The OC - "Running Up That Hill" scene

Scene from the start of season 4, following the death of Marissa at the end of season 3.

[@katjab7420]

Legends knew this song before everyone talked about it because if stranger things

[@humbertomartinez9688]

THANK YOU!!! that's what I been saying

[@lauracastro3826]

This was ALL I COULD THINK OF while watching Stranger Things

[@Martina-eq4og]

Thank you so much for this

[@nadiainthesky]

Yes!! Love Stranger Things but this song will always be about The OC grappling with Marissa’s death for me.

[@Erikb23kos]

For me it was yo yo yo I know this song “the oc” lol

[@FitGamer88]

I think we can all agree that every song used in the oc matched perfectly with the scene it was played on

[@coleglenn8634]

Even MMM WHATCHA SAAAAYYYYY?

[@Joe_Parmesan]

@@coleglenn8634 yeah. They just messed up the timing, since the song plays for the next scene

[@dpicks24]

@@coleglenn8634 Nah the editors in charge of syncing the music in that scene was teeeerrrrible 😂

[@fouyerbenjamin3263]

Even MMM DICE FINLEY QUAYE/ HAPPY NEW YEAR

[@SiyabongaAfrica]

The early 2000s had some awesome shows. I loved The O.C

[@prestonkeel4604]

It really did. It impacted me. I’m now 28. I seen when I was 16 and 17 years old when my mom had em on DVD

[@ZEROisthenumber]

OC, one tree hill, Smallville...just to name a few bangers.

[@morganbarfield108]

@@ZEROisthenumber one tree hill 💞💞💞

[@ZEROisthenumber]

@@morganbarfield108 yessss!!!! The best show.

[@justsomekid2937]

@@ZEROisthenumber I love one tree hillll

[@thisguy8106]

I swear to God, this song fits the scene so well. I loved this show.

[@Paulk94]

Absolutely loved it

[@carlosfranciscocardoso]

got this scene stuck in my head for 20 years. stranger things s4 has a cover of the song in a huge scene too and it brought me back again

[@michelericchetti3867]

@@carlosfranciscocardoso it's not a cover in stranger things, Kate Bush wrote this song. It's the original

[@chanceneck8072]

Stephanie Savage. I memorized her name. If you EVER need anyone to score your film or show, HIRE HER!!!

[@cirogaetano7022]

I can't think of the song alone without the scene

[@thebernice6062]

Melinda Clarke brought her A game to this episode. Her face in the mirror give me chills... bottomless sorrow, rage, and drug induced numbness in one look. Job well done!

[@manuelarocha2662]

Those 30 seconds just totally break you inside...

[@elenagilbert4918]

Did Melinda die ??

[@brown3yes585]

@@elenagilbert4918 she is still pretty alive XD

[@ahmedal-rubaii803]

Exactly, somehow you can feel the sadness

[@arontamas5639]

she made me cry with the way she captured her character's grief with one look... :(

[@therealoriginal4602]

This intro will always be one of my favourites, the music was so spot on with the scene you could feel everyone's sadness, also mainly because we we're going through the same thing I guess, we all loved Marissa like that 💯

[@mattygeno]

I still think about my best friends sometimes

[@dicloniusgames]

This is the version of this song that I relate to more than the Kate Bush one.

[@Arcual]

“If I only could make a deal with God, and get Him to swap our places.” lyric hits deep for someone struggling with grief and survivors’ guilt.

[@marinewillis1202]

when she left the show it was basically over. Same as when Eric left that 70's show. Really sad. And sad what she went through personally. At least to me, Mischa Barton from the OC era was literally the most gorgeous woman I have ever seen. She was flawless.

[@JG-kk1mr]

julie kills me. her expression in the bathroom... so dead inside. also love how kaitlin is trying to be a cool edgy teen but can't hide the concern in her voice when she speaks to julie. a daughter worried for her mother... heartbreaking

[@saucedupmelo]

This was an incredible way to open the season. Really the season peaked here

[@ChongJDM99]

A thought intro but reallistic at the time, it hurts

[@brittanykateevans]

Literally the first and last scene of the season is the only really great part. Running Up That Hill and Life Is A Song

[@willhull1735]

First 2 or 3 episodes of this season were great so so dark and Ryan seeking revenge it was brilliant.

[@TJ89741]

End of season 3 and early season 4 had some amazing story telling

[@LoCoAde87]

Well said.

[@MarisaWrenProductions]

Still freaking kills me and GOD I miss this show

[@lukeboyuk83]

Same. RIP Marissa. Only Tv show to make me cry, even now over a decade down the line

[@SonOfJustice]

7 yrs later as soon as the song/scene starts still goosebumps n chills

[@mattboesch8907]

Try fourteen

[@Alijes13]

This part will hurt me all my life!!!

