Veronica Mars: The Bitch is Back

Piz: "I promise you, karma is going to take care of it for you."Veronica: "I know. I'll run him over with my karma."I'm the faithful type. When I fall in love with a show, it takes a lot to disenchant me. I tried so hard to stay a faithful fan of Veronica Mars during season three.But this was it. They finally lost me. Why on earth did they leave us with this nasty, disturbing cliffhanger?

Veronica Mars: Weevils Wobble But They Don't Fall Down

Veronica: "And the injustice league strikes again."A complex mystery worthy of Veronica's talents. I don't think we've had one of those for awhile. It was fun to see Veronica saving Weevil again, although the way they left it, with Weevil literally holding the bag, was troubling. The library denouement was cool, too.Keith arrested Weevil, and Weevil's first phone call was to Veronica; that

Veronica Mars: I'll Know What You'll Do Next Summer

Mac: "So. Pizneyland is the happiest place on earth?"Veronica: "Happy enough. There's no roller coaster, but I think I can do without the adrenalin and nausea."Summer internships are trumping budding romances. This may be a good thing.The "Soldier of Misfortune" plot was very good, and I didn't see the end coming. I knew something had to be wrong: that either Apollo or his wannabe dad were

Veronica Mars: Debasement Tapes

Veronica: "Me? I'm not ordering good boy while wishing I ordered bad boy."Mac: "No. You gave up bad boy, but keep asking for samples of good boy."Less than halfway through this one, I got a sinking feeling that I was in the middle of an afterschool special. I thought, please don't tell me that Piz's has-been rock idol will redeem himself and Logan will learn a valuable lesson while trying to

Veronica Mars: Un-American Graffiti

Veronica: "So where is the sugar rush of sweet justice I should be feeling right now?"I feel like we've been waiting for a new episode forever. So why was I less than thrilled?Don't get me wrong. This was an interesting, well-done episode that presented both sides of two complex topics: the treatment of Arab Americans in the U.S., and the issue of underage drinking. The dialogue was as

Veronica Mars: Papa's Cabin

Tim: "Once a perpetrator starts improvising, the sloppier his work becomes."Clever, well-written, and very watchable, with a great denouement right in the middle of the classroom.So why was I disappointed?Maybe because I was sure it was going to be Tim Foyle. He was the logical one to have bugged Landry's cell phone, the one clever enough to have come up with such an elaborate frame, plus he

Veronica Mars: Mars, Bars

Veronica: "Clifford. Something wrong?"Cliff: "I just remembered I need to return 'Caged Heat' to the video store."What a shocker. They killed off Sheriff Lamb. He even died in the line of duty.After all the ignorant and mean things he did during the course of the series, I was surprised that I felt sad about it. Probably because his character created such great conflict, especially with

Veronica Mars: Postgame Mortem

Dick: "By the way, I did a little research on pathetic sad sackery, and 'hot sister' is the recommended treatment."Logan in the grip of a major depression was something to see. And I really enjoyed his involuntary adventures in babysitting.Heather was essentially an eleven-year-old Veronica: clever, extremely verbal, nosy and in Logan's face, and she even wore Veronica's clothes so that we

Veronica Mars: There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill

Veronica: "Bonnie's a preacher's daughter. How very Footloose."Interesting episode about a controversial topic. They're not afraid to tackle anything, and I like that. It's rare when I guess right off whodunit, but as soon as they introduced her best friend Phyllis, I knew she was the one. Maybe because I knew it probably wasn't a guy, and she was the woman closest to Bonnie.Dick was his

Veronica Mars: Poughkeepsie Tramps & Thieves

Veronica: "You'll always have Comic Con."I loved this episode. In fact, these last two episodes have been like old times. Have they finally hit their season three stride? I was never crazy about the Hearst rapist plot. Maybe they just do murder better.I was surprised at how much I ended up liking Max, aka Sir Cheats-a-Lot. Who knew that a mercenary geek could turn out to be such a

