It wasn't, like, the most ideal environment for a young, sensitive girl who's also been thrust into stardom to have to put up with. In the show's second season, Barton says shooting became more strenuous, and she didn't see a clear path for her character, Marissa. The producers were like, 'Well, do you want your job and to sail off into the sunset and potentially you can come back in the future in some bizarre TV scenario or we can kill your character off and you can go on with your career that you want and what you want to do?
Barton said she was turning down leading roles in big films due to her work on the series, and finally decided to step away from The O. But I also do really love that she had this epic death and that it ended like that because it's memorable and it's not just another flash in the pan.
On her first impression of the death, Barton said, "I felt like it was actually a great ending when I read it. Then, in the show's Season 3 finale, her character, Marissa Cooper, dies in a savage car crash. To say that fans were shocked would be a huge understatement. When a major character is "killed off" in a show, not only is it a big deal in terms of the show's narrative — seeing those characters deal with the aftermath of such a tragic event is compelling — but folks at home can't help but wonder if something happened behind the scenes that culminated in their exit.
When The O. But, you know, I also loved the show and had to build up my own walls and ways of getting around dealing with that and the fame that was thrust specifically at me. She also said that her character had a ton of scenes and that she was working "the longest hours probably out of all the characters. It wasn't, like, the most ideal environment for a young, sensitive girl who's also been thrust into stardom to have to put up with.
From the sound of her interview, it appeared that a combination of some gnarly on-set experiences, being overworked, and having to turn down other fulfilling opportunities is what ultimately made Mischa decide that she could "go out with a bang" instead of potentially coming back on the show later on. It just felt like it was the best thing for me and my health and just in terms of not really feeling protected by my cast and crew at that point," she said of her exit.
Mischa went on to say that she didn't watch the rest of the show to see how it panned out, either. She's been pretty busy following her departure from The O. Even if she wasn't the "it girl" plastered all over magazine covers after The O. A post shared by rachelbilson. Based on their interview on the Everything Iconic podcast, Rachel Bilson Summer Roberts and Melinda Clarke Julie Cooper apparently have no idea what their co-star was talking about in terms of on-set bullying, and seemingly chalked up the actress' gripes to being emotionally at odds with the "overwhelming" nature of filming, especially at such a young age.
Rachel said, "You know, Melinda and I were talking immediately after it came out. In a lengthy interview with E! But, you know, I also loved the show and had to build up my own walls and ways of getting around dealing with that and the fame that was thrust specifically at me. Just dealing with, like, the amount of invasion I was having in my personal life, I just felt very unprotected, I guess, is the best way to put it. They felt like this is entertaining because she's all over the place and who is this girl?
It's like because this New York girl was trying to play this ditzy L. Things only became more difficult. I look back on it pretty fondly, but there's stuff I think people did wrong and the way they handled it. So I just didn't feel I could keep going.
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