MISCHA Barton's love lorn character
on "The O.C.," Marissa Cooper, is slated for a lesbian
love scene later this season, according to reports.
The girl-girl love
scene is usually a guaranteed ratings getter — a lesbian kiss
pumped up the ratings for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" a
few years ago — so "The O.C." is going to try it
too, says a report on the web site TVgasm.com.
A Fox spokesman
for "The O.C." declined to comment on the report
yesterday..
The ratings for "The O.C."
this season — while solid — haven't exactly been
through the roof and a lesbian storyline — or at least
a main character experimenting sexually with someone of the
same sex — could help matters.
Howard Stern had it right a few years ago when
he said that "lesbians equal ratings" — the audience
for "Buffy" shot when Alyson Hannigan's character Willow
began a relationship with Tara, another witch (played by Amber Benson).
Since then, girl-girl love scenes have become
more common on TV, so it was probably just a matter of time before
"The O.C." dipped into the well.
Gay and bi-sexual characters have been scattered
throughout primetime for years on shows like "Will & Grace"
and others.
It is
believed that Barton's character will just be experimenting with the
fairer sex and not committing to a full-on romantic, sapphic relationship.
