Mischa Barton & Rachel Bilson Cry Rewatching Marissa’s Death Scene On ‘The O.C.’ Together: Watch

Mischa Barton got affectional watching her The O.C. character Marissa Cooper’s decease astir 20 years aft the amusement premiered. The 36-year-old histrion appeared connected the caller occurrence of her erstwhile co-stars Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke‘s podcast, Welcome to the O.C., Bitches!, and they each agreed to rewatch the astir heartbreaking country from the full series. In the play 3 finale, Marissa dies successful Ryan’s (Ben Mackenzie) arms pursuing a fatal car clang caused by her ex Volchok.

“I don’t peculiarly privation to, but I will,” Mischa said astir rewatching Marissa’s death, arsenic Rachel admitted that the country is “so hard to watch.” The 3 actresses watched Marissa get successful the mishap and some Mischa and Rachel, 41, started crying. Mischa said, “Poor Marissa. She really, truly goes done it.”

Mischa besides admitted that she forgot the car caught connected occurrence aft Marissa and Ryan crashed. “I don’t retrieve the fire. I conjecture due to the fact that I’m playing dead,” she said with a laugh. As Marissa died successful Ryan’s arms, Rachel shared that she had “chills each implicit her body.” Mischa was highly affectional implicit Marissa’s last infinitesimal with Ryan and noted that the country is “the culmination of their full emotion story.”

Eventually, Mischa was done watching Marissa’s decease country which progressive the opus “Hallelujah” playing. “I don’t privation to spot the portion wherever helium gets each emotional, I’m done now,” she said. Mischa besides admitted that she forgot the country flashed backmost to the infinitesimal wherever Ryan met Marissa successful the bid premiere.  “Let’s not spell there, we’re gonna beryllium sobbing,” Mischa said to Rachel and Melinda, 53. “That truly is, like, intense.”

Rachel Bilson and Mischa Barton successful ‘The O.C.’ (Photo: WB / Everett Collection)

Mischa starred successful the archetypal 3 seasons of The O.C. but didn’t instrumentality for play 4, aft Marissa’s tragic death. Rachel played Marissa’s BFF Summer Roberts and Melinda played Marissa’s ma Julie Cooper. Ben Mackenzie, Adam Brody, Peter Gallagher, and Kelly Rowan besides starred successful the teen drama, which aired from 2003 to 2007 connected FOX.

Fans of The O.C. person gotten large behind-the-scenes tidbits astir the amusement acknowledgment to Rachel and Melinda’s podcast. They launched Welcome to the O.C., Bitches! in March 2021 and person welcomed respective of their erstwhile co-stars arsenic guests. This was Mischa’s archetypal quality connected the podcast and present everyone is successful their feelings astir Marissa’s tragic decease each implicit again.

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