This post is LONG overdue. I've been a fan of Veronica Mars since I caught up on Season One on DVD last summer and it's one of the shows where I must say, if you haven't watched it yet, you are SERIOUSLY missing out. In fact, I'd call VMars Season One without a doubt one of the best first seasons of a tv show I've ever seen. Where it takes most programs maybe a year or two to hit their stride, VMars is right on target from the get go. Go rent, start watching.
Or, if you're lazy, you can start tuning in now, as there are but a few more episodes left in Season Three, which tragically, may be young Veronica's last. As the only legitimately great show on The CW network, it would be a shame to have it taken off so soon, but with The CW trying desperately to establish itself, its tough to keep anything but the big hits (which ludicrously, VMars is not.)
Last night's episode was actually one of the best this year, featuring by far the best guest star ever to grace the show. The episode centers are Desmond Fellows, a washed-up rock star who is too scared to play his new material and hides his fear in booze and parties, played to perfection by Paul Rudd. If there's anyone who can play a sarcastic loser who is actually a winner inside, its Paul Rudd. While sharply crafted witticisms have always been a VMars staple, the additional opportunity for some beautiful barbs to be throw around, by a great comic actor like Rudd no less, is what makes this episode so great.
Plus, we finally get some nice important dramatic action going. We had Corrina, Corrina (a.k.a. Tina Majorino) breaking up with nice guy (read: boring weirdo) Bronson because of her attraction to bad boy (read: edgy tech nerd) Max, Logan finally showed some emotion and longing after seeing Veronica making out with Piz, and V, who until this point was definitely not interested in Piz, decided that she actually is interested in him, and we got some lovely hand-holding (as my viewing buddy and I discussed, holding Kristen Bell's hand would be pretty much the best sexual experience of our collective lifetimes).
Oh, and we have Vinny Van Lowe, snarky P.I. extraordinare, douche-ely announce that he is running against Keith for sheriff. Seriously? Will no one ever admit that Keith is the best sheriff and cut the guy a break? Every time Keith finally feels comfortable back behind the badge, some ass has to ruin it! First Lamb (who, though he took a baseball bat to the back of the head earlier this season, still gets a nice credit in the opening sequence), and now Vinny Van Lowe? When will it end?!
Unfortunately, since my cable has been broken for several weeks now, I was not able to watch the show on my Tivo and thus cannot provide my favorite scene or line, but I guarantee you if I could, it would come from Wallace or Dick, most likely Dick, since he is consistently the funniest character on the show and usually has at least a gem of a line or two.
I can, however, give this episode a grade. For being chock-full of great lines, featuring a fantastic turn by Rudd, having some nice plot development, but not really including any sort of interesting mystery at all (which is usually the key plot of a VMars episode), I will give this episode a B+
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