It’s been 12 years (!!!) since we bid the residents of Orange County farewell, but Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody have given The O.C. fans a peek at what Summer and Seth may look like now.
Princess Sparkle and Captain Oates (if you know, you know) had an impromptu reunion after they bumped into each other at an airport.
And it really was a case of “California, here we come”, as the pair where both flying out of
New York and into the state where the hit 2000s teen drama was set. View this post on InstagramA post shared by @rachelbilson on Aug 13, 2019 at 8:21pm PDTRachel, who played Summer Roberts, shared a picture of herself and former on-screen boyfriend Adam Brody (aka Seth Cohen) on
Instagram, writing: “Ran into my ol buddy from jfk to lax.”
Referencing the show’s famous theme tune, which was provided by Phantom Planet, Rachel added: ”#californiaherewecome.”The pair’s reunion got nostalgic fans right in the feels...a seth & summer airport scene is only fitting pic.twitter.com/CAaPXz3R98— ً (@theOCcaps) August 14, 2019Seth & Summer ❤️ 2003 | 2019#THEOCpic.twitter.com/JMR4FzJpD2— CHAYO (@chayorx) August 14, 2019Omg do you think Rachel stuck her tongue out in the photo as an homage to Seth and Summer’s perfect wedding moment— Carina Adly MacKenzie (@cadlymack) August 14, 2019I AM CRYING!!!!’ SETH AND SUMMER!!!! MY HEART!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ew3nAhwbVp— liza (@elizadelaide_) August 14, 2019The Summer & Seth reunion that we KNEW we needed! 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️ #TheOCForever#TheOC@TheOCseriespic.twitter.com/HuRF2lEWzA— Gela Muñoz (@thegelabeef) August 14, 2019summer and seth reunion, nobody moveee!! pic.twitter.com/qMrhveeuXQ— Feyre ☽ (@kyloxchalamet) August 14, 2019‼️RACHEL BILSON & ADAM BRODY AKA SETH & SUMMER FROM #THEOC REUNITED TODAY AND I AM NOT OKAY‼️#californiaherewecome 😭 pic.twitter.com/1jXMLN0sHw— k. (@KariHighman) August 14, 2019I’m crying. Seth and Summer reunion. Rachel and Adam,,,ahahwkemddkekdmsk I’m dead and this is heaven. I’ve missed them so fucking much #theOCpic.twitter.com/YZEbbFkT4S— memoirs of GAYsha☀️ (@any_allons_y) August 14, 2019rachel and adam acting like i don’t watch the sethsummer spiderman kiss every day— mar (@spideystorms) August 14, 2019As well as portraying the ultimate teen couple on screen in The O.C., Rachel and Adam also dated for three years until they split in 2006, shortly after filming the final series. Rachel, 37, then went on to date Hayden Christensen for nine years after they met on the set of film Jumper.
Prior to their split in 2017, they welcomed a daughter, Briar Rose, in 2014. Meanwhile, Adam, 39, found love with another US teen drama alumni, marrying Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester (aka Blair Waldorf) in 2014.
The couple have a four-year-old daughter, Arlo Day. Just this week, Rachel spoke of her desire to reunite the show’s cast on a reboot of The O.C.
Speaking to PopWow, she said: “It was such a great show and a great group. I’m still super close with [series creators] Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. I would trust them with my life. So, anywhere they would go I would follow. Of course, I’d be open to it. It’s a very fond memory for me and something I’m super grateful for.”
Of where she thinks Summer – who married Seth in a flash forward at the end of the final episode – would be now, she added: “I would imagine that she’s had kids. I would also think that she’s fighting for something. Perhaps a cause, or maybe she’s a lawyer.
“She’d definitely have her hand in the philanthropy world. It’d be really interesting to see them as adults.”
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