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Season 1, Episode 2

Recap: Motorcycle gang leader Weevil's grandmother is arrested for credit card fraud - specifically stealing the identity of Rich Kid's fam. Weevil turns himself in, but it turns out that it was his cousin who actually used the credit card. A Montague/Capulet situation involving Rich Kid's girlfriend played by Paris Hilton is in play. In the "B-plot," Veronica runs into Duncan and discovers a hole in the Kanes' alibi for Lily's murder.

Well, the series doesn't seem to want to withdraw from the high school setting, which is pretty unfortunate. I just cannot buy the Weevil motorcycle gang as being in a high school. And there's no one to root for in those scenarios. (I hate to compare to Buffy, but... I rooted for everyone in Buffy in high school.) Chardo is particularly unbearable.

That said, trying to put all that aside, Weevil is more tolerable this episode for sure. It's a classic tactic to humanize a 'bad boy' with a female family member, but it works here (though her American Indian accent threw me - expected a Hispanic accent in SoCal). I guess I'm just going to have to accept that he's the godfather here, a sense I definitely got when he walked away from his version of Fredo. And tbh, I'm just sick of Veronica being antagonized, as she completely lacks the vulnerability that makes that interesting, so solidifying their friendship is a good move for the series.

I'm already sad about how much the Veronica/Pops relationship has fractured. The strongest point of the pilot episode was drastically undercut by the ending of that very episode, and the tension underlying their interactions is just less fun than watching them get along. Also, if I never have to watch another "sharp exchange" between Veronica's dad and the New Incompetent Sheriff I could be pretty damn happy. New Incompetent Sheriff really needs to gain some redeeming qualities fast, because he's a waste of space even as an antagonist so far.

Ironically, I actually love the formula of the plot arc being relegated to simmering on the B-plot while the A-plot tackles the case of the week. It's just the cases themselves that I'm objecting to currently. But due to the structure, still tons of promise here!

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* Veronica intimidates her teacher with camera technobabble. Ugh.

* Miss Dent is fiiiiiiine.

* Weevil went from outside to in prison in no time at all, damn.

* Today's most fun scene: Veronica and Pop playing good cop/bad cop with the hotel to get intel. Veronica as the distressed pregnant teen is super-fun, and you can tell that Rob Thomas loves having his heroines take on different personalities.

* "Flat." / Veronica: "Just as God made me."
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