Season 3 poster

Season 3

(2005)

Overview

Ryan, Marissa, Seth and Summer are about to begin their senior year at Harbor High. But while everyone else celebrates the last days of summer, a dark cloud hangs over the foursome. Trey, Ryan's brother, still clings to life two months after the shooting and the cops want to know who really shot him. Meanwhile, Julie Cooper and Jimmy are determined to protect Marissa at whatever cost. And while Sandy, Seth and Ryan try to fend for themselves at home, Kirsten, still recovering in her plush rehab…

Cast

Peter Gallagher as Sandy Cohen
Peter Gallagher

as Sandy Cohen

Kelly Rowan as Kirsten Cohen
Kelly Rowan

as Kirsten Cohen

Ben McKenzie as Ryan Atwood
Ben McKenzie

as Ryan Atwood

Adam Brody as Seth Cohen
Adam Brody

as Seth Cohen

Melinda Clarke as Julie Cooper
Melinda Clarke

as Julie Cooper

Rachel Bilson as Summer Roberts
Rachel Bilson

as Summer Roberts

Mischa Barton as Marissa Cooper
Mischa Barton

as Marissa Cooper

Episodes

The Aftermath poster

The Aftermath 7.5

September 8, 2005

In the season three opener, we start off with senior year starting in a few days. It has been a couple of months since …

The Shape of Things to Come poster

The Shape of Things to Come 7.5

September 15, 2005

Social Chair Marissa tries to plan this year’s carnival but is having much difficulty due to a little pest named Taylor…

The End of Innocence poster

The End of Innocence 6.7

September 22, 2005

Jimmy must make once more the difficult decision to leave or stay with his family; Kirsten returns to the Cohen househo…

The Last Waltz poster

The Last Waltz 7.7

September 29, 2005

Marissa struggles with attending a public high school, and her new friends make Ryan jealous; Charlotte's ruse is up wh…

The Perfect Storm poster

The Perfect Storm 7.5

November 3, 2005

Ryan decides to make a life-changing decision that Sandy reluctantly supports; Marissa looks to her new friends to help…

The Swells poster

The Swells 7.5

November 10, 2005

Marissa discovers something in Johnny that Ryan lacks and Charlotte convinces Julie and Kirsten to throw a charity eve…

The Anger Management poster

The Anger Management 7.5

November 17, 2005

When the gang heads to The Bait Shop to see The Subways, Taylor's horsing around causes a major rift between Seth and S…

The Game Plan poster

The Game Plan 7.5

December 1, 2005

Ryan, Summer, Seth, and Marissa think about what they'd like to do with their lives as they compile their college appli…

The Disconnect poster

The Disconnect 7.5

December 8, 2005

Marissa visits Johnny at his house after his accident to see how he is doing. Julie and Kirsten get a contract for thei…

The Chrismukkah Bar-Mitzvahkkah poster

The Chrismukkah Bar-Mitzvahkkah 7.8

December 15, 2005

Chrismukkah has returned to the Cohen house and Seth suggests to have a Bar Mitzvah to Ryan to raise money for Johnny's…

The Safe Harbor poster

The Safe Harbor 7.7

January 12, 2006

Ryan, Seth and Summer launch a campaign to get Marissa back into Harbour. With the help of Dr. Kim they get the board o…

The Sister Act poster

The Sister Act 7.7

January 19, 2006

It's winter break and Kaitlin Cooper has returned home from her Montecito boarding school.

The Pot Stirrer poster

The Pot Stirrer 7.7

January 26, 2006

Kaitlin starts going out with Johnny with the sole motive of making Marissa jealous. Seth starts getting nostalgic as h…

The Cliffhanger poster

The Cliffhanger 7.5

February 2, 2006

Sandy and Matt's hospital project hits a roadblock. Kirsten and Julie run into troubles of their own with their matchma…

The Heavy Lifting poster

The Heavy Lifting 7.3

February 9, 2006

Kaitlin prepares herself to head back to school. Ryan has doubts about his relationship with Marissa after helping out …

The Road Warrior poster

The Road Warrior 7.5

March 9, 2006

When Ryan and Sadie go on a road trip to search for one of Johnny's relatives they end up in Ryan's old neighborhood in…

The Journey poster

The Journey 7.3

March 16, 2006

Ryan thinks about not inviting Marissa to his 18th birthday after their falling out but Sandy tries to get him to invit…

The Undertow poster

The Undertow 7.2

March 23, 2006

When an old friend returns to Newport, Ryan decides to help her, which causes problems for him and Sadie. When Summer a…

The Secrets and Lies poster

The Secrets and Lies 7.2

March 30, 2006

Julie and Dr. Roberts announce their engagement and the Cooper ladies move in with Summer and her dad. Meanwhile, Maris…

The Day After Tomorrow poster

The Day After Tomorrow 7.3

April 6, 2006

When college acceptance and rejection letters are received the kids must consider what path they are going to follow. R…

The Dawn Patrol poster

The Dawn Patrol 7.5

April 13, 2006

Ryan decides to go and invite his mother to his graduation party. Taylor and Summer work together to try and find out w…

The College Try poster

The College Try 7.4

April 20, 2006

Graduation is just weeks away and Ryan, Seth, Summer and Marissa leave Newport to attend their respective pre-frosh ori…

The Party Favor poster

The Party Favor 6.5

April 27, 2006

Harbor School's Senior Prom brings out the best and the worst in everyone. Taylor hits a high at prom, while Summer fal…

The Man of the Year poster

The Man of the Year 7.4

May 4, 2006

Ryan and Volchok make a deal after a fallout at prom. Sandy is chosen as Man of the Year, but this sparks the DA to dig…

The Graduates poster

The Graduates 8.0

May 18, 2006

It is graduation day for Ryan, Seth, Summer, and Marissa at Harbor High School. After graduation they all went out to …