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Is Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton's OC character) really dead?

Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) dying on the OC

Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) dying on the OC

Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) dying on the OC

Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) dying on the OC

Fans were outraged this week that during the season finale of the OC (Episode 325) Marissa Cooper (Played by Mischa Barton) seemed to die in a car accident.  Some fans are so upset they started a petition urging the producers and writers of the Fox TV show to have Marissa be in a coma, not be dead and perhaps come back next season.

If you don’t want Mischa leaving the OC sign the petition.

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  1. Chantal

    This is completely off topic but i was watching series two last night, and does anyone else think that Caleb Nichol was an awesome character, obviously he was supposed to be the shows Mr Nasty but i think deep down he was not such a bad ass.

  2. Kj

    does anybody have the other scripts exept for the first one? in that case, add me on msn: kj_cooolisen@hotmail.com

  3. Hannah

    wtf? you people are damn retarded. josh is stupid for killing marissa. oc is nothing without her, and she was the best part. noone would wanna watch it anymore without her. you people wanting her gone are out of yalls minds.

  4. Lulu

    Marissa Cooper has very interesting character on the oc to be seen.
    And about her death in the end of season 3 is so so stupid.What about Ryan?Will the producer give another Mischa? OOHHK NOOOOOOO!!!!

  5. Kelly

    marissa and ryan were skank and thug magnets. they always end up doing stupid things like get into fights and shooting someone. and then marissa acts all like shes the victim. i think marissa has bipolar disorder cus one minute shes happy and then another minute shes sad or angry.

    i read on the official site that mischa is taking a year off to take acting lessons in england. i think thats good for her cus she needs it, i saw her in a movie where she was suppose to be able to talk to dolphins and man she was pathetic.

    i like seth i think hes cute and definitely the main star of the show and i think ryan should just go back to chino cus he belongs there and cant fit in cus he just brings trouble to sandy and kirsten and seth. but i also think seth is gay and is secretly in love with ryan hahaha!

  6. Oshen

    OMG Kelly! You took the words right out of my mouth! Except Seth isn’t gay he’s jsut confused! Can’t wait for Season 4 without Mischa Barton cus she’s such a Paris Hilton wannabe and we all know Paris does her best acting in night vision.

  7. shannae

    omg i just saw the last episode of season three i know im behind but im aussie mate anyways someone tell me whats the deal with these scripts are they gunna bring her back or not coz this is really sad shes like one of the best people on the show they cant kill her off

  8. Nicus

    I looooooooooooooooooooooove the o.c and mischa barton. but i am afraid that the o.c will just suck without her and that within these following 6 months between the seasons people must try to convince her to come back and keep the o.c alive and popular, coz face it…without marissa there is no O.C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    p.s.Plz can biggest oc fan ever email me those scripts at leana@johankrugerandassociates.co.za

  9. oLi

    This is a website and e-mail address that i have made dedicated to The Save Marissa Campaign. Right now we are trying to raise money to make a lifeguard house infront of the Fox Studio in L.A. On my website there are forums, blogs, news, and Save Marissa clothing.

    -oLi

  10. Kelly

    Some of us anti-Mischa/Marissa are also going to start a campaign to keep Mischa Barton off of The O.C. because plainly as any normal minded human being can attest that she sucks as Marissa and as an actor.

    We are open to the idea of having Marissa’s character brought back to life, if and only if another actress takes Mischa Barton’s place, and if and only if, she has a limited role. The O.C. is not about a sick, pathetic, demented young woman who wrecks hers, her mothers, her friends, her boyfriends, her surrounding’s lives.

    So please stay tuned and we will have our own campaign to keep Mischa Barton OUT of The O.C. or be REPLACED!

  11. Oshen

    please Kelly keep us in tuned and let me know when you will do this because i know a lot of people who agree with us and will sign up.

    KEEP MISCHA BARTON OUT OF THE O.C. OR HAVE HER REPLACED BY A REAL ACTRESS!

  12. Mel_From_Oz

    KELLY:

    If you hate Mischa Barton so much, why visit a site dedicated to GOOD things about her, everyone here is a Mischa FAN!! Mischa-Bashers are not welcome here!!

