Laguna Beach Season 3 Episode Recaps

Here you will find summary recaps of Seasib 3 that has been aired so far on Laguna Beach.

Episode 1: The Thrill Of The Hunt Recaps

Back on the sunny beaches of California, Laguna's next generation doesn't waste any time ranking on the drama-meter. While Tessa works on her tan with her best friend, Raquel, she ponders going to her ex-friend Kyndra's barbeque. Worried about heading into enemy territory alone, Tessa says she'll only enter the popular clique's turf with Raquel by her side. Even though Raquel doesn't want to show up uninvited, the two ultimately decide they're willing to take the risk to see the guys.

Popular girls Kyndra and Cami spend time shopping and gossiping before the party. Cami freaks at Kyndra's inviting Tessa, but moves on to a more important subject - Cameron. Kyndra keeps crushing on the popular jock despite his being involved Jessica (yes, that Jessica). Meanwhile, Jessica meets up with Alex M., Alex H., and Taylor for lunch, where she dishes on being with Cameron. Her friends rag on her for dating a younger guy, but she doesn't seem to care.

As Cameron and Kelan shoot some hoops, Kelan teases him about playing the field. He's talking to both Jessica and Kyndra, but taking Jessica out to dinner at night. When his phone later rings on their sushi date, Jessica steals his phone and starts reading through Kyndra's text messaged. She smells something fishy and confronts him, saying she learned a lot about guys form her ex, Jason.

Before The party, Tessa makes a stop at Nick G.'s house, where Chase is holding band practice. The two take five and go outside to catch up. When he asks her if she's going to Kyndra's barbeque, Tessa says that she's hesitant to go since they've driftd apart and the girls have been mean. Chase responds that girls are 'sketchy', and the two exchange a meaningful glance.

At the barbeque, the popular girls welcome in the crowd of boys. But the girls aren't happy for long. When Tessa shows up with Raquel, Kyndra gets heated. The party divides, with Kyndra's clique on the sofa loudly trash talking Raquel and Tessa. Knowing they aren't wanted, Tessa and crew leave. Then, with a little flirting, Cameron convinces the girls to hit the hot tub. While Jessica thinks Kyndra is 'butt hurting' over not having Cameron, he shakes up the situation by revealing to Kelan that he stayed overnight at Kyndra's after the party.

After the barbeque incident, Tessa and Raquel remember why they aren't friends with girls like Kyndra, who later brags to Cami about hooking up with Cameron. Kyndra doesn't seem to care about Jessica - she's just enjoying the hunt. Meanwhile, Jessica watches over Cameron with her friend Courteney while they're on the beach. She's excited about how easy it seems with Cameron, and Courteney says Jessica's never looked happier. Little does she know what happened at Kyndra's...

Episode 2: Who Wants to Date a Rock Star? Recaps

With her 17th birthday just around the cornder, there isn't anything Tessa wants more then to spend her special day with her best friend and old flame Chase. Over lunch with Rocky, Tessa confesses that she still has feelings for Chase, but who wants to date a rocker?

Over at Kyndra's house, she is getting ready to hang out with Cameron. While she stresses out over making sure she looks perfect, she is quick to point out that even though they're going out together alone, they aren't technically going out on a date. During their 'outing', Kyndra makes it to a point to find out if Cameron is with Jessica. While Jessica might not agree, Cameron swears he has never dated her, and they only really ever hooked up once.

Later on at band practice, Chase gets a phone call from Rocky, who says that Tessa's surprise party has gotten the green light, and that he needs to go out of his way to make Tessa believe he isn't going to be around on the night of her big day. When Tessa and Chase meet up at the Koffee Klatch, Chase apologizes to Tessa, saying he'll have to miss her birthday because he'll be busy with his band Open Air Stereo. She seems bummed, but says she understands how important Chase's band is to him.

No one is more annoyed about Rocky's throwing a surprise party for Tessa than Cami and Kyndra. While laying out by Kyndra's pool, the two can't get over how tacky they think the invitations are. They are disgusted by the 'tastelessness' of the whole orderal, and aren't even sure they're going to attend. As far as Kyndra's concerned, the only real reason to go to Tessa's party would be to see Cameron.

