Veronica Mars 1x18 - Weapons of Class Destruction

[carynb]

Yeah, I know I shoulda been packing last night. I had to take a break and watch Veronica Mars, though, didn't I?

Wow. What an episode. It keeps moving faster and faster, and with only four episodes left in the season, I'm still not sure who killed Lilly Kane.

Thoughts on this one:
- Veronica's Dad and Wallace's Mom as a couple? Hee! That was a little unexpected, very cute, and a lot of fun, until Veronica started acting like a bitch about it. I mean, I get that she wants her Mom back, but telling Wallace that her Mom was in rehab and would be back once that was done, and then his Mom would be out one relationship? That was harsh. Even harsher was asking him - expecting him - to not tell his Mom about it. That really wasn't very nice of her.

- So, she told Duncan how to run, and how to hide. Why? I'm beginning to think she believes that Duncan is the murderer. I'm convinced that Duncan thinks it might be a strong possibility. I'm sure he can't remember the day, but then, he was pretty much catatonic the first time we saw the murder scene. It looked like he was in the middle of an epileptic episode, (I knew a girl when I was very young who had epilepsy, and her episodes looked a lot like that, rather than the typical shaking fit that is usually associated with it) so he probably just can't remember.

- I do like the fact that Wallace is starting to call Veronica on the way she uses him. Yes, they're friends. But I think that she does use him to get information, a lot, and doesn't always appreciate it. If he gets in her face about it a little more, then at least he may get an occasional thank-you

- I'm always happy when Mac or Meg shows up. Last night had both - Woo-hoo. Although, I'm not sure why Mac was even there, for that first scene. Veronica's laptop being unable to boot had nothing to do with anything else going on, so I'm wondering if Mac cracked her passwords & looked at her files. Will this come up again?

- Logan to the rescue!!! I mean, I figured he knew what was going on, and it sounded like Veronica was trying to feed him "where we're headed" type information, but he actually came to her rescue. And, that kiss was hot! I believe I'm becoming a Veronica/Logan 'shipper. *g* I will, however, not refer to the pairing as LoVe - that's just too cutesy for me. *g* Kirsten Bell's and Jason Dohring's chemistry is fantastic, and I much prefer it to the chemistry she has with the actor who plays Leo. They just seem...flat.

- Joey Lauren Adams was cool. I liked the fact that they showed a teacher at Neptune High who would stand up for her students, and do what was right, even against the principal's wishes. I wish that the teacher hadn't gotten fired, but that was a realistic consequence of publishing the fraud story after being explicitly told to stay away from anything that resembled real news. I did like the conversation between Veronica and the teacher (what was her name, dammit?) about whether to publish the story - it's one of the few times we've seen Veronica acknowledge that her actions may affect someone else negatively, and get that person's approval before going ahead. The teacher's job was on the line, so it's right that she got to make the call to publish.

- Another "finally!" moment - Duncan calling Veronica on her lack of respect for personal boundaries. The fact the she knows his medical history is waaaay over the line, and Duncan was right to tell her that if he'd wanted her or Logan to know, he would have told them himself. Someone needs to get Veronica to stop doing this shit.

- Speculation on the big questions: I don't think that Duncan is the murderer. I think he came home, saw Lilly, went to her immediately, and then started the epileptic episode. Somewhere in there, he got blood on his clothes. Jake & Celeste then came home, saw him catatonic, with the blood on his clothes, and assumed he'd done it, which started the time-of-death cover up and the purchase of Abel Koontz' confession. That lets out Duncan, Jake, and Celeste, and gives them motives for the cover-up. Logan has an iron-clad out-of-the-country alibi. Who's left? Weevil? Lianne? I just don't know.



Only four more weeks in the season. And I may not have cable or at-home internet for one of those weeks! I'm not sure I'll survive. *g*

Comments

[readmywords.livejournal.com]

Yes! I know, I wish the writers would give Veronica a new way to get info on students. I hate it when she asks Wallace for her favors. The friendship seems so one-sided. Yet, maybe Wallace feels obligated since she did save him from a brutal butt kicking by Weevil, and then allowing him to play bball by finding the parrot.

[readmywords.livejournal.com]

I'm actually surprised at how unlawful the Mars will be to get info, especially since they used to be a Sherrif family. But I guess that's just the nature of the job.

[carynb.livejournal.com]

That's actually one of the things that really bothers me about Veronica. If she wants to know something, then she just goes and gets it, without any regard to legality, or privacy, or any of those sorts of things. Internet searches and basic detective work are one thing, but bugging a counselor's office and breaking into a doctor's office to get medical history? Just waaay over the line.

It may be the nature of the job, but I really don't like it. *g*

[carynb.livejournal.com]

The initial setup of their friendship (the rescue from Weevil) may have left Wallace feeling obligated, but I'm thinking that he's paid that back in spades. It's about time he started gettin' some respect, y'know? *g*

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

I'm always happy when Mac or Meg shows up. Last night had both - Woo-hoo. Although, I'm not sure why Mac was even there, for that first scene. Veronica's laptop being unable to boot had nothing to do with anything else going on, so I'm wondering if Mac cracked her passwords & looked at her files. Will this come up again?

