“Welcome to the OC, bitch” was the legendary line that served as a warning and an introduction to the teen drama The OC, which aired for four seasons between 2003 and 2007. Welcome to the OC, Bitches is a rewatch podcast hosted by Melinda Clarke and Rachel Bilson, who play cougar mom Julie Cooper and prissy (but secretly quite sweet) popular girl Summer Roberts in the series, and it should come with a quality warning of its own. Their first guest comes in the shape of Josh Schwartz, the show’s creator and producer who went on to develop Gossip Girl. Clarke and Bilson intermittently descend into five minutes of staged but utterly mindless drivel as they attempt to pass sponsored content off as casual chit-chat. While Office Ladies takes you back to glory days, it feels like Welcome to the OC, Bitches is a stepping stone for Bilson and Clarke as they prepare for their “next move”.

Source: Irish Independent May 22, 2021 04:03 UTC