Episode #02.01: Normal is the Watchword
Original Air Date: September 28, 2005
Written by: Rob Thomas
Directed by: John Kretchmer
Report Card (Capsule Episode Review)
Yearbook (Recurring & Guest Stars/Character Statistics)
Drama Club (Performances: Highlights and Lowlights) (None)
Chemistry (The Analysis of LoVe Scenes)
Journalism (The Mystery of the Week)
Study Hall (Miscellaneous Plot Details)
Extra Credit (Clues to the Season Mystery Arcs)
History (Flashbacks)
Band Class (The Music of Veronica Mars)
Literature (LoVe Lines/In Memory/Quotable Quotes)
Social Science (In Reference To ... Pop Culture & The World)
Homeroom (On Second Viewing, Get a Clue)
Pep Squad Practice (Ambiguously (Or Not) Gay Logan Moments) (None)
Detention (While the Censors Were Out to Lunch ...)
Philosophy (Unanswered Questions)
Principles of Democracy (Hindsight is 20/20)
Role Call (Written/Compiled By ...)
Grade: C
Membership Grade: B (39.0% / 59 votes)
Alternately too much and too little, the second season premiere has flashes of the customary Veronica Mars brilliance, but something is missing. Too much backstory for the off-camera summer not only glosses over much of the fallout from the final two episodes of season one, but also does not show enough to adequately explain Veronica's actions over that unseen summer.
This episode also provides one of the show's bigger twists. However due to the above issue, the pop! of the twist is sorely undermined by the so many unanswered questions and by giving much of the audience the opposite of what they want. In addition, while it is important to establish the new mystery, there is not enough time to deal with all (if any) of the repercussions of Lilly's murderer being revealed. Finally, a mystery of the week is weakly inserted into the mix, taking yet more time away from the summer backstory, the reveal of the new mysteries and the effect of last season's two big reveals.
Overall, it is wonderful seeing our beloved characters once more, hearing the witty dialogue and seeing some summer lovin' but the premiere just does not live up to the anticipation.
Starring
Kristen Bell Veronica Mars
Jason Dohring Logan Echolls
Enrico Colantoni Keith Mars
Percy Daggs III Wallace Fennel
Teddy Dunn Duncan Kane
Francis Capra Eli "Weevil" Navarro
Ryan Hansen - Dick Casablancas
(Season One Appearances)
Kyle Gallner - Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas
(Season One Appearances)
Tessa Thompson - Jackie Cook *
* Credited cast not appearing in this episode.
Recurring Guest Stars (Previous Episode Appearances)
Brad Bufanda - Felix
- Season One Appearances
Duane Daniels - Van Clemmons
- Season One Appearances
Max Greenfield - Deputy Leo D'Amato
- Season One Appearances
Alona Tal - Meg Manning
- Season One Appearances
Guest Stars:
Charisma Carpenter - Kendall Casablancas
Charles Duckworth - Kelvin Moore
Steve Guttenberg - Woody Goodman
Adam Hendershott - Butters
Naima Mora - Ms. Dumass
Krysten Ritter - Gia Goodman
Meredith Roberts - Cute-As-A-Bug Manager
Jeffrey D. Sams - Terrence Cook
Who's Who in Neptune
Kendall Casablancas - Dick and Beaver's stepmother; flinging with Logan.
Kelvin Moore - Asshole jock at Neptune High.
Woody Goodman - Baseball enthusiast running for the County Supervisor ("Mayor") of Neptune.
Butters - Vice Principle Clemmons' son.
Ms. Dumass - New journalism teacher at Neptune High.
Gia Goodman - Woody Goodman's daughter, new student at Neptune High. Dick's "friend."
Cute-As-A-Bug Manager - Veronica's manager at work.
Terrence Cook - Baseball hall of famer, recently moved to Neptune.
Hey! It's That Guy/Girl
Charisma Carpenter (Kendall Casablancas) - Carpenter is best-known as the truthfully tactless Cordelia from Buffy:The Vampire Slayer and the show's spin-off, Angel. Carpenter also recently did a popular spread for "Playboy" magazine.
Steve Guttenberg (Woody Goodman) - Introduced to mainstream audience with a group of young actors in Diner, Guttenberg also made memorable splashes in Cocoon and its sequel, as well as Three Men and a Baby and its sequel, Three Men and a Little Lady. Less classy fare -- and what "The Gutt" is best-known for -- would be Police Academy and its three sequels.
Naima Mora (Ms. Dumass) - This beauty was the winner of UPN's America's Next Top Model Cycle 4.
I don't normally do this, but I think (as it is the start of the season and it's passed in real time) an overview is a good thing. Sadly, we pretty much get no resolution of the issues that Logan and Veronica had. Their breakup is predicated on a new contrivance that really has nothing to do with the problems (lack of trust, avoidance, Lilly, Duncan, etc.) that plagued them last season. On one hand, we can see this as good because it means, I guess, that they worked through those issues because when we DO see them (briefly) as a couple, they are not only happy, they seem relatively healthy. This is bad, because as viewers we weren't given the opportunity to see how any of those issues were resolved/talked out/dealt with at all. Maybe they just avoided those issues and swept them under the rug, we don't know either way as of yet. Hopefully we'll find out more about what happened or didn't as the season progresses.
Scene One: See! Totally Logan at the Door!
This is damn bittersweet; there are no two ways about it. Yes, it's Logan at the door, however, there are two major negatives involved in the scene as well (with two minor ones alongside). I'll deal with those first, because there are some positives and I'd prefer to save those for last.
Number one, the big biggie, is that I have no doubt (because it's already happened) that many a viewer will watch this scene and think that Veronica said "I was hoping it would be you" to an individual she did NOT realize was Logan. Why? Because when we see him (a) his back is to her and, most ambiguously, (b) she says his name (and only his name) with a question mark. Those slightly, erm, more focused than most will note that she actually says "Logan?" before he even begins to turn so therefore, with no change in his stance, it makes perfect sense that she was questioning something about him, as opposed to questioning whether it was him or not. Furthermore, what does happen before she says his name is that he first tightens his hands around the railing as if trying to steady himself and then he starts to say something/clear his throat.
Unfortunately, the ambiguity of the moment takes away from the sheer joy of "It's Logan at the door!" Sigh. However, for the sake of this analysis, based on this viewer's assessment of the scene Veronica did know it was him; she said his name because she knew something was wrong. And boy was there! But that's good, and remember the good is coming last. (Erm, gah! This show. The good is that Logan is all bloody and barely able to stand!)
Anyhoo, first the other big no-no: the length and depth of the scene. As I mentioned in the overview, we got absolutely no dealing with the issues that plagued them last season. Other than three lines, a one-line voiceover from Logan (ooh, Logan got to do a voiceover!) early in the scene:
Ah well. Alrighty then, moving along.
Of the two minor issues, I admit that only the first seems to be an issue with most, the latter is probably just me because I have a hair fixation. First off, the positioning on the couch. Yeah, it's a small couch, yeah, Jason Dohring is tall -- so uhm, different positioning of his lanky form would have helped keep viewers completely into the scene as opposed to drawing them out as the question popped into many a head, "Wow, that looks really uncomfortable, the way his legs are falling off the couch and crossed kinda weird."
And the second: His hair. I'll say it now, I do NOT like the super-short haircut. And I'm really annoyed that they clearly used the footage from Leave it to Beaver where Logan and Weevil first talk because Logan's hair is in all of its gelled, windblown glory (yes, Logan felt the need to re-apply hair gel after the devastating beach scene). The next shot of him is dark so you can't really, really tell, but by the time it goes back from flashback and then back into flashback with the knife, you can completely see that in between the seconds of confronting Weevil Neo-style and kicking Weevil in the head (and how cool was that?!), Logan got a haircut. And I REALLY don't like it. Sigh.
Phew! Finally ... onto the good.
I have no doubt that Veronica DID know it was Logan, so it was great that it was him that she greeted that way. I also loved his "Hey, Veronica!" / collapse into her arms. And as awkward as the positioning on the couch was, my first reaction was still "awww!" because his head was on her lap, and she had her hand on his chest and had clearly been cleaning his face, so awww. That was very sweet. And she genuinely seemed to care about him with no ulterior motive or questioning and that was nice.
As for the latter half of the scene: We'll just ignore Deputy Tool and concentrate on Veronica's clear pain as Logan was being arrested -- sad when that is a good thing, sigh, but such is the way of Veronica Mars and such are the straws I fear this fanbase will be grasping at until Logan and Veronica are reunited.
Scene Two: Kissin' in the Cafe
We'll just ignore 99% of this scene and concentrate on the last couple of seconds where Logan shows up and Veronica does eagerly kiss him. And the "Hey, baby" was just sweet. Sigh. Too bad we didn't have more of this. They look so good together and really, aww, these few seconds were very precious. Veronica DID look genuinely happy to see him, did go straight into his arms for a kiss and did smile, giddy-like, up at him. I did adore that bit. I really did. And score! It's our one happy-ending LoVe scene! Woohoo!! Straws, people. Straws.
Scene Three: The Lightning Rod
Again, just a few quick seconds, but I loved her taking his hand in the limo. It seemed very girlfriend-y. And since we saw her doing so many other girlfriend-y things with someone who wasn't Logan, I'm holding onto the ones we got.
Scene Four: LoVe and Guns
There is a lot to love in this scene (possibly more than any other), but sadly, like every other LoVe scene, there was also stuffies not to love. Sigh. Not one full scene where we could just appreciate and revel in the LoVe. (Although to be honest, other than The Kiss, I don't think there is one solitary, single scene that is completely Lilly/Duncan/angst-free and just flat-out happy LoVe last season either, so sigh.) Anyhoo, per my usual fashion, let's get the not-so-positive out of the way first.
We shall start with the shallow first. Veronica's hair is just bad. The little sorta wingy, feathery sides where her not-quite-grown-out bangs were pushed, just bad. Very bad. And Logan's hair, I already discussed that in the first scene, so we'll suffice it to say, just as bad as Veronica's. Just very bad, but not as bad as his shirt. Seriously, what the hell? Bright orangish-red polo shirt? What is wardrobe thinking? The shirt is very, very bad.
And then we have Veronica's response to Logan's declaration of love, and I'm sorry, but to me it was heartbreaking. The guy is smiling at her sweetly, adoringly and he tells her that he is in love with her and she makes a joke. That's just pathetic. A joke? Just ... poor Logan. Poor, poor Logan. And then to add the final, crushing blow -- he truly doesn't even get anywhere near second base because of the rat-a-tat of gunfire: And another happy LoVe moment blown to smithereens. Just about literally. Let's hear it again ... Sigh!
Okay, one more negative then I'm onto the positive. We actually have a similar scene from season one to compare this one to. In Meet John Smith, Veronica had a making-out-in-a-car fantasy, and it was about 20,000 times hotter in terms of direction, execution and action (definitely, not in terms of chemistry with the guy). I mean, really, that scene was S-T-E-A-M-Y in the execution. This one, in comparison, is just sad. In this scene, the sexual heat and steam were barely non-existent. Maybe the show was just going for romance, but the steam should have been there as well, I think.
Now, of course, I'm not saying that it's because Jason Dohring and Kristen Bell are incapable of generating that heat (I mean, we saw plenty evidence of their heat-generating abilities with one another onscreen last season), but the direction of this scene did its damndest to deny them that capability. Their lips were fused together for, oh, about three seconds upon lying down, and two seconds later both were kissing the side of the other's mouth, and then we got motorcycles revving and then the gunfire. There was no necking, there was no making-out, there was no french-kissing, there was no open-mouth kissing. Damnit!
It was about as asexual as a scene like that could possibly be. I don't know, maybe the idea was that if they actually played fair with their chemistry, it would contrast too sharply with Bell and Teddy Dunn's lack. I don't know. I just know that the execution of the sexual element of this scene actually seemed to be done in such a way as to dampen the sexual heat between these two as much as possible. Double sigh. And double damnit!
But there is some good. They still have chemistry, no dampening can completely downplay that; their chemistry is too good, too there, and there is too much history between the two characters to eradicate their connection. The little jokey-way they acted, Logan's comments about her virtue and Keith's pride in it, Veronica looking over to where Keith presumably was, but still turning back to Logan and kissing him was sweet. Logan DID tell Veronica that he was in love with her and that was certainly nice to hear, even if her response left something to be desired. And considering that she broke up with him not too much long after that, it's definitely best that we didn't get a better response because that would have been really, really depressing in retrospect. And the direction may have thrown a wet blanket on the proceedings, but they were still kissing and beginning to get it on!
Then there was my favorite Logan moment and my favorite Veronica moment, both here in Logan's bright, shiny yellow Xterra. First Veronica's: Logan tells her that Keith should be grateful that he isn't some pretty-boy jerk who just wants to get laid, and Veronica all seriously looks at him and says, "Wait, what are you saying? You're not pretty?" and I just love it. I mean, we talk ALL THE TIME about how good-looking Logan/Jason Dohring is on the boards and we know that the UPN execs didn't think that Dohring was pretty enough to play the romantic lead. And now we actually get a line where Veronica is questioning that concept with disbelief. Just hysterical and I loved it. Plus, Bell did a doozy of a job with the delivery.
Now my Logan moment: Man, as far as I'm concerned this one goes up there in the top most adorable Logan moments ever. Holding his hand up with fingers spread and whispering "five more minutes" toward where Keith presumably is. Just heeheehee! Much love.
And yeah, just again, Logan DID tell Veronica that he was in love with her. And now once more, but a good one this time: Sigh.
Scene Five: Summer Lovin'
This bit (before, again, the end of it) was my favorite LoVe moment in the whole episode. I LOVED Veronica with her arm in the crook of his, her voiceover that she would come to have lunch with him, her taking his bag so they could hold hands. It was just really sweet and one of those little moments that are the kind that just make your heart go awww.
Scene Six: Aww, Young Love, He said with Snark!
So, yeah, real sweet of Veronica to take Duncan's hand even though she knows Logan is leaning right there -- yes, he's leaning and very delightfully so -- watching them. Not much to say about this other than that, sadly, Logan really doesn't seem to care at all that Veronica and Duncan are together, and I'd almost completely buy it were it not for that less than jovial note in his snarky comment about "young love."
Veronica actually does seem like she's affected by Logan's presence a tad as the present-day scene draws to a close. And since I'd like to finish this with something positive, I'll comment on that. I did like the small moment here before her way-too chipper, "Did I mention he didn't take the breakup well?" Veronica was clearly looking for Logan as she looked out the window, and Logan turned around clearly looking for her, and when he saw her looking at him, gave that little wave. It wasn't much, but it was something, and straws are being grasped, people. Straws are being grasped.
Scene Seven: Ouch! Just Ouch!
Before I discuss the scene itself, I must offer a complaint about the choice of locale and music because both slightly tarnish the memory of two much beloved LoVe scenes. The locale -- Veronica and Logan look to be sitting in the same position (but reversed) on the same couch in the same room from A Trip to the Dentist when Veronica apologized to Logan and made up with him. And now we get the same locale, same seating style (but in reverse), even holding hands in the beginning of the scene. What a painful throwback to that scene considering she's breaking his heart here. Sigh.