The hour of the party is closing in, and Open Air Stereo has set up their grear, the decorations are in order, and Rocky has received a call letting her know that Tessa is less than a minute away. When the birthday girl walks through the front door of her party, she is completely shocked and taken aback by the crowd. Eventually the party moves downstairs where the band is rocking out and everyone is partying - even Cami and Kyndra. Midway through the set, Chase calls Tessa up on stage, and with little convincing, the entire party joins Chase in singing happy birthday. Well, except for Cami and Kyndra, who decides this is the time to ditch.

The next day, Tessa is still having trouble believing that previous night's party actually happened, and is happy that she celebrated her birthday with all her friends, most importantly Chase. Later on at dinner, Chase and Tessa talk about how important they are to each other. Just when conversation seems to be heading in the direction of romance, Chase's phone starts to ring. Even though things seem to be going well between the two of them, it looks as though any next steps might have to wait. Open Air Stereo is getting bigger than ever, and Chase's commitment to the band isn't going to leave much room for anything else.

Episode 3: We're Gonna Crash A Party Recaps

It's Christmas time, and the Laguna gang is getting ready to spread the holiday spirit with a few parties. When Tessa and Raquel are stringing lights for Rocky's annual party, Tessa confesses that she and Chase are probably just better off being friends. Going over the night ahead, Rocky hopes Kyndra and Cami aren't planning on dropping in uninvited, wanting to avoid drama.

Meanwhile, Kyndra and Cami are out shopping for the festivities. Kyndra's going over the invites for her party the next night, and - surprise, surprise - Jessica, Raquel and Tessa don't make the cut. But, even though they want to avoid having 'stupid people' at their party, the two throw around the idea of crashing Rocky's party for laughs.

On the basketball court, the boys tell Cameron he's back in the 'circle of trust' ... as long as he doesn't plan on dating Jessica anymore. They rag on him for wanting to hang out with her over the guys, but Cameron doesn't seem to want to stop seeing her. At Raquel's house, she and Tessa bake up a storm while gushing over Rocky's new boyfriend, Alex.

The group at Raquel's is having a blast in the basement until dynamic duo Kyndra and Cami drop in with the boys. So much for staying clear of drama - Cami doesn't wait long to start a fight, claiming Rocky's friend Stephanie called her dirty. Kyndra immediately confronts Stephanie about the situation, telling her to apologize. When Stephanie starts to cry, Rocky keeps her cool, but Cami's not satisfied. Kyndra grabs Cameron and her crew bails out early. When Raquel and Tessa recap the night, the two decide they definitely don't want to show at Kyndra's. Instead, Raquel heads out on a date with Alex. At dinnder, he confesses how much he likes her, even if she does have a tendency to nag.

At Kyndra's party, Cami runs through last night's drama for the tenth time to anyone who will listen. Kyndra is all over Cameron, who's being teased about Jessica yet again. Even though he swears that he's not trying to go out with her, he decides to head over to Jessica'S house in the middle of Kyndra's party. Kyndra and Cameron get into a fight over it, and he leaves early.

The next morning, Kyndra claims she's over Cameron, and complains about the Laguna guys all being tagged as un- dateable. At a restaurant, Jessica and Cameron discuss the night before. When he says he's had a falling out with Kyndra, Jessica jokes about him denying a hook up. Cameron admits she isn't far from the truth, saying wouldn't be fair to Jessica to be fooling around with Kyndra. Jessica glows from the news, and the two make plans to 'hang out' that night.

Episode 4: Old Friends, New Crushes Recaps

With all the holiday drama out of the way, perhaps the tensions between the Laguna cliques will ease up long enough for old friends to reconnect.

During a visit by sister LC, Breanna spills the beans about her falling out with former best friend Raquel, who caused the rift by not showing up to her sweet 16 party. LC advises her sister to invite Raquel to her pool party and to straighten things out.

Breanna later reaches out to Raquel, who is enjoying a quiet day at the beach with new boyfriend Alex. The two make lunch plans to discuss the state of their friendship and the pool party. After the call, Raquel tells Alex that when she started hanging out with Tessa, she felt abandoned by Breanna.

