Why The Case of the Franks?
"Actually, the episode was going to be called The Destiny, since it's about each of our characters questioning their fate. But in the writers room we always referred to Julie's feelings for Frank as her 'case of the franks' and that made us laugh. So we changed it."
— J.J. Philbin (Producer), Writer of The Case of the Franks

Frankly, it's a Frank-Furter Fervor
Frank Atwood has a Case of the Julies. He quickly learns from his love coaches — Ryan and Taylor — one must play ball to win the elder Cooper's heart. With Kaitlin managing "Team Bullit," nothing can be overlooked. Julie left Jimmy Cooper because he had money problems. She left Caleb because he died of a heart attack probably caused by his lady's rising black Amex bills (this came minutes after Julie tried to poison him to death). She left Dr. Roberts because, well, we really don't know why, but let's just say it was her fault (in the end, all she wanted was the big house). With her relationship baggage in tow (let's not forget she once took part in a torrid love affair with her now deceased daughter's ex-boyfriend), Frank knows what he needs to do: a romantic date at a frankfurter stand. The crazy thing? It friggin' works! After all these years, maybe this is what Julie really wanted — a return to her roots. As the famous saying goes, "You can take the girl out of Riverside, but you cannot take the Side of the River out of the girl."

G.E.O.R.G.E. Washington calls upon Summer
Summer freaks out when Newport's most reliable psychic informs the Brown dropout she will appear on the news with Justin Timberlake, will narrowly avoid a falling object and most importantly, fall for a man named "George." The Ward Twins, duh, almost drop their skateboard on her. Then Summer makes the afternoon news right before a segment on JT's upcoming tour. Oh snap. Before she knows it, a representative from G.E.O.R.G.E. (I forgot what it stands for, but it's some sorta environmental group) walks into her family room to offer a job. Summer must now choose between Seth or G.E.O.R.G.E. And the spirit of daytime soaps, things get more complicated when Seth finds out the poem that originally attracted him to a young Summer, was written by Taylor. Maybe Seth's true love, his "Sandy Cohen," is Taylor Townsend. I'm telling you, you cannot make up this sort of stuff.

That Really Big Secret that She Should Have Told Him When They First Met
I had an abortion my senior year of high school — surprise! Don't you kinda get a feeling Kirsten should have told Sandy about this, I don't know, maybe 20 years ago? Jimmy knocks up Kirsten right before she gets into Berkeley; she then realizes Jimmy is not her soul mate, she doesn't want the baby and she wants to go up north for school (rather than show creator, Josh Schwartz's southern alma mater). After breaking up with Jimmy, aborting the child and becoming a Golden Bear, she runs into this confident young bugger named Sandy. Sandy happens to be a democrat, understandably fighting for a lost cause known as Mondale-Ferraro. Kirsten, a super-duper conservative at the time, finds this attractive…and the rest is history. Her reason for not sharing this information makes sense when they first meet in the Berkeley quad, but I find it hard to believe Sandy would just be okay with her never revealing the elephant (or stork?) in the room throughout their marriage. I thought every couple, on like their sixth or seventh date, drinks a lot of Jack and tell each other their biggest secrets. Am I wrong? Sandy would say something about his aspirations to perform in an opera or how he collects stamps.

Song of the Episode
"Unaware," The Midway State

Quote of the Episode
"I guess I'm just old-fashioned in that way."
— Julie, explaining her sexual abstinence to Bullit

The O.C. Forecast

• Kaitlin resigns as manager of Team Bullit (to concentrate on her school work)
• Sandy quits his efforts to revive a Mondale-Ferraro in '08 campaign (to concentrate on his surfing)
• Ryan steps down from his bussing duties at El Pavo Guapo (to concentrate on not smelling like enchiladas when Taylor comes over)
• Julie ankles Bullit (to concentrate on competing in this summer's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest)
• Summer forgoes G.E.O.R.G.E. (to concentrate on S.E.X. with Seth)
• Kirsten renounces thoughts of Jimmy (so she can concentrate on finding him in the middle of the Pacific Ocean)
• Taylor cedes love coaching (to concentrate on Japanese anime teaching)
• Seth gives up on the "mermaid" poem (to concentrate on Dr. Seuss)
• Metz drops everything (to concentrate on crying over the cancellation of the show)