And then there is the music. This is the music that played over their second kiss in Hot Dogs when they first decided to actually make a go of some kind of relationship, and then it plays here over them ending their relationship. Honestly, it's just cruel. And that's not even touching on the pain involved in the scene itself. Logan being dumped (again!), Logan's heart breaking (again!), Logan feeling like he's being abandoned (again!). Then, of course, we get the best part of all, Logan being somewhat out of character by showing a vicious display of violence more suited to Duncan in one of his rages, but no, Duncan is pure and perfect, Logan is a bad, bad guy. And Veronica cringing as if she thinks he's gonna hit her, but yet she showed no similar reaction to Duncan actually grabbing her arms and shaking her in Leave it to Beaver, because, you know, all of Donut's mistakes and flaws have been forgotten or just plain erased. He's pure. Double sigh.
And of course the joy of hearing Logan call Lilly, the girl who dumped him, treated him like crap, slept with his father!, his girlfriend as if there was no water under the bridge and there had been no Aaron/Lilly revelation. Niiiice. Finally, one more for the road, the way Keith came barreling in there, threw him against the wall and uttered those words, it was pretty clear that Keith has been waiting a long time to kick Logan out of Veronica's life.
I'm sure he just loves Duncan. Grumble, grumble, gnash, gnash. Arrrggghhhh!!! Poor Logan.
Kelvin, a jock from Veronica's school, asks Veronica for help. He failed a mandatory drug test and has been kicked out of school athletics for the entire year. Veronica isn't surprised, since the same thing happened last year. But this time he is drug-free. Honest. His giant eyes, the windows to his soul, wouldn't lie. Veronica passes on the case though, saying she doesn't do "that" anymore. No way, no how, she's out of the PI business. For good.
Her resolve lasts less than day, however, when Wallace also turns up with a false positive. Wallace tells her about other students that tested positive, blah blah, a bunch of people we don't care about, all non-09ers we've never met, plus Meg. Meg? Yep, that is right. Goody-two-shoes, sweet-as-pie Meg also tested positive. This has really piqued Veronica's interest now. But not really mine, because all I really want to know is what happened with Logan, damnit.
Going back to Kelvin, Veronica, slightly abashed, asks him who his enemies are. Being a bully and all, his list is much shorter than expected. He tells her about Butters, a kid he pantsed in the gym before PE last year and who swore he'd get even.
Back at her home office, Veronica has gotten super professional this year, even though she claimed to be out of "that kind of work," by adding a dry erase board with different colored markers to her collection of PI gadgets. Her three month sabbatical has in no way diminished her mad PI skillz. She writes the names of the falsely accused under their respective pictures. Of course, the pictures serve no purpose at all to her investigation, but she paid perfectly good money for that white board and was apparently itching to use it.
Wallace 'fesses up to laughing at Butters getting pantsed, along with the rest of the list of no-namers. Well, they actually have names; it just doesn't matter to the story. I mean, it's not like any were named Ree-shard or anything super cool or memorable. Anyhoo, the next day Veronica questions Butters. First thing she learns is that he actually isn't so fond of the nickname. I can't blame him, even though Veronica points out the "oh so delicious" connotation.
He tries to "bad attitude" his way out of the situation but Veronica has seen better, so she doesn't shy away. The fact that Butters maintains this bad 'tude when Veronica turns on the charm makes him the number one suspect in my book. She stops just short of flipping her hair, but I swear I saw a head tilt in there. Nevertheless, Butters continues his cocky stance and even amps it up when he sees his dad, Vice Principal Van Clemmons, walk by. Veronica is perplexed for several reasons: Clemmons procreated?! Ewww. Kelvin is stoopid enough to bully the VP's kid? Dumb! Butters actually acknowledged Clemmons as his dad, in public? Hmm. Veronica has a lot to think about so it's a good thing it is time for a commercial break.
Later, Veronica sneaks into the Clemmons' office filing cabinet, hoping to find evidence that the lab results were tampered with. Butters would have special access to them given his dad's position, but that theory doesn't pan out. Veronica moves on to the theory that Wallace ate something that contained the illegal drugs. He tells Veronica about the spirit box he found in his locker filled with yummy cookies. Well, since she didn't leave his spirit box that must be it then!
Veronica buys an over-the-counter drug testing kit for Wallace. The test comes back negative though, which means that Butters didn't slip any "special" cookies to the ousted student. Veronica and Wallace are "back at square one." I hope that is the one and only time Wallace has to anxiously wait for 'pee on the stick' test results, while he is thinking of the ways his mom could and would kill him.
Veronica then suggests that the lab tech was paid off. But who would benefit besides Butters? Veronica then adds the names of the students who moved up in ranking to the board. This leads Veronica to conclude that 2+2=the right answer, mostly because we have to finish up this story and get on with some other mystery. She figured out that it was the parents of the students who would be taking the ousted students' places that paid off the lab tech. Got that? Phew.
Veronica gathers all of the guilty at Java the Hut, knowing they would incriminate themselves. She seats Van the Man a few tables away and lets him listen in on their conversation. He hears enough to know that the students are innocent. YAY! Another victory for Veronica! And it must be said that even though these parents went way too far in trying to help their kids succeed, at least they didn't hire a hitman (like the Texas wanna be cheerleader's mom). And sadly, that is one of the nicest things I can say about 09er parents. Because Neptune is a crazy-ass town.
- Kelvin Moore flunked the mandatory drug test for athletics last year. This year he was supposed to be a linebacker on the football team. He is a bully who is not very well liked.
- The word at school is that Veronica is back to being an '09er, especially since she is also dating an 09er.
- Keith co-wrote a book about the Lilly Kane murder, entitled Big Murder, Small Town. He was hesitant at first, but needed the money for the hospital bills and to make up for the check that Lianne stole. He worked with a crime reporter from the San Diego Tribune. He was interviewed on national TV by Julie Chen.
- Aaron has been charged with murder and is behind bars for Lilly's murder.
- Leo still has feelings for Veronica. When he shows up to arrest Logan he seems surprised to see the bruise on her cheek and touches her face with way too much intimacy.
- Wallace doesn't do drugs.
- Wallace is no longer signed up for office aide. But he does give Veronica a master key to the administration office and all the computer administrative passwords he can find. But he doesn't have the make and models of office file cabinets memorized. Did he learn nothing last season? He had to know she would ask.
- Duncan missed the first few days of school because he was visiting his father.
- Celeste and Jake Kane were tried for obstruction of justice.
- The Kanes have a house in Napa.
- Duncan is living at the Presidential Suite of the Neptune Grand.
- Duncan and Logan don't talk anymore.
- Jilly's father is being sued by the Boat Loads of Fun Corporation. Her father brokers vacation rental property in Cabo, and after their roof leaked in one room they demanded all their money back. She plays volleyball.
- Viet is the number one singles player for Neptune. He beat out Jennings Crawford for the spot. Crawford's parents were so angry they went to the school board and tried to have the tennis coach, Coach Hart, fired. When that didn't work they brought in a world renowned tennis player to testify that Crawford was a better player.
- Duncan broke up with Meg on the last day of school. She has been angry at Veronica ever since.
- Neptune High now has metal detectors.
- Jimmy Day is the starting quarterback for the varsity football team and is known to take drugs.
- Wallace is still starting on the basketball team. His backup is Bob Patton.
- Neptune High has a Spring Sports Pep Rally.
- Veronica's Manager is 24, and apparently a floozy.
- Alicia and Keith are still dating.
- Veronica has her PDA phone.
- Veronica has a new messenger bag.
- Jim Chimery signed all the false positive drug tests.
- Neptune has a back-to-school athletics banquet. Wallace had a spirit box in his locker that day with cookies, of which he ate six.
- Wallace doesn't think it is safe for Veronica to drive herself home alone at night.
- Logan told Veronica that he was in love with her while they were still dating over the summer.
- Shelly Pomeroy is a JV cheerleader.
- Miss Dumass was the new journalism teacher.
- Shark Field is the local professional baseball stadium. The baseball team is also named the Sharks and they are owned by Woody Goodman.
- At school, Weevil is ignoring Veronica.
- Logan had to go to summer school because he missed all his finals due to his arrest and his father's. Veronica would meet him for lunch. (Awww!)
- Trina is negotiating with networks to sell her version of the Aaron Echolls story. The problem seems to be that she is demanding that she play herself and the producers want Tara Reid.
- Neptune has a community pool in the city park. After it was burned it got shut down for the rest of the summer.
- Cassidy scored 400 points higher on his SATs than Dick did.
- Dick Casablancas, Sr. has good season tickets to the Lakers. It was where he met Kendall, who was a Laker Girl and is now his wife. Logan is currently sleeping with her.
- Veronica's birthday is in the summer (presumably August). It was on her birthday that she started dating Duncan again.
- Gia used to go to Country Day School.
- Duncan did not play little league.
- Terrence Cook used to play for the Sharks. He is Keith's favorite player. Veronica's favorite baseball player is Johnny Damon.
- Veronica and Logan were dating over the summer while he went to summer school. One day, when she was leaving with him, Dick and Beaver were putting gas cans into Logan's car. That night the local community pool caught on fire. Veronica, because of this incident and Logan's general attitude, broke up with him. He did not take it very well, as their living room lamp can attest. Keith, who was conveniently within earshot, came in and threw Logan out, telling him that he cannot see Veronica ever again.
- Also during the summer, Veronica had been working at Java the Hut as a hostess and barista. Duncan came every day she was working there, and he and Veronica renewed their friendship. A few weeks after she broke Logan's heart, on her birthday, Veronica received a fortune cookie in a gift box from Duncan and they started dating again. They are still dating when school starts again. Veronica claims that she was absolutely faithful to Logan.
- When school starts, the new Journalism teacher arranges for a field trip for the yearbook, newspaper and broadcast news classes to tour Shark Field. Veronica, Duncan, Meg, Dick and Beaver are among the attendees. The field trip is to visit the local baseball stadium owned by the father of one of the new students at Neptune High, Gia. Her father, who is also running for county supervisor and used to coach little league in Neptune, apparently invited everyone to his stadium so that his daughter could make some friends and have lunch. Gia makes a friend in Dick, and Veronica meets Keith's favorite baseball player, Terrence Cook.
Dick, who objected to the smell in the school bus, gets picked up in a limo which he uses to give several of the students a ride home. Veronica, to try and make up with Meg, stays on the bus, but Meg rebuffs her friendly advances. When the bus stops for gas, Veronica gets off. She sees Lilly's ghost run around the corner and follows to find Weevil.
Weevil also doesn't want to play nice (boy, Veronica is striking out all over), and they argue about Logan's role in Felix's death and Veronica's choice in boyfriends. The teacher, who doesn't see Veronica, asks if everyone is there. Meg, who can see Veronica from where she is sitting, says that everyone is aboard and the bus leaves. Weevil also leaves and Veronica is left to figure out her own ride home. She calls Wallace (of course!), but before she has a chance to ask him to come get her, Weevil comes back and lets her hop on his hog. (Oh baby, oh baby!).
- The episode picks up right where Leave it to Beaver left us. Logan is still on the bridge, and Weevil approaches him. Logan ninja kicks him to the head when he is distracted, knocking him out. The other members of the PCH club don't appreciate this very much and beat the snot out of Logan, breaking his ribs and giving him a concussion. Logan wakes up with a knife he doesn't recognize in his hand and Felix's dead body lying on the ground next to him. A good Samaritan is there when Logan wakes up and calls the police but Logan leaves the scene after throwing the knife in the bay. Because it could be important later, the motorist also left before the police arrived.
Logan goes to Veronica's where he tells her everything and she says she believes him. Yeah, because that worked so well for him last time. During this confession, Leo shows up at the door to arrest Logan. Logan's lawyers get him off at the preliminary hearing on self-defense. The charges against him were dismissed six weeks after he was arrested, and it split the town into two different camps. One night, as Logan and Veronica are necking in the Xterra in front of her house, someone takes a shot at them.
- A school bus, coming back from a field trip, goes over the edge of a cliff and into the water 30-40 feet below. An eyewitness, Gia, said that it just went over the cliff and didn't even slow down. There were several students, including Meg Manning, aboard. Logan's last words to Veronica as she got on the bus? "I'm gonna miss you." Um, Logan, I think you have a little red herring on your lip.
- Logan at the door and his arrest.
- Logan on the bridge and then getting beaten up by the PCHers.
- Veronica and Duncan at the cafe talking, Logan entering and giving Veronica a kiss.
- The end of Logan's preliminary hearing outside the courthouse and he and Veronica in the limo.
- Logan and Veronica at summer school, where Veronica met him for lunch, Dick and Beaver bringing the gasoline.
- Logan and Veronica in the Xterra making out, a declaration of love and gunfire.
- Duncan visiting Veronica at the coffee shop montage.
- Veronica breaking up with Logan.
"Breathin'" (Asylum Street Spankers)
Scene: Normal is the watchword and Veronica recounts the normalcy of her present-life. (And in the case of Veronica Mars, normalcy=boring. Sssh! Don't tell her that. Wait, hmm, Donut. On second thought, do tell her ASAP!)
"The Change" (Jon Dee Graham)
Scene: Logan confesses his love while Veronica makes jokes (but not about his prettiness) and Keith plays his version of "On a Grassy Knoll."
"Long Time Coming" (Delays)
Scene: A montage of schmoopy, sugary, syrupy, cheesy, over-the-top infectious VD. Oh joy. No really, my dinner didn't take that long to come ... back up that is.
"Ashes" (Embrace)
Scene: On the road again with the Weevilmeister, and then they all came to a standstill where the bus went bye-bye into the crashing waves below.
LoVe Lines in Memory
Veronica: All right, I should go because my dad is probably watching us through a telescope.
Logan: Then he's probably impressed with your virtue.
Veronica: (Laughing lightly.) And that telescope is mounted on a rifle.
Logan: (Looking towards where Keith presumably is and holding up one hand, spreading his fingers. Whispering.) Five more minutes. (Veronica chuckles.) He should feel lucky. You could be out here with some pretty boy jerk just looking to get laid.
Veronica: Wait? What're you saying? You're not pretty?
Logan: What I'm trying to say is I'm in love with you.
Veronica Mars Voiceover: Logan had to take summer school after he missed all his finals due to his own arrest as well as his father's. I'd come down to school just to have lunch with him.
Logan: I always wanted a TV movie version of my life. You think they can get Tom Welling to play me?
Veronica: Dream on.
In Memory
Logan: My sister's negotiating with networks to sell her version of The Aaron Echolls Story. I think the sticking point is she's insisting she play herself. The producers, on the other hand, are insisting on Tara Reid.
Dick: Logan! (To Veronica.) And Logan's special lady friend who I approve of whole-heartedly and without reservation.
Quotable Quotes
Kelvin: So am I lying?
Veronica: I don't know
Kelvin: What was all that for?
Veronica: I just wanted to see if you would do it.
Kelvin: So who's supposed to help me out then?
Veronica: Encyclopedia Brown? I hear he's good.
Veronica: (To Wallace.) Don't go gettin' all girl on me.
Veronica: You don't do drugs.
Wallace: No duh, Sherlock.
Veronica: Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in.
Veronica: Got any enemies you know about?
Wallace: Well there's the Klan.
Veronica: This is not really their MO.
Wallace: Guess that leaves everyone who hates you.
Meg: Let's go, let's go L-E-T-S duuuuhhh ...
Keith: Wallace, your mom and I have an understanding.
