The O.C., also known as Orange County, California, is an idyllic paradise - a wealthy, harbour-front community where everything and everyone appears to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world of shifting loyalties and identities, of kids living secret lives hidden from their parents, and of parents living secret lives hidden from their children. The episode 'The lonely hearts club,' directed by Ian Toynton, tells the story of the Cohen, Cooper, …showed first 75 words of 1050 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1050 total…Seth when he finally finds a friend and becomes social and summer when she realises that there is more to life then money and beauty. Together the "fantastic four" as they call themselves begin a new life in which they discover many new truths about themselves. The characterisation of these four young people position us to view them as the protagonists and to accept their values and attitudes, even though with some it took time.