Lindsay Wheeler Gardner is a fictional character who was featured during the second season of the FOX series, The O.C., played by Shannon Lucio. She is the daughter of Renee Wheeler and Caleb Nichol.
Creator Josh Schwartz described Lindsay as "a working-class, middle-class girl who comes to Harbor School, who's really smart and may challenge Ryan to use his brain instead of his fists."
As Lindsay is introduced to Newport and viewers of The O.C. i...
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Lindsay Wheeler Gardner is a fictional character who was featured during the second season of the FOX series, The O.C., played by Shannon Lucio. She is the daughter of Renee Wheeler and Caleb Nichol.
Creator Josh Schwartz described Lindsay as "a working-class, middle-class girl who comes to Harbor School, who's really smart and may challenge Ryan to use his brain instead of his fists."
As Lindsay is introduced to Newport and viewers of The O.C. in season 2, she is shown as a studious and socially-struggling new arrival at Harbor High School. In comparison to most students, she is also shown to be from a less economically-advantageous upbringing. Her contrast with fellow students somewhat mirrored the acclamation of Ryan Atwood during the previous season. Over the course of the season, Ryan becomes a love interest for Lindsay. The relationship between the two — at first tense — begins to blossom, only to be derailed by the revelation that Lindsay is potentially the illegitimate...
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