Veronica: You do?
Keith: Yes, and it's this: I behave myself, and she doesn't leave me, so please tell her nothing other than I worship the ground upon which she treads.
Wallace: I'm leaving now. (Veronica laughing.)
Keith: The ground upon which she treads, you might want to write that down
Wallace: Got it.
Vincent: "Butters" implies soft and fat ...
Veronica: ... but oh so delicious.
Veronica: I can't believe after a year of working here, you don't know the make and model of the filing cabinets.
Wallace: Yeah, it is hard to believe. Usually memorizing that information is the first thing I do when I enter a room containing a filing cabinet.
Wallace: I can't believe you didn't know Butters was Clemmons' kid.
Veronica: He was a freshmen; I make it a point not to know freshmen.
Wallace: There were spirit boxes in our lockers. There weren't any brownies, but there were cookies.
Veronica: Did you eat any?
Wallace: (Grinning.) I ate six.
Veronica: That's my Wallace.
Veronica: Are you done yet?
Wallace: It is never going to happen if you keep doing that.
Veronica: I see, stage fright. I'm making you nervous. Well, according to the box, we only need a couple of drops and it will test for cocaine, steroids, pot...
Keith: (Entering the room.) What's up, honey?
Veronica: Wallace is having a little trouble giving me a urine sample.
Keith: Can't you talk on the phone and paint your nails like other girls?
Veronica: Uhm, this is a health class project. Come on, you're a man. Can't you give him some pointers?
Keith: Wallace?
Wallace: Yup?
Keith: You try turning the water on?
Wallace: Mm, hmm.
Keith: Also, pinching your own nipples can sometimes work.
Wallace: Ahhhh! Icch!
Veronica: Gross.
Keith: Honey, it works.
Veronica: (Pushing Keith out of the room.) Augh, I can barely even look at you now.
Keith: I can't believe how squeamish you are.
Wallace: (Referencing field trip.) Wow, I can't believe you're going.
Veronica: I like baseball.
Wallace: Yeah, but you don't like people.
Dick: Don't make me go in there and get all Ordinary People on you, Beav.
Beaver: The older brother drowns, dumbass.
Dick: God, you're retarded!
Beaver: And yet it's a miracle that I managed to score 400 points higher than you on my SATs, huh?
Logan: (Raising hand.) I want a Rice Krispie treat.
Kendall: (Dismissively.) Go make it yourself then, kid. Do I look like a cook?
Dick: Miss Dumb-ass?
Ms. Dumass: It's Dumass, Dick.
Dick: Well, my name is pronounced Ree-shard.
Logan: Can Dick and Beaver come out to play?
Kendall: Let's see if we can find them.
Veronica: (To Duncan.) It's official; I hate you.
Terrence: Who's your favorite player?
Duncan: Tell him, be honest.
Terrence: It's Johnny Damon, isn't it?
Veronica: He's so pretty.
Encyclopedia Brown ... (Referenced when Veronica is offering Kelvin a substitute for her detective skills.)
Created by Donald J. Sobol, Leroy Brown -- better known as the titular character, Encyclopedia Brown -- is a boy detective who cracks cases in his small town of Idaville. There are over twenty books in the successful children's series, and in 1989 a filmed version, starring Scott Bremner as Brown, aired on HBO.
Barney Fife ... (Referenced during Keith's interview with Julie Chen.)
Character played by Don Knotts for the eight year run of The Andy Griffith Show. The show told the story of town Sheriff Andy Taylor and his well mannered son, Opie, and their lives living with Aunt Bee in Mayberry. The show was popular for its folksy charm and innocent representation of small town life, which was actually based upon Griffiths real hometown. Don Knotts won five Emmy Awards during the run of the show for his adaptation of the character of bumbling Deputy Barney Fife, cousin of Sheriff Andy Taylor.
San Diego Tribune (Referenced by Veronica as she voiceovers that a crime reporter secured the advance for Keith's book deal.)
The San Diego Union-Tribune is a daily newspaper published in San Diego, California by the Copley Press. The result of a February 2, 1992 merger of The San Diego Union, founded October 10, 1868, and the Evening Tribune, founded December 2, 1895, it refers to itself as the oldest business in San Diego County and the second-oldest newspaper in Southern California.
The Union-Tribune (as it is often called) has won three Pulitzer Prizes for journalism over the last thirty years. The first was the award for "Breaking News Reporting" in 1979 for its coverage of the Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 jetliner collision with a private Cessna 172 while on approach to San Diego, California's Lindbergh Field on a flight from Sacramento via Los Angeles on September 25, 1978. The Boeing crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing all one hundred thirty-five on board and seven persons on the ground; two men aboard the Cessna were also killed.
The second came in 1987. San Diego Evening Tribune editorial writer Jonathan Freedman was awarded the prize for "Commentary" for his editorials urging passage of the first major immigration reform act in thirty-four years. The third and most recent award occurred in 2006 for "National Reporting" for their disclosure of the bribery scandal that sent former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham to prison. On November 28, 2005 Cunningham resigned from the House after pleading guilty to accepting at least $2.4 million in bribes and underreporting his income for 2004. He pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. The paper also received the George Polk Award for this series of stories.
PCH(ers) (Referenced by Logan as he tells Veronica about being attacked on the bridge.)
Pacific Coast Highway refers to sections of California's Route 1, beginning at San Juan Capistrano, south of Los Angeles, and ending where Route 1 merges with Highway 1 at Leggett, in Northern California. Route 1 is one of the longest (644 miles) and most scenic routes in California, providing breathtaking views of a large part of the Pacific Coast. It travels past dozens of historical landmarks and through such cities as San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Sherlock ... (Referenced in the cold open by Wallace and Veronica about the drug test.)
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Holmes character is marked by his powers of deduction and his ability to solve mysteries using only his logic. Conan Doyle told the story of Holmes and his detective work through a series of sixty separate stories published from 1887-1927. The stories of Sherlock Holmes have become almost a genre unto themselves. Even today, more than 100 years after the books original publication, international societies meet to discuss the character of Holmes and the writing of Conan Doyle. Additionally, the stories have inspired television, film, and theater.
The Godfather ... (Referenced by Veronica in the cold open [being pulled back in].)
The Godfather, adapted from the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo, is the story of the Corleone Mafia family. Francis Ford Coppola directed this compelling drama, which chronicles the life of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) and the internal and external struggles of running a New York crime organization. Don Corleone refuses to bow to increasing pressure to enter into the ever-growing narcotics business, which leads to a bloody turf war with the other crime families. Central to the story are Vitos sons, Sonny (James Caan) and Michael (Al Pacino). Hotheaded Sonny disagrees with his fathers decision to not expand the family business, while Michael just wants to live a normal life. A series of tragic events prevent Michael from living the life he desires, and he finds himself at the center of the Mafia war. The movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972 and spawned two sequels.
The Klan ... (Referenced by Wallace in trying to determine who hates him enough to frame him.)
The Klan, better known as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), is an organized hate group that was started in 1865 by a group of six Confederate veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee. During its formative years, the Klan specifically targeted African Americans. Klansmen would dress in white sheets and take midnight rides into black neighborhoods as a way of inciting fear and panic. Beyond that, though, the group did little more than pull juvenile pranks.
However, as membership in the Klan began to grow, the group became much more serious about "dealing" with blacks and anyone who they perceived as a threat to White, Christian America. These "threats" included, Jews, Catholics, and Communists. Consequently, the once harmless pranks turned violent. The Klan attacked people, burned crosses in yards, set fire to houses and other community establishment (i.e. churches, schools), and murdered people in their zealous pursuit of white supremacy. These violent tactics made people fear the Klan, giving them both social and political power.
As time went on the Klan lost much of its appeal and also any power that it once wielded. However, it is still a thriving organization in America that seizes any opportunity to speak out against people or ideals that are Un-American. Most recently the Klan has used its voice to condemn homosexuality and, more specifically, gay marriage. Still, the KKK will always be most known for its hatred and perpetrated violence against African Americans.
Napa (Referenced by Duncan as he tells Veronica his parents moved there.)
Napa is the county seat of Napa County, California. It is the principal city of the Napa County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Napa County. Now, although the area is tainted by the mere presence of Celeste Kane, it does have one major perk that overshadows even her evil influence: wine. Delicious, delectable, delightful vino which can be found in perhaps the most well-known area in Napa, Napa Valley -- America's premier wine-growing appellation. Just 30 miles long and a few miles wide at its broadest point, Napa Valley is internationally renowned as one of the world's great wine regions. Napa Valley is just 1/8 the size of Bordeaux, France and produces just four percent of the total wine grown in California annually, but lets be honest: its the most delicious 4%, n'est-ce pas?
The Mediterranean climate and geography of the valley along with the surrounding hills and mountains are incredibly conducive to growing wine grapes. Experience has shown the wisdom of matching grapes with locations whose microclimates and soils are best suited to particular grape varieties. Within the Napa Valley, regions have emerged that possess distinct microclimates and terrains, imprinting recognizable characteristics on the grapes grown within them. Vintners and growers within these regions delineate the boundaries of these growing areas, giving them names that reflect their regional designations, or "appellations."
In addition to its scrumptious flavor and delightful bouquet, wine has also been the source of great humor and wisdom over the years, some of which Veronica might find very useful. For example: To achieve a happier existence, heed these words: "Where there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing." Solving murders is easier than you think: "If penicillin can cure those that are ill, Spanish sherry can bring the dead back to life." Why the detestable Donut can't possibly stay in Napa with the 'rents: "For when the wine is in, the wit is out." Why is Logan so fond of living in his cups? Because "It warms the blood, adds luster to the eyes, and wine and love have ever been allies." And you know it's all true, because, after all "In vino veritas."
Beard (Referenced by Kelvin as he names Wallace as Veronica's "beard.")
A beard is generally a person whose sole purpose is to divert suspicion or attention from another. These days the term is generally used as gay slang for a female companion used to hide a gay man's sexuality by appearing in public as if she and the gay man were a heterosexual couple. To do this with a heterosexual woman without letting her know you are gay is generally considered poor form. (Jack McPhee, I'm talkin' to YOU.)
Butters ... (Referenced by Vincent "Butters" Clemmons in protest about the unwanted nickname.)
On South Park, Butters is an eight-year old, who is the weak and pathetically nave foil to the other foul mouthed, more socially savvy main characters. On one hand, his sweetness and innocence is a welcome respite from the more age-inappropriate behaviors and ideals of Kyle, Kenny, Stan, and Cartman. But on the other, those same qualities make him a target for ridicule.
Ilie Nastase ... (Referenced by Viet; Nastase was brought in to testify at a school board meeting that Jennings Crawford was a better tennis player.)
Tennis player born on July 14, 1946 in Bucharest, Romania, member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. His nickname was the Bucharest Buffoon. He came to attention in 1966 when he played doubles with Ion Turiac, an ice hockey player from Transylvania. Nastase won two grand slams, beating Arthur Ashe to win the 1972 U.S. Open and beating Nikki Pilic to win the 1973 French Open. He also made the Wimbledon finals twice, losing to Bjorn Borg in 1976 and Stan Smith in 1972. His most successful year was 1973, when he rose to number 1 in the world by winning 15 singles titles with a 118-17 match record. He also won 8 doubles titles that year. In 1976 he became the first ever European player to exceed $1 million in career prize money.
He is considered by some to be the most talented player in history, a tennis wizard, if you will. But he also had fragile nerves and an erratic temperament. He was well-liked off the court and had a sense of humor on the court, often entertaining the crowds with antics and mimicry. But he often lost control and went too far. He once said, "I'm a little crazy, but I try to be a good boy." His career was marred by fines, disqualifications, and suspensions.
Pot / Ganja (Referenced by Veronica as she talks about Kelvin's "pot-smoking ways" and by Wallace as he jokes about smoking "ganja".)
The Cannabis plant -- known more commonly as marijuana, with many a nickname, including pot, mary jane, reefer, etc. -- is often dried or otherwise processed to create a "product" that offers medicinal and psychoactive effects. Despite past use as an accepted medicine, in the early 20th century, the drug became illegal due to the overwhelming consumption of the recreational variety.
To this day, marijuana usage remains against the law despite the mellow side affects as opposed to the harder drugs of the day. While not widespread, legalizing marijuana has been the effort of activists for some time; among those fighting for its legal use is Oscar-nominated actor Woody Harrelson. Apparently, none of these activists (including Woody) have ever heard of the dangers that can befall one who has been taken over by reefer madness. Just ask Mary Lane.
Did you know you're my hero? ... (Referenced by Wallace as they pull together a list of suspects for the mystery of the week.)
This line is taken from the chorus of the Bette Midler song "Wind Beneath My Wings." The song was made popular in the late 1980s after it was included in the movie Beaches, which tells of the friendship between two women, one who becomes diagnosed with cancer. Although at the time, the song may have been considered sweet and even touching, it has now become almost a parody of itself. In particular, the line Did you ever know that youre my hero? is synonymous with overly sentimental odes.
The lyrics to the song "Wind Beneath My Wings."
White-out ... (Referenced when Wallace and Veronica are going through files in the school office.)
White-out is a correction fluid used to cover mistakes on paper without having to replace the entire sheet, an office necessity before the advent of word processors and computers. White-out has been marketed under various brand names and trademarks, such as Wite-Out and Liquid Paper, and first arrived on the scene when its original incarnation, Mistake Out was invented in 1951 by typist Bette Nesmith Graham, mother of Monkees' member Michael Nesmith.
After IBM bypassed an opportunity to purchase the product, Graham produced and sold the product from her home until 1968, when the Gillette Corporation paid Graham $47.5 million plus royalties for her homemade concoction. White-out is now so well-known that it has evolved into a generic term, synonymous with any type of correction fluid or tape.
Second Base ... (Referenced by Veronica when Logan tells her he's in love with her.)
"Second base" in reference to sexual activities refers to under the shirt or bra action. The term itself is taken from baseball vernacular; a team scores once a player has run though all the bases -- first, second, third, and home. Traditionally, the sexual acts associated with the bases are first - kissing, second lose the shirts, third lose the pants, home having sexual intercourse.
Cocaine (Referenced by Veronica as one of the drugs the home test will look for.)
Cocaine is the second most popular recreational drug in the United States. It is extracted from the leaves of coca plants, which grow in the Andes of South America. Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant to the nervous system and is an appetite suppressant. Whether snorted, smoked or injected, it produces a euphoria that may last for hours. The adverse health effects to cocaine usage are respiratory failure, cerebral hemorrhaging, higher risk of heart attack and sudden death. Cocaine is a Schedule II drug in the United States, meaning that it is available by prescription due to its medicinal uses, but the illegal possession or sale of cocaine can result in a heavy prison sentence.
Steroids (Referenced by Veronica as one of the drugs the home test will look for.)
There are no true conventional categories of performance-enhancing drugs. They include, but are not limited to, dietary supplements and drugs that require a prescription (e.g. steroids). Steroids are a class of compounds made by the adrenal gland, as well as reproductive organs in our body. Examples of anabolic steroids include testosterone, a male hormone, and estrogen, a female hormone. Injecting anabolic steroids helps to increase muscle mass, making the user stronger.
