Post by Lola m on Mar 17, 2006 13:25:19 GMT -5
zimshan said:
Hey guys! Hope you've all been well! Lookie, new VM!Copy and pasting my thoughts from my LJ. It's alittle...um, enthusastic? Hehe. But I'm just excited to have the show back. And don't even ask why my supposed 'immediate reactions' post is so lengthy. Exhausting day yesterday and I just plopped down with my laptop and rambled on and on. I swear it's a disease. Every week, I end up typing up more and more about an episode. Ack. Must stop this growing habit.
Don't stop! **enables like mad** ;D
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Wow. So um, that wasn’t anything like how I thought it was going to be. Not a smidge. I really need to stop trying to predict how eps will be because I obviously know nothing.
I mean, did anyone actually think this was how the Lg/Han thing would go? It was like every option I had in my poll, all rolled into one. Pretty, pretty angst. He’s playing her, he knows he’s horrible, yet he must do it anyway. She finds out and kicks his ass to the curb. But then, she finds evidence and believes him, Logan actually looks to her with genuine care and all of a sudden, they’re all Angsty Couple 2006 walking down the hallway to some equally angsty Britpop song and um, how did it go this way?
Wow. So um, that wasn’t anything like how I thought it was going to be. Not a smidge. I really need to stop trying to predict how eps will be because I obviously know nothing.
I mean, did anyone actually think this was how the Lg/Han thing would go? It was like every option I had in my poll, all rolled into one. Pretty, pretty angst. He’s playing her, he knows he’s horrible, yet he must do it anyway. She finds out and kicks his ass to the curb. But then, she finds evidence and believes him, Logan actually looks to her with genuine care and all of a sudden, they’re all Angsty Couple 2006 walking down the hallway to some equally angsty Britpop song and um, how did it go this way?
Heeee! And yes, I was surprised daddy actually told her. Then I was surprised she actually took Logan back.
But I’m getting ahead of myself here.
The episode itself. I didn’t expect TOO much out of this one. Figured it would be pretty light. It’s all because I was coming from the perception of 213 with low expectations. And I was right. For about the first half, that is. And then all of a sudden, the ep totally started kicking things up a notch and it was just great. Nothing spectacular, just a damn good ep. Which is all I really ask out of my show!
There was dialogue! Good, quotable dialogue! And crazy plotting! Look at all the previous doings that had to happen just for the blackmailing in this episode! And a big WHOOP for the directing not dragging again. And the lighting was just GAH!worthy here. I’m not sure if it’s just because I pay more attention to it with every episode? But it definitely seems to be a huge improvement from the beginning of the year. The directing along with the lighting made for some REALLY pretty shots. And that always makes me happy.
The episode itself. I didn’t expect TOO much out of this one. Figured it would be pretty light. It’s all because I was coming from the perception of 213 with low expectations. And I was right. For about the first half, that is. And then all of a sudden, the ep totally started kicking things up a notch and it was just great. Nothing spectacular, just a damn good ep. Which is all I really ask out of my show!
There was dialogue! Good, quotable dialogue! And crazy plotting! Look at all the previous doings that had to happen just for the blackmailing in this episode! And a big WHOOP for the directing not dragging again. And the lighting was just GAH!worthy here. I’m not sure if it’s just because I pay more attention to it with every episode? But it definitely seems to be a huge improvement from the beginning of the year. The directing along with the lighting made for some REALLY pretty shots. And that always makes me happy.
Well, now you've got me all interested in comparing lighting from ep to ep.
The MOTW, as I predicted, was very much blah. Seriously, I know they wanted it to be a "Gays are People, too"/"Defy Stereotypes" storyline, but I just didn't think it worked. We’ve only seen the 208 guy (Ryan) once before, only dealt with gays at Neptune twice. In very small proportions. It came dangerously close to A VERY SPECIAL VM EPISODE. Especially right after the Brokeback craze. If they would have had a couple of episodes with Ryan in them after 208, or brought Seth back for a couple appearances before this, maybe it wouldn’t have seemed like such a heavyhanded 'HEY! LOOK! GAYS IN NEPTUNE'.
