to the scene in which her character Marissa Cooper died in a tragic car crash.
"I couldn't do it, Mischa, I couldn't do it," says Bilson, 41. "But I'm going to do it if you're going to do it."
"I don't particularly want to, but I will," says Barton.
"I feel you," Bilson responds. "I'm with you. I don't want to. It is so hard to watch."
As they watched the unforgettable scene for the first time together, Barton says, "Poor Marissa. She really, really goes through it." When Bilson begins crying, Barton adds, "Oh no, I'm getting really sad too. You can't cry, Rachel!"
"What is this next bit?" Barton asks, as she watches a clip of onscreen love Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie) looking back at Marissa.
"It flashes back to when you guys meet each other," says Bilson as she wipes away tears. "I can't, you guys."
For Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke, some things are just never forgotten.
In PEOPLE's exclusive look at an upcoming episode of their podcast Welcome to the OC, Bitches!, Bilson and Clarke welcome former castmate Mischa Barton to discuss The O.C.'s 20th anniversary — and the horrific scene in 2006 that instantly changed the landscape of the beloved teen drama: Marissa's death.
"It needed to be a thing, after everything she's been through, but if it's here I'll watch it with you," Barton, 36, says, referring to the scene in which her character Marissa Cooper died in a tragic car crash.
"I couldn't do it, Mischa, I couldn't do it," says Bilson, 41. "But I'm going to do it if you're going to do it."
"I don't particularly want to, but I will," says Barton.
"I feel you," Bilson responds. "I'm with you. I don't want to. It is so hard to watch."
As they watched the unforgettable scene for the first time together, Barton says, "Poor Marissa. She really, really goes through it." When Bilson begins crying, Barton adds, "Oh no, I'm getting really sad too. You can't cry, Rachel!"
"What is this next bit?" Barton asks, as she watches a clip of onscreen love Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie) looking back at Marissa.
"It flashes back to when you guys meet each other," says Bilson as she wipes away tears. "I can't, you guys."