Performance-enhancing drugs are used by athletes: competitive athletes, recreational athletes, casual athletes and people who just exercise and want to do well, even if it's just running on the treadmill in the gym. There are also those who want to lose weight or burn off fat and increase their muscle mass for cosmetic reasons. Steroids are used to increase certain physiologic functions, but can end up affecting muscle strength, endurance, liver function, kidney function, mood, sperm count in men, the ability to pump blood, and the ability to breathe.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Referenced by Veronica as she tells Wallace she's going to send "I Know What You Did This Summer" e-mails to Boatloads of Fun.)
Horror film loosely based on the young adult novel by Lois Duncan, directed by Jim Gillespie and written by Kevin Williamson. Released in 1997, the film grossed more than $125 million worldwide.
The film tells the tale of Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Helen (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Ray (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Barry (Ryan Philippe), four friends who are involved in a hit-and-run accident the summer after graduation. Panicking and fearing for their futures, they cover up the crime, dumping their victim's body in the ocean. Fast forward to the following summer, when the now-estranged foursome find themselves being stalked by a mysterious man wearing fisherman's gear and brandishing a nasty hook. They realize that it must be tied to the hit-and-run accident as they all have received notes that say, "I know what you did last summer." Julie determines to uncover the identity of the hit-and-run victim and to stop The Fisherman before he kills them all.
The success of this somewhat above average slasher film led to a (sucktastic) sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. A third film, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer is due to be released straight to video in 2006, with none of the original cast involved.
Tara Reid ... (Referenced by Logan to Veronica in the summer school flashback as the actress that producers want to hire to play Trina for the Echolls family television movie that's in the works.)
Born November 8th, 1975, in Wyckoff, New Jersey, Tara Reid is an American actress best known for starring in the 1999 film American Pie and for her role as Bunny Lebowski, the trophy wife, in the film The Big Lebowski (1998). Reid began her career in show business in 1982 at the age of six when she was a contestant on the CBS childrens game show, Childs Play. As a child she attended New Yorks Professional Childrens School and appeared in numerous commercials for such products as McDonalds, Crayola and Jell-O.
In 1994, Reid landed a role on the television sitcom Saved by the Bell: The New Class, and, the following year, was given a recurring guest role in the soap opera Days of Our Lives. It wasnt until 1998 that she broke through to the big-screen by landing roles in such films as I Woke Up Early the Day I Died, Urban Legends, Around the Fire and the aforementioned The Big Lebowski. She is, however, probably best known for her role as the girlfriend of one of four high school guys who make a pact to lose their virginity in American Pie.
Although Reid has starred in several other films and television series throughout the years, she is most often recognized thanks to her reputation as a wild party girl whose face is often seen on the cover of tabloid magazines. She is famous for a highly publicized photo shoot in November 2004 in which Reid experienced a wardrobe malfunction that exposed her left breast for the world to see, and now stars in her own reality show, Taradise, which publicizes her party-girl image.
Tom Welling ... (Referenced when Logan and Veronica are discussing who might play him in the TV movie Trina is pitching.)
Tom Welling has played Clark Kent in the WBs Smallville for five seasons. Born in West Point, NY, in 1977, Tom was discovered at the age of 21 while he was working in construction by a catalogue-shoot scout who suggested he try modeling. After traveling around the world for a few years, Tom decided to give acting a try, and scored his first big break on Judging Amy in 2001, playing opposite lead Amy Brenneman in a romantic role for six episodes.
Later that year, Tom landed the role of Clark Kent on Smallville after a nationwide search for a fresh face to play the part. It's been rumored that Tom turned down the part twice before accepting. Tom has also appeared in the motion pictures Cheaper By the Dozen and this fall's release The Fog with fellow television star, Maggie Grace of Lost.
Ordinary People ... (Referenced when Beaver splashed Dick and Logan on their loungers by jumping into the pool.)
The film Ordinary People, adapted from a novel by Judith Guest, was Robert Redfords directorial debut and a multi-Oscar winner in 1980 for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. It is an emotional story of the disintegration of the Jarret family that occurs after the death of the eldest son.
Teenager Conrad (played by Timothy Hutton) is overcome by grief and survivors guilt when he and his older brother are involved in a boating accident that kills the brother. After Conrads first suicide attempt, he is institutionalized and is forced to undergo intensive therapy sessions with his psychiatrist (Judd Hirsch). Conrads mother, Beth (Mary Tyler Moore), is cold, distant and unemotional, always having preferred his brother over him while his father, Calvin (Donald Sutherland), attempts to hold the family together by pretending nothing is wrong. It is only through his burgeoning romance with girlfriend Jeannine (Elizabeth McGovern) that Conrad starts to truly begin to live again. Superbly acted and beautifully shot, this emotional film is a true winner.
Rice Krispie Treats ... (Referenced when Kendall, Logan and the Casablancas boys are lounging by the pool.)
Rice Krispie Treats are a snack or dessert made from puffed rice (usually Kelloggs Brand Rice Krispies, but generic brands can also be used), margarine or butter, and marshmallows. Created by melting margarine and marshmallows in a saucepan and then adding the puffed rice, the mixture is spread into a baking pan, allowed to cool and cut into squares of ooey gooey marshmallowy goodness. While Rice Krispie treats are often a homemade item, many variations on the original recipe are sold commercially.
SATs ... (Referenced by Cassidy in response to Dick's insult to his intelligence.)
The SAT exam is a standardized test administered to high school students applying to college. The test measures both math and verbal skills. Recently, the exam also evaluates students writing abilities. On the math and verbal sections students can score up to 800 (1600 total available points). On the writing students can receive anywhere from a 1- 6.
These scores are often criticized as being arbitrary (after all what is the standard to which they are holding students) and culturally biased (in favor of a white middles class upbringing). Despite these criticisms however, the test continues to be an educational institution, helping universities select students for admission and scholarships, terrorizing students, and relieving parents of more than $100 each time their son or daughter must take (or retake) the exam.
Fun facts: SAT used to stand for Scholastic Aptitude Test. Now it stands for nothing. The acronym has simply become the tests name.
The Shocker ... (Motion made by Logan and Dick when they are sitting poolside.)
The Shocker is a gesture meant to indicate a sexual act, wherein the first and second fingers enter the vagina, while the errant pinky plunges into the anus; hence the "shock."
The Sharks and the Jets (from West Side Story) ... (Referenced by Duncan to Logan before the field trip.)
The Sharks and Jets are rival gangs from the Broadway musical West Side Story. The tale is a modern day telling of Romeo and Juliet. Tony, the former leader of the Jets, is in love with Maria, the sister of the Sharks' leader, Bernardo. Their struggle to be together plays out through the gangs' battle for territory and respect and leads to devastating losses for both sides. The Broadway show was turned into a major motion picture starring Natalie Wood, which won a number of Academy Awards in 1961, including Best Picture.
Willy Wonka ... (Referenced by Donut in the buffet line at the baseball field.)
Willy Wonka is the central character of Roald Dahls acclaimed childrens book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Wonka, an eccentric recluse, will open the doors to his magnificent chocolate factory to the lucky finders of five golden tickets. The five ticket holders--Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, Mike TeeVee and Charlie Bucket--are taken on a wild and wondrous adventure by the mysterious chocolatier.
The book was turned into a beloved movie classic in 1971 starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Tim Burton, the well-known innovative filmmaker, did his own take on the novel in 2004 with Johnny Depp as Wonka, staying closer to the novel's source than did the 1971 offering.
Johnny Damon ... (Referenced by Terrence Cook at Shark field when guessing Veronica's favorite player.)
Center fielder for the Boston Red Sox, member of the 2004 World Series Champion team. Bats and throws left-handed. Born Johnny David Damon on November 5, 1973, in Fort Riley, Kansas. Spent much of his early years as an army brat, moving from base to base. The family finally settled in Orlando, where he still makes his off-season home. He was recently married to Michelle, and has 6-year-old twins, daughter Madelyn and son Jackson.
Damon was drafted out of high school in 1992 by the Kansas City Royals, the team he played for from 1995 through 2000. He was with the Oakland A's for the 2001 season, before signing with Boston that winter. A lifetime .290 hitter with 1,071 hits, 700 RBIs, and 130 home runs, Damon is one of the premier lead-off hitters in the league. He also had a big impact in Boston's historic comeback from three games down to beat the Yankees, winning the 2004 American League Pennant.
After a head-on collision with Damian Jackson during the 2003 playoffs, Damon suffered severe migraines, and he stopped shaving and getting his hair cut. He reported to spring training in 2004 with long hair and a big, bushy beard, looking either like a caveman or Jesus. He finally shaved the beard in May of that year for a charity event, but has since regrown a modest beard and has maintained one since. Damon is a fan favorite, and some people even dress up as him for Halloween. Part of his exercise routine involves chasing cars from one end of his block to the other, usually at night. Considering his caveman-like appearance, he believes this practice has frightened many people. Before every game he rallies the team by doing a few naked pull-ups in the locker room. (Update: Signed with the New York Yankees following the 2005 season.)
- The new credits. Tessa Thompson appears in the credits but not in this episode. Dick and Cassidy are now regular cast members.
- When Logan does the five more minutes hand gesture, it may be the cutest look ever.
- The Journalism teacher's belt is beyond ugly. Actually the whole outfit is horrendous. The actress was the winner of the last season of America's Next Top Model.
- Weevil's once-over of Veronica in the hall. The boy does do smoldering well.
- Logan and the pillow by the pool. And in case you didn't notice, he is seriously pale.
- Duncan's out of control eyebrows. Seriously, what the hell was that all about?
- What is the deal with the awkward blocking in the confession scene with Veronica and Logan? When they are sitting on the sofa and he is on her lap they look very uncomfortable. Then when Leo knocks and Veronica answers the door, Logan has totally spun around and is facing the door. Was that so that he could see Leo place his hand on her face? And if so, why?
- Charisma Carpenter's tattoos
- Weevil's bling. Did you see the earning he was sporting?
- When Logan is discussing Tom Welling playing him in the TV movie, Jason sticks out his bag-unencumbered arm and makes a superman-type flying gesture. It's adorable.
- Fortunately for Jason Dohring -- who used the gesture (The Shocker) in every take, Standards & Practices was unaware of the meaning. Displayed by both Logan and Dick in their poolside discussion of Logan's future 'dating' plans, see the definition of the gesture in this Social Science write-up.
- This exchange between Logan and Kendall:
- Are the ugly vests part of Veronica's uniform at Java the Hut? Why doesn't anyone else wear them?
- How much did Keith get from writing his book?
- How much time elapsed from when Logan got beat up until he regained consciousness?
- Was murder the only charge against Aaron? What about attempted murder and general sleaziness? I would think they could make both stick.
- Why was Leo alone when he came to arrest Logan? How did he know where he was?
- Does Leo know everything that happened to Veronica the night that Aaron attacked her?
- Why does Duncan ignore Wallace? Or did Wallace expect Veronica to eat with Duncan if he was there and she would be the one ignoring him?
- How does Alicia not know that Wallace was thrown out of athletics for the whole year?
- How did Veronica not know that Wallace was not signed up for office aide? Don't BFFs compare class schedules?
- When did Veronica start her job?
- How did the motorist know who Logan was so that Logan could get arrested a few hours after the incident?
- What was the verdict in the Kanes' trials?
- If you can afford to have a famous tennis player come to testify for your son at a school board meeting, why not send the kid to private school? You can certainly afford it.
- Did Keith try to find Lianne and the money? If so, where is she?
- What are Logan and Duncan doing for money with their parents out of the picture?
- Why is Meg so angry at Veronica? And by the way, bitchy Meg is a lot of fun. I hope she isn't dead.
- Who is paying for the extra security at Neptune High?
- How did no one see Veronica in the limo outside the courthouse?
- Who paid for Logan's lawyers?
- Does Clemmons have any other kids?
- Who is making Wallace's spirit boxes this year?
- Has Logan gotten past second base with Veronica?
- Who shot at Logan and Veronica? Did they know that they were in the car? Why didn't Keith come down to the car when he heard the shot?
- Does pinching your own nipples make you pee? Even if your future stepfather is standing outside the bathroom door?
- Why did Veronica go on the field trip? It totally does not seem like her thing. While we are on the subject, why did Van baby approve it? There did not seem to be any scholastic merit to the trip other than fashion advice?
- Why is Dick being so nice to Veronica no matter who she is dating?
- Who's idea was it to burn down the pool? And how do you burn down a pool?
- Why has Cassidy already taken his SATs? Same for Dick. And if they did take them during the summer how did they get the results already?
- How the hell did the censors miss the completely indecent "shocker" hand gesture that Dick and Logan shared? While I am on the subject, how did they miss the "Can Dick and Beaver come out to play?" line?
- Anyone else surprised when Logan referred to Lilly as his girlfriend? I would expect ex-girlfriend or just her name, what with the whole boffing Aaron thing.
- Was Keith listening outside the apartment when Veronica was breaking up with Logan? He was awfully Johnny on the spot, wasn't he?
- How long have Logan and Kendall been sleeping together?
- What is with Veronica constantly hanging on Duncan? Is she having an equilibrium problem? Because that is the only thing I can think of that would require that level of clinging.
- Who hits on a girl in front of her Dad who is running for Mayor? Oh right, Dick does.
- What were Terrence and Woody fighting about?
- Why was Dick on the field trip?
- Who arranged for the limo?
- Was Duncan lying about going to the Hut before Veronica was working there?
- When, exactly, is Veronica's birthday?
- What did the fortune cookie say?
- What school lets half the kids on a field trip get home by a different mode of transportation than how they arrived and also leaves a student at a rest stop?
- How did the teacher not have a head count? Worst. Teacher. Ever.
- Is Weevil still in charge of the PCHers, or is someone else calling the shots now? If so, whom?
- How did the limo get behind the bus?
- Where was all the smoke coming from at the crash site?
- What happened to make the bus crash?
- Why did Duncan say anything about Veronica being on Weevil's bike? Did he not see them?
- Other than Meg, who else that we know was on the bus when it crashed?
- How many bikes does Weevil have? He was riding a red one the night Logan got beat up and a silver one when he gives Veronica a ride.
- In Logan's flashback, the five helmeted PCH bikers seen with Felix beating up Logan were Thumper, Hector, Doddie, Bootsie and Sully. Cervando, the biker who died on the bus, was at the Texaco, according to (known liar) Thumper.
- In One Angry Veronica, Meg apologizes for her bitchy behavior towards Veronica prior to the crash, saying it was because she was upset over her pregnancy. In this episode, she gets cut and then reinstated to the cheerleading squad. If she already knew she was a few months pregnant, how on earth did she expect to keep cheerleading? Was she just stalling for time before her parents found out about the pregnancy?
- Before the class gets to the ballpark, Dick complains that it smells like something died -- presumably the dead rat that Keith later finds stuck under a seat on the bus.
- While Terrence was at the ballpark talking to Woody, did he also run in to Ms. Dumass? Did they have a conversation? An argument? Was it just a coincidence that Terrence was at the park on the same day his obsessed ex-lover was there with her class? Did she know he was going to be there?
- Did Woody tell Gia to not take the bus back to school before or after she was invited to share the limo? If it was before, how did he expect her to get back to the school? Was he going to drive or arrange a driver for her?
- Weevil is wearing the earring Lamb later said was found outside the Road Hog, where Curly Moran was last seen alive (and where Weevil was caught on video beating him up).