And at least they did cut the sacharine possiblities by having a nice cross section of "examples of gay characters" and including some previously used characters, as you pointed out. Which I always prefer over any sort of "let's introduce this one character to stand for all the members of the particular group we want to discuss".
Laguna Beach girl was about as bad as I figured she’d be. I had thought it was Rims Dude and ended up totally forgetting about Laguna Beach girl, or else I would have realized, ‘DUH! Big guest star who’s plotline was seemingly wrapped up in the first 20 minutes? Of course she’s the blackmailer!‘
But in the end, this is still a middle of the season episode, and we’ve had a lot more compelling MOTW this year so we’re just abit spoiled, and in the end, what really matters to me was the stuff around the MOTW. If there’s enough good surrounding a blah MOTW, we’ve still got a pretty good VM ep. And here, there were some GREAT scenes that warranted a rewind. 213 had no real great scenes I could just really love. This one did. Therefore, the difference! That was bottom of the barrel for me. This was more middle road. An average quality Veronica Mars.
LOGAN AND HANNAH
Is it actually possible that Hannah refrained from any and all incessant giggling for a WHOLE DAMN EPISODE? Wow. Color me shocked.
Dare I say, I think they made me feel bad for Hannah! How did they do that? I’m not sure if I should smack them or praise them for a job well done.
But in the end, this is still a middle of the season episode, and we’ve had a lot more compelling MOTW this year so we’re just abit spoiled, and in the end, what really matters to me was the stuff around the MOTW. If there’s enough good surrounding a blah MOTW, we’ve still got a pretty good VM ep. And here, there were some GREAT scenes that warranted a rewind. 213 had no real great scenes I could just really love. This one did. Therefore, the difference! That was bottom of the barrel for me. This was more middle road. An average quality Veronica Mars.
LOGAN AND HANNAH
Is it actually possible that Hannah refrained from any and all incessant giggling for a WHOLE DAMN EPISODE? Wow. Color me shocked.
Dare I say, I think they made me feel bad for Hannah! How did they do that? I’m not sure if I should smack them or praise them for a job well done.
Well, to be fair to you, who wouldn't feel bad for someone finding out something icky about the guy they really like?
Plus, it makes for a nice comparison with the blackmailer girl and how she deceived her girlfriend.Raise your hand if you thought in 213 that Hannah was actually going to find out about Logan’s intentions in the NEXT EPISODE! They really waste NO TIME in this show, do they? I do love that.
Excellent point! They often do surprise me with sudden reveals that I thought would take weeks to get to.
Can I just give a big huge shout out to THE LOGAN HAIR!! Cue the Hallelujah Chorus! IT’S BACK TO NORMAL!! And look at how much it helps everything. This is about the most we’ve seen of Logan in one episode since 206! And we got some mighty fine scenes out of them. That confrontation scene he had with Dr. Griffiths was just excellent. Oh, the spit that came out of that scene! Hehe.
But it wasn’t all a fun trip. My reaction to the first two Lg/Han scenes?
Something like this: EEEEEAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Complete with the evil finger clenching. It was a scary sight. There was actually one point where I almost bit my thumb off in such frustration.
But it wasn’t all a fun trip. My reaction to the first two Lg/Han scenes?
Something like this: EEEEEAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Complete with the evil finger clenching. It was a scary sight. There was actually one point where I almost bit my thumb off in such frustration.
#rofl1# Ahem. Not that I laugh at your pain or anything.
