So I’m fully aware that I’m starting to sound like a broken record. I used to be an equal-opportunity babbler — a little of this, a little of that. Rave about this show, talk about that one. Hey, I even used to get quasi-serious every once in a while.
I blame Rob Thomas, really.
Last night marked the fourth consecutive episode of Veronica Mars that was spot-on excellent in every way. Don’t get me wrong, even at its least awesome (“One Angry Veronica”), the show’s still superior to most others. But the last four weeks — amazing.
Anyway, great episode, and all indications point to the final three of the season being just as excellent. Next week’s the fake prom episode, and this blurb from Michael Ausiello’s column today made me smile just thinking about it:
“As you may have heard, the prom gets canceled after a bunch of seniors get drunk on a class trip. That prompts Logan to host his own prom. ‘I can’t tell you how pleased I am with all of our ‘alterna-prom’ material,’ Rob Thomas says of next week’s episode. ‘I think fans will really enjoy it. My favorite scene may be the elevator ride up to prom, which includes Veronica, Mac, Butters, Corny, Dick and Madison.’”
Come on — Veronica, Mac, Butters, Corny, Dick, and Madison in one tiny enclosed space? Anything (funny) can happen.
The fact that Tina Majorino’s back as Mac for the rest of the season is freaking wonderful, frankly, and yes, I know she’s got a recurring role on Big Love, but hey, Rob Thomas (can’t not say his whole name, for some reason), do us all a favor and add her as a series regular already! Especially since Jackie’s comment to Wallace about getting into the Sorbonne means oh look — one series regular slot open. :)
There were all kinds of great moments last night, including the following way-too-short parking lot interaction between Veronica and Logan:
Logan: As a rule, I like to start every school day with a hot blonde waiting for me in the parking lot.
Veronica: Me, too.
Logan: I’m not blonde!
Veronica: Or hot.
But I think my favorite moment was this one between, shocker (no, no, not this
), Veronica and Mac:
Veronica: Mac attack, what’s the haps?
Mac: I got mugged. By my own principal. They took my cell phone interceptor and apparently plan on keeping it till the end of the year. What happened to end of the day? Why wasn’t that working?
Veronica: Everyone still kept bringing in their cell phone interceptors?
Mac: Is there any chance you can get it back to me? I borrowed it from my buddy at Radioshack because apparently I’ve become a psycho ex-girlfriend and I wanted to listen to Beaver’s cell phone calls. You’re judging me.
Veronica: Nope. I’m judging myself — why don’t I have a cell phone interceptor?
Mac: Please — respect the business model, Veronica. I do the gadgets. You do the actual espionage.
Veronica: I’ll see what I can do.
On paper (sorry, Kellie Pickler, but nobody believed you didn’t understand that comment), just a cute moment between friends with snappy dialogue.
But what made it masterful was Kristen Bell and Tina Majorino. Their inflections, the pauses, the facial expressions.
Basically, just insert all gushing I’ve done re: Bell here — it’ll save everyone a lot of time. :)
Every time I watch this show, I’m mystified as to why people watch something so sub-par as, oh, One Tree Hill and sadly, the pile of crap The OC has become.
