The Way We Were with Patrick Rush

Beyond the OC (Welcome to the OC)

Melinda Clarke

Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Melinda and Rachel talk to Patrick Rush about all things casting related with The OC, including the prominent Michael Cassidy and Olivia Wilde. As they navigate through "The Way We Were" (S 2 Ep 2) they discuss DJ "the hot yard guy," and Seth's declaration of selflessness. Fast forward to the end of the episode, listen in to hear Rachel's thoughts on Seth climbing on a hot dog stand to declare his love for Summer, who responds, "You had me and left." The two hosts and guest, Patrick, dive into the love triangle that is Marissa juggling both DJ and Ryan. Marissa and Ryan's steamy kiss, is not taken well by DJ, who "creepily" watches from the balcony.Is shirtless yard guy Patrick's favorite character in this episode? Who is his least favorite character? Listen through the end of the episode to find out and hear all our Rapid Fire Questions. The Way We Were Synopsis: Ryan and Seth long to go back to the way they were -- but Marissa lies to Ryan about seeing DJ, the yard guy, and Summer refuses to get back together with Seth. All roads lead to the kick-off carnival, but the end results are not what either boy wanted. Meanwhile, Hailey has a job offer she can’t refuse and ends things with Jimmy. Caleb knows he’s in trouble and is not surprised when the cops show up to arrest him.

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0:00.0	Yeah, welcome to the OC bitches. We are in season two, episode two. Yes. I am Melinda Clark. I'm here with you. You are Melinda Clark. Otherwise known as Mindy.
0:30.4	Hi, I'm Rachel Gilson. Hello. Hello. Welcome. Welcome, bitches. We're here. We are here. Season two,
0:39.3	episode two, the way we were. And you know what? Season two introduced a bunch of new characters,
0:47.5	and so we thought it would be absolutely the perfect time to have our beloved casting director,
0:54.2	Patrick Rushback. You need no introduction. Okay. Yes. Don't give me one. Don't you have one written?
1:04.6	How are you, Patrick? I'm good. I'm good. I'm glad to see you guys. I got a whole back cover,
1:09.2	recurring character. You are. I'm excited. You are. And not only that, we actually saw you last week.
1:17.4	We are so lucky. This is the wonderful part about this job that we get to sit down with our friends
1:23.2	and let's have some fun. Let's talk about this. Let's talk about this episode. There's lots
1:28.0	to talk about. I mean, generally speaking, like you said, season two, we introduce a lot of new
1:33.2	characters, a lot of pretty good casting calls on your part, they're Patrick. I mean, yeah,
1:42.5	in particular, this episode, we meet Michael Cassidy, right? So Michael Cassidy plays Zach.
1:48.8	Correct. Summer's little fling. Yes. Join us this episode. Do you remember casting him?
1:55.9	I do. I do. I also remember having to find somebody that was the exact opposite of Ryan
2:04.2	and the exact opposite of Seth. Because we had those, you know, those two boys are the male leads.
2:09.6	Right. And so if we're going to bring in a new love interest, it has to be the anti-coen.
2:15.3	It has to be someone less known. Then the character. And, you know, the All-American
2:25.9	boynext or jock. Right. And Michael Cassidy showed up and was like, wow, that's kind of
2:32.8	right off that cookie cutter. Do you remember? Was he kind of early on that he came in?
2:36.7	Had you been seeing other people you liked? Or do you remember anything?
2:40.8	I just remember thinking he's good. Yeah. And I think he fits in our world. Yeah. And
2:51.0	I remember it not being a fight to get him cast. He was kind of a slam dunk. Everyone was like,
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