That's exactly what I was thinking... we never saw the followup to the laptop thing, so it's got to still be coming. And, quite frankly, telling a hacker she wouldn't be able to read the important stuff because it's password protected is like double-dog-daring her to do it.

I'm pretty sure that scene was also in there to give the other kid some geek cred, though... to explain how he was able to crack the wireless network of a very tech-savvy neighbor, undetected.

Speculation on the big questions: I don't think that Duncan is the murderer. I think he came home, saw Lilly, went to her immediately, and then started the epileptic episode. Somewhere in there, he got blood on his clothes. Jake & Celeste then came home, saw him catatonic, with the blood on his clothes, and assumed he'd done it,

That's exactly what I think happened... it may have even been finding Lilly's body that set Duncan off in the first place. At this point, I think Jake and Celeste are convinced he did it... and Duncan is convinced he may have done it (and I think he may have already suspected himself before finding out about Veronica's files -- which is why he reacted the way he did). But all of that leaves me convinced that it's a red herring.

[carynb.livejournal.com]

telling a hacker she wouldn't be able to read the important stuff because it's password protected is like double-dog-daring her to do it.

Heh. Yeah that's exactly what I thought. Yeah, giving the other kid geek cred would make sense, but the laptop wasn't necessary for that. Veronica could have just been walking past the classroom and stopped to say hi. It might be nice for her to interact with some of her friends without actually asking them for something, after all.

[race29girl.livejournal.com]

I agree with the Logan and Veronica kiss, it was hot. I knew they would eventually kiss, I just didn't know when. They seem to have been getting closer, especially since Logan's mother died. Even though it was hot, I am torn about whether or not I want it to go further. When this whole journey started it was Veronica the "outcast" against the rest of the world. I'm not sure that she would be able to go back to the lifestyle she had before or even if she would want to. I'm not sure she could be as edgy dating someone like Logan. On the other hand, It was hot and their chemistry does seem to draw them together. I just hope if the writers do it, they do it right and have some readjustment bumps along the way. Kinda of like what happened last night when they saw each other in the classroom. If they just get together and "live happily ever after" I will be quite upset. But, something tells me the writers just don't operate that way, or at least I hope so.

[carynb.livejournal.com]

I don't think it'll be a happily ever after for them, but they are quite, quite hot.

You're right about her outsider status, and she's already told Meg, quite explicitly, that she can't go back to the '09er lifestyle. But, I think Logan feeling a little outside himself, since his Mom died, and they're really connecting on that level.

[lordzowy.livejournal.com]

And I may not have cable or at-home internet for one of those weeks! I'm not sure I'll survive.

I'm sure you will. If not get some one to tape, how many hours of TV are you watching this season?

[faith21.livejournal.com]

I stopped in here from veronica_mars... I was thinking the same thing. I kept waiting for them to go someplace with that. And yeah, Veronica needs to stop asking everyone for favors. I stayed away from kids like that in high school and I always felt bad asking others to do stuff for me too much.
Being that everything else Rob Thomas does seems to have a purpose (the bomb sniffing dogs and the kid with the pot) it's strange that the laptop storyline didn't go anywhere. Especially after Logan found out info from it. Of course, we haven't seen the laptop returned yet (have we? ).

[carynb.livejournal.com]

Of course, we haven't seen the laptop returned yet (have we? ).

Well, she was using a laptop when she logged into Norrell's home wireless network. Whether it was the same laptop, I couldn't tell you, but I don't think she has more than one.

I really hope that plot point shows up again, and somehow Mac is involved in all this.

[happyending.livejournal.com]

I also headed over from veronica_mars. I hope you don't mind that I share some insight.

About her telling Duncan how to run, I wasn't really sure if it was intentional. The way I thought about it was that was just the writers setting him up to run, and then Veronica to figure out where he is, because of what she said to him. But your theory is definitely possible as well.

I agree completely with your theory about Duncan. I really don't think he did it, but I think he thinks he did.

I think the chemistry between Leo and Veronica is similar to the chemistry between Veronica and that... other guy that she dated early in the season (totally forgot his name...). I think they're pretty much just there so Veronica has someone, but I think it's inevitable that she ends up with one of the main character guys. I used to be leaning towards Duncan, but now I'm definitely leaning (and hoping) for Logan. Weevil would be interesting as well.

There's my two cents.

[carynb.livejournal.com]

All insight is entirely welcome!

The way I thought about it was that was just the writers setting him up to run, and then Veronica to figure out where he is, because of what she said to him.

This is certainly a possibility, but it seemed just way too clunky (to me) for the way the writers usually do their exposition. The only reason I can come up with for Veronica telling that story at that time, with Duncan there, is that it's information she wanted Duncan to have, even if she only wanted it subconsciously.

Heh. I'm basing a character's motivations on the fact that I expect the writers to be good. How often does that happen in primetime?

[faith21.livejournal.com]

That's right, I realized it after when someone else posted about her using the laptop to break into the network. Interesting though... I wouldn't think it would have been mentioned unless it was somehow significant. I actually remember thinking during the scene that it wasn't a good idea (heck, I don't like people touching my computer and I don't have anything really important on it).

I hope it's mentioned again too. It's bugging me.