- Weevil's pretty insistent that he knows what goes on in his gang. Maybe he should have taken Veronica's comments ...
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Original Air Date: September 28, 2005
Written by: Rob Thomas
Directed by: John Kretchmer
Grade: C
Membership Grade: B (39.0% / 59 votes)
Alternately too much and too little, the second season premiere has flashes of the customary Veronica Mars brilliance, but something is missing. Too much backstory for the off-camera summer not only glosses over much of the fallout from the final two episodes of season one, but also does not show enough to adequately explain Veronica's actions over that unseen summer.
This episode also provides one of the show's bigger twists. However due to the above issue, the pop! of the twist is sorely undermined by the so many unanswered questions and by giving much of the audience the opposite of what they want. In addition, while it is important to establish the new mystery, there is not enough time to deal with all (if any) of the repercussions of Lilly's murderer being revealed. Finally, a mystery of the week is weakly inserted into the mix, taking yet more time away from the summer backstory, the reveal of the new mysteries and the effect of last season's two big reveals.
Overall, it is wonderful seeing our beloved characters once more, hearing the witty dialogue and seeing some summer lovin' but the premiere just does not live up to the anticipation.
Starring
Kristen Bell Veronica Mars
Jason Dohring Logan Echolls
Enrico Colantoni Keith Mars
Percy Daggs III Wallace Fennel
Teddy Dunn Duncan Kane
Francis Capra Eli "Weevil" Navarro
Ryan Hansen - Dick Casablancas
Kyle Gallner - Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas
Tessa Thompson - Jackie Cook *
* Credited cast not appearing in this episode.
Recurring Guest Stars (Previous Episode Appearances)
Brad Bufanda - Felix
Duane Daniels - Van Clemmons
Max Greenfield - Deputy Leo D'Amato
Alona Tal - Meg Manning
Guest Stars:
Charisma Carpenter - Kendall Casablancas
Charles Duckworth - Kelvin Moore
Steve Guttenberg - Woody Goodman
Adam Hendershott - Butters
Naima Mora - Ms. Dumass
Krysten Ritter - Gia Goodman
Meredith Roberts - Cute-As-A-Bug Manager
Jeffrey D. Sams - Terrence Cook
Who's Who in Neptune
Kendall Casablancas - Dick and Beaver's stepmother; flinging with Logan.
Kelvin Moore - Asshole jock at Neptune High.
Woody Goodman - Baseball enthusiast running for the County Supervisor ("Mayor") of Neptune.
Butters - Vice Principle Clemmons' son.
Ms. Dumass - New journalism teacher at Neptune High.
Gia Goodman - Woody Goodman's daughter, new student at Neptune High. Dick's "friend."
Cute-As-A-Bug Manager - Veronica's manager at work.
Terrence Cook - Baseball hall of famer, recently moved to Neptune.
Hey! It's That Guy/Girl
Charisma Carpenter (Kendall Casablancas) - Carpenter is best-known as the truthfully tactless Cordelia from Buffy:The Vampire Slayer and the show's spin-off, Angel. Carpenter also recently did a popular spread for "Playboy" magazine.
Steve Guttenberg (Woody Goodman) - Introduced to mainstream audience with a group of young actors in Diner, Guttenberg also made memorable splashes in Cocoon and its sequel, as well as Three Men and a Baby and its sequel, Three Men and a Little Lady. Less classy fare -- and what "The Gutt" is best-known for -- would be Police Academy and its three sequels.
Naima Mora (Ms. Dumass) - This beauty was the winner of UPN's America's Next Top Model Cycle 4.
I don't normally do this, but I think (as it is the start of the season and it's passed in real time) an overview is a good thing. Sadly, we pretty much get no resolution of the issues that Logan and Veronica had. Their breakup is predicated on a new contrivance that really has nothing to do with the problems (lack of trust, avoidance, Lilly, Duncan, etc.) that plagued them last season. On one hand, we can see this as good because it means, I guess, that they worked through those issues because when we DO see them (briefly) as a couple, they are not only happy, they seem relatively healthy. This is bad, because as viewers we weren't given the opportunity to see how any of those issues were resolved/talked out/dealt with at all. Maybe they just avoided those issues and swept them under the rug, we don't know either way as of yet. Hopefully we'll find out more about what happened or didn't as the season progresses.
Scene One: See! Totally Logan at the Door!
This is damn bittersweet; there are no two ways about it. Yes, it's Logan at the door, however, there are two major negatives involved in the scene as well (with two minor ones alongside). I'll deal with those first, because there are some positives and I'd prefer to save those for last.
Number one, the big biggie, is that I have no doubt (because it's already happened) that many a viewer will watch this scene and think that Veronica said "I was hoping it would be you" to an individual she did NOT realize was Logan. Why? Because when we see him (a) his back is to her and, most ambiguously, (b) she says his name (and only his name) with a question mark. Those slightly, erm, more focused than most will note that she actually says "Logan?" before he even begins to turn so therefore, with no change in his stance, it makes perfect sense that she was questioning something about him, as opposed to questioning whether it was him or not. Furthermore, what does happen before she says his name is that he first tightens his hands around the railing as if trying to steady himself and then he starts to say something/clear his throat.
Unfortunately, the ambiguity of the moment takes away from the sheer joy of "It's Logan at the door!" Sigh. However, for the sake of this analysis, based on this viewer's assessment of the scene Veronica did know it was him; she said his name because she knew something was wrong. And boy was there! But that's good, and remember the good is coming last. (Erm, gah! This show. The good is that Logan is all bloody and barely able to stand!)
Anyhoo, first the other big no-no: the length and depth of the scene. As I mentioned in the overview, we got absolutely no dealing with the issues that plagued them last season. Other than three lines, a one-line voiceover from Logan (ooh, Logan got to do a voiceover!) early in the scene:
- Logan Voiceover: What do you think, Veronica? You'd broken up with me, accused me of killing Lilly.
- Veronica: Logan, there's something you need to know about your dad.
Logan: Aaron Echolls charged with murder ... it's all over the radio. (Cries)
Ah well. Alrighty then, moving along.
Of the two minor issues, I admit that only the first seems to be an issue with most, the latter is probably just me because I have a hair fixation. First off, the positioning on the couch. Yeah, it's a small couch, yeah, Jason Dohring is tall -- so uhm, different positioning of his lanky form would have helped keep viewers completely into the scene as opposed to drawing them out as the question popped into many a head, "Wow, that looks really uncomfortable, the way his legs are falling off the couch and crossed kinda weird."
And the second: His hair. I'll say it now, I do NOT like the super-short haircut. And I'm really annoyed that they clearly used the footage from Leave it to Beaver where Logan and Weevil first talk because Logan's hair is in all of its gelled, windblown glory (yes, Logan felt the need to re-apply hair gel after the devastating beach scene). The next shot of him is dark so you can't really, really tell, but by the time it goes back from flashback and then back into flashback with the knife, you can completely see that in between the seconds of confronting Weevil Neo-style and kicking Weevil in the head (and how cool was that?!), Logan got a haircut. And I REALLY don't like it. Sigh.
Phew! Finally ... onto the good.
I have no doubt that Veronica DID know it was Logan, so it was great that it was him that she greeted that way. I also loved his "Hey, Veronica!" / collapse into her arms. And as awkward as the positioning on the couch was, my first reaction was still "awww!" because his head was on her lap, and she had her hand on his chest and had clearly been cleaning his face, so awww. That was very sweet. And she genuinely seemed to care about him with no ulterior motive or questioning and that was nice.
As for the latter half of the scene: We'll just ignore Deputy Tool and concentrate on Veronica's clear pain as Logan was being arrested -- sad when that is a good thing, sigh, but such is the way of Veronica Mars and such are the straws I fear this fanbase will be grasping at until Logan and Veronica are reunited.
Scene Two: Kissin' in the Cafe
We'll just ignore 99% of this scene and concentrate on the last couple of seconds where Logan shows up and Veronica does eagerly kiss him. And the "Hey, baby" was just sweet. Sigh. Too bad we didn't have more of this. They look so good together and really, aww, these few seconds were very precious. Veronica DID look genuinely happy to see him, did go straight into his arms for a kiss and did smile, giddy-like, up at him. I did adore that bit. I really did. And score! It's our one happy-ending LoVe scene! Woohoo!! Straws, people. Straws.
Scene Three: The Lightning Rod
Again, just a few quick seconds, but I loved her taking his hand in the limo. It seemed very girlfriend-y. And since we saw her doing so many other girlfriend-y things with someone who wasn't Logan, I'm holding onto the ones we got.
Scene Four: LoVe and Guns
There is a lot to love in this scene (possibly more than any other), but sadly, like every other LoVe scene, there was also stuffies not to love. Sigh. Not one full scene where we could just appreciate and revel in the LoVe. (Although to be honest, other than The Kiss, I don't think there is one solitary, single scene that is completely Lilly/Duncan/angst-free and just flat-out happy LoVe last season either, so sigh.) Anyhoo, per my usual fashion, let's get the not-so-positive out of the way first.
We shall start with the shallow first. Veronica's hair is just bad. The little sorta wingy, feathery sides where her not-quite-grown-out bangs were pushed, just bad. Very bad. And Logan's hair, I already discussed that in the first scene, so we'll suffice it to say, just as bad as Veronica's. Just very bad, but not as bad as his shirt. Seriously, what the hell? Bright orangish-red polo shirt? What is wardrobe thinking? The shirt is very, very bad.
And then we have Veronica's response to Logan's declaration of love, and I'm sorry, but to me it was heartbreaking. The guy is smiling at her sweetly, adoringly and he tells her that he is in love with her and she makes a joke. That's just pathetic. A joke? Just ... poor Logan. Poor, poor Logan. And then to add the final, crushing blow -- he truly doesn't even get anywhere near second base because of the rat-a-tat of gunfire: And another happy LoVe moment blown to smithereens. Just about literally. Let's hear it again ... Sigh!
Okay, one more negative then I'm onto the positive. We actually have a similar scene from season one to compare this one to. In Meet John Smith, Veronica had a making-out-in-a-car fantasy, and it was about 20,000 times hotter in terms of direction, execution and action (definitely, not in terms of chemistry with the guy). I mean, really, that scene was S-T-E-A-M-Y in the execution. This one, in comparison, is just sad. In this scene, the sexual heat and steam were barely non-existent. Maybe the show was just going for romance, but the steam should have been there as well, I think.
Now, of course, I'm not saying that it's because Jason Dohring and Kristen Bell are incapable of generating that heat (I mean, we saw plenty evidence of their heat-generating abilities with one another onscreen last season), but the direction of this scene did its damndest to deny them that capability. Their lips were fused together for, oh, about three seconds upon lying down, and two seconds later both were kissing the side of the other's mouth, and then we got motorcycles revving and then the gunfire. There was no necking, there was no making-out, there was no french-kissing, there was no open-mouth kissing. Damnit!
It was about as asexual as a scene like that could possibly be. I don't know, maybe the idea was that if they actually played fair with their chemistry, it would contrast too sharply with Bell and Teddy Dunn's lack. I don't know. I just know that the execution of the sexual element of this scene actually seemed to be done in such a way as to dampen the sexual heat between these two as much as possible. Double sigh. And double damnit!
But there is some good. They still have chemistry, no dampening can completely downplay that; their chemistry is too good, too there, and there is too much history between the two characters to eradicate their connection. The little jokey-way they acted, Logan's comments about her virtue and Keith's pride in it, Veronica looking over to where Keith presumably was, but still turning back to Logan and kissing him was sweet. Logan DID tell Veronica that he was in love with her and that was certainly nice to hear, even if her response left something to be desired. And considering that she broke up with him not too much long after that, it's definitely best that we didn't get a better response because that would have been really, really depressing in retrospect. And the direction may have thrown a wet blanket on the proceedings, but they were still kissing and beginning to get it on!
Then there was my favorite Logan moment and my favorite Veronica moment, both here in Logan's bright, shiny yellow Xterra. First Veronica's: Logan tells her that Keith should be grateful that he isn't some pretty-boy jerk who just wants to get laid, and Veronica all seriously looks at him and says, "Wait, what are you saying? You're not pretty?" and I just love it. I mean, we talk ALL THE TIME about how good-looking Logan/Jason Dohring is on the boards and we know that the UPN execs didn't think that Dohring was pretty enough to play the romantic lead. And now we actually get a line where Veronica is questioning that concept with disbelief. Just hysterical and I loved it. Plus, Bell did a doozy of a job with the delivery.
Now my Logan moment: Man, as far as I'm concerned this one goes up there in the top most adorable Logan moments ever. Holding his hand up with fingers spread and whispering "five more minutes" toward where Keith presumably is. Just heeheehee! Much love.
And yeah, just again, Logan DID tell Veronica that he was in love with her. And now once more, but a good one this time: Sigh.
Scene Five: Summer Lovin'
This bit (before, again, the end of it) was my favorite LoVe moment in the whole episode. I LOVED Veronica with her arm in the crook of his, her voiceover that she would come to have lunch with him, her taking his bag so they could hold hands. It was just really sweet and one of those little moments that are the kind that just make your heart go awww.
Scene Six: Aww, Young Love, He said with Snark!
So, yeah, real sweet of Veronica to take Duncan's hand even though she knows Logan is leaning right there -- yes, he's leaning and very delightfully so -- watching them. Not much to say about this other than that, sadly, Logan really doesn't seem to care at all that Veronica and Duncan are together, and I'd almost completely buy it were it not for that less than jovial note in his snarky comment about "young love."
Veronica actually does seem like she's affected by Logan's presence a tad as the present-day scene draws to a close. And since I'd like to finish this with something positive, I'll comment on that. I did like the small moment here before her way-too chipper, "Did I mention he didn't take the breakup well?" Veronica was clearly looking for Logan as she looked out the window, and Logan turned around clearly looking for her, and when he saw her looking at him, gave that little wave. It wasn't much, but it was something, and straws are being grasped, people. Straws are being grasped.
Scene Seven: Ouch! Just Ouch!
Before I discuss the scene itself, I must offer a complaint about the choice of locale and music because both slightly tarnish the memory of two much beloved LoVe scenes. The locale -- Veronica and Logan look to be sitting in the same position (but reversed) on the same couch in the same room from A Trip to the Dentist when Veronica apologized to Logan and made up with him. And now we get the same locale, same seating style (but in reverse), even holding hands in the beginning of the scene. What a painful throwback to that scene considering she's breaking his heart here. Sigh.
And then there is the music. This is the music that played over their second kiss in Hot Dogs when they first decided to actually make a go of some kind of relationship, and then it plays here over them ending their relationship. Honestly, it's just cruel. And that's not even touching on the pain involved in the scene itself. Logan being dumped (again!), Logan's heart breaking (again!), Logan feeling like he's being abandoned (again!). Then, of course, we get the best part of all, Logan being somewhat out of character by showing a vicious display of violence more suited to Duncan in one of his rages, but no, Duncan is pure and perfect, Logan is a bad, bad guy. And Veronica cringing as if she thinks he's gonna hit her, but yet she showed no similar reaction to Duncan actually grabbing her arms and shaking her in Leave it to Beaver, because, you know, all of Donut's mistakes and flaws have been forgotten or just plain erased. He's pure. Double sigh.
