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| + | {{CharacterE|image1 = |employment_(s) = Waitress|residence = [[Chino]]|status = Alive|portayed_by = [[Daphne Ashbrook]]|first_appearance = <small>1.01:</small> "[[Orange County]]"|last_appearance = <small>3.25:</small> "[[The Graduates]]"|family = unknown name<br><small>(father)</small><br>unknown name<br><small>(mother)</small><br>[[Trey]]<small><br>(older son with [[Frank Atwood.|Frank Atwood]])</small><br>[[Ryan]]<small><br>(younger son with [[Frank Atwood.|Frank]] ; legally adopted by [[The Cohen's]])</small><br>|gender = Female|image=Dawn.png}} |
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| − | Dawn is a alchoholic and neglectful mother. She has a lot of trouble coping with Ryan and Trey, and eventually throws Ryan out after he and his brother stole a car. She was tracked down by [[Sandy Cohen]], and returned to the Cohen household to try and repair her relationship with Ryan. However after she got drunk and realised she was unable to cope and look after herself let alone Ryan, she left Ryan with Sandy and Kirsten, knowing they would look after him better. She reapeared in season 3, where she had gotten herself in trouble with the law after making counterfeit cheques. Sandy visited her and got her out, and she was supposed to go to Ryan's birthday, however she felt unable to in the end. Ryan visited her later on to invite her to his graduation, and despite some initial reservations about a new boyfriend of hers, the visit went well and Dawn agreed. She went to his graduation at the end of season 3, and gave him a car as a present. |
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| + | '''Dawn '''was a secondary character of "[[The O.C.]]" . She is portrayed by [[Daphne Ashbrook]]. |
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| + | == Story of the character == |
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| + | Dawn is the mother of [[Trey Atwood]] and the biological mother of [[Ryan|Ryan Atwood]]. She has a history of alcoholism and of forming relationships with abusive men's that they are also alcoholics. The father of her children [[Frank Atwood]]. was both abusive and and indeed alcoholic. |
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| + | === '''[[Season 1]]''' === |
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| + | Dawn first appeared in the pilot episode, where she arrived at a Los Angeles area courthouse to collect [[Ryan Atwood|Ryan]], who had just been released after he and [[Trey Atwood|Trey]] stole a car. Back at their house, Dawn proceeded to argue with Ryan and her then-current boyfriend A.J. about the theft. Eventually, she threw Ryan out of the house. When he returned later with [[Sandy Cohen]], the house was empty. Dawn and [[A.J.]] had moved out, and Dawn had only left a note for Ryan. Sandy and [[Kirsten Cohen]] hired a private investigator to track her down. When they found her, she seemed genuinely regretful about having abandoned Ryan and returned to the Cohen household to try to repair her relationship with him. However, at a charity casino evening she got drunk again and caused a scene. Realizing she was unable to look after herself, let alone Ryan, she left him with Sandy and Kirsten, knowing they would take better care of him. |
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| + | === [[Season 3|'''Season 3''']] === |
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| + | Dawn reappeared in the third season, when she had been in trouble with the law for writing bouncing checks. Sandy visited her in jail and got her out and she was supposed to attend Ryan's 18th birthday party. However, she ultimately felt unable to do so and did not show up. Ryan later visited her in Albuquerque, where she was working as a waitress, to invite her to his graduation, but when he heard that she had a new boyfriend, Ryan initially feared that this man would be another abusive alcoholic and retracted the invitation. However, after one of Dawn's co-workers explained to him that Dawn's new boyfriend : Ronnie, is a good man, who was a recovering alcoholic and that together he and Dawn were work to staying sober, Ryan relented. In the [[The Graduates|season finale]], Dawn came to Newport to attend Ryan's graduation, and gave him a present of a car which Ronnie had restored. At the end of the episode, the vehicle was destroyed in the car crash caused by [[Kevin Volchok]], which also killed [[Marissa Cooper]]. |
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| + | == Trivia == |
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| + | It is not clear if Dawn and Frank are still married or if they have actually divorced. |
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Revision as of 16:35, 3 September 2021
Template:CharacterE Dawn was a secondary character of "The O.C." . She is portrayed by Daphne Ashbrook.
Story of the character
Dawn is the mother of Trey Atwood and the biological mother of Ryan Atwood. She has a history of alcoholism and of forming relationships with abusive men's that they are also alcoholics. The father of her children Frank Atwood. was both abusive and and indeed alcoholic.
Season 1
Dawn first appeared in the pilot episode, where she arrived at a Los Angeles area courthouse to collect Ryan, who had just been released after he and Trey stole a car. Back at their house, Dawn proceeded to argue with Ryan and her then-current boyfriend A.J. about the theft. Eventually, she threw Ryan out of the house. When he returned later with Sandy Cohen, the house was empty. Dawn and A.J. had moved out, and Dawn had only left a note for Ryan. Sandy and Kirsten Cohen hired a private investigator to track her down. When they found her, she seemed genuinely regretful about having abandoned Ryan and returned to the Cohen household to try to repair her relationship with him. However, at a charity casino evening she got drunk again and caused a scene. Realizing she was unable to look after herself, let alone Ryan, she left him with Sandy and Kirsten, knowing they would take better care of him.
Season 3
Dawn reappeared in the third season, when she had been in trouble with the law for writing bouncing checks. Sandy visited her in jail and got her out and she was supposed to attend Ryan's 18th birthday party. However, she ultimately felt unable to do so and did not show up. Ryan later visited her in Albuquerque, where she was working as a waitress, to invite her to his graduation, but when he heard that she had a new boyfriend, Ryan initially feared that this man would be another abusive alcoholic and retracted the invitation. However, after one of Dawn's co-workers explained to him that Dawn's new boyfriend : Ronnie, is a good man, who was a recovering alcoholic and that together he and Dawn were work to staying sober, Ryan relented. In the season finale, Dawn came to Newport to attend Ryan's graduation, and gave him a present of a car which Ronnie had restored. At the end of the episode, the vehicle was destroyed in the car crash caused by Kevin Volchok, which also killed Marissa Cooper.
Trivia
It is not clear if Dawn and Frank are still married or if they have actually divorced.