  13. Marissa

    MARISSA IS NOT DEAD TWIST MAGAZINE CLAIMS fOX SAID “MISCHA ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE SHE HAS A 6 YR. CONTRACT” SURE THEY ALSO SAY SHE’LL BE IN OTHER STUFF LIKE 3 UPCOMING MOVIES BUT NOPE SHES STILL HERE.

  14. Kelly

    Mel_From_Oz,

    Well, your name just proves my point: You definitely are not part of the “normal minded human being” Ha Ha! I am free to comment on this site just as anyone is free to comment on other sites bashing the very Queen of your Oz, Mischa Barton.

    Oz is where you should go for all your utopian needs. Our anti-Mischa Barton/Marissa Cooper campaign is growing and we will have more signatures for petition to make sure she does not come back unless Marissa is comatosed or Mischa is replaced with a better actress.

    Keep in mind, we do not harbor any ill feelings for Mischa Barton personally, since she is a beautiful young woman, but her performance is not to par with the rest of the cast of The O.C.

    The O.C. will live long and will posper without Marissa!

  15. Jones x

    Killing Marrissa was stupid! There is no OC without Marrissa! You might aswell kill Seth, Ryan and Summer just to top it off! What was the point in killing her off?! Its just going to make the show less popular!
    Jones 06 x

  16. Natasha

    to be honist with you i dont think much people will watch the oc with out marissa so i really think you should keep her in otherwise people wont pay attention atall to the oc so if your not going to put her in the show anymore whats the use of having the oc on tv

  17. Natasha

    PLEASE KEEP MARISSA IN THE OC
    P.S WE LOVE MARISSA ON THE OC BUT MOST OF ALL WE LOVE HER ACTING
    AND IM SURE MOST PEOPLE AGREE WITH ME

  18. Oshen

    YOU PEOPLE ARE FORGETTING ITS BECAUSE OF MISCHA BARTON’S POOR ACTING AND MARISSA’S STUPID STUFF SHE DOES (we can prolly blame the writers for that)BUT I WAS AN AVID FAN OF THE O.C. BECAUSE OF SETH, SUMMER, KIRSTEN, SANDY, AND SOMETIMES RYAN (SOMETIMES) BUT WHENEVER MARISSA IS ON AND SHES EITHER DUMB DRUNK, ON COKE, ON A GUY, OR ON SOME IRRATE PURPOSE AND END UP SHOOTING OR KILLING A GUY, THATS WHEN ME AND OTHER PEOPLE START TUNING OUT AND THE SHOW GETS BORRRRRRRRRIIIIINNNNGGGGG!

    THUS, IT WAS A GOOD MOVE BY JOSH (AND YES HELLO? HES THE ONE WITH A LOT OF MONEY AND NOT YOU)SO THE SHOW WILL ONLY IMPROVE BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE ARE IN THE MINORITY!

    LONG LIVE THE O.C. WITHOUT MISCHA BARTON (WE ARE GROWING (thanks to Kelly) AND OUR CAMPAIGN IS MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN YOURS TO KEEP HER IN — WANT PROOF? JUST WAIT TIL NEXT SEASON AND YOU WILL SEE!

  19. Stephanie

    As much as it sucks, I think that they really killed her off. All the websites that I have found say that she dies, even the fox website says she does. If you go to the episode guide for season 4, the very end the recap says “The car explodes and Ryan lays Marissa down on the pavement and rouses her. He tells her he’s going to get help, but she begs him to stay. And then she dies.” I don’t think they would have flat out said that she dies if she wasn’t really dead.

    Anyway, I don’t think it was the brightest thing for them to do because the whole show has always been based around the 4 of them. I think that if they wanted to kill her off, then they should have just ended the show all together because all they have done now is have 3 good seasons, piss off all the die hard OC fans and KILL their ratings for season 4. People may watch the first couple of episodes just to see if she’s “really dead or not” but after that I have a feeling that the ratings will quickly dwindle.

    But … that is just my thoughts on the finale.

  20. Kelly

    I know its hard to believe but it is all in good faith. The producers arent going to hurt their show on purpose, it was for the best for the show and for ratings.

