Warning: This text incorporates spoilers concerning the Marvel Man season 1 finale, "Yucca Valley."

Sure, Wonder Man's finale opening credit score sequence is a direct reference to The O.C. Come on, how may it not be?!

Marvel's newest TV collection borrowed The O.C.'s iconic theme track, "California" by Phantom Planet, firstly of episode 8, "Yucca Valley." Creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Visitor, each followers of the early '00s teen drama that made Ben McKenzie, Adam Brody, Mischa Barton, and Rachel Bilson superstars, verify it was an intentional needle drop.

"Notably the opening credit of The O.C., I bear in mind watching and simply considering was so unimaginable," Visitor says. "It was an incredible present and actually, I bought excited concerning the concept of utilizing one other present's theme track as our theme track for one episode, as a result of it's the place our credit play."

Visitor provides that they used that track with the aim of viewers recognizing it and remembering The O.C. "Hopefully there are some audiences on the market who may have their heartstrings pulled as they join with that theme," he says.

The creators additionally liked how the lyrics completely line up with Simon's (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) scenario at first of the finale, having simply unintentionally destroyed the Marvel Man set — and any probability he had at Hollywood success — together with his no-longer-secret powers.

"To me, the theme works due to the location of it," Cretton says. "It’s nearly scoring the facade that this dreamer, in that second, is rarely going to achieve. That track simply has come to signify a lot of what the dream of this place seems like, however in that second, it really feels actually tragic."

After a flashback to Simon's childhood when he noticed the unique Marvel Man in theaters, the finale jumps again to the current as he reels from dropping management of his powers on the set of the Marvel Man remake. As Simon drives by means of Hollywood, the unmistakable opening piano notes of Phantom Planet's hit that turned greatest referred to as The O.C.'s theme track begin enjoying.

The lyrics kick in as Simon's greatest pal and Marvel Man costar Trevor (Sir Ben Kingsley) arrives on set, shocked to see the harm that might have solely been wrought by Simon's powers. Because the Marvel Man opening credit flash onscreen, Simon continues driving by means of Hollywood, grappling with the thought that he not solely simply exploded his once-promising appearing profession, but in addition that he's about to be arrested and locked up by the Division of Harm Management, who’re already on their solution to examine the incident.

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Simon is indignant, regretful, and disillusioned at his lack of management. He hits his steering wheel repeatedly as he makes his getaway, whereas DODC brokers arrive on the scene. Simon lastly arrives residence by the point that information reviews announce a manhunt is underway.

He, in fact, assumes he's the one being hunted, however he's unaware that Trevor already filmed and launched a manifesto video, changing into the Mandarin as soon as once more, publicly taking credit score for what he calls a terrorist assault on Hollywood, all so he can save Simon.

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By the top of the finale, Trevor was fired from the Marvel Man remake, and his function was recast with Joe "Joey Pants" Pantoliano. The film was successful, launching Simon's profession as an A-list actor. However he can't cease fascinated by Trevor, who was locked up by the DODC.

Simon finally phases a jailbreak, busting Trevor out of the top-secret desert jail and flying them each away to security.

California, right here they arrive.

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