IS THE O.C. REALLY GONNA GO THERE????

So after Seth kinda made a fool of himself, Alex made eyes at Marissa. And drunk as Marisa was, she did not seem too put out that bad girl Alex was making eyes at her. After all, she doesn't have a boyfriend. And Alex is kinda cute.

So the O.C. is really gonna go there? A little lesbian flirtation? It seemed out of character for the show, which has been soapy but emotionally true. Not to say that a bisexual gal going for Marissa is emotionally untrue. But it felt like they were trying to goose their ratings in time for ... yes ... it IS that time of year isn't it?

Yes, it's almost sweeps.