What drove me so incredibly nuts was you really can’t tell what part is manipulation and what part is genuine on Logan’s part. I suspect they’ve constructed it this way on purpose, to keep Logan as ambiguous as possible so the fan girls and jackasses lovers alike will be watching with bated breath. But I really don’t like not knowing. I wanted to SMACK him half the time at just how much of a ASSHOLE he was being, playing on her emotions with the I’M SO TORTURED bit. Throwing on that Lilly stuff, with the teared up eyes. TOTAL MANIPULATION! To the UTMOST! The first half, the school scene, and then the porch scene, just seriously frustrated me!! "I'm trying to protect you"? SPORK, PLEASE!! I guess the thing that really gets to me is, previously when Logan was a jackass, he was always upfront about it. Masking his jackassiness with sincerity really bothers me.
**nods** Of course, it also makes me think of who he likely learned this masking behavior from . . .
The other half of the time, I got the distinct notion that he was starting to really care for her. I had these horrible visions of Option 1 of my poll coming true. Then again he could have just been genuinely scared shitless for himself. But I can’t distinguish them and it drives me BOCKERS! That boy is too good of a liar and I just can’t tell anymore! What is truth and what is not? AHH! *rips hair out* Don’t be surprised if you see a dissection post of JD’s acting this week just so I can try to sort this out…
But since he’s SUCH a good liar, I can just see all the casual fans COMPLETELY believing him. “See, Logan really didn’t PLAN to meet Hannah at the carnival. He swore!“ Oy.
What's a little unsettling is Hannah now being in the position where she’s going to want to help him figure out this whole mess. I’m having flashes of Logan not thinking and bringing her into a Fitz situation that would spell huge danger for her. So maybe it won’t be Logan getting shot. Maybe, it will be Hannah. Which actually makes sense from an ‘Oh! Acting opportunities!’ position. JD would be so much more useful watching someone ELSE he cares for get hurt rather than just him himself. Especially because if anything happened to her, it'd be his fault. Can't you just see the pretty, pretty angst already? Maybe both will happen at seperate times?
Oh, gosh, I’m horrible…
But since he’s SUCH a good liar, I can just see all the casual fans COMPLETELY believing him. “See, Logan really didn’t PLAN to meet Hannah at the carnival. He swore!“ Oy.
What's a little unsettling is Hannah now being in the position where she’s going to want to help him figure out this whole mess. I’m having flashes of Logan not thinking and bringing her into a Fitz situation that would spell huge danger for her. So maybe it won’t be Logan getting shot. Maybe, it will be Hannah. Which actually makes sense from an ‘Oh! Acting opportunities!’ position. JD would be so much more useful watching someone ELSE he cares for get hurt rather than just him himself. Especially because if anything happened to her, it'd be his fault. Can't you just see the pretty, pretty angst already? Maybe both will happen at seperate times?
Oh, gosh, I’m horrible…Eeep! I hadn't thought of it that way. I mean, I did think "we'll, now he's got a nice little spy in Doctor Daddy's house" and "isn't that a bit 'not good' for her?". But I hadn't thought about the Fitzpatricks and a truly truly dark possible scenario . . .
But I do get the feeling that Hannah will be around for a while now. And I’m not quite sure it bothers me anymore. That last scene with them, I don’t know. Something struck me. What was it? Oh, symmetry....GASP! How dare I relate it to Logan and Hannah!! But it’s true. They share something now, their lives being totally fucked over by their fathers, and deteriorating by the same damn event. I don’t know. There was understanding there. Both all sullen and angsty. But a kinship by sharing that. And really, with no one to help them but themselves. Complete that with a greatly matched music sequence in the hallway, and I think they’ve actually sold it to me. Which really is just hilarious. My 213 ep thoughts? I believe DIE, HANNAH, DIE, was the gist of it. ;D
At the same time, it feels like it’s all fitting together TOO perfectly for him. If she already found out the truth about his intentions and he’s set her straight, if she believes him and is still sticking with him, almost nothing can disrupt his plans now. It’s possible that little weasel set this ALL up. Which would really just BLOW. MY. MIND.
