It seems like I am always thanking the TVgasm readers for something or other, and I have to say that I once again have all of my thanks to give for finally pushing me into the world that is Veronica Mars. In retrospect, I never should have needed the push in the first place. After all, this show is right in my wheelhouse. I could go on and on for a long time why I didn't try the show, and why I am now hooked only four episodes in (one from last season and the first three this year), but the TVgasm readers were not the ones who needed the convincing. So thanks for getting me hooked on Neptune High, and thanks for being such fanatics that UPN kept this show alive for a second season. If I ever see you out in Los Angeles, I'll have to buy you a drink.
Veronica has had a lot to think about so far this year. She finds out her boyfriend's dad killed her best friend; she then broke up with him and started seeing his best friend. Did I mention that she only barely escaped being killed in a tragic bus accident? And that all of that happened all in the first episode? You had me at hello, Veronica Mars, you had me at hello. Either that or you complete me, I forget which.
Anyway, things have settled down a little bit for Veronica, so she has settled into the normal routine for any high school senior, namely she is fretting about what she is going to do after graduation. She knows that she wants to go to college, but because she has spent so much of her time helping others (that altruistic bitch), she is a little light on the extracurricular activities. Time for Veronica to start thinking about doing something after school, or during lunch time or whenever these groups meet. She's not crazy about sports, so it's going to have to be something academic. Why not the Future Business Leaders of America?
Sure Veronica really doesn't seem like she's a FBLA type, but it has to be better than the French Club, who probably spend their time discussing the latest and greatest from Marcel Marceaux, not that I know anybody who made THAT mistake. Besides, FBLA has Duncan Kane, and if you are going to spend a boring hour after school, why not spend it with the one you love and the one who loves you. Bonus that they are even the same person. Like everything else in this show, this little after-school group demonstrates the huge class divide within Neptune. Dick Casablancas is there to talk about his real estate investment company and real estate investment trusts. I could care less about the details, but I am sure that you will be able to Google for more information.
The meeting goes off without a hitch, but Cassidy Casablancas, or Beaver as his friends and the people who like to pick on him call him, stops Veronica afterwards and asks her for some help. Dear old Cassidy is really upset that his dad may have married a gold digger, and even though there is no crime in taking advantage of horny, middle-aged men, Beaver thinks that there is a lot more that is going on. He found a condom wrapper in the living room, and even though his brother, Dick, is well known for those sorts of proclivities, he still thinks something is going on, but he doesn't know how to get the proof. By the way, snaps to Veronica for using "proclivities" in a sentence. Her use of such language, usually saved for SAT questions and papers freshmen like to write in their first week in college, only adds to the allure, don't you think?
Veronica had decided to take some time off from crime fighting, but when Beaver offers her money, she can't refuse, especially when she eventually negotiates a $1000 price. For somebody who was busy solving her own rape and her best friend's murder, this whole adultery thing is no big deal. So far the day is going well, and nobody has died, or at least nobody that Veronica knows about. As she is about to leave school, the deputy tells her that the sheriff wants to see her.
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Comments (19)
Still love this show...another stellar episode...
1 of 19 | Posted by smithie | Posted on October 14, 2005 3:34 PM
Wow, this season is gonna be good! I cannot wait to see waht happens, good job on the recap.
2 of 19 | Posted by Melissa | Posted on October 14, 2005 3:46 PM
Good recap, but I have to wonder if you've seen season one. Logan is appealing not because of his looks, or because he's troubled and tortured (although that's his appeal for some people), but because he's funny and interesting . . . unlike the donut. Who's neither.
And I think Logan and Duncan's fight looked stupid because neither one of them wanted to hurt the other. Duncan was just making a show because Logan slammed his abilities in the sack and also sort of implied something bad about Veronica. Or maybe Duncan was just looking for an excuse to go after Logan because of his constant cracks about V. Anyway . . . great episode.
3 of 19 | Posted by Lynn | Posted on October 14, 2005 7:04 PM
Lynn,
I covered my knowledge of season one in the first paragraph. My knowledge is lacking from last season, but that doesn't mean I can't call it like I see it. Logan is still a douchebag pee-pee head.
Neiner.
-J
4 of 19 | Posted by J-Unit | Posted on October 14, 2005 10:05 PM
Seriously....
It was beyond awesome, made Lost look like The Swan
5 of 19 | Posted by Get season 1 on dvd | Posted on October 15, 2005 2:12 AM
J-Unit, please tell me you clicked on the Logan biography link. It is too funny, and should not be missed. And it explains a LOT.
