The iconic teen drama spends a lot of its time on its two main romances. On the one hand, there's Seth and Summer, the nerdy guy who falls in love with a popular girl who discovers that social status isn't all it's cracked up to be. On the other hand, there's Ryan and Marissa, the bad-boy new student with a dark past and the rich girl with problems of her own. There's plenty of soapy drama to go around, along with some swoon-worthy romantic gestures.
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