Veronica Mars: Nevermind the Buttocks
(S02E19) The writers for this show really know how to
throw us through enough twists and turns to keep us guessing until the very end. I'm not sure there were nearly this
many goings on last season, though as many commenters have pointed out, the likely scenario is that someone we least
expect or know about is behind much of what's been going down.So let's quickly go through what we know from this episode...
Gia Goodman says she saw the green Barracuda speeding by the limo just before the crash. Likely it was Liam
Fitzpatrick driving the car, though we don't know that. Also, we know Gia was facing out the passenger side of the
limo, since that's the side of the Barracuda the leprechan decal was on (whether that's significant or not, who
knows).
We also now know that Kendall/Priscilla Banks has a thing with Liam, which puts together a very
convenient connection regarding the crash, though would Liam really want to kill Servando so badly as to get the entire
bus to crash? Kendall also has a connection to Liam's brother, as they most likely pulled a long con together. No doubt
Kendall's marriage to Casablancas is one of those cons, and we're seeing part of it play out right now.
Another thing we saw in this episode is that the school just so happens to have a supply of rats around for feeding a
snake, so there's a good chance the person responsible for the dead rat in the bus got it from the school (though, of
course, one can get one of those rats anywhere).
We also caught a quick mention of the Mayor calling to
see where his daughter was, which sure felt like a red herring to me, though it could very well be yet another clue to
lead us to what I've thought all along, that Woody's behind the whole thing.
That was a great scene with
Keith inside Kendall's house, though I have to say I feel very misled by what Veronica said to Keith over the phone.
When Liam tells Kendall to hand him his gun, Veronica makes the call to Keith, saying she's "pretty sure someone's
going to get shot." Later we learn Veronica took the bullets from the gun. While it was shocking to see nothing
exit the gun when Liam pulled the trigger, I later felt it was a cheap blow to the viewers. It's a rare occurrence on
this show, but there you have it.
Weevil kicks ass, and he's definitely a character I look forward to
seeing on this show every week. I do have to wonder how they'll work him into next season after graduation. Then again,
sadly, we don't know if he's contracted to be around next year as it is.
Logan was sadly misrepresented
this week. I guess he can't be so prominent in every episode though, can he?
And what of Duncan's hair being on the murder weapon, which seems now to be an Oscar statue? I'm sure that'll come up soon in the court case against Echolls.
Quote of the episode:
"I hate fake deer, too. Everytime I see their stupid fake
deer faces I wanna grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em."

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