Archive | Veronica Mars RSS feed for this section

Veronica Mars “A Trip to the Dentist” Review (1×21)

27 Mar

1341017792_2005_kristen_bell

One of the essential components of a good season-long mystery is a long-term memory. “A Trip to the Dentist” revolves around one of the main questions brought up by the pilot–who raped Veronica?–and it essentially takes us on a ride back through the season; we see people like Meg and Dick and Beaver and Casey and Carrie and Madison and Luke, all of whom appeared in at least one earlier episode, and the way Veronica hops around from one to another is a nice representation of her mindset as she tries to find out what happened on the night of Shelley’s party.

Continue reading →

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Veronica Mars “Hot Dogs”/ “M.A.D.” Review (1×19/1×20)

8 Mar

kqFVqJS

EPISODE 19: “Hot Dogs”

“You want people to leave you alone, Mandy? Or better yet, treat you with respect? Demand it. Make them.”

This idea is exactly what Veronica herself has been dealing with her whole life, and the episode expands upon that idea throughout its various subplots: you have Mandy, eventually tasering Hans at the end after she finds out he’s behind Chester’s disappearance, and you also have Aaron Echolls, eventually beating up Trina’s boyfriend at the end after finding out he hit her.

Continue reading →

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Veronica Mars “Kanes and Abel’s”/ “Weapons of Class Destruction” Review (1×17/1×18)

2 Feb

vm_rewatch_7__span

EPISODE 17: “Kanes and Abel’s”

As Veronica says, “life is unfair” seems to be the motto of the episode, especially when applied to the Sabrina-Hamilton Valedictorian case. Hamilton really doesn’t have control of the situation until the end, when he decides to acquiesce to Sabrina’s mother’s demands in return for not pressing charges; rather, this is all his father’s doing, and we see at the meeting that even Sabrina seems a bit uncomfortable with her own parent’s attitude. When all’s said and done, even though the odds were stacked against Hamilton from the start and even though he loses his Oxford scholarship, he still loves his father, and inequity doesn’t cause Hamilton to harbor resentment toward him.

Continue reading →

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Veronica Mars “Ruskie Business”/ “Betty and Veronica” Review (1×15/1×16)

2 Feb

31nbkIZ

Episode 15: “Ruskie Business”

The way this show’s developed Logan over the course of the season is truly fantastic. Recently, we’ve started to see a softer side to him, a side that begins to let Veronica in for a friendship not tied to the Lilly Kane case and the shaky history they share. At the beginning of the season, he was still caught up in Veronica’s betrayal, unable to shake the idea of her siding with her dad over her best friend–understandable, considering what we’ve seen of him and Aaron Echolls–but now, the dynamic’s a lot different. Now, Logan’s vulnerable in front of her, breaking down in her arms in the hotel lobby after Trina leaves.

Continue reading →

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Veronica Mars “Lord of the Bling”/ “Mars vs. Mars” Review (1×13/1×14)

6 Dec

veronica-mars-season-1-14-mars-vs-mars

Episode 13: “Lord of the Bling”

Whether it’s with Bone Hamilton or Aaron Echolls or even, to an extent, flashback Veronica, image plays a huge role in how they treat others and how they make their decisions. And, when they’re preoccupied with maintaining their street cred or their Hollywood status or their 09er-dom, others will inevitably be hurt. Bone (aka Antown Mitchell from The Shield), ends up pushing away both his son Bryce and his daughter Yolanda, and he ultimately isn’t able to settle things with either; his notions of masculinity and his feud with the Blooms are both tied to his image, and his son and daughter end up as the victims.

Continue reading →

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Veronica Mars “Silence of the Lamb”/ “Clash of the Tritons” Review (1×11/1×12)

20 Sep

dance2005b

“Silence of the Lamb” (1×11)

Hi, Aaron Paul! Hi, Max Greenfield! These two play Eddie Laroche and Leo D’Amato, respectively, the former a suspect in the E-String Strangler case and the latter a Deputy working on the case. It’s a storyline that’s a bit more cop-esque than usual, but it’s interesting watching Veronica start to actually fall for Leo as the case progresses. Here’s a guy who stands in direct contrast with the general dickish behavior that Sheriff Lamb’s so great at; he actually listens to Weevil’s “complaints” and seems to have a great rapport with Veronica, but alas, it’s not meant to be at the end. And here, we see that Veronica’s way of doing things certainly has its consequences along with its perks.

Continue reading →

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Veronica Mars “An Echolls Family Christmas” Review (1×10)

11 Sep

Echolls-Family-Christmas“I’d be the best rich person.”

The various sides of Veronica Mars–comedy, drama, mystery—are on their best displays in this episode, and so are the various looks at what it means to be rich, especially in a society that idolizes those who have a boatload of money. In Neptune’s 09er-land, rich is the norm, but the way certain people react to their statuses highlights the loss of familial connection, the loss of a genuine foundation upon which to live their lives free of unwanted intrusion.

Continue reading →

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Veronica Mars “Like a Virgin”/ “Drinking the Kool-Aid” Review (1×08/1×09)

1 Sep

1x09VMMilking Episode 8: “Like a Virgin”

Rumors would be better off buried in some hole somewhere, but unfortunately, they spread and sully reputations quicker than you can say “Shut up, you dicks”. This is what happens here: first off, we have the lingering effects of the Lilly Kane case and the way much of Neptune views the Mars family, which, of course, plays a bit of a role in Alicia’s initial view of Keith (until Keith scares Jeremy out of the apartment).

Continue reading →

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Veronica Mars “Return of the Kane”/ “The Girl Next Door” Review (1×06/1×07)

29 Aug

a_560x375

JESSICA CHASTAIN JESSICA CHASTAIN JESSICA CHASTAIN

A+

Episode 6: “Return of the Kane”

It’s fitting that following an episode in which Veronica throws herself into the case and turns out to be right about her suspicions (Troy), we get an episode in which she does the same and ends up being wrong (Wanda). It kind of hurts to see her happy while on a date or talking about college while making posters with someone she thought was her friend, then have it all get turned on its head at the end of the episode. Her cold “I didn’t vote for you” is another instance of her hardened heart, one weary to open itself up again and one that, if opened, quickly closes at the first sign of trouble.

Continue reading →

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Veronica Mars “The Wrath of Con”/ “You Think You Know Somebody” Review (1×04/1×05)

18 Aug

veronica-mars-in-disguise

Episode 4: “The Wrath of Con”

Well, this episode is fun. The last two cases were good, but nothing special; here, we see Veronica’s resourcefulness and creativity and intelligence at its highest level as she outsmarts everyone she comes across. It’s an episode about disguises, literal and figurative, and the former comes into play with the case: Keith the DEA agent, Wallace the math genius, Veronica the schoolgirl (Kristen Bell, you are killing me here). They make a great team.

Continue reading →

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

← Older Entries
Newer Entries →