Seth Cohen

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Seth Cohen is a fictional character on FOX series The O.C. He is played by Adam Brody.

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Contents

1 Introduction
2 Girlfriends

2.1 Summer Roberts
2.2 Anna Stern
2.3 Alex Kelly

3 Miscellaneous
4 External links

Introduction

In the show, Seth is an 18-year-old who lives in Newport Beach in Orange County (O.C.), California. Although Seth is only Jewish on his father's side, he seems to connect and identify more with his father's religious and cultural background (though he embraces the 'mutual' holiday of Chrismukkah). Seth is a very comical and sarcastic character on the show. He is the son of Sandy Cohen (played by Peter Gallagher) and of Kirsten Cohen (Kelly Rowan). He was befriended at the start of the series by Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie) and has enjoyed a rise in popularity.

Girlfriends

Summer Roberts

Summer Roberts (Rachel Bilson) was a girl Seth had held affection for a long time before they dated, although Summer only realized she loved him more recently. Their relationship has had its high and low points, most obviously when Seth abandoned Summer at the end of Season One when he sailed away on the Summer Breeze (a boat named after Summer), or by the fact that they lost their virginities to each other. The two also having matching toy horses, called Captain Oates and Princess Sparkle, which help to endear the pair to television audiences.

Anna Stern

Anna Stern (Samaire Armstrong) was Seth's first girlfriend, who he met during a cotillion dance practice. They started dating after Seth deciding in her favour during a contest for his affection between her and Summer Roberts. They had a lot in common such as listening to Italic textDeath Cab for CutieItalic text and sailing. Their relationship was short lived as they broke up when Seth made it obvious that he truly wanted Summer instead and had made the wrong choice. Anna had felt that there was no chemistry between them.

Alex Kelly

Alex Kelly worked in a club in Newport Beach, had divorced her parents and rented her own flat. She portrayed a tough image, which made Seth believe she was out of his league. Alex, however, found Seth's innocence appealing and the pair started dating shortly after he got a job working in the same club as her. The relation was short lived however. Alex, who was bisexual, dumped Seth for Marissa Cooper.

Miscellaneous

At the end of the first season Seth, apparently feeling depressed after Ryan Atwood decides to return to Chino, left Newport Beach on a sailboat. In the second season premiere, it was revealed that after sailing to Santa Barbara, he apparently ran out of Twinkies, freaked out, sold his catamaran, and took a Greyhound to Luke's house in Portland where he stayed during the summer until Ryan convinced him to go home to Newport.

Seth Cohen is prime time television's poster boy for Indie music. The "Seth Cohen Starter Kit", which contains The Goonies DVD, a copy of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and albums by Death Cab For Cutie, Bright Eyes, and The Shins, says a lot about his tastes and pop culture sensibilities. He likens his friendship with Ryan to Kavalier and Clay. He's also a big geek for comic books, citing Brian Michael Bendis as one of the greatest comic book writers of all time.

Spoilers end here.

External links

*The O.C.*
Episode List \| [Official Website]
Current Main Characters	Ryan Atwood \| Kirsten Cohen \| Sandy Cohen \| Seth Cohen Julie Cooper \| Kaitlin Cooper \| Summer Roberts \| Taylor Townsend
Former Main Characters	Marissa Cooper (S1 - S3) \| Jimmy Cooper (S1) \| Luke Ward (S1) \| Caleb Nichol (S2)
Recurring Characters	Dawn Atwood \| Trey Atwood \| Lance Baldwin \| Rebecca Bloom Carter Buckley \| Reed Carlson \| Sophie Cohen \| Theresa Diaz Lindsay Gardner \| Johnny Harper \| Alex Kelly \| Charlotte Morgan Hailey Nichol \| Matt Ramsey \| Jess Sathers \| Anna Stern Zach Stevens \| Veronica Townsend \| Oliver Trask \| Kevin Volchok
Places	Newport Beach, Orange County, California

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