And of course the joy of hearing Logan call Lilly, the girl who dumped him, treated him like crap, slept with his father!, his girlfriend as if there was no water under the bridge and there had been no Aaron/Lilly revelation. Niiiice. Finally, one more for the road, the way Keith came barreling in there, threw him against the wall and uttered those words, it was pretty clear that Keith has been waiting a long time to kick Logan out of Veronica's life.
I'm sure he just loves Duncan. Grumble, grumble, gnash, gnash. Arrrggghhhh!!! Poor Logan.
Kelvin, a jock from Veronica's school, asks Veronica for help. He failed a mandatory drug test and has been kicked out of school athletics for the entire year. Veronica isn't surprised, since the same thing happened last year. But this time he is drug-free. Honest. His giant eyes, the windows to his soul, wouldn't lie. Veronica passes on the case though, saying she doesn't do "that" anymore. No way, no how, she's out of the PI business. For good.
Her resolve lasts less than day, however, when Wallace also turns up with a false positive. Wallace tells her about other students that tested positive, blah blah, a bunch of people we don't care about, all non-09ers we've never met, plus Meg. Meg? Yep, that is right. Goody-two-shoes, sweet-as-pie Meg also tested positive. This has really piqued Veronica's interest now. But not really mine, because all I really want to know is what happened with Logan, damnit.
Going back to Kelvin, Veronica, slightly abashed, asks him who his enemies are. Being a bully and all, his list is much shorter than expected. He tells her about Butters, a kid he pantsed in the gym before PE last year and who swore he'd get even.
Back at her home office, Veronica has gotten super professional this year, even though she claimed to be out of "that kind of work," by adding a dry erase board with different colored markers to her collection of PI gadgets. Her three month sabbatical has in no way diminished her mad PI skillz. She writes the names of the falsely accused under their respective pictures. Of course, the pictures serve no purpose at all to her investigation, but she paid perfectly good money for that white board and was apparently itching to use it.
Wallace 'fesses up to laughing at Butters getting pantsed, along with the rest of the list of no-namers. Well, they actually have names; it just doesn't matter to the story. I mean, it's not like any were named Ree-shard or anything super cool or memorable. Anyhoo, the next day Veronica questions Butters. First thing she learns is that he actually isn't so fond of the nickname. I can't blame him, even though Veronica points out the "oh so delicious" connotation.
He tries to "bad attitude" his way out of the situation but Veronica has seen better, so she doesn't shy away. The fact that Butters maintains this bad 'tude when Veronica turns on the charm makes him the number one suspect in my book. She stops just short of flipping her hair, but I swear I saw a head tilt in there. Nevertheless, Butters continues his cocky stance and even amps it up when he sees his dad, Vice Principal Van Clemmons, walk by. Veronica is perplexed for several reasons: Clemmons procreated?! Ewww. Kelvin is stoopid enough to bully the VP's kid? Dumb! Butters actually acknowledged Clemmons as his dad, in public? Hmm. Veronica has a lot to think about so it's a good thing it is time for a commercial break.
Later, Veronica sneaks into the Clemmons' office filing cabinet, hoping to find evidence that the lab results were tampered with. Butters would have special access to them given his dad's position, but that theory doesn't pan out. Veronica moves on to the theory that Wallace ate something that contained the illegal drugs. He tells Veronica about the spirit box he found in his locker filled with yummy cookies. Well, since she didn't leave his spirit box that must be it then!
Veronica buys an over-the-counter drug testing kit for Wallace. The test comes back negative though, which means that Butters didn't slip any "special" cookies to the ousted student. Veronica and Wallace are "back at square one." I hope that is the one and only time Wallace has to anxiously wait for 'pee on the stick' test results, while he is thinking of the ways his mom could and would kill him.
Veronica then suggests that the lab tech was paid off. But who would benefit besides Butters? Veronica then adds the names of the students who moved up in ranking to the board. This leads Veronica to conclude that 2+2=the right answer, mostly because we have to finish up this story and get on with some other mystery. She figured out that it was the parents of the students who would be taking the ousted students' places that paid off the lab tech. Got that? Phew.
Veronica gathers all of the guilty at Java the Hut, knowing they would incriminate themselves. She seats Van the Man a few tables away and lets him listen in on their conversation. He hears enough to know that the students are innocent. YAY! Another victory for Veronica! And it must be said that even though these parents went way too far in trying to help their kids succeed, at least they didn't hire a hitman (like the Texas wanna be cheerleader's mom). And sadly, that is one of the nicest things I can say about 09er parents. Because Neptune is a crazy-ass town.
- Kelvin Moore flunked the mandatory drug test for athletics last year. This year he was supposed to be a linebacker on the football team. He is a bully who is not very well liked.
- The word at school is that Veronica is back to being an '09er, especially since she is also dating an 09er.
- Keith co-wrote a book about the Lilly Kane murder, entitled Big Murder, Small Town. He was hesitant at first, but needed the money for the hospital bills and to make up for the check that Lianne stole. He worked with a crime reporter from the San Diego Tribune. He was interviewed on national TV by Julie Chen.
- Aaron has been charged with murder and is behind bars for Lilly's murder.
- Leo still has feelings for Veronica. When he shows up to arrest Logan he seems surprised to see the bruise on her cheek and touches her face with way too much intimacy.
- Wallace doesn't do drugs.
- Wallace is no longer signed up for office aide. But he does give Veronica a master key to the administration office and all the computer administrative passwords he can find. But he doesn't have the make and models of office file cabinets memorized. Did he learn nothing last season? He had to know she would ask.
- Duncan missed the first few days of school because he was visiting his father.
- Celeste and Jake Kane were tried for obstruction of justice.
- The Kanes have a house in Napa.
- Duncan is living at the Presidential Suite of the Neptune Grand.
- Duncan and Logan don't talk anymore.
- Jilly's father is being sued by the Boat Loads of Fun Corporation. Her father brokers vacation rental property in Cabo, and after their roof leaked in one room they demanded all their money back. She plays volleyball.
- Viet is the number one singles player for Neptune. He beat out Jennings Crawford for the spot. Crawford's parents were so angry they went to the school board and tried to have the tennis coach, Coach Hart, fired. When that didn't work they brought in a world renowned tennis player to testify that Crawford was a better player.
- Duncan broke up with Meg on the last day of school. She has been angry at Veronica ever since.
- Neptune High now has metal detectors.
- Jimmy Day is the starting quarterback for the varsity football team and is known to take drugs.
- Wallace is still starting on the basketball team. His backup is Bob Patton.
- Neptune High has a Spring Sports Pep Rally.
- Veronica's Manager is 24, and apparently a floozy.
- Alicia and Keith are still dating.
- Veronica has her PDA phone.
- Veronica has a new messenger bag.
- Jim Chimery signed all the false positive drug tests.
- Neptune has a back-to-school athletics banquet. Wallace had a spirit box in his locker that day with cookies, of which he ate six.
- Wallace doesn't think it is safe for Veronica to drive herself home alone at night.
- Logan told Veronica that he was in love with her while they were still dating over the summer.
- Shelly Pomeroy is a JV cheerleader.
- Miss Dumass was the new journalism teacher.
- Shark Field is the local professional baseball stadium. The baseball team is also named the Sharks and they are owned by Woody Goodman.
- At school, Weevil is ignoring Veronica.
- Logan had to go to summer school because he missed all his finals due to his arrest and his father's. Veronica would meet him for lunch. (Awww!)
- Trina is negotiating with networks to sell her version of the Aaron Echolls story. The problem seems to be that she is demanding that she play herself and the producers want Tara Reid.
- Neptune has a community pool in the city park. After it was burned it got shut down for the rest of the summer.
- Cassidy scored 400 points higher on his SATs than Dick did.
- Dick Casablancas, Sr. has good season tickets to the Lakers. It was where he met Kendall, who was a Laker Girl and is now his wife. Logan is currently sleeping with her.
- Veronica's birthday is in the summer (presumably August). It was on her birthday that she started dating Duncan again.
- Gia used to go to Country Day School.
- Duncan did not play little league.
- Terrence Cook used to play for the Sharks. He is Keith's favorite player. Veronica's favorite baseball player is Johnny Damon.
- Veronica and Logan were dating over the summer while he went to summer school. One day, when she was leaving with him, Dick and Beaver were putting gas cans into Logan's car. That night the local community pool caught on fire. Veronica, because of this incident and Logan's general attitude, broke up with him. He did not take it very well, as their living room lamp can attest. Keith, who was conveniently within earshot, came in and threw Logan out, telling him that he cannot see Veronica ever again.
- Also during the summer, Veronica had been working at Java the Hut as a hostess and barista. Duncan came every day she was working there, and he and Veronica renewed their friendship. A few weeks after she broke Logan's heart, on her birthday, Veronica received a fortune cookie in a gift box from Duncan and they started dating again. They are still dating when school starts again. Veronica claims that she was absolutely faithful to Logan.
- When school starts, the new Journalism teacher arranges for a field trip for the yearbook, newspaper and broadcast news classes to tour Shark Field. Veronica, Duncan, Meg, Dick and Beaver are among the attendees. The field trip is to visit the local baseball stadium owned by the father of one of the new students at Neptune High, Gia. Her father, who is also running for county supervisor and used to coach little league in Neptune, apparently invited everyone to his stadium so that his daughter could make some friends and have lunch. Gia makes a friend in Dick, and Veronica meets Keith's favorite baseball player, Terrence Cook.
Dick, who objected to the smell in the school bus, gets picked up in a limo which he uses to give several of the students a ride home. Veronica, to try and make up with Meg, stays on the bus, but Meg rebuffs her friendly advances. When the bus stops for gas, Veronica gets off. She sees Lilly's ghost run around the corner and follows to find Weevil.
Weevil also doesn't want to play nice (boy, Veronica is striking out all over), and they argue about Logan's role in Felix's death and Veronica's choice in boyfriends. The teacher, who doesn't see Veronica, asks if everyone is there. Meg, who can see Veronica from where she is sitting, says that everyone is aboard and the bus leaves. Weevil also leaves and Veronica is left to figure out her own ride home. She calls Wallace (of course!), but before she has a chance to ask him to come get her, Weevil comes back and lets her hop on his hog. (Oh baby, oh baby!).
- The episode picks up right where Leave it to Beaver left us. Logan is still on the bridge, and Weevil approaches him. Logan ninja kicks him to the head when he is distracted, knocking him out. The other members of the PCH club don't appreciate this very much and beat the snot out of Logan, breaking his ribs and giving him a concussion. Logan wakes up with a knife he doesn't recognize in his hand and Felix's dead body lying on the ground next to him. A good Samaritan is there when Logan wakes up and calls the police but Logan leaves the scene after throwing the knife in the bay. Because it could be important later, the motorist also left before the police arrived.
Logan goes to Veronica's where he tells her everything and she says she believes him. Yeah, because that worked so well for him last time. During this confession, Leo shows up at the door to arrest Logan. Logan's lawyers get him off at the preliminary hearing on self-defense. The charges against him were dismissed six weeks after he was arrested, and it split the town into two different camps. One night, as Logan and Veronica are necking in the Xterra in front of her house, someone takes a shot at them.
- A school bus, coming back from a field trip, goes over the edge of a cliff and into the water 30-40 feet below. An eyewitness, Gia, said that it just went over the cliff and didn't even slow down. There were several students, including Meg Manning, aboard. Logan's last words to Veronica as she got on the bus? "I'm gonna miss you." Um, Logan, I think you have a little red herring on your lip.
- Logan at the door and his arrest.
- Logan on the bridge and then getting beaten up by the PCHers.
- Veronica and Duncan at the cafe talking, Logan entering and giving Veronica a kiss.
- The end of Logan's preliminary hearing outside the courthouse and he and Veronica in the limo.
- Logan and Veronica at summer school, where Veronica met him for lunch, Dick and Beaver bringing the gasoline.
- Logan and Veronica in the Xterra making out, a declaration of love and gunfire.
- Duncan visiting Veronica at the coffee shop montage.
- Veronica breaking up with Logan.
"Breathin'" (Asylum Street Spankers)
Scene: Normal is the watchword and Veronica recounts the normalcy of her present-life. (And in the case of Veronica Mars, normalcy=boring. Sssh! Don't tell her that. Wait, hmm, Donut. On second thought, do tell her ASAP!)
"The Change" (Jon Dee Graham)
Scene: Logan confesses his love while Veronica makes jokes (but not about his prettiness) and Keith plays his version of "On a Grassy Knoll."
"Long Time Coming" (Delays)
Scene: A montage of schmoopy, sugary, syrupy, cheesy, over-the-top infectious VD. Oh joy. No really, my dinner didn't take that long to come ... back up that is.
"Ashes" (Embrace)
Scene: On the road again with the Weevilmeister, and then they all came to a standstill where the bus went bye-bye into the crashing waves below.
LoVe Lines in Memory
Veronica: All right, I should go because my dad is probably watching us through a telescope.
Logan: Then he's probably impressed with your virtue.
Veronica: (Laughing lightly.) And that telescope is mounted on a rifle.
Logan: (Looking towards where Keith presumably is and holding up one hand, spreading his fingers. Whispering.) Five more minutes. (Veronica chuckles.) He should feel lucky. You could be out here with some pretty boy jerk just looking to get laid.
Veronica: Wait? What're you saying? You're not pretty?
Logan: What I'm trying to say is I'm in love with you.
Veronica Mars Voiceover: Logan had to take summer school after he missed all his finals due to his own arrest as well as his father's. I'd come down to school just to have lunch with him.
Logan: I always wanted a TV movie version of my life. You think they can get Tom Welling to play me?
Veronica: Dream on.
In Memory
Logan: My sister's negotiating with networks to sell her version of The Aaron Echolls Story. I think the sticking point is she's insisting she play herself. The producers, on the other hand, are insisting on Tara Reid.
Dick: Logan! (To Veronica.) And Logan's special lady friend who I approve of whole-heartedly and without reservation.
Quotable Quotes
Kelvin: So am I lying?
Veronica: I don't know
Kelvin: What was all that for?
Veronica: I just wanted to see if you would do it.
Kelvin: So who's supposed to help me out then?
Veronica: Encyclopedia Brown? I hear he's good.
Veronica: (To Wallace.) Don't go gettin' all girl on me.
Veronica: You don't do drugs.
Wallace: No duh, Sherlock.
Veronica: Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in.
Veronica: Got any enemies you know about?
Wallace: Well there's the Klan.
Veronica: This is not really their MO.
Wallace: Guess that leaves everyone who hates you.
Meg: Let's go, let's go L-E-T-S duuuuhhh ...
Keith: Wallace, your mom and I have an understanding.
Veronica: You do?
Keith: Yes, and it's this: I behave myself, and she doesn't leave me, so please tell her nothing other than I worship the ground upon which she treads.
Wallace: I'm leaving now. (Veronica laughing.)
Keith: The ground upon which she treads, you might want to write that down
Wallace: Got it.
Vincent: "Butters" implies soft and fat ...
Veronica: ... but oh so delicious.
Veronica: I can't believe after a year of working here, you don't know the make and model of the filing cabinets.
Wallace: Yeah, it is hard to believe. Usually memorizing that information is the first thing I do when I enter a room containing a filing cabinet.
Wallace: I can't believe you didn't know Butters was Clemmons' kid.
Veronica: He was a freshmen; I make it a point not to know freshmen.