In the end, I’m just happy we got some good Logan time with some damn good scenes. Haven’t really gotten that since 208. It was about time!
Ah! But that walking down the hallway sequence! My official live commentary: “Okay, walk, walk, walk, and then Bam! Veronica! Right? Come on...AH-HA! There she is!...Dad! Plastic Surgeon! OH! HELL YA! NOW SHE KNOWS!! AND THERE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IS THE OFFICIAL SETUP FOR 215!! CHI-CHING!” Yea, that whole episode was totally worth that moment.
And while I'm on the subject...
AHHH! THE SYMMETRY!! IT’S KILLING MEEE!!!!
I’m sure the writers were just cursing themselves for forgetting a symmetry moment for 213. So they made sure to add extra special Symmetry moments this week.
A list of Veronica’s doomed boyfriends + A list of Logan’s doomed girlfriends = AWESOME
At the same time, it feels like it’s all fitting together TOO perfectly for him. If she already found out the truth about his intentions and he’s set her straight, if she believes him and is still sticking with him, almost nothing can disrupt his plans now. It’s possible that little weasel set this ALL up. Which would really just BLOW. MY. MIND.
In the end, I’m just happy we got some good Logan time with some damn good scenes. Haven’t really gotten that since 208. It was about time!
Ah! But that walking down the hallway sequence! My official live commentary: “Okay, walk, walk, walk, and then Bam! Veronica! Right? Come on...AH-HA! There she is!...Dad! Plastic Surgeon! OH! HELL YA! NOW SHE KNOWS!! AND THERE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IS THE OFFICIAL SETUP FOR 215!! CHI-CHING!” Yea, that whole episode was totally worth that moment.
And while I'm on the subject...
AHHH! THE SYMMETRY!! IT’S KILLING MEEE!!!!
I’m sure the writers were just cursing themselves for forgetting a symmetry moment for 213. So they made sure to add extra special Symmetry moments this week.
A list of Veronica’s doomed boyfriends + A list of Logan’s doomed girlfriends = AWESOME
That was truly perfect, wasn't it?
About Veronica: “You date Logan, he’s nailed for murder. You date Duncan, he’s wanted for kidnapping...You’re like rich dude Kryptonite, Veronica.”
About Logan: “Look, my first girlfriend was murdered. Last girlfriend nearly got shotgunned by a PCHer drive by. Color me crazy, but, I see a pattern.”
About Logan: “Look, my first girlfriend was murdered. Last girlfriend nearly got shotgunned by a PCHer drive by. Color me crazy, but, I see a pattern.”
CHI-CHING! SYMMETRY! IN STATED FORM!!
Especially since, remember last year?
“Trust me, you don't want to date me. I'm a train wreck. Seriously. The-the first guy I ever loved just dropped off the face of the earth, probably because of something I said, and the last guy I dated turned out to be a drug dealer, and I just made out with my dead best friend's boyfriend, who, incidentally, I hate.”
Oh, you guys are so pretty. *pets pretty symmetric characters*
And then we have...
“It’s more of an innate ability to compartmentalize.”
- Logan
- Logan
Ha! You and Veronica both! You crazy compartmentalizing kids! How much do I love when symmetry items are just thrown straight into my lap to conveniantly add to that essay which shall never be finished.
Ooooh, I hadn't thought of this relating to Veronica. But you are very right! It's one of Veronicas strengths, although one that causes her pain and can distance her from her friends and family.
This folks is a perfect example of an episode that can be very Lg/V and yet have no scenes between them. Still, I’m crossing my fingers for a confrontation next week. We haven’t had a nice long ass-whoopin’, snark-lovin’ Lg/V scene in a very long time. It’s quite needed at this point.
TERRENCE AND KEITH
I enjoyed them alot more in this episode than the last one. In 213, they had these extra long, dry scenes, but this ep, both actors seemed to have more...energy in their scenes? And we had some fun dialogue...
