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Season 1, Episode 7

Recap: Veronica investigates the disappearance of her young, pregnant neighbor. She suspects the boyfriend, but it turns out to be the rapist stepfather, resolved with a bullet from Keith. Logan and Weevil bond over detention.

Yikes. Both the A-plot and the B-plot reach dangerously cheesy levels in this one. Was starting 'in medias res' as cliche then as it is now? The technique adds tension, but almost alwyas results in disappointment (with the rare exception, such as 'Out of Gas.') It's painfully obvious that the stepfather is the rapist from the moment he shows up. It's just bad.

The depiction of high school drama, especially featuring Weevil, continues to suck ass. Today's irreconciliable stupidity: Weevil is put into detention, and this bothers him more than being expelled. The bike gang leader. Okay. The socioeconimc class insults are so fucking cringe-worthy. But how do you make two enemies come together? Pit them against a really badly acted teacher stereotype!!! Yeah, fuck that.

A few silver linings in these - the boyfriend being a jerk who doesn't wind up doing anything stupid; the visceral shock of seeing Jessica Chastain in this role; possibly less Logan/Weevil conflict in the future.

Onto the more interesting (and extremely minor) part of the episode: Veronica's discovery about her mother and Jake Kane. Apparently they were quite the it-couple back in high school. It's interlaced with seemingly unrelated (lol) material with Lilly helping Veronica out with Duncan after he dumps her, then suddenly taking Duncan's side. (These flashbacks are manically filmed, with one scene orbiting the duo in the hallway the whole time, and another beginning with a walk-and-talk before Veronica says outright to stop walking.)

And this is linked into the main plot by a really clever moment... a man must really love his wife to raise another man's kid.

Whaaaaaaat. I don't know how much this affects the main plot - Mom and Jake's relationship is more obviously plot-important than Veronica being related to Duncan - but so much for that ship, right?

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* More recognizable characters: Yearbook lady is played by the same lady who plays the CIA's general in Chuck. Woot!

* Can't quite place the teacher who gives detention.

* Whatever went on between Weevil and Lilly Kane, I absolutely do not give a shit.

* One of the cringe-worthiest scenes of the episode: Veronica calling in Weevil's gang to extort info out of a shop owner. Who's also a terrible character. Ugh.

* Veronica's dad, on a body falling: 'Would you describe this sound as... Hitchcockian?'
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