Although I am sure that fans of Veronica Mars know that the show is switching time slots to Tuesdays at 9PM Eastern (check local listings) starting tomorrow, April 11th, but the new time slot is also an opportunity for those who have not been enlightened to take the Veronica Mars plunge. Listen, I am not expecting fans of House, Scrubs, or Dennis Haysbert (The Unit) to forego new episodes of their favorites to switch over, but really, let's at least help Veronica Mars kick the shit out of Pepper Dennis. For those of you who are already in the know and caught this week's episode, you were treated to the one of the better episodes of the year. When characters on Veronica Mars get their revenge, they don't pull any punches. We all thought our favorite stubby ex-cholo, Eli "Weevil" Navarro, got his revenge after being booted out of the PCH, but it turns out he hadn't even gotten started.
Last week, we learned that the town of Neptune was sponsoring an essay contest, and wouldn't you know it, Logan Echolls won. Yes, I thought that Logan only excelled at smug comebacks. Who knew that there was a brain inside that penis head of his? Veronica, who knows Logan better than most of us, despite what your livejounral might say, is surprised herself, and when she reads his essay, it sounds very familiar. A good portion of the essay "borrowed" on themes from Easy Rider, a movie that Logan apparently likes to watch with all of his girlfriends, not just the dangerously skinny ones who get shipped off to Vermont. I'm not sure why he would cheat to win this contest, because the "winner" spends time with Woody Goodman. If Logan needed somebody to call "Daddy," I wonder why he didn't just go to jail. Perhaps he just likes to blow shit up, or maybe he's just getting sick of hanging with Dick Casablancas.
Other than the essay contest, the big news of the week was the Sadie Hawkins dance. Veronica is still without a man in her life, but we can't tell if that is because she is searching and can't find one, or because she is still trying to get over Duncan. Maybe she should get some dating tips from Wallace, who has no problem reeling in the ladies; you can almost call him the madeyoulaugh of Veronica Mars. Jane is, of course, taking Wallace, her all-hands Nubian prince, to the dance, but Veronica will be there - taking pictures.
As enjoyable as it is discussing her non-existent sex life, Weevil gets Veronica's attention and tells her that he needs her help, but Veronica doesn't just give it up that easily, so she asks Weevil to pay. Weevil knows that Veronica will eventually get curious and want to know anyway what is going on, and he is exactly right. After a few moments, Veronica gives in and Weevil lets her know what is on his mind. He wants to prove that Thumper killed Felix, but he can't just go to the police because Thumper has video of Felix beating up Curly Moran.
Veronica thought that it was a "shocker" that Weevil lied to her about what he knew about Curly, and threw the hand signal to prove it. Not having performed it on herself or anybody else, Veronica was a little off with the position, which Weevil offered to fix, but whatever. The point is that Weevil doesn't believe that Curly caused the bus crash. When he was beating up Curly, he did it only because Weevil's biker friends wanted to send Curly off a cliff, so he was actually saving his life.
Now, I usually don't question these sorts of things on Veronica Mars, because they usually do their homework, but now that Curly is dead, does Weevil really need to worry about prosecution for a beating? The beating didn't lead to his death and the resolution on the camera phone was so poor and the lighting was so dark that it would be hard to make a case on Weevil. Curly Moran wasn't rich enough for anybody to really care what happens to him anyway, no?
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Comments (15)
I am so sad about Mac and Cassidy!
1 of 15 | Posted by AbbyAnn
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Posted on April 10, 2006 9:49 AM
maybe the person who shot the video was a victim of Woody's. With the hint of ickyness in the scene with Logan, maybe he molested someone. Then again, maybe that person is Cassidy...Did Cassidy ever play baseball? Werent there baseball pictures on the wall that the video captured? That could explain why Cassidy has "issues" when it comes to sex.
The things Veronica says crack me up. I loved her slut comment to Mac, and the shocker gesture was hilarious! Especially Weevil trying to correct her. Awkward describes the moment when Veronicas dad walked in on her and Weevil, although nothing was happening, I loved her excuse...Gotta love that VM!!
2 of 15 | Posted by CB
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Posted on April 10, 2006 10:17 AM
I agree! I think there's definitely something going on with Cassidy, though...maybe something Dick knows about? (At any rate, Dick's character needs to be fleshed out...he's too one-note.)
LOVED the Veronica-Logan slow dance! They're probably not right for each other at this point in time, but I still have my fingers crossed for another hot-as-hell makeout scene.
As for Thumper...this may be a stretch, but have we really seen the end of him? I know it seemed really obvious, but I still wonder...
3 of 15 | Posted by maybeimamazed02
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Posted on April 10, 2006 10:27 AM
This was a good episode. I'm still confused as to how someone could have done a walk-through of the stadium and not see anybody in there (even after they found the motorcycle) unless it was Danny Boyd doing the search. Also- wasn't Felix confessing his sins to Father Fitzpatrick? I don't think that he's gonna keep quiet to his family about that. Jackie will probably end up back with Wallace, and I hope to God that Veronica and Logan get back together as well. She's the only one that can tame him, and he's a sucker for her.
btw J-unit, you had a (possible) not-on-purpose funny line in that recap about Beaver not wanting to go home with Mac because "Dick" might be there. It made me laugh anyways. :)
4 of 15 | Posted by zoobabe
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Posted on April 10, 2006 11:00 AM
Zoobabe, I thought of that too, and figured that Danny Boyd just did that part of the walkthrough.