Wallace: There were spirit boxes in our lockers. There weren't any brownies, but there were cookies.
Veronica: Did you eat any?
Wallace: (Grinning.) I ate six.
Veronica: That's my Wallace.
Veronica: Are you done yet?
Wallace: It is never going to happen if you keep doing that.
Veronica: I see, stage fright. I'm making you nervous. Well, according to the box, we only need a couple of drops and it will test for cocaine, steroids, pot...
Keith: (Entering the room.) What's up, honey?
Veronica: Wallace is having a little trouble giving me a urine sample.
Keith: Can't you talk on the phone and paint your nails like other girls?
Veronica: Uhm, this is a health class project. Come on, you're a man. Can't you give him some pointers?
Keith: Wallace?
Wallace: Yup?
Keith: You try turning the water on?
Wallace: Mm, hmm.
Keith: Also, pinching your own nipples can sometimes work.
Wallace: Ahhhh! Icch!
Veronica: Gross.
Keith: Honey, it works.
Veronica: (Pushing Keith out of the room.) Augh, I can barely even look at you now.
Keith: I can't believe how squeamish you are.
Wallace: (Referencing field trip.) Wow, I can't believe you're going.
Veronica: I like baseball.
Wallace: Yeah, but you don't like people.
Dick: Don't make me go in there and get all Ordinary People on you, Beav.
Beaver: The older brother drowns, dumbass.
Dick: God, you're retarded!
Beaver: And yet it's a miracle that I managed to score 400 points higher than you on my SATs, huh?
Logan: (Raising hand.) I want a Rice Krispie treat.
Kendall: (Dismissively.) Go make it yourself then, kid. Do I look like a cook?
Dick: Miss Dumb-ass?
Ms. Dumass: It's Dumass, Dick.
Dick: Well, my name is pronounced Ree-shard.
Logan: Can Dick and Beaver come out to play?
Kendall: Let's see if we can find them.
Veronica: (To Duncan.) It's official; I hate you.
Terrence: Who's your favorite player?
Duncan: Tell him, be honest.
Terrence: It's Johnny Damon, isn't it?
Veronica: He's so pretty.
Encyclopedia Brown ... (Referenced when Veronica is offering Kelvin a substitute for her detective skills.)
Created by Donald J. Sobol, Leroy Brown -- better known as the titular character, Encyclopedia Brown -- is a boy detective who cracks cases in his small town of Idaville. There are over twenty books in the successful children's series, and in 1989 a filmed version, starring Scott Bremner as Brown, aired on HBO.
Barney Fife ... (Referenced during Keith's interview with Julie Chen.)
Character played by Don Knotts for the eight year run of The Andy Griffith Show. The show told the story of town Sheriff Andy Taylor and his well mannered son, Opie, and their lives living with Aunt Bee in Mayberry. The show was popular for its folksy charm and innocent representation of small town life, which was actually based upon Griffiths real hometown. Don Knotts won five Emmy Awards during the run of the show for his adaptation of the character of bumbling Deputy Barney Fife, cousin of Sheriff Andy Taylor.
San Diego Tribune (Referenced by Veronica as she voiceovers that a crime reporter secured the advance for Keith's book deal.)
The San Diego Union-Tribune is a daily newspaper published in San Diego, California by the Copley Press. The result of a February 2, 1992 merger of The San Diego Union, founded October 10, 1868, and the Evening Tribune, founded December 2, 1895, it refers to itself as the oldest business in San Diego County and the second-oldest newspaper in Southern California.
The Union-Tribune (as it is often called) has won three Pulitzer Prizes for journalism over the last thirty years. The first was the award for "Breaking News Reporting" in 1979 for its coverage of the Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 jetliner collision with a private Cessna 172 while on approach to San Diego, California's Lindbergh Field on a flight from Sacramento via Los Angeles on September 25, 1978. The Boeing crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing all one hundred thirty-five on board and seven persons on the ground; two men aboard the Cessna were also killed.
The second came in 1987. San Diego Evening Tribune editorial writer Jonathan Freedman was awarded the prize for "Commentary" for his editorials urging passage of the first major immigration reform act in thirty-four years. The third and most recent award occurred in 2006 for "National Reporting" for their disclosure of the bribery scandal that sent former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham to prison. On November 28, 2005 Cunningham resigned from the House after pleading guilty to accepting at least $2.4 million in bribes and underreporting his income for 2004. He pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. The paper also received the George Polk Award for this series of stories.
PCH(ers) (Referenced by Logan as he tells Veronica about being attacked on the bridge.)
Pacific Coast Highway refers to sections of California's Route 1, beginning at San Juan Capistrano, south of Los Angeles, and ending where Route 1 merges with Highway 1 at Leggett, in Northern California. Route 1 is one of the longest (644 miles) and most scenic routes in California, providing breathtaking views of a large part of the Pacific Coast. It travels past dozens of historical landmarks and through such cities as San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Sherlock ... (Referenced in the cold open by Wallace and Veronica about the drug test.)
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Holmes character is marked by his powers of deduction and his ability to solve mysteries using only his logic. Conan Doyle told the story of Holmes and his detective work through a series of sixty separate stories published from 1887-1927. The stories of Sherlock Holmes have become almost a genre unto themselves. Even today, more than 100 years after the books original publication, international societies meet to discuss the character of Holmes and the writing of Conan Doyle. Additionally, the stories have inspired television, film, and theater.
The Godfather ... (Referenced by Veronica in the cold open [being pulled back in].)
The Godfather, adapted from the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo, is the story of the Corleone Mafia family. Francis Ford Coppola directed this compelling drama, which chronicles the life of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) and the internal and external struggles of running a New York crime organization. Don Corleone refuses to bow to increasing pressure to enter into the ever-growing narcotics business, which leads to a bloody turf war with the other crime families. Central to the story are Vitos sons, Sonny (James Caan) and Michael (Al Pacino). Hotheaded Sonny disagrees with his fathers decision to not expand the family business, while Michael just wants to live a normal life. A series of tragic events prevent Michael from living the life he desires, and he finds himself at the center of the Mafia war. The movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972 and spawned two sequels.
The Klan ... (Referenced by Wallace in trying to determine who hates him enough to frame him.)
The Klan, better known as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), is an organized hate group that was started in 1865 by a group of six Confederate veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee. During its formative years, the Klan specifically targeted African Americans. Klansmen would dress in white sheets and take midnight rides into black neighborhoods as a way of inciting fear and panic. Beyond that, though, the group did little more than pull juvenile pranks.
However, as membership in the Klan began to grow, the group became much more serious about "dealing" with blacks and anyone who they perceived as a threat to White, Christian America. These "threats" included, Jews, Catholics, and Communists. Consequently, the once harmless pranks turned violent. The Klan attacked people, burned crosses in yards, set fire to houses and other community establishment (i.e. churches, schools), and murdered people in their zealous pursuit of white supremacy. These violent tactics made people fear the Klan, giving them both social and political power.
As time went on the Klan lost much of its appeal and also any power that it once wielded. However, it is still a thriving organization in America that seizes any opportunity to speak out against people or ideals that are Un-American. Most recently the Klan has used its voice to condemn homosexuality and, more specifically, gay marriage. Still, the KKK will always be most known for its hatred and perpetrated violence against African Americans.
Napa (Referenced by Duncan as he tells Veronica his parents moved there.)
Napa is the county seat of Napa County, California. It is the principal city of the Napa County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Napa County. Now, although the area is tainted by the mere presence of Celeste Kane, it does have one major perk that overshadows even her evil influence: wine. Delicious, delectable, delightful vino which can be found in perhaps the most well-known area in Napa, Napa Valley -- America's premier wine-growing appellation. Just 30 miles long and a few miles wide at its broadest point, Napa Valley is internationally renowned as one of the world's great wine regions. Napa Valley is just 1/8 the size of Bordeaux, France and produces just four percent of the total wine grown in California annually, but lets be honest: its the most delicious 4%, n'est-ce pas?
The Mediterranean climate and geography of the valley along with the surrounding hills and mountains are incredibly conducive to growing wine grapes. Experience has shown the wisdom of matching grapes with locations whose microclimates and soils are best suited to particular grape varieties. Within the Napa Valley, regions have emerged that possess distinct microclimates and terrains, imprinting recognizable characteristics on the grapes grown within them. Vintners and growers within these regions delineate the boundaries of these growing areas, giving them names that reflect their regional designations, or "appellations."
In addition to its scrumptious flavor and delightful bouquet, wine has also been the source of great humor and wisdom over the years, some of which Veronica might find very useful. For example: To achieve a happier existence, heed these words: "Where there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing." Solving murders is easier than you think: "If penicillin can cure those that are ill, Spanish sherry can bring the dead back to life." Why the detestable Donut can't possibly stay in Napa with the 'rents: "For when the wine is in, the wit is out." Why is Logan so fond of living in his cups? Because "It warms the blood, adds luster to the eyes, and wine and love have ever been allies." And you know it's all true, because, after all "In vino veritas."
Beard (Referenced by Kelvin as he names Wallace as Veronica's "beard.")
A beard is generally a person whose sole purpose is to divert suspicion or attention from another. These days the term is generally used as gay slang for a female companion used to hide a gay man's sexuality by appearing in public as if she and the gay man were a heterosexual couple. To do this with a heterosexual woman without letting her know you are gay is generally considered poor form. (Jack McPhee, I'm talkin' to YOU.)
Butters ... (Referenced by Vincent "Butters" Clemmons in protest about the unwanted nickname.)
On South Park, Butters is an eight-year old, who is the weak and pathetically nave foil to the other foul mouthed, more socially savvy main characters. On one hand, his sweetness and innocence is a welcome respite from the more age-inappropriate behaviors and ideals of Kyle, Kenny, Stan, and Cartman. But on the other, those same qualities make him a target for ridicule.
Ilie Nastase ... (Referenced by Viet; Nastase was brought in to testify at a school board meeting that Jennings Crawford was a better tennis player.)
Tennis player born on July 14, 1946 in Bucharest, Romania, member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. His nickname was the Bucharest Buffoon. He came to attention in 1966 when he played doubles with Ion Turiac, an ice hockey player from Transylvania. Nastase won two grand slams, beating Arthur Ashe to win the 1972 U.S. Open and beating Nikki Pilic to win the 1973 French Open. He also made the Wimbledon finals twice, losing to Bjorn Borg in 1976 and Stan Smith in 1972. His most successful year was 1973, when he rose to number 1 in the world by winning 15 singles titles with a 118-17 match record. He also won 8 doubles titles that year. In 1976 he became the first ever European player to exceed $1 million in career prize money.
He is considered by some to be the most talented player in history, a tennis wizard, if you will. But he also had fragile nerves and an erratic temperament. He was well-liked off the court and had a sense of humor on the court, often entertaining the crowds with antics and mimicry. But he often lost control and went too far. He once said, "I'm a little crazy, but I try to be a good boy." His career was marred by fines, disqualifications, and suspensions.
Pot / Ganja (Referenced by Veronica as she talks about Kelvin's "pot-smoking ways" and by Wallace as he jokes about smoking "ganja".)
The Cannabis plant -- known more commonly as marijuana, with many a nickname, including pot, mary jane, reefer, etc. -- is often dried or otherwise processed to create a "product" that offers medicinal and psychoactive effects. Despite past use as an accepted medicine, in the early 20th century, the drug became illegal due to the overwhelming consumption of the recreational variety.
To this day, marijuana usage remains against the law despite the mellow side affects as opposed to the harder drugs of the day. While not widespread, legalizing marijuana has been the effort of activists for some time; among those fighting for its legal use is Oscar-nominated actor Woody Harrelson. Apparently, none of these activists (including Woody) have ever heard of the dangers that can befall one who has been taken over by reefer madness. Just ask Mary Lane.
Did you know you're my hero? ... (Referenced by Wallace as they pull together a list of suspects for the mystery of the week.)
This line is taken from the chorus of the Bette Midler song "Wind Beneath My Wings." The song was made popular in the late 1980s after it was included in the movie Beaches, which tells of the friendship between two women, one who becomes diagnosed with cancer. Although at the time, the song may have been considered sweet and even touching, it has now become almost a parody of itself. In particular, the line Did you ever know that youre my hero? is synonymous with overly sentimental odes.
The lyrics to the song "Wind Beneath My Wings."
- Ohhhh, oh, oh, oh, ohhh.
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way.
You always walked a step behind.
So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.
Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
so high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
White-out ... (Referenced when Wallace and Veronica are going through files in the school office.)
White-out is a correction fluid used to cover mistakes on paper without having to replace the entire sheet, an office necessity before the advent of word processors and computers. White-out has been marketed under various brand names and trademarks, such as Wite-Out and Liquid Paper, and first arrived on the scene when its original incarnation, Mistake Out was invented in 1951 by typist Bette Nesmith Graham, mother of Monkees' member Michael Nesmith.
After IBM bypassed an opportunity to purchase the product, Graham produced and sold the product from her home until 1968, when the Gillette Corporation paid Graham $47.5 million plus royalties for her homemade concoction. White-out is now so well-known that it has evolved into a generic term, synonymous with any type of correction fluid or tape.
Second Base ... (Referenced by Veronica when Logan tells her he's in love with her.)
"Second base" in reference to sexual activities refers to under the shirt or bra action. The term itself is taken from baseball vernacular; a team scores once a player has run though all the bases -- first, second, third, and home. Traditionally, the sexual acts associated with the bases are first - kissing, second lose the shirts, third lose the pants, home having sexual intercourse.
Cocaine (Referenced by Veronica as one of the drugs the home test will look for.)
Cocaine is the second most popular recreational drug in the United States. It is extracted from the leaves of coca plants, which grow in the Andes of South America. Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant to the nervous system and is an appetite suppressant. Whether snorted, smoked or injected, it produces a euphoria that may last for hours. The adverse health effects to cocaine usage are respiratory failure, cerebral hemorrhaging, higher risk of heart attack and sudden death. Cocaine is a Schedule II drug in the United States, meaning that it is available by prescription due to its medicinal uses, but the illegal possession or sale of cocaine can result in a heavy prison sentence.
Steroids (Referenced by Veronica as one of the drugs the home test will look for.)
There are no true conventional categories of performance-enhancing drugs. They include, but are not limited to, dietary supplements and drugs that require a prescription (e.g. steroids). Steroids are a class of compounds made by the adrenal gland, as well as reproductive organs in our body. Examples of anabolic steroids include testosterone, a male hormone, and estrogen, a female hormone. Injecting anabolic steroids helps to increase muscle mass, making the user stronger.
Performance-enhancing drugs are used by athletes: competitive athletes, recreational athletes, casual athletes and people who just exercise and want to do well, even if it's just running on the treadmill in the gym. There are also those who want to lose weight or burn off fat and increase their muscle mass for cosmetic reasons. Steroids are used to increase certain physiologic functions, but can end up affecting muscle strength, endurance, liver function, kidney function, mood, sperm count in men, the ability to pump blood, and the ability to breathe.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Referenced by Veronica as she tells Wallace she's going to send "I Know What You Did This Summer" e-mails to Boatloads of Fun.)
Horror film loosely based on the young adult novel by Lois Duncan, directed by Jim Gillespie and written by Kevin Williamson. Released in 1997, the film grossed more than $125 million worldwide.