[@brunokirshner]

Julie and Ryan’s shared grief in S4 got us phenomenal scenes.

[@Pr3sarioVSU]

Anyone back here wondering why Stranger Things made this song so popular when you know it from this scene?

[@SoulHunter96]

Me 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@annebriedel]

Me!

[@PestilentAura]

Yes! Had to come back to watch this scene again.

[@humbertomartinez9688]

Man I'm so glad real fans know where this song started from and not no damn stranger things OC DID IT 1ST

[@howtodrown]

It's because they used the original that wasn't covered by Placebo (as heard here) and it's relevant to the Era in which stranger things takes place

[@wanshurst2416]

oh man i loved the oc. can't believe that the show aired nearly 20 years ago. where did that time go????

[@user-xu9zs9cg1x]

I don’t know… miss that time

[@torocity1227]

I miss marissa and ryan

[@gizempelinozgan1217]

Ben de

[@mrazmataz]

When everyone started talking about this cause of Stranger Things I was like…no, people my age should ALREADY KNOW THIS SONG CAUSE OF THE OC!

[@patrickdavis7368]

Max flexing her Seth Cohen starter pack in Stranger Things. The OC was something you just had to be around for every week!

[@imanetourani5193]

Nostalgiaaaa

[@kaylasmith6581]

Ugh the Placebo cover is superior

[@sams3015]

My heart beats in a completely different way when I hear it. This scene caught me so much when I binged in during the lockdown

[@nekofriend13]

I'm glad this song is getting recognition because of Stranger Things, But the OC used it in a more meaningful way, plus the Meg Myers cover is also amazing. Still wish they had an alternate ending for a Marissa :(

[@igorklering8531]

No, Just no

[@s.marshian8455]

Season 3 was all over the place and the writers had no clue where they were going with the story. Killing her off in that fashion was lazy writing only done for shock value. And I get Barton was done with the show, but the character didn’t even need to get killed off.

[@brittanykateevans]

This was the biggest deal Their song choices can’t be praised enough 🔥

[@anthonypiromalli8804]

Great opening to the new Season seeing Ryan and Julie broken is heartbreaking

[@kylehill9981]

i fucking love this song so much itd make any scene intense as hell love it

[@heatherbelle614]

I named two cats. Atwood and Cohen

[@bluex610]

Nice, now I'm going to rewatch this series, just for this scene. Never heard of Placebo before but now I'm a fan.

[@brettbays7530]

This song always gets me in my feelings.

[@unstoppableExodia]

With stranger things making the original blow up like nothing else I had this feeling I’d heard a version of the song before. Remembered I’d heard placebo doing a song like it, googled it and read it was used in the OC and it all clicked. This wasn’t one of the placebo songs I downloaded off Kazaa back in the day. The one and only time I heard it was on the OC and just from that I remembered enough to trace back to the first time I heard it. I’m glad it’s had such a resurgence as it allowed me to really appreciate it, both the original and the cover

[@Cutejess2407]

Damn I knew I heard this song somewhere!!!! I watched The OC and The Vampire Diaries way before Stranger Things. Stranger things did it justice though!

[@frankbombaci4977]

Never forget: The O.C. did it FIRST

[@GiovanniProductiveEfforts]

The OC was and forever will be a great show. Mischa Barton’s popularity at the time of the peaks and valleys of the shows own popularity became evident once her charter was written off. The same thing happened when Eric & Michael were written off that 70’s show. Integral main characters that core fans grow to love must remain for those viewers to stay. Schawrtz was pissed Barton’s ego thought the show centralized on her. Ironic how her real life antics caused her most popular charter ever to be killed for having been involved with the wrong crowd, then equal the demise of the show altogether. So much went wrong behind the scenes that the core fans never had a true shot at saving it. I can’t tell you how many times they switched the airing days and times. Putting it up against Friends and other beloved series. Instead of fostering it and helping it grow, they used it for the time they could then erroneously cut their loses. At least it forced Schwartz to write the great final scenes and ending. “Welcome to the O.C. Bitch!” Forever ♾ 😌

[@s.marshian8455]

Lol marissa sucked though, Eric and Kelso were great. But point made especially since OC’s largest demographic were teen girls who idolized Marissa/Mischa.

[@raymundofernandez2611]

I loved Autumn Reeser!

[@ConteAgreste]

Thumb up if u knew this song from O.C., a long long time ago 👍

[@TJ89741]

This song was so perfectly used for this sequence. I loved pissed off Cage Fighter Ryan. His actions are totally justified losing the love of his life.