    A lot of people complained about how the writers just basically wrote her character out of the show because of O.C. fans complaining how annoying Mischa Barton was and so the writers just built her character up to a point of suicide and killed her off because they were probably as annoyed with Mischa as others were.

    Please you people just need to support The O.C. on its 4th season and you will see, you will forget about Marissa aka Mischa and fall in love with the show once again even if they bring a new character in with better acting skills, which shouldnt be hard.

    The O.C. lives on…

  21. aquamarine

    i agree with marissa i read that too! rachel bilson was in a movie.

  22. myrium

    Listen, the show was going down hill so they needed something to make people talk about it again! like duh summs coop is going too be back!

  23. uguysrfuckinlame

    the oc does rock, it by far one of the best dramas since 90210, but mischa barton is a horrible actress, she left the show on her own because she didn’t want to be labeled a teen brat like all these other washed up singers and actors that have 15 mins of fame, you should continue to watch the show because it is good writing and it is based on one kid and that is ryan, not marrisa! she brought the show down in the 3rd season, enough of the drunk kids and rich ones, you should be supporting the fact that the show is about that kid on the other side of the tracks who lives real life, not some spoiled ass , ahow me some attention rich kid!!!! so get a fuckin life, if your true oc fans you will support no matter if not then watch the teeney bopper crap!!!

  24. myrium

    uguysrfuckinlame this site is for mischa fans who want marissa too be on the show loser!

  25. Kelly

    4myrium, it may be just for mischa/marissa fans but really mischa/marissa fans have to be told the other side as well just as anti-mischa/marissa fans have to be told of the good side of the actress… but we just can’t seem to think of any.

    anyways even tho i dont agree with uguysf_____lame’s name, he does make a lot of sense and he has his right to voice his opinion. but anti-mischa/marissa fans please dont use bad language to make your point, yes, we know it’s incredible that a lot of these fans are somewhat out of touch with the world around them.

    Long Live the O.C. – WITHOUT MISCHA BARTON!

  26. Laine

    Things didn’t look to good for oc fans when rumors started that Mischa Barton was leaving the oc. She said “I’m going back to film” says Mischa “It could go against me to be in a long running show”. She’s landed roles in 3 upcomming movies, but she won’t be putting Marissa to rest anytime soon. Everyone on the show has a six-year contract, according to a Fox rep. Whew!

  27. Chantal

    I used to be such a fan of Mischa Barton but i have to admit ive become slightly disillusioned.People have been whining about Marissa since the show began,but i love the character and the show would have been dull without her, without Marissa we would have had to put up with Ryan dating idiots like Lyndsey for an entire three series’.But Mischa Barton? what is she playing at? i saw her on the Friday Night Project and she was obviously just there to provide eye candy, maybe she’s been hanging around with Paris and or Nicole too much, but she is fast turning into a wannabee. Where is the Mischa we know and love?

  28. gabygonzalez

    I`m really upset about the notice that marissa leave the show, and when a saw the last episode a coudn`t believe it, because is the only show that I can watch in my country Guatemala, so if the production can really know that the show is the best, please Mischa come back!!!!!!!!!!!!

  29. Oshen

    GabyGonzales,gah, boohoo cry cry, “is the only show that I can watch in my country Guatemala,” I’m sure you can get the ridiculously silly soap operas from Mexico – I know that you know that Mischa Barton is equal to the acting skills of actors south of Hollywood, but get over it, you’re lucky youre even getting to see the O.C.

    ….”please Mischa come back!!!! …. NOT!!!!!!!

  30. Laine

    OSHEN shut up!

  31. MK

    The creators of the OC didn’t want to kill Marissa off but Mischa Barton wanted to leave the OC so badly so stop blaming FOX, blame Mischa if u think the OC’s ruined!!

  32. Kelly

    Laine, YOU shut up! Oshen is right, all you Mischa fans are outright crybabies. My god, it’s only a show, a pretty good show BUT it’s not due to Mischa Barton’s acting because she herself admits that she needs to take acting class.

    So support the O.C. but without Mischa Barton, thank you.

  33. Katty

    mARISSSA barton gives me the shits she is is the most crap actor ever so i second kelly n say Laine u SHUT UP N GET OVA IT!!!