The film tells the tale of Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Helen (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Ray (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Barry (Ryan Philippe), four friends who are involved in a hit-and-run accident the summer after graduation. Panicking and fearing for their futures, they cover up the crime, dumping their victim's body in the ocean. Fast forward to the following summer, when the now-estranged foursome find themselves being stalked by a mysterious man wearing fisherman's gear and brandishing a nasty hook. They realize that it must be tied to the hit-and-run accident as they all have received notes that say, "I know what you did last summer." Julie determines to uncover the identity of the hit-and-run victim and to stop The Fisherman before he kills them all.
The success of this somewhat above average slasher film led to a (sucktastic) sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. A third film, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer is due to be released straight to video in 2006, with none of the original cast involved.
Tara Reid ... (Referenced by Logan to Veronica in the summer school flashback as the actress that producers want to hire to play Trina for the Echolls family television movie that's in the works.)
Born November 8th, 1975, in Wyckoff, New Jersey, Tara Reid is an American actress best known for starring in the 1999 film American Pie and for her role as Bunny Lebowski, the trophy wife, in the film The Big Lebowski (1998). Reid began her career in show business in 1982 at the age of six when she was a contestant on the CBS childrens game show, Childs Play. As a child she attended New Yorks Professional Childrens School and appeared in numerous commercials for such products as McDonalds, Crayola and Jell-O.
In 1994, Reid landed a role on the television sitcom Saved by the Bell: The New Class, and, the following year, was given a recurring guest role in the soap opera Days of Our Lives. It wasnt until 1998 that she broke through to the big-screen by landing roles in such films as I Woke Up Early the Day I Died, Urban Legends, Around the Fire and the aforementioned The Big Lebowski. She is, however, probably best known for her role as the girlfriend of one of four high school guys who make a pact to lose their virginity in American Pie.
Although Reid has starred in several other films and television series throughout the years, she is most often recognized thanks to her reputation as a wild party girl whose face is often seen on the cover of tabloid magazines. She is famous for a highly publicized photo shoot in November 2004 in which Reid experienced a wardrobe malfunction that exposed her left breast for the world to see, and now stars in her own reality show, Taradise, which publicizes her party-girl image.
Tom Welling ... (Referenced when Logan and Veronica are discussing who might play him in the TV movie Trina is pitching.)
Tom Welling has played Clark Kent in the WBs Smallville for five seasons. Born in West Point, NY, in 1977, Tom was discovered at the age of 21 while he was working in construction by a catalogue-shoot scout who suggested he try modeling. After traveling around the world for a few years, Tom decided to give acting a try, and scored his first big break on Judging Amy in 2001, playing opposite lead Amy Brenneman in a romantic role for six episodes.
Later that year, Tom landed the role of Clark Kent on Smallville after a nationwide search for a fresh face to play the part. It's been rumored that Tom turned down the part twice before accepting. Tom has also appeared in the motion pictures Cheaper By the Dozen and this fall's release The Fog with fellow television star, Maggie Grace of Lost.
Ordinary People ... (Referenced when Beaver splashed Dick and Logan on their loungers by jumping into the pool.)
The film Ordinary People, adapted from a novel by Judith Guest, was Robert Redfords directorial debut and a multi-Oscar winner in 1980 for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. It is an emotional story of the disintegration of the Jarret family that occurs after the death of the eldest son.
Teenager Conrad (played by Timothy Hutton) is overcome by grief and survivors guilt when he and his older brother are involved in a boating accident that kills the brother. After Conrads first suicide attempt, he is institutionalized and is forced to undergo intensive therapy sessions with his psychiatrist (Judd Hirsch). Conrads mother, Beth (Mary Tyler Moore), is cold, distant and unemotional, always having preferred his brother over him while his father, Calvin (Donald Sutherland), attempts to hold the family together by pretending nothing is wrong. It is only through his burgeoning romance with girlfriend Jeannine (Elizabeth McGovern) that Conrad starts to truly begin to live again. Superbly acted and beautifully shot, this emotional film is a true winner.
Rice Krispie Treats ... (Referenced when Kendall, Logan and the Casablancas boys are lounging by the pool.)
Rice Krispie Treats are a snack or dessert made from puffed rice (usually Kelloggs Brand Rice Krispies, but generic brands can also be used), margarine or butter, and marshmallows. Created by melting margarine and marshmallows in a saucepan and then adding the puffed rice, the mixture is spread into a baking pan, allowed to cool and cut into squares of ooey gooey marshmallowy goodness. While Rice Krispie treats are often a homemade item, many variations on the original recipe are sold commercially.
SATs ... (Referenced by Cassidy in response to Dick's insult to his intelligence.)
The SAT exam is a standardized test administered to high school students applying to college. The test measures both math and verbal skills. Recently, the exam also evaluates students writing abilities. On the math and verbal sections students can score up to 800 (1600 total available points). On the writing students can receive anywhere from a 1- 6.
These scores are often criticized as being arbitrary (after all what is the standard to which they are holding students) and culturally biased (in favor of a white middles class upbringing). Despite these criticisms however, the test continues to be an educational institution, helping universities select students for admission and scholarships, terrorizing students, and relieving parents of more than $100 each time their son or daughter must take (or retake) the exam.
Fun facts: SAT used to stand for Scholastic Aptitude Test. Now it stands for nothing. The acronym has simply become the tests name.
The Shocker ... (Motion made by Logan and Dick when they are sitting poolside.)
The Shocker is a gesture meant to indicate a sexual act, wherein the first and second fingers enter the vagina, while the errant pinky plunges into the anus; hence the "shock."
The Sharks and the Jets (from West Side Story) ... (Referenced by Duncan to Logan before the field trip.)
The Sharks and Jets are rival gangs from the Broadway musical West Side Story. The tale is a modern day telling of Romeo and Juliet. Tony, the former leader of the Jets, is in love with Maria, the sister of the Sharks' leader, Bernardo. Their struggle to be together plays out through the gangs' battle for territory and respect and leads to devastating losses for both sides. The Broadway show was turned into a major motion picture starring Natalie Wood, which won a number of Academy Awards in 1961, including Best Picture.
Willy Wonka ... (Referenced by Donut in the buffet line at the baseball field.)
Willy Wonka is the central character of Roald Dahls acclaimed childrens book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Wonka, an eccentric recluse, will open the doors to his magnificent chocolate factory to the lucky finders of five golden tickets. The five ticket holders--Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, Mike TeeVee and Charlie Bucket--are taken on a wild and wondrous adventure by the mysterious chocolatier.
The book was turned into a beloved movie classic in 1971 starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Tim Burton, the well-known innovative filmmaker, did his own take on the novel in 2004 with Johnny Depp as Wonka, staying closer to the novel's source than did the 1971 offering.
Johnny Damon ... (Referenced by Terrence Cook at Shark field when guessing Veronica's favorite player.)
Center fielder for the Boston Red Sox, member of the 2004 World Series Champion team. Bats and throws left-handed. Born Johnny David Damon on November 5, 1973, in Fort Riley, Kansas. Spent much of his early years as an army brat, moving from base to base. The family finally settled in Orlando, where he still makes his off-season home. He was recently married to Michelle, and has 6-year-old twins, daughter Madelyn and son Jackson.
Damon was drafted out of high school in 1992 by the Kansas City Royals, the team he played for from 1995 through 2000. He was with the Oakland A's for the 2001 season, before signing with Boston that winter. A lifetime .290 hitter with 1,071 hits, 700 RBIs, and 130 home runs, Damon is one of the premier lead-off hitters in the league. He also had a big impact in Boston's historic comeback from three games down to beat the Yankees, winning the 2004 American League Pennant.
After a head-on collision with Damian Jackson during the 2003 playoffs, Damon suffered severe migraines, and he stopped shaving and getting his hair cut. He reported to spring training in 2004 with long hair and a big, bushy beard, looking either like a caveman or Jesus. He finally shaved the beard in May of that year for a charity event, but has since regrown a modest beard and has maintained one since. Damon is a fan favorite, and some people even dress up as him for Halloween. Part of his exercise routine involves chasing cars from one end of his block to the other, usually at night. Considering his caveman-like appearance, he believes this practice has frightened many people. Before every game he rallies the team by doing a few naked pull-ups in the locker room. (Update: Signed with the New York Yankees following the 2005 season.)
- The new credits. Tessa Thompson appears in the credits but not in this episode. Dick and Cassidy are now regular cast members.
- When Logan does the five more minutes hand gesture, it may be the cutest look ever.
- The Journalism teacher's belt is beyond ugly. Actually the whole outfit is horrendous. The actress was the winner of the last season of America's Next Top Model.
- Weevil's once-over of Veronica in the hall. The boy does do smoldering well.
- Logan and the pillow by the pool. And in case you didn't notice, he is seriously pale.
- Duncan's out of control eyebrows. Seriously, what the hell was that all about?
- What is the deal with the awkward blocking in the confession scene with Veronica and Logan? When they are sitting on the sofa and he is on her lap they look very uncomfortable. Then when Leo knocks and Veronica answers the door, Logan has totally spun around and is facing the door. Was that so that he could see Leo place his hand on her face? And if so, why?
- Charisma Carpenter's tattoos
- Weevil's bling. Did you see the earning he was sporting?
- When Logan is discussing Tom Welling playing him in the TV movie, Jason sticks out his bag-unencumbered arm and makes a superman-type flying gesture. It's adorable.
- Fortunately for Jason Dohring -- who used the gesture (The Shocker) in every take, Standards & Practices was unaware of the meaning. Displayed by both Logan and Dick in their poolside discussion of Logan's future 'dating' plans, see the definition of the gesture in this Social Science write-up.
- This exchange between Logan and Kendall:
Quote:... displayed a double entendre that on the surface easily escaped censor's notice, but putting, erm, two and two together, it certainly painted a picture of a less than innocent friendship.
Logan: Can Dick and Beaver come out to play?
Kendall: Let's see if we can find them.
- Are the ugly vests part of Veronica's uniform at Java the Hut? Why doesn't anyone else wear them?
- How much did Keith get from writing his book?
- How much time elapsed from when Logan got beat up until he regained consciousness?
- Was murder the only charge against Aaron? What about attempted murder and general sleaziness? I would think they could make both stick.
- Why was Leo alone when he came to arrest Logan? How did he know where he was?
- Does Leo know everything that happened to Veronica the night that Aaron attacked her?
- Why does Duncan ignore Wallace? Or did Wallace expect Veronica to eat with Duncan if he was there and she would be the one ignoring him?
- How does Alicia not know that Wallace was thrown out of athletics for the whole year?
- How did Veronica not know that Wallace was not signed up for office aide? Don't BFFs compare class schedules?
- When did Veronica start her job?
- How did the motorist know who Logan was so that Logan could get arrested a few hours after the incident?
- What was the verdict in the Kanes' trials?
- If you can afford to have a famous tennis player come to testify for your son at a school board meeting, why not send the kid to private school? You can certainly afford it.
- Did Keith try to find Lianne and the money? If so, where is she?
- What are Logan and Duncan doing for money with their parents out of the picture?
- Why is Meg so angry at Veronica? And by the way, bitchy Meg is a lot of fun. I hope she isn't dead.
- Who is paying for the extra security at Neptune High?
- How did no one see Veronica in the limo outside the courthouse?
- Who paid for Logan's lawyers?
- Does Clemmons have any other kids?
- Who is making Wallace's spirit boxes this year?
- Has Logan gotten past second base with Veronica?
- Who shot at Logan and Veronica? Did they know that they were in the car? Why didn't Keith come down to the car when he heard the shot?
- Does pinching your own nipples make you pee? Even if your future stepfather is standing outside the bathroom door?
- Why did Veronica go on the field trip? It totally does not seem like her thing. While we are on the subject, why did Van baby approve it? There did not seem to be any scholastic merit to the trip other than fashion advice?
- Why is Dick being so nice to Veronica no matter who she is dating?
- Who's idea was it to burn down the pool? And how do you burn down a pool?
- Why has Cassidy already taken his SATs? Same for Dick. And if they did take them during the summer how did they get the results already?
- How the hell did the censors miss the completely indecent "shocker" hand gesture that Dick and Logan shared? While I am on the subject, how did they miss the "Can Dick and Beaver come out to play?" line?
- Anyone else surprised when Logan referred to Lilly as his girlfriend? I would expect ex-girlfriend or just her name, what with the whole boffing Aaron thing.
- Was Keith listening outside the apartment when Veronica was breaking up with Logan? He was awfully Johnny on the spot, wasn't he?
- How long have Logan and Kendall been sleeping together?
- What is with Veronica constantly hanging on Duncan? Is she having an equilibrium problem? Because that is the only thing I can think of that would require that level of clinging.
- Who hits on a girl in front of her Dad who is running for Mayor? Oh right, Dick does.
- What were Terrence and Woody fighting about?
- Why was Dick on the field trip?
- Who arranged for the limo?
- Was Duncan lying about going to the Hut before Veronica was working there?
- When, exactly, is Veronica's birthday?
- What did the fortune cookie say?
- What school lets half the kids on a field trip get home by a different mode of transportation than how they arrived and also leaves a student at a rest stop?
- How did the teacher not have a head count? Worst. Teacher. Ever.
- Is Weevil still in charge of the PCHers, or is someone else calling the shots now? If so, whom?
- How did the limo get behind the bus?
- Where was all the smoke coming from at the crash site?
- What happened to make the bus crash?
- Why did Duncan say anything about Veronica being on Weevil's bike? Did he not see them?
- Other than Meg, who else that we know was on the bus when it crashed?
- How many bikes does Weevil have? He was riding a red one the night Logan got beat up and a silver one when he gives Veronica a ride.
- In Logan's flashback, the five helmeted PCH bikers seen with Felix beating up Logan were Thumper, Hector, Doddie, Bootsie and Sully. Cervando, the biker who died on the bus, was at the Texaco, according to (known liar) Thumper.
- In One Angry Veronica, Meg apologizes for her bitchy behavior towards Veronica prior to the crash, saying it was because she was upset over her pregnancy. In this episode, she gets cut and then reinstated to the cheerleading squad. If she already knew she was a few months pregnant, how on earth did she expect to keep cheerleading? Was she just stalling for time before her parents found out about the pregnancy?
- Before the class gets to the ballpark, Dick complains that it smells like something died -- presumably the dead rat that Keith later finds stuck under a seat on the bus.
- While Terrence was at the ballpark talking to Woody, did he also run in to Ms. Dumass? Did they have a conversation? An argument? Was it just a coincidence that Terrence was at the park on the same day his obsessed ex-lover was there with her class? Did she know he was going to be there?
- Did Woody tell Gia to not take the bus back to school before or after she was invited to share the limo? If it was before, how did he expect her to get back to the school? Was he going to drive or arrange a driver for her?
- Weevil is wearing the earring Lamb later said was found outside the Road Hog, where Curly Moran was last seen alive (and where Weevil was caught on video beating him up).
- Weevil's pretty insistent that he knows what goes on in his gang. Maybe he should have taken Veronica's comments ...
- Weevil: So I guess Felix stabbed himself?
Veronica: Well, somebody stabbed him.
Weevil: My boys? Nothing goes down in the club without my say-so.
Veronica: So I guess you know about the shotgun blast that almost killed Logan and me? Bikers ride up, blow a hole through Logan's car... You sure you're still in charge?
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