“Stop, you had me at gambler.”
Hehe. Keith's so cute...
"You remember NOTHING?”
“Where were you at 7:03 that day?”
“I suppose I don‘t know“
“Well, maybe you blew up the bus.“
HAHA. Rico and him rule for that delivery.
TERRENCE AND KEITH
I enjoyed them alot more in this episode than the last one. In 213, they had these extra long, dry scenes, but this ep, both actors seemed to have more...energy in their scenes? And we had some fun dialogue...
“Stop, you had me at gambler.”
Hehe. Keith's so cute...
"You remember NOTHING?”
“Where were you at 7:03 that day?”
“I suppose I don‘t know“
“Well, maybe you blew up the bus.“
HAHA. Rico and him rule for that delivery.
Loved that scene! ;D
Okay, so I actually don't have much to say about them, but I did really enjoy their scenes this week.
DICK AND VERONICA
They’ve officially started freakin’ me out. Because their dialogue, in this ep was written JUST like early S1 Lg/V. *cringe* Seriously, throw JD in for stand-in and I can see him deliver every single one of those lines opposite a brass-y early S1 Veronica. Downright creepifying!
And on that note, it was incredibly weird to see Dick get picked on by the guys. Especially right after him picking on Veronica. Dammit, if they give him layers, I’m gonna be pissed!
DICK AND VERONICA
They’ve officially started freakin’ me out. Because their dialogue, in this ep was written JUST like early S1 Lg/V. *cringe* Seriously, throw JD in for stand-in and I can see him deliver every single one of those lines opposite a brass-y early S1 Veronica. Downright creepifying!
And on that note, it was incredibly weird to see Dick get picked on by the guys. Especially right after him picking on Veronica. Dammit, if they give him layers, I’m gonna be pissed!
#rofl1# But, now, remember, this is one thing VM shares with Joss shows! Everyone gets layers, everyone! How can you have the true emotional rollercoaster without all them layers?
CORNY!
Aw, Corny, I think this is your biggest chunk of screen time yet. And you proven yourself well. Never leave!
Aw, Corny, I think this is your biggest chunk of screen time yet. And you proven yourself well. Never leave!
“So what‘d they get off of you, Corny?”
“Aw, the cash. My tunes. And the pizza, you know. Pepperoni, thick crust. It was a REAL nice pie.”
“So are you ready to be the bait, Corny?”
“Hell ya! I’m what you’d call the...MASTERBAIT.”
*cue funky handmovement and weird face that made me die laughing*
“Aw, the cash. My tunes. And the pizza, you know. Pepperoni, thick crust. It was a REAL nice pie.”
“So are you ready to be the bait, Corny?”
“Hell ya! I’m what you’d call the...MASTERBAIT.”
*cue funky handmovement and weird face that made me die laughing*
I had some serious Corny love in this ep. ;D
This guy’s got his own way of delivering everything in such a hilarious way. He better be graduating. And going off to college. We’ve got to see him next year! It’s not like we can lose him! He’s all the way from the pilot! Old School, baby!
VERONICA
So we didn’t get too much Veronica characterization this time around. Everyone was keeping her too busy to think. HOW DARE THEY! But we did get this nice little snippet...
I know a lot of people will probably scream at her for being so selfish again, I kinda love that delivery. She sounds so tired and dejected and aw, poor Veronica. You know, Rob, it would do wonders if you could squeeze in a itsy little segment of Veronica still having nightmares about being burned alive in a refrigerator? Seriously, that’d be just great!
Hehe. And then Rico gives absolutely the cutest face I’ve ever seen anyone over 40 ever make!
I’m assuming that’s refering to the bus crash. Needing to feel like she’s doing something about the bus crash right now? It’s nice and all that Keith is doing the sleuthing for the big mystery, and that he gets to be all buddy-buddy with Terrence, but Veronica? Let’s count the season mysteries. One, Two, Three. And yet you’re working on ZERO season mysteries. ZERO. What’s up with that? Shouldn't she be trying to figure out about the mysterious man who had her name on his hand?