[@johnnyvincent665]

My fav of all time Scene of the o.c for me this what made the show truly stand out and The music fits so well and seeing how Ryan still can't get over Marrisa's Death what made it Great. and I do Think the Early 2000's shows at the time for me was the best in my opinion 😎👍

[@Chloe-ol8et]

Best Series Ever!

[@braithensavage3027]

I wish they would do like a episode just saying there life and what it’s like today or like an episode that we didn’t see

[@braithensavage3027]

Only got introduced to it in 2019 but man it’s so good love Ryan so good and all the other people but Ryan man he’s so good

[@BiBoFan]

This scene along with this song is one of my favorite scenes in The OC 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Lindsaylee_xo]

This scene is so dark, deep, emotional & the song fits it so well. So good.

[@martini87c]

this show....this song...... total feels

[@ahmedal-rubaii803]

One of the best series ever, but this scene was sad 😔 on so many levels, this song is a master piece 💔 ,

[@thetruth1306]

I used to laugh this show when i was a teen, i graduated Hs in 06’. I was brought back to it from nostalgia and regret not being in the moment back then…Such a great show 😢

[@justsomekid2937]

I knew I had heard that song somewhere b4, and now I remember it from here

[@VictorManuel-dx4dp]

Very good rola bro strange this great series of my adolescence I congratulate you you did a great job, greetings from Hidalgo Mexico 🇲🇽 magical ... Blessings.

[@humbertovazquez9559]

Saludos desde Durango, mi canción favorita de la serie

[@chrissedano7287]

Greetings from Veracruz locos, seriesotota y rolota.

[@enkianknight]

great song great acting...

[@carriebay]

This is the best version of this song thanks to this scene

[@jimcrowrider1642]

The o.c is where some people discovered family values for the first time .. kept my family close ever since ..

[@the_fd_180]

Placebo. Love that song.

[@flander747]

Kate Bush wrote this song it’s on the album Hounds Of Love. She’s probably one of the most underrated artists. Absolutely fantastic album.

[@codeninja1]

I listen to siriusxm’s 80’s channel about 95% of the time and ive heard kate bush once which is pretty upsetting. What a fantastic song.

[@emilieneuville4373]

I think everyone knows her now

[@carlosvaldez4356]

I’m from the future, Kate Bush is underrated no more

[@phoenix2225]

Not anymore

[@annie_xo]

This was like the only good part of season 4. This and the scene where Ryan reads Marissas letter and says goodbye.

[@inihc_]

who’s back here????? because my heart!!!

[@maxkurth2501]

Man this gets you in those feels, during these weird times in 2021, cancel culture , covid , vaccines , anger and then take me back to this time it’s just a roller coaster and seeing all these old faces really takes you back. We all needed a friend like Ryan and a lawyer like sandy

[@fa.briciooliveira]

Saudades dessa série, amo demais!

[@steventattersall4187]

As soon as I saw it on stranger things the oc came in to my head loved this show

[@willhull1735]

What's brutal about this episode is that Julie actually liked Ryan now because he suffered just as much as her with Marissa dying. They knew each others pain and wanted retribution.

[@alyssaxxy]

I love having this thought a year ago ish and thinking of this exact thing and see the internet lose their minds over it only to think it’s super weird bc… the moment is already taken!

[@iRacerJared]

I finally found it streaming on HBO Max great show man

[@Eligos666]

Chills. Every single time.

[@marcodigennaro4732]

How could I forget this scene?? Far beyond better any of ST

[@bahtsizbedevi5673]

no stranger things yes THE O.C 🫡🫡

[@chanceneck8072]

We need more people reacting to this show. This is on one level with Buffy, Doctor Who, Stranger Things or even Lost for me.....

[@laylovelyy]

I know it’s not the original BUT I love this version so much more 😅 OC was my youth and this scene is so iconic because of this song ❤️😎🎧 But omg that scene in stranger things 4… I can’t! It was SO good!! 🏃🏻‍♀️💨🎧🎶

[@Socram28]

Exactly what I was saying.

[@liseyt.8697]

Right?!?! I love Kate Bush but I LOVE the Placebo cover of this song more and it's all because of The OC.

[@roadster9639]

Best show ever

[@officialcjjohnsonjr]

Had to come back and re-watch this after I watched Stranger Things lol. I love the Placebo version of this song. I like this version more honestly.

[@Tdsott]

Great scene, epic TV serie

[@HDuffLover]

I wish they showed Kaitlins grief more like her mom or Ryan or Summer they only showed her worry about her mom but we never really got to see her dealing with it alone by herself or looking at that album Marissa made for her for her sixteenth birthday. They completely retconned it. The only time she really mentioned it is when she told her mom We lost dad, We lost Marissa when she was explaining how their lives got turned upside down and she doesn't even have her mom cause she's to depressed over Marissas death. We only got to see her Jealousy over the fact her mom loved Marissa more and forgot Kaitlin existed. What the creators showed made it look like she didn't care her sister was gone and she got over her death quickly that she wasn't missing her and she was still Jealous of her mom missing her sister and not paying attention to her and she was always flirting with the boys.