Meanwhile, Chase tries to help out Kelan with his love life by giving him the extra nudge he needs to make the first moves on Lexie. Chase convinces Kelan to let him organize a group dinner date, and when Lexie accepts, Kelan looks happy, but is hesitant.

At lunch Breanna and Raquel finally talk about their problems. Breanna says she felt betrayed by Raquel's affinity for Tessa, and Raquel admits that she needed Tessa's support, especially at the sweet 16, because her other friends began to write her off. With Breanna beginning to get emotional, the two agree to make amends.

After lunch, Raquel confides in Tessa while Breanna turns to Lexie. Both confidants are hesitant of the reconciliation and warn their friends not to trust the other.

That night Lexie, Kelan, Chase and Tara head out for a fancy French dinner together. The girls and Chase are excited about the restaurant, but Kelan seems less so. Feeling out of touch with the high maintenance environment, he comes across as a bit standoffish, and then annoys the girls by taking a cell phone call at the table. Chase encourages Kelan to make a play for Lexie, but it only serves to make him even more uncomfortable.

At the next day's pool party, Lexie ask Breanna about Raquel, but Breanna is more concerned with enjoying herself and says she doesn't know, or care, if Raquel shows up. Raquel, on the other hand bucks Tessa's advice and turns the other cheek, telling Alex on the way to the party how excited she is to end the feud with Breanna.

But, when they arrive, Raquel and Alex are not greeted by Breanna, or anyone else, for that matter. After being ignored for a while, they decide to leave. When Raquel goes out of her way to say goodbye, Breanna goes out of her way to dodge her. As a disappointed Raquel drives away, Breanna seems unfazed.

Episode 5: Kiss And Don't Tell Recaps

Since it's been a while since Tessa has done any modeling, she is nervous when she's asked to come to San Diego to do some runway work. Fortunately, she has friends, including ex-boyfriend Cameron, coming along for support.

While packing for the trip, Tessa gets a visit from Chase who is intrigued that her weekend plans include Cameron. When she explains she's been friends with Cameron for a long time, Chase is quick to point out that they've been friends even longer.

On the way to San Diego, Cameron tells Nick W. he's been annoyed with Jessica, and his friend advises him to cut her loose. At the fashion show, they agree that they think Tessa is attractive, and she seems taken aback by Cameron's presence when heading down the runway wearing a huge smile.

Later, while Rocky finishes getting ready for a night out, Cameron and Tessa reminisce about their romance a few summers back. When the gang - which also includes Stephen, Nick W., Raquel, Alex, Cameron, and Tessa - heads out to dinner at Dick's Last Resort, waiter Taco grills them on who's hooking up. Later, Taco clears the table to press Tessa, who reluctantly admits she has a crush on Cameron.

Meanwhile, over dinner back in Laguna, Jessica is bummed out because Cameron hasn't called from San Diego, and Alex H. tries to distract her by asking about what she looks for in a guy. Jessica lists all of Cameron's physical and personality traits, and Alex H. tells her they're made for one another.

After dinner in San Diego, the group heads back to the hotel to decide what to do with the rest of their night. When things start to heat up between Cameron and Tessa, Raquel convinces everyone to leave so they can have some privacy.

In the morning, a glowing Tessa admits to Rocky that she really likes Cameron. Unfortunately, Cameron tells Nick W. that he feels guilty about the hook up and says he is going to make a point to not let anything come of it.

At home, Cameron meets up with Jessica at the beach where she asks him right off the bat if he hooked uo with Tessa. Cameron denies the encounter, and tells Jessica he has a hard time getting close to her because he feels like she shuts him out. He also tells her that although they once dated, nothing would happen with Tessa again and they agree to just enjoy the rest of their time hanging out.

Episode 6: Headed For Heartbreak Recaps

With Cameron still chasing Jessica, and trying to avoid Tessa, he's not the only person in Laguna falling back to old flings. Kyndra admits to Cami that she has plans to meet up with her ex-boyfriend Tyler later in the week. Convinced that Tyler will just break Kyndra's heart again, Cami quickly advises her friend to make the same mistake more than once.

Meanwhile, Tessa's feelings for Cameron are as strong as they were after their big hook up in San Diego. Not being able to contain her giddiness she reveals her newest crush to Raquel's mom. When Raquel's mom expresses her concern over whether Cameron is looking for a girlfriend or just playing the field, Tessa says she isn't sure.

