Character changes in store on 'The O.C.'

Warning: This article contains spoilers of upcoming O.C. episodes which some readers may wish to avoid.


Squeaky clean Seth Cohen will try heroin in an upcoming storyline, E! Online has revealed.

The character, played by Adam Brody, has entered a "bad boy" stage of late - but it won't be a permanent change.

"He's kind of a pussy," Brody told the website. "It probably won't last that long. Even his bad-boy stage is a little faux bad boy, but that's okay, cause I think I like it better that way than if he was a real bad boy.

"He's gonna try heroin, though. I think that needs to be explored, so we'll have that episode. But other than that episode, I think he's getting good grades, he's respectful of his parents. I don't think it's going to be too much of an issue."

Elsewhere, Marissa (Mischa Barton) will shortly begin a full-blown lesbian relationship with Seth's girlfriend Alex (Olivia Wilde).

"People are expecting one thing, and I think it's much more than that, in that it's a relationship," explained Wilde. "It's not just like a kiss. It's not just like a crazy girl-on-girl, girls gone wild, do you know what I mean? It's really something real."

As for Alex and Seth, she added: "Alex and Seth are really wonderful friends. They always have a lot of chemistry, but it becomes more like a brother, more like a friend thing."