Veronica Mars: Show Me the Monkey

Parker: "I'm saying there's a saddle, Veronica. And we should be back in it."I wasn't expecting Veronica to lie to a client and let the monkey go. She does occasionally show her marshmallow center. I also wasn't expecting her to throw herself at Logan, because we've all been expecting the writers to put Veronica and Piz together and that Veronica/Piz scene in the food court completely

Veronica Mars: Spit & Eggs

Logan: "I'm always here if you need anything. But you never need anything."This show does climactic mystery denouements better than just about anyone. I hadn't even come close to figuring it out. (God, I'm pathetic.)Mercer and Moe were the two obvious suspects all along. The fact that they were the only two guys with airtight alibis should have shouted red herring, that they were

Veronica Mars: Lord of the Pi's

Veronica: "Ah. The incredible, inedible egg."I found this ep mildly confusing. Who exactly did what to whom?Yeah, I got most of it. The kidnapping of Selma Hearst Rose (played by the real Patty Hearst, very funny) wasn't kidnapping at all -- it was blackmail. Claire's rape wasn't a rape -- it was revenge for what happened to Patrice Pitrelli. Not surprising that the Theta Betas were

Veronica Mars: Of Vice and Men

Veronica: "I can't believe this is happening to me. Again."Tonight's theme: men are pigs. Except when they're not.That scene in the garage was intense. The fact that Veronica realized she had been drugged again made it even more shuddery. I am assuming Veronica wasn't raped and that all he had time for was a quick shave. But was it really the Hearst rapist? Could it have been a copycat

Veronica Mars: High Infidelity

Keith: "It's great talking to someone for whom Bogart isn't a verb."When I first saw the title "Hi, Infidelity" a few weeks ago, I thought it would be about Logan. But Keith? Who knew?Unhappy wife, illicit affair with a handsome private investigator, The Maltese Falcon. And that love scene was very Body Heat. Is this going to turn into a murder mystery? Will Harmony kill her husband?

Veronica Mars: President Evil

Logan: "Is it still called deja vu when something happens more than twice?"I didn't care much for this one. It made me uncomfortable.So. Weevil was angry that Veronica was dating Logan, mostly because of Lilly. I thought Logan and Weevil had gotten past that point, but no. So I sort of understood why Veronica immediately accused Weevil, even after that oh so amusing show-and-tell in

Veronica Mars: Charlie Don't Surf

Veronica: "I have options. I could be excited for Logan. Thrilled, even, that his new brother is such a keeper. Or, I can be me."Logan has been a bit remote and even somewhat negative so far this season. This episode finally brought us back to his horrific past, and introduced a possible major new source of either joy or trauma: a half-brother named Charlie Stone.The way Logan was so

Veronica Mars: Wichita Linebacker

Veronica: "Football. The systematic violation of the Geneva Convention made into sport."I can tell this review is going to turn into a relationship ramble.Yes, let's compare what Trish did to Curt and his football career to what Veronica almost did to Logan with the tracking device in his SUV. Veronica has serious trust issues, but she needs to accept Logan as he is and stop trying to turn

Veronica Mars: My Big Fat Greek Rush Week

Nish: "Welcome to the home of Theta Beta. What do you think?"Veronica: "I think it's the gateway to Hell, and I don't want to keep looking directly at it."Clever and funny, as well as topical. And how can you beat Veronica in a floral print channeling the Bush twins, and a masked Logan streaking through his sociology class?The whole rules of the "Neptune Conventions" thing made its point

Veronica Mars: Welcome Wagon

Mac: "It's like we never left Neptune High."Veronica: "It's exactly like we never left Neptune High."Very, very busy episode. But it wasn't overwhelmingly dense, like "Normal is the Watchword." I suspect it was intended to be more new-viewer friendly, and it probably succeeded.The discomfort and paranoia level at Hearst was much like Neptune High. (What a surprise.) Veronica solved her first