I believe Josh Schwartz has stated they're juniors this season. Maybe he should reconsider though cuz I don't think they've got enough storylines left for another year of high school.
The new additions to the cast were the only thing keeping this show interesting for me. I don't know if they can salvage this season in the remaining 8 episodes, but Josh Schwartz and his crew better sit down and think long and hard about what they're gonna do in Season 3 or else this show is...
Unfortunately it looks like "The Bait Shop" is gonna be a weekly hangout spot for the hip young O.C. crowd and will feature some random musical group. Did anyone else get nervous when Alex refered to the boss of The Bait Shop as Nat? I thought for a second, we were about to have a 90210...