VERONICA
So we didn’t get too much Veronica characterization this time around. Everyone was keeping her too busy to think. HOW DARE THEY! But we did get this nice little snippet...
“If Terrence is guilty, I‘m off the hook. Everyone didn‘t die because of me.”
I know a lot of people will probably scream at her for being so selfish again, I kinda love that delivery. She sounds so tired and dejected and aw, poor Veronica. You know, Rob, it would do wonders if you could squeeze in a itsy little segment of Veronica still having nightmares about being burned alive in a refrigerator? Seriously, that’d be just great!
“Where as you warm right up to people?”
Hehe. And then Rico gives absolutely the cutest face I’ve ever seen anyone over 40 ever make!
“I want to help. I need to feel like I’m doing something right now.”
I’m assuming that’s refering to the bus crash. Needing to feel like she’s doing something about the bus crash right now? It’s nice and all that Keith is doing the sleuthing for the big mystery, and that he gets to be all buddy-buddy with Terrence, but Veronica? Let’s count the season mysteries. One, Two, Three. And yet you’re working on ZERO season mysteries. ZERO. What’s up with that? Shouldn't she be trying to figure out about the mysterious man who had her name on his hand?
#claps#
JACKIE AND VERONICA
Wow. They sure have worked this one well! Truly enjoyed all of their scenes. Especially them fangirling basketball star Wallace! Too cute!
Wow. They sure have worked this one well! Truly enjoyed all of their scenes. Especially them fangirling basketball star Wallace! Too cute!
“But tomorrow, we got to promise. Say NOTHING to him. We can not feed that ego. I like my Wallace humble.”
Awww. I missed Wallace in this ep. Which, by the way, doesn’t he have an 18 ep contract? Can they really do that? Only give him 17? Am I counting wrong?
LAMB
“Ah, sounds like a lot of work”
Ladies and Gentleman. Lamb in ten words or less! Take a bow…
But I think this scene also showed that Lamb, although quite an asshole when he wants to be, is not actually EVIL. He’s just an extremely stubborn guy. When he gets an idea in his head, he thinks it’s right. The end. Plus, he’s so cute when he’s dogged.[/quote]
Dogged, stubborn, gonna do what he thinks he should do or wants to do, no matter what! Yup!
I still LOVE how Muhney delivered his “who bet EX-TEN-sively...on baseball.” I’m a happy girl that they keep replaying that sound byte so often.
And damn, I was looking for the Michael finger maneuver and I still missed it!
Continuity Crack List
- Cho’s Pizza OH!! HAMILTON CHO!!! *tear, tear*
- Corny
- Mac!!!
- Madision
- Carmen
- Kelly (aka Rims Dude)
- Ryan
- BACKUP AGAIN! Hehe. Mr. Chompers. I don’t know. He looked pretty damn evil last night. He might have had a hand in those murders.
- Oh, there's got to be more! My brain's not working tonight.
BLACKMAIL, BLACKMAIL, EVERYWHERE!!
Lamb is blackmailing Terrence who in turn gets Keith who found evidence from Veronica to blackmail Lamb. And Logan is blackmailing the fake witness of his murder trial with his daughter. Meanwhile, Thumper’s blackmailing Weevil with the Curly video, and the Fitzpatricks are possibly blackmailing Griffiths into being a false witness. Ah, don’t you think there's room for one more? Complete the set? Just...DAMN.
And damn, I was looking for the Michael finger maneuver and I still missed it!
Continuity Crack List
- Cho’s Pizza OH!! HAMILTON CHO!!! *tear, tear*
- Corny
- Mac!!!
