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SeabassDebeste 10/25/17 2:06:16 PM #24:	Season 1, Episode 5 Recap: Troy's car is stolen after a trip to Tijuana with Logan and a scrub after they've bought steroids, and Veronica is contracted to rediscover the car (and eventually, the steroids.) Veronica's pop tries to get her on board with his dating her counselor, but Veronica and her father sabotage one another's relationship by digging up dirt on their respective partners. Dad's relationship ends when he realizes Veronica isn't ready for him to move on; Veronica's ends when the dirt on Troy proves predictive - he's the one who disappeared his own car, and he's ghosted her. Veronica manages to pull one over on him and enjoys her father's birthday. Well, seeya, Troy. No more confusion for me! Nice little episode that's oddly devoid of any of the Kane family. Abandoning the burgeoning relationships this early feels more than a bit like a waste - there seemed to be potential in Veronica's first love interest (and a possible love triangle with Duncan); meanwhile, the scenes between Keith and the guidance counselor seem like a complete waste now. From the beginning, something about this episode feels off. Troy's leaving his door unlocked right across the border seems absurdly stupid, and as Logan points out, it's pretty difficult to envision Troy being entirely oblivious to the smuggling going on in his car. Veronica then notices how weird it is that Troy keeps talking about how his dad is going to ship him off to Catholic school for this transgression, instead of a normal punishment - and how weird it is that Troy seems so zen about it. Even with more color in the backstory, you can still see Troy as being a carpe diem type who's attempting to atone for his sins. But that shit's not the truth - the truth is, Veronica is right to pay attention to the red flags, and to dig deeper. Two bits of characterization I really like this episode, both featuring Veronica and her dad. When Veronica goes to activate the homing beacon on the car, she pours on the charm on the easily swayed underling, but the manager immediately takes the screws to her. When Pops goes in, he goes with aggression and plays up the entitled middle-aged white dude who will DEFINITELY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS, and that works on the manager. Nice little contrast - each has to play to their style. Also, this is more just a mini-scene-editing - Veronica confronts her father about her mother, and his answer devastates her - the only times Veronica has cried, it's been about her mom. The scene then smash-cuts to Veronica and Troy in the car, and she's completely fine. It's a really nice way to show what really matters to her. And of course, another reminder that none of these school stories really matter at all. --- * 'How do you make 'Vin' sound so hot? * Lots of Scooby-Doo allusions this episode. * Logan is noticeably less antagonistic toward Veronica this episode, but still decisively unfriendly when it comes to it. Huzzah for character progression. * Lots of hilariously awkward stuff this episode. The roid freak is a simply bizarre minor character, as is the derpy kid who's attempting to smuggle the steroids. * Also, Weevil's uncle. Veronica uses Weevil as a translator... and Weevil translates from English into English. Awkward. * Veronica's mom has been cast! Woot! --- yet all sailors of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness <cite>SeabassDebeste posted [p:889121869] in seabassdeb... [t:75883198]...</cite> <quote>Season 1, Episode 5 Recap: Troy's car is stolen after a trip to Tijuana with Logan and a scrub after they've bought steroids, and Veronica is contracted to rediscover the car (and eventually, the steroids.) Veronica's pop tries to get her on board with his dating her counselor, but Veronica and her father sabotage one another's relationship by digging up dirt on their respective partners. Dad's relationship ends when he realizes Veronica isn't ready for him to move on; Veronica's ends when the dirt on Troy proves predictive - he's the one who disappeared his own car, and he's ghosted her. Veronica manages to pull one over on him and enjoys her father's birthday. Well, seeya, Troy. No more confusion for me! Nice little episode that's oddly devoid of any of the Kane family. Abandoning the burgeoning relationships this early feels more than a bit like a waste - there seemed to be potential in Veronica's first love interest (and a possible love triangle with Duncan); meanwhile, the scenes between Keith and the guidance counselor seem like a complete waste now. From the beginning, something about this episode feels off. Troy's leaving his door unlocked right across the border seems absurdly stupid, and as Logan points out, it's pretty difficult to envision Troy being entirely oblivious to the smuggling going on in his car. Veronica then notices how weird it is that Troy keeps talking about how his dad is going to ship him off to Catholic school for this transgression, instead of a normal punishment - and how weird it is that Troy seems so zen about it. Even with more color in the backstory, you can still see Troy as being a carpe diem type who's attempting to atone for his sins. But that shit's not the truth - the truth is, Veronica is right to pay attention to the red flags, and to dig deeper. Two bits of characterization I really like this episode, both featuring Veronica and her dad. When Veronica goes to activate the homing beacon on the car, she pours on the charm on the easily swayed underling, but the manager immediately takes the screws to her. When Pops goes in, he goes with aggression and plays up the entitled middle-aged white dude who will DEFINITELY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS, and that works on the manager. Nice little contrast - each has to play to their style. Also, this is more just a mini-scene-editing - Veronica confronts her father about her mother, and his answer devastates her - the only times Veronica has cried, it's been about her mom. The scene then smash-cuts to Veronica and Troy in the car, and she's completely fine. It's a really nice way to show what really matters to her. And of course, another reminder that none of these school stories really matter at all. --- * 'How do you make 'Vin' sound so hot? * Lots of Scooby-Doo allusions this episode. * Logan is noticeably less antagonistic toward Veronica this episode, but still decisively unfriendly when it comes to it. Huzzah for character progression. * Lots of hilariously awkward stuff this episode. The roid freak is a simply bizarre minor character, as is the derpy kid who's attempting to smuggle the steroids. * Also, Weevil's uncle. Veronica uses Weevil as a translator... and Weevil translates from English into English. Awkward. * Veronica's mom has been cast! Woot! --- yet all sailors of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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