Luke Ward

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Luke Ward was the ex-boyfriend of Marissa Cooper. He was the oldest of the three sons of Carson and Meredith Ward, and the older brother of Brad and Eric Ward. He later started a relationship with Marissa's mother, Julie Cooper.

Luke was a rich and popular Harbor student who did not have much of a tolerance for outsiders, as shown by his fight with Ryan Atwood (who came from Chino).

Contents 1 Life Before Season 1 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 Memorable Quotes 5 References 5.1 Appearances 5.1.1 Season 1 5.1.2 Season 2 5.2 Mentioned 5.2.1 Season 3

[edit] Life Before Season 1

When Luke, Summer Roberts, and Seth Cohen were all 13 years old, he had his birthday party, a paintball party, at the same time that Seth has his Bar Mitzvah. Summer's father, Neil Roberts, was going to make Summer go to Seth's party, but Summer's Mother left abruptly, so they did not attend so that they could deal with the sudden divorce. This, coupled with most students choosing to attend Luke's party, cause Seth to have self confidence issues for several years. (1)

Luke had dated Marissa for a long period of time before Ryan came to Newport Beach, beginning their relationship in 5th grade on a trip the Museum of Tolerance. (2). Luke seemed to love Marissa, even crying when they broke up. (3). Despite this, he had cheated on her for a long period of time. (4).

[edit] Season 1

Luke later reformed his ways and became good friends with Ryan, after he was shot at a party by Donnie.

Luke was originally dating Marissa Cooper. However, the couple split when she fell in love with Ryan Atwood. The once popular Luke also fell out of favor with his clique as word spread about his father's homosexuality. Luke eventually became sexually involved with Marissa's mother, Julie Cooper. The affair was later discovered by Marissa. Luke became depressed and decided to leave Newport Beach for Portland to live with his father, after Carson and Meredith's divorce. He joked in his last scene of the season: "Welcome to Portland, bitch," a reference to Ward's most memorable lines in the show, on the pilot episode: "Welcome to the O.C., bitch."

[edit] Season 2

Luke seemed happy and well-adjusted in the season's debut episode; having found new friends and quite possibly a girlfriend in Portland.

[edit] Memorable Quotes

Season 1 - Pilot ... "Welcome to the O.C., bitch."

[edit] References

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Season 1

• Pilot
• The Model Home
• The Gamble
• The Debut
• The Outsider
• The Girlfriend
• The Escape
• The Rescue
• The Heights
• The Secret
• The Third Wheel
• The Links
• The Rivals
• The Truth
• The Heartbreak
• The Telenovela
• The Goodbye Girl
• The L.A.
• The Nana
• The Proposal

[edit] Season 2

• The Distance

[edit] Mentioned

[edit] Season 3

• The Chrismukkah Bar Mitz-vahkkah