Veronica Mars 2x01 Normal Is the Watchword
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I think I am the only person alive who doesn't like Logan. Huh.
On the other hand... new mysteries! Whoo! And not only that, but new big exciting mystery that splits the town and the high school apart! I'm so glad that they dealt with Veronica's sort-of outcast status from S1. It makes much sense that the non-09ers would turn against her for dating one, that they'd think she was just going back to the fold. And it makes sense that the 09ers still probably don't quite trust her. So now she's an outcast again, in a completely different way.
And dude, way to split up the on-again, off-again truce between Logan and Weevil.
On a slighter note, Weevil looks seriously odd without his mustache. And I dislike Wallace's new hair. And when'd he get an earring? Did he always have an earring?
Yay, Keith and Alicia are still going out! Keith writing a book is awfully odd-sounding. I can't imagine that either he or Veronica likes the attention.
Of course Logan didn't kill Felix, but not enough clues to speculate now.
Also, I am sort of disappointed in Meg =(. I get that's she's hurt and the like, but being deliberately unnice seems... well, unnice. Not that one must be nice, but... eh. I am also actually sort of glad that Veronica broke things off with Logan, mostly because Logan continues to scare me. I get moments in which I feel bad for him (last season finale on the bridge, being hurt in front of Veronica), but then he goes off and lashes out and frightens me.
The violence in the Whedonverses never bothered me quite as much, probably because of the fantasy setting, and because while there were moments of real and startling violence, there were also scenes of Buffy beating up demons. In the Mars-dom, violence is not only very real, it's grounded in things like racism and economic divides, in broken families and histories of violence. It is distinctly unpleasant, and I don't think the Mars-dom ever ... not glorifies, but in some way make light of violence the way the Whedonverses do. The Mars-dom critiques violence, and as such, violent characters are much more scary.
Keith continues to be awesome. I adore Keith. I adore Keith and Veronica. I adore Keith and Wallace as well. And I adored Keith when he yelled at Logan for talking to Veronica in that way.
And wow! School bus! Whoa! Meg dead? Yikes.
Also, I was not particularly surprised about Logan going after the Charisma Carpenter character (Buffy alums galore! Yay!), and it just seems like he continue to follow his father's footsteps, whether it's intentional or not. I bet a very interesting paper could be written about father-child dynamics in the Mars-dom, or missing-mother-child dynamics, or something.
Anyhow, whoo! I have a live show on TV!
I think I am the only person alive who doesn't like Logan. Huh.
On the other hand... new mysteries! Whoo! And not only that, but new big exciting mystery that splits the town and the high school apart! I'm so glad that they dealt with Veronica's sort-of outcast status from S1. It makes much sense that the non-09ers would turn against her for dating one, that they'd think she was just going back to the fold. And it makes sense that the 09ers still probably don't quite trust her. So now she's an outcast again, in a completely different way.
And dude, way to split up the on-again, off-again truce between Logan and Weevil.
On a slighter note, Weevil looks seriously odd without his mustache. And I dislike Wallace's new hair. And when'd he get an earring? Did he always have an earring?
Yay, Keith and Alicia are still going out! Keith writing a book is awfully odd-sounding. I can't imagine that either he or Veronica likes the attention.
Of course Logan didn't kill Felix, but not enough clues to speculate now.
Also, I am sort of disappointed in Meg =(. I get that's she's hurt and the like, but being deliberately unnice seems... well, unnice. Not that one must be nice, but... eh. I am also actually sort of glad that Veronica broke things off with Logan, mostly because Logan continues to scare me. I get moments in which I feel bad for him (last season finale on the bridge, being hurt in front of Veronica), but then he goes off and lashes out and frightens me.
The violence in the Whedonverses never bothered me quite as much, probably because of the fantasy setting, and because while there were moments of real and startling violence, there were also scenes of Buffy beating up demons. In the Mars-dom, violence is not only very real, it's grounded in things like racism and economic divides, in broken families and histories of violence. It is distinctly unpleasant, and I don't think the Mars-dom ever ... not glorifies, but in some way make light of violence the way the Whedonverses do. The Mars-dom critiques violence, and as such, violent characters are much more scary.
Keith continues to be awesome. I adore Keith. I adore Keith and Veronica. I adore Keith and Wallace as well. And I adored Keith when he yelled at Logan for talking to Veronica in that way.
And wow! School bus! Whoa! Meg dead? Yikes.
Also, I was not particularly surprised about Logan going after the Charisma Carpenter character (Buffy alums galore! Yay!), and it just seems like he continue to follow his father's footsteps, whether it's intentional or not. I bet a very interesting paper could be written about father-child dynamics in the Mars-dom, or missing-mother-child dynamics, or something.
Anyhow, whoo! I have a live show on TV!
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Thu, Sep. 29th, 2005 02:19 pm (UTC)Also, I am sort of disappointed in Meg
I thought she was justified in feeling bitter. Last year, she went out of her way to befriend Veronica, got encouraged by Veronica to date Duncan, and never had a clue that there might be some Veronica/Duncan hints until Duncan wrecked his car when he found out she was dating Logan. Ducan then dumps her and goes for Veronica.
Re: Whedon-verse violence vs. Mars-verse violence
I agree. Mars-verse violence is more realistic, none of the characters are superheroes, and none of the characters are fighters. In the Whedon-verse, even the normal humans (Xander, Gunn, Dawn, etc.) was trained in combat, or knew how to take care of themselves (Tara with her spells). Whedonverse violence is also grounded in the epic mythos--slayers, demons, vampires, etc.
Marsverse violence is grounded in real world issues. Logan has a history of child abuse, juvenile delinquency, using violence as a form of entertainment (bum fights), and problems with his temper. Aaron's violence was grounded in abusing Logan, his own child abuse, and the murder of a teenage girl. We also get hints of real consequences--the mention of Keith's hospital bills. These characters don't bounce back from getting injured, they're not warriors, and their reasons for violence is more realistic (child abuse vs. losing your soul).
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Thu, Sep. 29th, 2005 05:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Thu, Sep. 29th, 2005 06:23 pm (UTC)Plus, we see that one of the reasons Duncan and Logan are on the outs is because of Veronica. There's also finding out who killed Lilly, but that never got addressed in this ep. So Meg and Veronica, along with Duncan and Logan, just read as the usual teen drama fare to me.
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Thu, Sep. 29th, 2005 06:29 pm (UTC)Yeah, I have a huge aversion to romantic triangles (quadrangles, in this case?), especially when it's two girls going after the same guy. Blech. Blech. Blech. Pushes all my buttons. Especially especially when it ruins a friendship.
The thing I'm hanging on to is that maybe Rob Thomas is cleverly using romantic relationships to comment on class and race (Veronica/Duncan, Veronica/Logan, Weevil/Lilly, Weevil's friend/Logan's old girlfriend, all across the 09er/non-09er divide).
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Thu, Sep. 29th, 2005 06:37 pm (UTC)