- Madision
- Carmen
- Kelly (aka Rims Dude)
- Ryan
- BACKUP AGAIN! Hehe. Mr. Chompers. I don’t know. He looked pretty damn evil last night. He might have had a hand in those murders.
- Oh, there's got to be more! My brain's not working tonight.
BLACKMAIL, BLACKMAIL, EVERYWHERE!!
Lamb is blackmailing Terrence who in turn gets Keith who found evidence from Veronica to blackmail Lamb. And Logan is blackmailing the fake witness of his murder trial with his daughter. Meanwhile, Thumper’s blackmailing Weevil with the Curly video, and the Fitzpatricks are possibly blackmailing Griffiths into being a false witness. Ah, don’t you think there's room for one more? Complete the set? Just...DAMN.
**bounces in agreement again** We are getting soooooo many blackmail examples. It's gotta figure into the "big picture"! It's just gotta! For example, I can see blackmail (about what, we don't know yet) as a very very compelling motive to involve Woody in this somehow.
...IN THE HANGAR?!?
With all that creepy score and Veronica’s flabbergasted face, I expected it to be a lot bigger. Explosives in a cabinet? Not much of a cliffhanger for me.
I’d say it’s pretty obvious that Terrence is Red Herring #1 for the bus crash. There could be a number of different reasons why it was there besides Terrence. It IS Woody hangar, after all. It could be his. Or maybe Curly worked on his Terrence’s cars? Or went to the hangar to work on the bus crash for Woody? And it’s his?
Just as easily, and probably more possible, someone planted it there. The man does sound like he’s made some powerful enemies. Looks like someone is looking to frame him.
So we’ve got framing jobs, blackmailing galore, stabbings, threats, arson, guns, drugs. Is there anything in the noir/crime book that we don’t have yet? DAMN. See, this is what I expected last year to be full of.
QUICK GUESS OF THE WEEK
Curly was hired by Woody to do something to a bus. Didn’t realize WHAT he was doing. Then saw what happened, realized his mechanic skills caused that, wanted to tell someone. Gets Veronica name. Woody finds out, calls one of his lackeys to help. Weevil receives the anonymous phone call (*cough* Thumper *cough*) who tells him Curly was responsible. Thumper gets front row seats for blackmail purposes while Weevil bashes Curly’s brains in. Thumper finishes the job by throwing him off the cliff. Two birds. One stone.
With all that creepy score and Veronica’s flabbergasted face, I expected it to be a lot bigger. Explosives in a cabinet? Not much of a cliffhanger for me.
I’d say it’s pretty obvious that Terrence is Red Herring #1 for the bus crash. There could be a number of different reasons why it was there besides Terrence. It IS Woody hangar, after all. It could be his. Or maybe Curly worked on his Terrence’s cars? Or went to the hangar to work on the bus crash for Woody? And it’s his?
Just as easily, and probably more possible, someone planted it there. The man does sound like he’s made some powerful enemies. Looks like someone is looking to frame him.
So we’ve got framing jobs, blackmailing galore, stabbings, threats, arson, guns, drugs. Is there anything in the noir/crime book that we don’t have yet? DAMN. See, this is what I expected last year to be full of.
QUICK GUESS OF THE WEEK
Curly was hired by Woody to do something to a bus. Didn’t realize WHAT he was doing. Then saw what happened, realized his mechanic skills caused that, wanted to tell someone. Gets Veronica name. Woody finds out, calls one of his lackeys to help. Weevil receives the anonymous phone call (*cough* Thumper *cough*) who tells him Curly was responsible. Thumper gets front row seats for blackmail purposes while Weevil bashes Curly’s brains in. Thumper finishes the job by throwing him off the cliff. Two birds. One stone.
I think this sounds very plausible!
I do think this episode’s MOTW showed how multiple people can be involved in a crime. There was a blackmailer and one that did the actual mugging crime and one liar that meddled with the truth needed to figure out the case. It could be telling us something about the answer. Oh, and that DUCT TAPE is involved!!
