“I fought tooth and nail for that to not happen, because I just don’t think that’s Marissa Cooper. Show creator Josh Schwartz The fact that Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction impacted Marissa and Alex living their truth not only makes me want to roll my eyes like Summer at Seth’s stupider antics, it illustrates the erasure of queer storylines to appease the often patriarchal preferences of network executives.
This would have left the door open for Marissa to reappear in later seasons. Reflecting on this decision, Barton had this to say, “When MTV approached me with the chance to be part of the reality show that was inspired by The OC, it felt like the perfect opportunity for an irresistibly inviting new chapter.” We wish Barton the best of luck with the new direction of her career.
While we may not agree with Marissa’s death, we have to admit that Marissa Cooper died in the most Marissa Cooper way possible; trying her best to get out of a bad situation, but ultimately being unable to outrun the weight of her reckless past. There was a lot of speculation about whether Barton was difficult to work with and had been fired, or if she truly just hated the role and her costars.
And then you saw the commercials for it, like, ‘Don’t miss the last five seconds for the hottest kiss ever!’“Not only did we lose all credibility with the way we were selling it, but what we were told to do was not what we were selling,” said Schwartz. Marissa’s death is definitely one of the most polarizing plot twists among fans of the Fox drama, which returned for a fourth and final season after Barton's exit before wrapping in 2007.
I just don’t think sailing off into the sunset’s the proper goodbye. As for Barton, well she truly gives new meaning to the lyrics of The O.C. There are few TV characters who were as polarizing as But, whether you loved her or hated her, her death during the Season 3 finale of Mischa Barton, who played Marissa, recently spoke out about the decision.
She’s one of those burnout characters where I don’t know how much more we could have done with her anyway.” the 33-year-old proclaimed.
theme song “California here we come…right back where we started from.” which, of course, takes inspiration from her former show, The O.C.
leading lady Marissa Cooper died in a car crash in the Season 3 finale. Marissa survives sexual assault.
This has changed in recent years as queer representation in media has Schwartz also acknowledged Marissa and Alex’s first kiss “was actually very romantic and surprising and kind of touching,” yet, Fox “made us cut like three-quarters of it out, so what you got was like this peck, basically. A world where some form of trauma isn’t inherent to queerness seems idealistic even to an optimist these days, and the dark utopia of Newport Beach has held up as no exception.Olivia Wilde recently posted an image of herself as Alex Kelly to her Instagram, acknowledging how radical her role was for its time.
I really feel like everything sort of worked out in the way it was probably supposed to.”What next for the actress?
On the anniversary of the iconic TV drama's end, a writer reconciles her grief by diving deep into the controversy.It wasn't until I began rewatching the series in full that I recognized how neatly Marissa's story fit into the "bury your gays" trope — a phenomenon in movies and TV shows where queer characters are systematically, and homophobically, killed off instead of surviving long enough to be developed with the same depth as their straight counterparts. Marissa’s death in a fiery car crash took the world of a show meant to portray the polished struggles of life in Newport Beach, California to a darker place than most fans expected.
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