[@jodiegusterson6091]

Always preferred the Placebo version of this song, rather than the Kate Bush original.

[@idonotknowanynames]

Ive never seen stranger things, but i haven't forgotten this epic score

[@Rockas360]

Ive been on this exact train a decade almost. Its hard to get off.

[@Agh93]

i remember my sister getting soo fucking mad at me for interrupting the series final lol

[@pumba16121983]

As much as I love The OC I did not remember the song from this scène... Running up that hill has such a bigger meaning to a Warehouse 13 fan 😭

[@dennyssamero]

Eu lembro muito dessa música por causa de The Oc, essa cena marcou muito

[@adrianabvitucci5856]

In this scene when I saw it for the first time I was like: "Ya damn Volchok Ryan is gonna beat ya ass yo btch!"

[@allenwilson6462]

Good Quality!

[@thepopfiles4294]

I’ve always known Kates version. But became of the Placebo version because of this scene. The OC, the original placement of Running That Hill.

[@aninha-kiss]

I ♥️ the o.c and ♥️ Marissa Cooper! 😭

[@multifandomstanner]

Marissa my baby

[@HDuffLover]

Can you believe Stranger Things made this 1980s song popular again all because of Max's beautiful 2 scenes that fit that song perfectly

[@toby7990]

Best part about this is everyone has seen it at some point and its the Placebo cover

[@Lie.]

best show ever.

[@cr112784]

Whattttttt! When I wasn’t listening I was only hearing

[@Lara-we1ww]

IM FOREVER MAD WE WANTED TO SEE RYISSA FINALLY HAPPY TOGETHER NOT RYANS NEW LOVE INTEREST ALL OVER AGAIN

[@annie_xo]

I’ve been mad about this for 14 years

[@maddyheti3576]

I knew this song sounded so familiar omgggg

[@browneyes22100]

This song those feels, i have all seasons except 4 😮

[@boombox5888]

This is actually the first time i heard this song.

[@godandarts5456]

Best show ever.... I am currently watching Cobra Kai.... And maybe it is me, but if you look quickly at William Zabka, he looks like a much older Ben McKenzie

[@sosob1726]

running up that hill :3 :3 :3 cette chanson est tellement culte!! :D elle a été utilisée dans beaucoup de séries :p

[@schwarzweikamel1666]

sophie barbier je ne suis pas

[@sosob1726]

@@schwarzweikamel1666 dans the vampire diaries épisode 1 saison 1 en autre, dans le film daybreakers, dans THE PROGRAM, the passage,...^^

[@dawnfaulkner5815]

Musically, this is my fave version. Emotionally, my fave is Jinks from Warehouse 13: But you have to give it to Stranger Things for reviving people’s appreciation of the song.

[@crystalshunk7740]

This version was also in The Vampire Diaries

[@Stephfor26]

Best show.

[@jlopezomg]

YEP!

[@jordanbyrd6251]

Idc care what anyone says this is the best version of the song

[@unregioconmicrofono9348]

La mejor serie

[@jackmargetson3887]

Stranger things brought me back

[@literolina]

i knew i recognized this song from somewhere before stranger things lmao

[@robepastore16]

Sabía que había escuchado esta canción en algún lado cuando vi stranger things con la canción de max

[@yeet5680]

anyone here in 2020

[@frapippo420]

Fun fact: Marissa little sister will become a prolific adult entertainment actress under the name of Riley Reid.

[@Crazyladuda]

I always thought they looked alike🤣

[@liseyt.8697]

Fun actual fact: The Actress who played Caitlyn Cooper(Marissa's little Sister)in The OC is actually just that, an Actress. She's never done porn nor does she go under the name Riley Reid. Her name is Willa Holland and she's in The Arrow, Gossip Girl, The OC to name a few. Riley and Willa look nothing alike.

[@simonaxx5481]

Marissa's death was so pointless. She was literally going on a boat to leave for good. That could have been enough to get the actress off the show.

[@mikeyfocus3845]

From The OC to Strangers Things...

[@dylancooper3690]

Was Ryan's mother, Dawn, in Season 4 at all? Also, did they ever show Jimmy Cooper's reaction to Marissa's death?

[@lauracastro3826]

Like if Stranger Things got nothing on you because your knew this masterpiece from the OC

[@HDuffLover]

I wish they showed us Kaitlins grief it seemed like she held it in to be stronger for everyone around her. I wanted to see her crying for her big sister not jealous at her mom for always choosing Marissa first. That made her seem more insensitive about her death.