And Cars! Yes, I’m convinced cars are now important. CURLY WAS A MECHANIC! WOODY OWNS THE GARAGE THAT TERRENCE KEEPS HIS CARS IN! DUDE, IT’S ALLLLLLL ABOUT CARS! ALLLLLL ABOUT CONTROL! DRIVER ED, BABY!
BITS AND PIECES:
- Kissncuzn? HOLY FLIP! IS THAT A SAINTS REFERENCE? 'Cause that just might trump all references ever. Those who don’t know of the song, [URL=“http://s54.yousendit.com/d.aspx?
id=0LD0PP460XAGG34IBK4ZWQTNYZ”]‘Kissin’ Cousins’
And Cars! Yes, I’m convinced cars are now important. CURLY WAS A MECHANIC! WOODY OWNS THE GARAGE THAT TERRENCE KEEPS HIS CARS IN! DUDE, IT’S ALLLLLLL ABOUT CARS! ALLLLLL ABOUT CONTROL! DRIVER ED, BABY!
BITS AND PIECES:
- Kissncuzn? HOLY FLIP! IS THAT A SAINTS REFERENCE? 'Cause that just might trump all references ever. Those who don’t know of the song, [URL=“http://s54.yousendit.com/d.aspx?
id=0LD0PP460XAGG34IBK4ZWQTNYZ”]‘Kissin’ Cousins’
- “The PCH is back in charge, lady!“ Well, that was vaguely ominous.[/quote]
Thanks for reminding me of that! I wanna know what Thumper is doing with the gang now. How is he reorganizing it, what is he having them get involved with, etc.
- What is more random than Logan standing in front of a soda machine and saying, ‘Strawberry Soda. Fine choice.’? Just weird...
- I WANT HANNAH’S TEAL JACKET! SOOOOOO PRETTTYYY!!!
- Okay, give it up people. Who told Jason about my ‘Head Hanging' shot obsession. Because it was literally EVERYWHERE! The whole damn episode was FULL of it! Made me a very happy girl. I'm sure I'll have to make up some Logan 'Head Hanging' picspam sometime this week...
- Look at that bathroom lighting! GAH! The insanity!
- Who's this surf chich Dick is talking about? Call me paranoid but after the 'Sally' mention, I'm curious.
- Logan suggests camping on the beach. Dick? And Logan? Camping? On the beach? I’m sorry. My mind went places. Next!
- I WANT HANNAH’S TEAL JACKET! SOOOOOO PRETTTYYY!!!
- Okay, give it up people. Who told Jason about my ‘Head Hanging' shot obsession.
Because it was literally EVERYWHERE! The whole damn episode was FULL of it! Made me a very happy girl. I'm sure I'll have to make up some Logan 'Head Hanging' picspam sometime this week...- Look at that bathroom lighting! GAH! The insanity!
- Who's this surf chich Dick is talking about? Call me paranoid but after the 'Sally' mention, I'm curious.
- Logan suggests camping on the beach. Dick? And Logan? Camping? On the beach? I’m sorry. My mind went places. Next!
#smirk# Oh, the writers meant your mind to go places, believe me!
- Keith all nervous at the thought of gambling two dollars. So cute!
- Lyrics for the Hallway Song: "I Don't Know" - Starsailor Ah, literal lyrics and music that go perfectly with a scene. LOVE!
So now I’m the one who can't snap that grin off her face. MY SHOW IS BACK!!! And IT WAS GOOD! Tightening up the season mysteries and story arcs and EVERYTHING! EEEE!!
- Lyrics for the Hallway Song: "I Don't Know" - Starsailor Ah, literal lyrics and music that go perfectly with a scene. LOVE!
So now I’m the one who can't snap that grin off her face. MY SHOW IS BACK!!! And IT WAS GOOD! Tightening up the season mysteries and story arcs and EVERYTHING! EEEE!!
;D
