Give poultry a voice!

Ok, so, I'll admit straight off that I had pretty low expectations going in to last night's season premiere. I think after the overall disappointment of season 3, though, that's pretty understandable. But I thought the episode had a lot going for it. Summer: suddenly awesome, suddenly 30. Julie Cooper-Nichol-(Cooper)-Roberts: suddenly pilled-up, always awesome. Direction: suddenly dark. The boots thing was funny the second time around.

I do think Summer's hippie friend was just a bit overwrought, though (and that's coming from me, who will actively promote pretty much any outlandish hippie stereotype I can think of or imagine). And did anyone else think that Seth was going to put up more of a "dude, what the hell" kind of tantrum when Summer was all distant to him?

More, please: Taylor, JCN(C)R, MiniCooper at the pool, good ol' Seth-Ryan time.
Less, please: Dr. Roberts (because honestly, who cares), Luke's douchey brothers (except when they comment on the obvious hotness of HotMom).