Add me to the list of people wondering what's going on with Cassidy.
Since the first episode we met Woody Goodman, and then the bus crash, I thought he was definately tied into it, if not responsible entirely. I've only become more sure throughout the season.
And it may just be me, but I thought the kid hiding in the van was Weevil's nephew...the same one from the episode with the school fair.
5 of 15 | Posted by Kit
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Posted on April 10, 2006 11:06 AM
All right, WTF? I've been eagerly waiting for your take on the last "Lost" and got zip, nada. Probably the most intriguing one that really leaves you hanging at the end and I get to read mostly about Kelly Pickler and other plain as day stuff. C'mon, 'Gasm, I need your input before Wednesday night!
Oh, and Veronica Mars sucks.
6 of 15 | Posted by Tony A.
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Posted on April 10, 2006 11:06 AM
Tony- Have you ever heard of the expression "you can catch more flies with honey..."? I find it preferable to address any requests for a specific recap in a personal email to the recapper, instead of leaving a comment in a recap of a show frequented by actual fans. Just my advice (I'm also a Lost fan), don't shoot the messenger. Have a nice day! :)
7 of 15 | Posted by zoobabe
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Posted on April 10, 2006 11:14 AM
Another strong episode and another great recap, J-Unit.
It's so unfortunate that not many appreciate the fabulousness of VM. Maybe the switch to Tuesday nights will up ratings. Damn that American Idol...
I also thought that Mac and Beaver were the cutest couple ever :( I don't want to see them break up (on a side note: I've seen both of them and Amanda Seyfried on Big Love. Another interesting show.)
8 of 15 | Posted by someonespecial
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Posted on April 10, 2006 11:18 AM
someonespecial, when I saw them on Big Love, Cassidy as the best friend of the polygamist's son and Mac as the friend of the daughter, I kept thinking that it would be too funny if the two siblings' friends met and started dated. We know that the actor and actress are good with the awkward, cutesy teen crush scenes!
9 of 15 | Posted by AbbyAnn
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Posted on April 10, 2006 12:45 PM
Amen to that, Kit (#5)...I've been suspecting for a while as well that Cassidy has some sort of involvement in the bus crash. At the very least, he's got some major skeletons in his closet.
(I'm guessing he was molested, but whether it was by Woody, his own father, or Dick--jeez, I said "Woody" and "Dick" in the same sentence--remains to be seen.)
If this show is canceled, I will be outraged.
BTW, has anyone else seen the movie Brick? I just saw it yesterday...very good, reminded me a lot of Veronica Mars.
10 of 15 | Posted by maybeimamazed02
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Posted on April 10, 2006 1:05 PM
It was indeed a sad night for love. Count me in the growing number of people who are sad about Mac and Cassidy. Wallace should have stuck with Jane instead of bitchy Jackie, but I guess he's got to follow his heart. Something is definitely up with Cassidy, and I don't think it's just his guilt from not helping Veronica more when she was roofied. Although Woody was creepy around Logan, I still think Mrs. Woody will be more important. I'm not saying that she abused Cassidy, but it seems like she'll be more important. For example, we saw her go psycho at her son for spilling water on the carpet and then Woody mentioned that she fired the gardener for killing some stupid plants.
As the stadium collapsed I was thinking, "Damn, they already used The Pixies 'Where is My Mind' in the episode with Curly's body washing ashore so we can't have that song playing while the buildings collapse, like the end of Fight Club."
11 of 15 | Posted by Elder Young
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Posted on April 10, 2006 5:52 PM
Weevil had the greatest line in this ep, telling Molly that he truly loved Felix because he's the only one trying to figure out who really killed him. This actually really reminded me of last season's mystery, about how driven Veronica was to find out who killed Lilly (the best friend, the anguish, very familiar).
Oh, and for the speculation that the little boy who witnessed Weevil chloroforming Thumper is related to Weevil, Weevil brought his niece, Ophelia, to the winter carnival. I have a bad feeling about this though. How insane would that be though, if that little boy was a son of Luis, the trucker who witnessed Thumper killing Felix?
Though something very strange is happening with Mayor Goodman and Cassidy, I don't think that anything has HAPPENED between them. At least I hope not. Mayor Goodman is creepy, but I don't think he's child molestor creepy.
But then again who knows? This is Neptune. Nothing happens by accident.
12 of 15 | Posted by Marqariley
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Posted on April 10, 2006 11:06 PM
#12-
I rewatched the episode soon after my comment and really looked at the boy, and realized how totally off I was. I don't know what I was thinking, but thanks for setting me straight!
And I agree it would be a pretty good twist if Beaver was sexually assaulted or something similar in the past. Especially if it was Woody and had to do with when he coached them as boys.
13 of 15 | Posted by Kit
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Posted on April 11, 2006 11:26 AM
I;m starting to believe that theory now Kit.
14 of 15 | Posted by zoobabe
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Posted on April 11, 2006 8:19 PM
Mayor Goodman is a definite candidate for the molester pile. he is sooooooooooo creepy and he definitely was feeling Logans B O D Y...ewwww
15 of 15 | Posted by sugar bear1
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Posted on April 14, 2006 8:25 PM