6 of 19 | Posted by nina | Posted on October 15, 2005 6:33 AM
Sorry but since you have basically no knowledge of season one I highly doubt you have the credentials to "call if like you see it" when it comes to Logan. He's alot more than one dimensional than you're making him out to be. Most fans fell for him and what JD brought to the character slowly each week last year. (It's called peeling back the layers) I'm guessing you saw the pilot and skipped to this season??? Sad that you didn't give yourself the chance to get in tune with what the RT and the writers wanted you to see in regards to him....
7 of 19 | Posted by julie | Posted on October 15, 2005 12:31 PM
J-unit, well done review! Yes, the paramours Duncan and Logan did have a girlie-man fight. Good pickup. Hope you can watch the 1st season sometime, and in fact, as a critic, there is a chance a note to Warner Bros may snare you a free DVD set...just saying, guy....
As you watch the show, you'll see they have some really good writing and great continuity. They also do some clever prop gags and shout-outs fans and critics have enjoyed picking out. Like Veronica serving up a slice of cherry pie while obsessing about mortality as a foreshadowing in episode 2 of her bus crash investigation and 1st time (conscious, drug-free) sex with Donut (Uggh!).
The show also has some fine actors. Kristen Bell gets the most notice, as she should, but the guys who play her Dad, Logan, Cassidy, and Sheriff Lamb are Really Good!
Anyways, enjoy, my man. If you are to rot your brain watching TV, may as well do it with a great show.
8 of 19 | Posted by C-Ford | Posted on October 15, 2005 1:39 PM
I agree that you need to get your hands on the DVD before 'calling it how you see it', because your recaps reads like someone who doesn't know the show or the characters. It is not the issue of not liking Logan, it's a point of making a quick decision about a very complex character off of just a couple of episodes. If you knew the show, you would know that Neptune is full of imperfect characters, including Veronica. That is what makes it so great.
Also, you would know that the person who was with Alicia in Chicago name is Keith not Kevin.
9 of 19 | Posted by Tiesha | Posted on October 15, 2005 1:40 PM
I just figured out why they call that kid "Beaver". Loved the recap-love this show!
10 of 19 | Posted by Dana | Posted on October 15, 2005 6:50 PM
Great re-cap! I thoroughly enjoyed it, and you may still hate Logan after watching the season one DVDs, but I still think they are absoultley necessary to fully appreciate season two :)
Glad that you seemed to have jumped on board with those of us that have deemed this show Crack-TV. Its great stuff, cannot wait until next week! :)
11 of 19 | Posted by Barbra | Posted on October 15, 2005 7:22 PM
I saw Season 1 and I detest Logan so it really is just a matter of opinion.
12 of 19 | Posted by Tina | Posted on October 15, 2005 8:19 PM
J-Unit,
When Logan made the "didn't plug her right the first time" comment, he wasn't just slamming Duncan's less-than-stellar skills in the sack. He was referring to last season when Duncan and Veronica had sex on GHB and V thought she had been raped... making him an even bigger douchebag. Still more interesting than wooden donut though.
13 of 19 | Posted by Sheila | Posted on October 16, 2005 9:51 AM
Darn it!!! I hate that you not liking Logan is going to ruin my day. I hate myself
14 of 19 | Posted by stacy | Posted on October 16, 2005 2:57 PM
Re; Logan's penis-headed douche-bag status --what a perfect analogy J-Unit.
I have watched all of Season One and Two--and have never been able to grasp why V. went for Logan--or why there are so many female fans who dig on Mr. Lanky. He is so smarmy and just plain ewwww! Whenever he and V got into a clinch i would undergo intense bouts of involuntary gagging and retching.
Duncan may not be a Bad Boy--but at least he is tolerable. unlike Pee-Pee Head.
15 of 19 | Posted by Virginia Andersen | Posted on October 16, 2005 4:44 PM
Season 1 is on DVD now people, go buy it and catch up, and see why Logan is superior to Duncan :) !!
16 of 19 | Posted by Michele | Posted on October 16, 2005 7:03 PM
Welcome to the wonderful world of Veronica Mars, J-Unit. Although Logan v. Duncan is a matter of taste, you really should watch season 1 on dvd just because it is unbelievably awesome.
17 of 19 | Posted by callygirl | Posted on October 17, 2005 7:30 AM
I went to the little screencap memoir of Logan, very cute, but what the heck is a woobie?
18 of 19 | Posted by smithie | Posted on October 17, 2005 11:05 AM
It's absolutely crucial to watch season 1 to have an opinion about Logan. This guy has so many layers - and RT (w/his writing staff) did such a wonderful job showing them over a full season. Get yourselves the DVDs!
Loved this episode. Best so far this season.
19 of 19 | Posted by itsartemis | Posted on October 24, 2005 5:28 AM