Oliver Trask
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| Oliver Trask | |
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| First appearance | The Best Chrismukkah Ever (episode 1.13) |
| Last appearance | The Truth (episode 1.18) |
| Cause/reason | Mental Instability |
| Created by | Josh Schwartz |
| Portrayed by | Taylor Handley |
| Episode count | 6 |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 18 (last appearance) 21 (end of series) |
| Occupation | Student |
Oliver Trask was a highly controversial fictional character who appeared during the first season of the FOX series The O.C. He ended up becoming one of the most hated characters in the show's run. He was played by Taylor Handley. His name was likely taken from X-Men villain Bolivar Trask as Seth is shown in the show to be a fan of comic books.
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[edit] History
[edit] Season 1
Oliver Trask is a rich kid who lives in the penthouse of a hotel. His parents own a chain of hotels, and apparently leave him unsupervised. He left his last school, Pacific High, because a girl took out a restraining order on him, after he became obsessed with her. Oliver eventually attempted suicide because she rejected him. He meets Marissa at therapy, and falls for her.
[edit] Effect
Oliver's appearance lasted only a few episodes - from "The Best Chrismukkah Ever" (Season 1, Episode 13) to "The Truth" (Season 1, Episode 18). However, the character's actions had long term implications. Already existing trust issues between Ryan and Marissa were exacerbated by the conflict over Oliver's true colors. It is argued by Seth in "The Ties that Bind" (Season 1, Episode 27) that Marissa's relationship with Oliver may have driven Ryan to seek solace with Theresa, resulting in the scandal over Theresa's pregnancy and marriage that arises in the final episodes of the show's first season and into the third season.
[edit] Rumors
Rumors having pegged that Oliver would come back during the season finale of the second season were untrue (though in the second season finale, after Seth hears a door bell ring he quips: "With the way things are going right now, I bet that's Oliver." This could have been a reference to these rumors, but was more likely due to how badly things seemed to be going for the characters.) After the finale for that season aired, rumors then arose that Oliver would return in the third season with Kirsten, who was in rehab for alcoholism. However, this never happened, although in the third season finale when Marissa apologizes to Ryan for all the craziness, Ryan assures that he would not have done anything different, "except for maybe Oliver," to which Marissa laughed and said "me too."
| The O.C. | ||
| Episodes | Website | ||
| Primary characters |
Ryan Atwood | Marissa Cooper | Seth Cohen | Summer Roberts Sandy Cohen | Kirsten Cohen | Julie Cooper | Jimmy Cooper Taylor Townsend | Kaitlin Cooper | Caleb Nichol | Luke Ward |
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| Secondary characters |
Alex Kelly | Anna Stern | Dawn Atwood | Frank Atwood | Trey Atwood | Carter Buckley | Gordon Bullit | Sophie Cohen | Theresa Diaz Holly Fischer | Lindsay Gardner | Johnny Harper | Charlotte Morgan | Hailey Nichol | Neil Roberts |Kevin Volchok Zach Stevens | Veronica Townsend | Oliver Trask | Rebecca Bloom |
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| Locations | Newport | Orange County | Chino | Berkeley | Brown | |
| Music | Mix 1 | Mix 2 | Mix 3 | Mix 4 | Mix 5 | Mix 6 | |
| Related | Chrismukkah | |
| Key producers | Josh Schwartz | McG | Stephanie Savage | Allan Heinberg | |