Later on Alex H. and Jessica meet up for coffee to discuss Jessica's relationship with Cameron. Jessica says she likes hanging out with Cameron but is turned off by him still being in high school. Even though she really likes him, Jessica says she is hesitant to make an appearance at his birthday party, after somce convincing from Alex H. she decides to go.

Candace and Cami are concerned about Kyndra. They are worried that she's going to fall into the same vicious circle with Tyler, and that he's going to break her heart again. The girls decide that ultimately they can't protect Kyndra, and they'll have to let her make her own mistakes.

Later that night, Tyler and Kyndra spend an evening alone grilling steaks and talking about their past. Kyndra is taken off guard when Tyler asks her if she would consider starting their relationship again, she hastily answers him with a kiss.

The next night things are already bumpy for Kyndra and Tyler before they can make their way through their first date back as a couple. Over the course of their sushi dinner, Kyndra brings up their age difference in conversation. Tyler, who is several years older, tells Kyndra that he has moved past their age difference and that she ruined the dinner.

Over at Cameron's house the birthday party is in full swing. Jessica arrives mid way through the festivities and is welcomed by Cameron and friends. When Tessa shows up at the party with Raquel and Alex, she is eager to hang out with Cameron for the first time since they've returned from San Diego. Tessa makes her way to the back porch and watches from a distance as Cameron and Jessica affectionately cuddle up together. Disappointed with Cameron, Tessa opts to quickly retreat from the party, and not wish him a happy birthday.

The next day Tessa confides in Raquel that she is bummed about the previous night at Cameron's party. Raquel eventually encourages Tessa to call Cameron on the phone, but when she does; her call is intercepted by Cameron's friend Nick W. who makes up a story about Cameron not being available to talk. After stressing to Nick W. that she needs to talk to Cameron urgently Tessa hangs up the phone, she is left in near tears while Cameron and his crew head down the beach for a carefree game of volleyball.

Episode 7: Hook Ups and Cover-Ups Recaps

While cooler temperatures head in, things are just beginning to heat up in Laguna. It's time for Winter Formal, the one dance where it's tradition for the girls to ask the guys. But with so few solid relationships going on, it's all up in the air about who will ask whom - and who they'll end up with at the end of the night.

As Cami, Kyndra, and Candace chat it up about dresses, dates and dancing, Cami predicts that Kyndra will break the ties to her out-of-high-school boyfriend Tyler and hook up with Cameron. Kyndra laughs and says she hopes she can make it through the night without Tyler killing her.

Now that Tessa knows how much of a player Cameron is, she has decided to distance her self from guys in general and head off to the dance by herself. While helping her best friend Chase pick out the perfect shirt for the formal, the two discuss their respective plans for dates. Chase informs Tessa that he has a date and after a brief awkward silence, quickly changes the subject.

It is tradition in Laguna for the girls to come up with imaginative ways to ask the guys to the winter formal, and this year is no exception. Lexie has her eye on Kelan and has decided to ask him by decorating his car with streamers, balloons, and washable non toxic paints. Kyndra on the other hand decorates a pizza with a message on it and delivers it to her friend Derek's house. Raquel keeps it simple by planning a picnic for her boyfriend Alex at the beach.

Tyler and his sister Nikki are talking about her formal plans over lunch when a twinge of his jealous streak emerges. When Tyler tells Nikki that Kyndra admitted to thinking Cameron was cute, Nikki agress to keep her eye on Kyndra for her bro. Later at the beach, Kyndra promises Tyler she's not going to dance like a "crazy girl" at the formal; the two make plans to meet up at Cami's after party.

It's time for the formal and the strech Excursion limos make their entrances, Cameron and Kyndra are flirting heavily with each other right off the bat. At the dance Kyndra whispers 'I love you', to Cameron. Annoyed with Kyndra's flirting, Nikki steps up and takes a stand for her brother.

At Cami's after-party, Kyndra secretly tells Cami she needs to go to church because she's "sinned" with Cameron on the dance floor. But when Nikki confronts her, Kyndra says the only mistake she made that night was not bringing Tyler to the dance. Fully knowing what went down on the dance floor, Nikki tells Kyndra that if she's going to cheat on Tyler, then they should just break up.

