Love Hurts...and Burns Too - 
by J-Unit
When I recommend that people watch Veronica Mars, I always tell them to start with the Season One DVD. It's very difficult to explain for somebody who hasn't lived through the experience, but the final three or four episodes pull together so many parts of the mystery and bring forth so many different emotions, it becomes more than just a TV show; it's an experience. Laugh at me if you want to, because I did the same thing last year, but it really is true. I was lucky to have it on DVD because the only thing interrupting my need for more Veronica Mars was sleep and hygiene, and it is KILLING me to have to wait an entire week to get my fix. If I haven't gushed enough already, you can probably tell that I loved this episode. Mystery, romance, intrigue, antibiotics; this episode had something for everybody. And since things are really getting complicated, I have to warn you that the recap is long, but oh was this episode worth it.
So, did you ever hear the one about Veronica Mars and Chlamydia? It goes like this. There was this girl named Veronica Mars. She went to the doctor. The doctor said she had Chlamydia.
OK, so maybe that wasn't funny, but it's true. Veronica's doctor told her about the diagnosis, and being told you have an STD is bad enough, but for Veronica, who hasn't really had any sort of love life besides the kind you find in the top drawer, it's has to be even worse. If you get an STD when you're sexually active, at least you can say that you had some fun getting in trouble. Unfortunately, since the symptoms may not show up for months, if at all, Veronica has no clue how she might have contracted the disease, especially since she said she and Duncan always used protection. Besides, Duncan wouldn't cheat on her, would he?
As Veronica said, the saying goes "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade", but she can't figure out anything to make if life gives you Chlamydia. But as bad as Veronica's problems may be, Mac is the one living the nightmare. She is stuck going to the prom with Butters. Being the principal's son is difficult enough when you are cool, but when your biggest claim to fame is a radio show of declining quality, life can be hell. Is one cell phone interceptor worth all of that trouble? The prom is one thing, but dinner on a replica pirate ship? That is a whole different ballgame.
Is there any hope for Mac? Well, aside from suggesting Medieval Times instead of a pirate ship, there isn't much she can do to get out of this. Luckily her classmates have decided to help her out, although in an indirect way. There were so many alcohol violations during the senior class trip to Magic Mountain that they administration has decided to cancel the prom.
Keith got a phone call to come to the Camelot Hotel, scene of many Veronica Mars greatest moments, starting with the opening shot of the entire series. And who could forget that forbidden, steamy first kiss between Veronica and Logan[NOT Duncan, thanks Mark. sorry, i still mix up the names]? There have been plenty of low moments as well, like when Veronica realized her mom had some relations there with Jake Kane. This time around, the person having extra-marital relations was none other than Woody Goodman. Keith got there to find Woody in his underwear, and a woman who was not his wife passed out on the bed.
At least she's not dead
As a private investigator, Keith is not exactly scared to use methods that aren't entirely legal to get the job done, as witnessed by his breaking and entering into Kendall's house last week, but he always uses his discretion. Woody hired him to save Terrence Cook's name, so when Woody asks Keith to take the girl to the hospital to avoid the scandal, Keith balks at first. Woody assures Keith that he is only doing this because he wants to save the incorporation bid, and so Keith agrees to drop this woman off at the hospital.
Woody wasn't the only Goodman asking a member of the Mars family for advice. Gia was having a problem with a stalker and wanted some help from Veronica. She did a karaoke and dedicated the song to what she thought was a table of cute guys. She sang "Can't Get You Out of My Head", and ironically, it looks like somebody is having that same problem with Gia. As an aside, I have always hated Gia's style in clothing, so let me be the first to congratulate her on picking something that doesn't make her look like a big Olive Oyl doll.
Veronica agrees to help out with Gia's problem and heads to her dad's office to pick up some equipment. While she's there, Kendall Casablancas shows up and demands her hard drive back, or she'll press charges. Keith is ready to call her bluff because she, you know, sent somebody in to kill him. I am not sure what is so important on that hard drive that Kendall needs. She has to realize that Keith probably already went through all the files or even made copies, so there has to be something hidden that Kendall thinks only she has access to. Seeing that Keith is not going to back down, Kendall decides to leave, but is giving Keith until Friday before she escalates things.
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