Theresa Diaz
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Theresa Diaz is a fictional character on FOX series The OC, played by Navi Rawat. She is the child of Eva Diaz and the sister of Arturo Diaz, who is the best friend of Trey Atwood.
Theresa is a childhood friend of Ryan Atwood, and the two have engaged in an "off and on" relationship, which came to a halt upon Ryan's departure from Chino. Over the Thanksgiving Holidays, Ryan briefly returned to Chino to pay off Trey's debts, at the request of a still incarcerated Trey. Ryan went to Theresa's house to pick up a car from her brother that would later be used to pay these debts. During this time, Theresa and Ryan each exchanged apologies about the lack of communication during Ryan's absence, most notably Ryan's failure to inform Theresa of his exodus from Chino.
Soon after Theresa and Ryan met again, when Theresa began working in Newport for (as yet) unexplained reasons. Eventually, Theresa revealed that she and Eddie (a friend of Trey's from Chino) had become engaged. Soon after the engagement, Theresa developed cold feet (most likely due to Eddie's abusive tendencies). A short time before this, Marissa Cooper and Ryan had broken up over recent complications involving Oliver Trask. Naturally, Theresa and Ryan began a relationship soon after. Eddie persisted in his attempts to win Theresa back, even showing up at Harbor High School to confront Ryan about his suspected relationship with Theresa. This finally culminated in Eddie making an appearance at the congratulatory party for Caleb Nichol's being named Man of the Year. Eddie and Ryan came to blows, with Eddie being dragged away from the party and Ryan drenched in the pool. Theresa realized that she needed to resolve these issues, and left Newport to return to Chino and Eddie.
However, Eddie continued his abusive behaviors, and Theresa finally left him. She returned to Newport, seeking Sandy Cohen's legal advice. While Seth Cohen, Ryan, Sandy, Jimmy Cooper and Caleb are in Las Vegas for a "bachelor's party", Marissa and audience members discovered that Theresa is pregnant, with the father as yet to be named. For a time, Theresa reluctantly considered an abortion, but Kirsten Cohen informed her that she still had a choice in the matter. Theresa decided to have the baby, and went back to Chino. Ryan, in an attempt to ensure that the baby has a better childhood than he had, let his newfound life in Newport to help Theresa raise her (and possibly his) baby.
Theresa sensed Ryan's reluctance and doubt, so she deceived Ryan into believing that she had a miscarriage, allowing Ryan to return to Newport, and the Cohen's. Theresa does not appear again until the end of season two, in "The O.Sea", where she convinces Ryan to trust Marrisa's explanation about what happened between she and Trey. We learn at the end of this encounter that she has the baby, is living with her mother, who informs us that the baby "looks more and more like his daddy every day".
Theresa drops off the map again until the end of season three, in which Kirsten Cohen spots her with her baby at the airport. She informs Sandy of this turn of events, who tells her not to tell Ryan, as he will no doubt interrupt his college visit at Berkeley. She does tell Ryan, however, who lives up to Sandy's expectations, and returns home. Theresa comes to visit him, and informs him that the baby is in fact not his, but Eddie's. The two spark another of their "relationships" for a short time, but Ryan's fight with Kevin Volchok convinces her that Ryan is not yet mature enough for a relationship with her, and fears the influence Ryan might have on her baby ("The Man of the Year").
Theresa has always impressed viewers with her cool, collected attitude as a very "down-to-earth" kind of girl. Her calm demeanor seemed a match for Ryan, but fate (and writers) had other things in store for the two of them. However, her imperious attitude and magnetic stage presence ensure that she will be making more appearances in the future.
| 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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