The next morning, Raquel and Tessa dish about the dance. Raquel, who traditionally hates formals, gushes about the amazing time she had with her boyfriend Alex. On the other hand solemn Tessa quickly moves past her below-average night to thoughts of her upcoming prom.

Meanwhile Cami unknowingly shares Tessa's view of the formal, and admits to Candace it was the least fun she's ever had at a dance. The only excitement of the night seemed to come from Candace witnessing Kyndra giving Cameron a hickey on the dance floor.

The next day at lunch, Kyndra and Nikki face off over coffee to discuss the previous night's events. Despite what the marks on Cameron's neck show, Kyndra tries to convince Nikki that no one hooked up at the formal. Frustrated with her lies, Nikki tells Kyndra she saw them at the formal dancing closely with each other. Unwilling to own up to the previous nights events, Kyndra tells herself and Nikki over and over that she's a good girl and nothing happened.

Episode 8: Spies, Lies and Alibis Recaps

It's Valentine's Day in Laguna Beach, which means love - and drama - is in the air. Kyndra and Tyler have a dinner party planned for the day of romance, but with Kyndra's latest hookup, Cameron, on the guest list, it looks like disaster is on the menu.

Kyndra lets off some stream at the gym when she tells Cami how irritated she is about Nikki reporting back to her brother Tyler concerning the events of the Winter Formal. Kyndra wishes that Nikki would at least come to her directly instead of running and telling Tyler, but Cami points out that Kyndra would lie to Nikki anyway.

Nick W. and Cameron discuss the upcoming party when Cameron gets a call from Jessica, who informs him that she has a missed call on her phone from Cami. Cameron acts just as confused about the missed call, and after hanging up, he tells Nick it's probably because of the rumors that are spreading.

Cami and Nikki shop for the party and, of course, gossip about the Tyler-Kyndra-Cameron triangle. Cami tells Nikki about the recent fight Kyndra and Tyler had because of Nikki's spy work, and Nikki says how hard it is to be stuck in the middle of her friend and her brother.

With Kyndra confident the fight is behind them, she treats Tyler to a pre-Valentine's Day dinner. But a bitter Tyler makes his unhappiness known by barely talking, refusing her gift and finally asking to get their meals boxed up early. When she tells him again that she did not hook up with Cameron, Tyler's only response is "whatever," followed by silence. The next day, Kyndra receives a similar response when she asks Tyler if she can invite Cameron to the party.

Meanwhile, all the girls in Laguna prepare for V-night, from Cami & Co. placing bets on Kyndra and Tyler's inevitable fight, to Raquel professing her love for Alex to Tessa. During their romantic dinner, Alex admits he's not one to wear his emotions on his sleeve, but grabs Raquel's hands and reads her "Live and Love" bracelet aloud before asking her, "Do you live and love?" Raquel responds by telling Alex she loves him for the first time in their relationship, after a few awkward seconds pass, a hesitant looking Alex reciprocates the sentiment.

But love isn't everywhere in Laguna, especially when Cameron shows up at the party. During the dinner portion of the Valentine festivities Nick W. and Cameron laugh about how Tyler is "gnarly." Afterwards, everyone heads inside to shoot pool while Kyndra and Cameron remain behind for a few minutes. When Kyndra tries to talk to Cameron, he is fairly unresponsive, so Kyndra blows him off and tells him to come inside when he's done eating. When Kyndra and Tyler meet up inside he accuses her of being too busy with Cameron to be around him. Kyndra swears she's been downstairs the whole time, but Tyler's in no mood to listen to her excuses and says the relationship isn't working.

The next day, Alex and a friend recap Alex and Raquel's date while skateboarding, and Tessa and Raquel do the same on the beach. Even though they both agree on how romantic the date was, Alex says he's "not falling in love," while Raquel obviously feels otherwise.

Things are far from perfect when Tyler and Kyndra sit down poolside the day after the dinner party. As they start to talk about their relationship Tyler reveals that he knows that Kyndra lied to him and that he wants to end their relationship. Kyndra tries to explain herself but Tyler has already made up his mind, instead of arguing the point any further Tyler asks Kyndra to leave.
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