Laguna Beach (season 3)
The third season of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, an American reality television series, consists of 16 episodes and was broadcast on MTV. It aired from August 16, 2006, until November 15, 2006. The season was filmed primarily in Laguna Beach, California, with additional footage in Los Angeles. The executive producer was Tony DiSanto.
| Laguna Beach | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Original release | August 16 – November 15, 2006 |
Laguna Beach focuses on the lives of rich teenagers from Laguna Beach, California. During the season, Tessa Keller struggles to balance her school social life along with her best friend Raquel "Rocky" Donatelli. The pair attend Laguna Beach High School and Rocky tries to mend her friendship with fellow cast member Breanna Conrad which causes conflict between Tessa and Rocky. The girls often find themselves the target of the mean girls and popular clique leaders, Kyndra and Cami.
Synopsis
Season 3 began filming shortly after the original cast left to pursue opportunities at college and focuses on Tessa and her best friend, Raquel. During her time in Laguna Beach, Tessa spends her days balancing her social life while attending Laguna beach High school. Tessa attends her Ex-bestfriend Kyndra's BBQ after she receives a text message from her. However, the event was short lived due to Kyndra/Cami and their friends making them feel unwelcome. Meanwhile, Tessa began a short relationship with Cameron Brinkman and an on-off relationship between Derek LeBon. Raquel began dating Alex Atkinson, which became a main storyline throughout the series along with her trying to reconcile with her ex-bestfriend Breanna Conrad In the season finale, the Seniors Alex/Derek/Kelan And Chase are shown moving on to college and the Juniors Tessa/Raquel/Lexie/Cami/Kyndra/Breanna Become Seniors.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | "The Thrill of the Hunt" | August 16, 2006 | 301 |
| Back on the sunny beaches of California, Laguna's next generation doesn't waste anytime ranking on the drama-meter. The girls are occupied with Kyndra's barbecue and, more importantly, Cameron- who already has his mind on playing the field with Laguna's ladies. | |||
| 31 | "Who Wants to Date a Rock Star??" | August 23, 2006 | 302 |
| Rocky throws Tessa a surprise birthday party but it's Chase who delivers Tessa the best present. Meanwhile, the Kyndra/Cameron relationship heats up behind Jessica's back. | |||
| 32 | "We're Gonna Crash a Party" | August 30, 2006 | 303 |
| Christmas in Laguna heats up when Kyndra and Cami crash Rocky's holiday party. Meanwhile, Cameron gets defensive about his relationship with Jessica. | |||
| 33 | "Old Friends, New Crushes" | September 6, 2006 | 304 |
| Breanna reaches out to her former best friend Raquel in hopes to repair their relationship, but things don't go smoothly. Meanwhile, Chase arranges for a double date so his pal Kelan can go after his long-time crush, Lexie. | |||
| 34 | "Kiss and Don't Tell" | September 13, 2006 | 305 |
| When Tessa and Rocky travel to San Diego for a modeling gig for Tessa, Cameron decides to tag along. Sparks fly between him and Tessa, but will Jessica find out? | |||
| 35 | "Headed for Heartbreak" | September 20, 2006 | 306 |
| It's Cameron's birthday but it's Tessa who is surprised when she realizes that Cameron has a totally different take on their hookup. Meanwhile, Kyndra rekindles her rocky romance with her ex-boyfriend, Tyler. | |||
| 36 | "Hook Ups and Cover-Ups" | September 27, 2006 | 307 |
| Kyndra risks her relationship with Tyler when she gets a little too cozy with Cameron at Winter Formal. Will she be able to convince everyone nothing happened including Tyler’s little sister, Nikki, before she tells? | |||
| 37 | "Spies, Lies, and Alibis" | October 4, 2006 | 308 |
| Kyndra tries to calm the rumor mill by hosting a Valentine’s Day dinner party with Tyler, but tensions flare when Cameron shows up. Meanwhile, Rocky takes it to another level with Alex on their romantic night out. | |||
| 38 | "First Date, Last Date" | October 11, 2006 | 309 |
| In Laguna, it seems there are always new relationships sparking up as others fade away. It's no different now, as Tessa goes on a date with Cameron's friend Derek at the same time Jessica and Cameron head in different directions. | |||
| 39 | "It's, Like, Break-Up Season" | October 18, 2006 | 310 |
| While schemers Kyndra and Cami put down Tessa and Derek's relationship, it seems there is also trouble in paradise for Raquel and Alex. After feeling pressure from Raquel, Alex decides to call it quits at the group's bonfire. | |||
| 40 | "The Three Day Rule" | October 25, 2006 | 311 |
| Major tears erupt when Rocky and Alex see each other at a concert by Chase's band. Alex is not happy after seeing Rocky interact with other guys. He accuses her of being a slut. This tears Rocky apart and she slowly breaksdown. Meanwhile, Tessa's new relationship starts to chill when Derek gives her the cold shoulder. | |||
| 41 | "Only in Cabo" | November 1, 2006 | 312 |
| Spring Break has finally arrived. Kyndra plans on a girls' week vacation, but Tyler shows up. Meanwhile, Derek (Tessa's ex-boyfriend) wastes no time in aiming to get close to her number one enemy, Breanna. | |||
| 42 | "You Don't Just Get Me Back" | November 8, 2006 | 313 |
| It's prom week and all the girls are waiting to get asked, Lexie gets asked by Derek but states that she won't hook up with him, neither Tara with Cameron, the prom pre-party was at Lexie's house. Alex realizes he made a mistake and get back together with Rocky. However, during the prom, Alex (Raquel's boyfriend) disappears and they start fighting at Derek's house, where the post-party takes place, Tessa and Derek hooked up again. | |||
| 43 | "Show Them What You've Got" | November 8, 2006 | 314 |
| It's time for Open Air Stereo to play their songs to some important executives of Epic Records in a small concert. Derek is back with Tessa and Breanna is kind of jealous because they start kissing in front of her face. Open Air Stereo gets the record deal and they tell everyone what they have achieved. | |||
| 44–45 | "See You In A Decade" | November 15, 2006 | 315/316 |
| Graduation is just around the corner and that means that Chase, Kelan, Derek and Nick G. are leaving for good. Cameron is kind of depressed because all of his friends are leaving. Kyndra and Cami go to the ceremony and start cheering up their friends. Kyndra and Cameron planned on a BBQ at Cameron's and Kyndra with Cami made a slideshow for them. Breanna writes a letter to Raquel telling her how she wants to begin her life anew; they agree that it is time to grow up and move on. Raquel is afraid that Alex is going to leave her for college girls but later they plan on enjoying every moment they have left. Raquel tells Tessa how hard she and Breanna are trying to be friends again, Tessa looks disappointed because her rift with LC's sister. Kyndra, Cami, Candance, Tara and Lexie, go lunching and talk about how excited they are for starting senior year. Tessa feels her world is falling apart because she lost Raquel and by hearing a voice mail from Chase she understands that she has lost him too. | |||