Summer Roberts was such a huge part of The O.C.‘s appeal that it’s almost unbelievable to think she started out as a three-line temporary character. In fact, Rachel Bilson is a total MVP of the TV: It’s a credit to her substantial charms carried Hart of Dixie until the show figured itself out, and in fact, those same charms help elevate some of her more questionable outfits. Well, excluding anything from the early 00s, which were a nightmare for just about every starlet.

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