'Gossip Girl'... in 'The O.C.'?

Exhibit C: Dan Humphrey = Seth Cohen, with a dash of Ryan Atwood

Dan Humphrey is the Upper East Side's resident outsider, taking on the dual aspects of "The O.C."'s anima and animus: Seth Cohen and Ryan Atwood. Dan lives in Brooklyn, the “Gossip Girl” equivalent of Ryan Atwood's humble Chino origins. And like Ryan, Dan interlopes into the upper class via a well-heeled dirty blonde girlfriend.

The witty Seth/Ryan banter of "The O.C." is one of the things we miss the most about the show, and a comparatively adorable homosocial relationship has yet to show up in "Gossip Girl" (though we have high hopes for the upcoming storyline about a male character experimenting with his sexuality...).