Pleasuring Inanimate Objects Is So 2005 - 
by J-Unit
It's been way too long since we have had the pleasure of a new episode of Veronica Mars. Unfortunately for those of us who prefer quality writing as opposed to repetitive renditions of the hits of Stevie Wonder, we had to sit tight until American Idol wound itself down to only a couple of hours a week. One of the difficulties for Veronica Mars is that it is nearly impossible to match the interest and intrigue of the Lily Kane murder now that we are in our second season. The Bus crash, the Fitzpatricks, the fall of Weevil; I guess it is OK. But really, it doesn't matter to me because I started watching this show before I knew how great the first season was. However, now that we have taken care of Duncan and Meg, brought Wallace back home, and have Mac and Beaver hooking up, I really do believe that things will be can't miss from here on out.
In our last episode, we learned that Logan has his eyes on Hannah. I had thought that he was simply falling for another blonde as a substitute for Veronica, but we learned that Hannah is Hannah Griffith, and her father is the one who said he witnessed Logan on that bridge with Felix. He also happens to be in bed with the Fitzpatrick's. Logan is still interested in Hannah, as evidenced by their intense smooch session at the beginning of the episode, but we can't tell how much of that is for Hannah (who is cute), or to get at her dad. We do know that Logan wonders what her dad thinks of their relationship, and when Logan learns that Hannah's dad hasn't said much about it, he looks a little upset.
They've only just begun...
However, all of that will be coming later. This is Veronica Mars, and like most people in high school, she is dealing with constant drama. The latest thing causing a stir at Neptune is the diary of a girl named Marlena. Marlena is on the pep squad, and she harbored what was until very recently a secret crush on Madison Sinclair. I guess people weren't calling Marlena "Lizzy" because her middle name is Beth.
So exactly what happened? Was the outing of Marlena part of the normal high school ritual of finding enjoyment in the misery of others? Well, this is Veronica Mars, so there is more to it than that. There has been a string of pizza delivery boy muggings, and one of the people who were mugged, Ryan, happened to run a chat room for gay and lesbian students at Neptune. He carried a list with him in his wallet, and since he hasn't caught on to the idea of a thumb drive with biometric encryption, a few names got out. Since then, all of the gay students have received blackmail letters, threatening to expose them if they didn't pay ten thousand dollars. Marlena refused to pay, and now she was exposed.
One of the things I love about Veronica is that she seems to enjoy the benefits of a free-market economy, and so once Ryan says that the gay students are willing to pay $100 each if Veronica will find the blackmailer, she takes on the case. Since the pizza boy muggings and the blackmail seemed to be related, Veronica starts by trying to find a pattern among the robberies. All of the incidents happened on the poor side of town, so the first thing is to get a list of names and addresses to pull everything together.
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