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3.20 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 disgraced. Keith's career literally and figuratively under a cloud. Veronica ending her friendship with Logan, their epic love affair gone forever. Logan on the receiving end of a serious death threat from a guy whose "connected" father is a murderer. I mean, for pity's sake, we didn't even get a resolution of Weevil and the card-making money machine. Worst of all, Veronica was still with Piz. That's how they're leaving us -- with Veronica and Piz. I mean, come on. It's like they beat the fans up, and then kicked us while we were down. It's not that I mind a good cliffhanger, don't get me wrong. But Rob Thomas must have known that there was a good chance of getting cancelled, that this might be it. We didn't even get a solid finale with one or two cliffhangers, like the first two seasons; instead, we got cliffhanger-paloosa. No season four to resolve all of these plotlines. In fact, the sex video thing was most likely an attempt to return Veronica to her original status as an extreme outcast in college, as she was in high school. It could have worked. But with no chance to ever resolve it, it just left a bad taste in my mouth. I was so hopeful for a great finale at the beginning of the episode. I liked seeing Veronica tracking down the creator of the video in her own inimitable way, scaring Dick and Chip into telling her the truth, getting some seriously loyal help from Wallace and Weevil. There was also something touching about the way Logan went after the despicable Gory, even though he knew it would alienate Veronica even more. But then it started going downhill. Why didn't Veronica tell Keith the truth? She owed it to him. The most touching moment of this episode, for me, was Keith deliberately throwing away his career as sheriff by destroying evidence to protect Veronica. Keith is neither naive nor fragile; he knew Veronica was sexually active. He most certainly wouldn't have stopped loving her for being human. The final scene was an unhappy Veronica, caught in the rain. It illustrated exactly how I felt. Bits and pieces: -- Not that it matters any more, but Veronica confirmed that she and Piz were fooling around, not actually doing it. -- Not that it matters any more, but Parker broke up with Logan because she realized he still loved Veronica. -- The subject line of the video email was "Emission from Mars". Clever. -- Many blasts from the past. Chip Diller, Nish, Jake Kane, Clarence Wiedman, the fired deputy Gills, Deputy Leo. -- And there were huge, eerie portraits of Duncan and Lilly, too, like a ghost of season one haunting this subpar finale. -- Veronica is usually so careful and clever. She blew it several times when she broke into the Kane mansion. Why? Quotes: Dick: "From a guy's perspective, the video just made your stock go up. You looked great, enthusiasm, always a plus..." Veronica: "It's like you're this giant jackass pinata, begging for someone to beat the candy out of you." Veronica: "You forwarded it to your whole address book?" Dick: "It was instinct. I always forward porn when it's good." Veronica: "You are going to be so popular in Hell." Piz: "You know, you're adorable when you surveil." Veronica: "If you ever need a kidney, I've got one with your name on it. No questions asked." Mac: "You're like Kirk in 'Wrath of Kahn'. You refuse to believe in the no-win scenario." I'm so unhappy that it ended this way. Over and out, Billie |
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