  34. Chantal

    what is the point in coming on a mischa barton fansite to slag her off?, you’re whinging that we are taking it too seriously, but its even sadder that you come on this site and have a go at people. How about you get a life, and if you are going to say something negative you might want to extend your vocabulary past “shit”.

  35. Oshen

    “slag her off”? what the heck does that mean? anyways, we come on this site to have a meaningful conversation and ya, it is fun to tick people off, it’s funny… and i dont remember anyone of us anti-mischa cool people saying “shit” but o well. anyways this site would be so boring without us! cus then all you people would just be having a love fest over some crappy (

  36. Oshen

    …oops accidentally submitted without finishing.

    but hey look i almost said “shit” – anyways as i was saying this site would be so boring without us cus you people would just be having a love fest over an actress who admits she needs acting lessons herself.

    LONG LIVE THE O.C. (WITHOUT MISCHA BARTON) AND WE RULE YOU!

  37. Katty

    what is the wrong with words ’shit’? sorry 2 u Chantal but who the heck is worried about the vocabulary on the internet? . Oh and by the way if im gonna slag someone off then what a better place to do it then a fansite to piss people like u off, right? Mischa was only the eyecandy in the show- her acting and voice were all too fake- the OC is better off without her!!!!!

  38. Tara

    hey i’m tara and i watch the oc every tuesday its the best and i dont want it to end.
    love yas Tara xoxox

  39. Kelly

    hi Tara and welcome, glad youre enjoying the O.C. and stay tuned for the 4th season coming soon, should be as good as ever, if not more.

  40. Samantha

    Laine dont call people bitches! I really think they killed her off. I really did not want her to leave but I think season 4 will be ok. But i disagree with Kelly it wont be as good as ever because there is not “faboulos 4″ and I dont like katlyn or taylor! But something tells me that she is not killed even if i said i think she is, a part of me still thinks she is alive. And people dont call me names!

  41. j3ss

    does she really die? because in australia she is about to die. does she wake up in a coma? what happens?

  42. HOT_SINGLE_BRIELLE

    I luvv the OC, its like my life. i dont want to talk about the OC (Its too depressing without marissa, shes like my idol!!thats hot) well, im from australia and im 14, blonde, tanned, hot a single-just!! well, must go!!
    PLACES TO GO, PPLS TO MEET. love ya all, mwha. love bree!

  43. HOT_TAKEN_BRIELLE

    if anyone read my last message, take no notice. im no longer single(thank-god, i didnt want to spend the reast of my life single!!) well the oc’s hot, im hot and all my readers are hot and hopefully ur hot!!(no-one likes being ugly – not that i would know what the feels like or anything!! well, must fly – litterly im going to america for a holiday, so if i have any hot american readers (males of couse) between the ages of 14 and 16. pucker up!! lol . love ya’s!!

  44. littleleisa

    so basically the OC is over for good then

  45. chantal

    not necessarily

  46. Tipau

    anti-mischa ppl…saying they’re here for a “meaningful conversation” and in the same breath admit that they really just wanna piss ppl off??
    i guess it’s either plain jealousy or they really have nothing better to do with their lives…

    although I liked marissa i think she was the worst of the 4 and the show could (although unlikely) still be good without her…i hope they don’t just have eveyone crying and moaning about it for ages cos will be boring or replace her with taylor/kaitlin cos they’re sooo annoying

  47. sammysu

    why are people who are not mischa fans on a fan site for mischa? i mean what is the point in going on a site where every one is talking about mischa barton.

  48. Kelly

    Hot taken Brielle, gah if anything this isnt a place for skanks thanks, this is for people who are into or not into mischa barton, you going bout being single and all is just plain whorish cus really who cares?

    Anyways… back to Mischa and how much I just wanna slap her stupid face and say, “get acting lessons!”

  49. Mark

    Hi

    Mischa wont come back. It so sad. The OC is ruined. And those producers get us thinking that she will come back by playing that song. Lets face it, she’s never going to come back. Goodbye Marissa.

  50. I NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH

    ok SO DOES MARISSA DIE???? I NEED TO KNOW I AM SERIOUSLY CRYING HERE. MARISSA IS MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER AND MY ROLE MODEL. I NEED SCRIPTS AND EVIDENCE SO YEAH CYA.

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