Veronica Mars: I Am God
February 20th 2007 04:54
I Am God was an engaging episode of Veronica Mars, although it would have benefited from an earlier placing in the season. After the stunning conclusion to Felix's death in Plan B, it felt as if these sudden developments in the season's other mystery were quite rushed.
For me, the highlight of this episode was the dream sequences, taking place underwater in the crashed bus. The filter used captured the surreal quality perfectly, and the symbolic presentation of the characters gave an insight into how Veronica's subconscious mind views the victims.
Up to this point, Veronica (Kristin Bell) hadn't been taking an active role in investigating the crash. Many seem to think that this is out of character for her, but I consider it perfectly understandable. As Veronica herself said at the beginning of the season, she wants normalcy. Her investigation into Lily's murder almost got her killed, and all Veronica's actions this season have been concerned with returning to a somewhat ordinary life. Add to that her conclusion that she may have been the target of the crash - she doesn't want to investigate further for fear of finding confirmation of her guilt.
On the whole, I think these dreams were well executed, and a presented all this new information by showing how Veronica is processing it. The I Am God misdirection involving Marcos (Jeremy Ray Valdez) was also carried out well.
This episode certainly elucidated what we already suspected about some plotlines, while also adding a load of new questions and information. Veronica has finally been reading Meg's (Alona Tal) emails, and one has to wonder what role, if any, Lucky (James Jordan ) will play in this mystery. It was confirmed that Cervando (Maximino Arciniega Jr.) had aggravated the Fitzpatricks by beating Liam (Rodney Rowland) out of money and then bragging about it. He was also very annoyed with Dick (Ryan Hansen) for ruining his expensive jeans, but chose to take it out on Beaver (Kyle Gallner) instead - something that, I would infer, happens a lot. Also concerning the Casablancas boys, it has come to light that Dick Senior would have benefited greatly from their deaths
Rhonda's (Audra J. Morgan) family has received a payout from Woody Goodman (Steve Guttenberg), allegedly due to an unrelated incident at one of his restaurants. Perhaps he was involved in the crash, and it is hush money for their silence? I find it hard to imagine that even the poorest family would take money in exchange for silence when concerning the death of their child, but Neptune parenting skills leave a lot to be desired.
Betina (Blythe Auffarth) was also angry at Dick, and was attempting to fall pregnant by him. He gave her a present which included a baseball, which he retrieved from the trash after Peter (Luke Fryden) threw it away. It has already been revealed that Terrence Cook (Jeffrey Sams) came under suspicion for the crash because remnants of a baseball and cell phone were found in the driver's body. From that, I think we can assume that this baseball contained the explosives, which were remotely detonated via a phone call.
Veronica mentioned that Peter won the baseball in a raffle, so who was the organiser of the prize? Since the ball was in the possession of three different people, was one of them specifically the target? Cervando also explained that whoever set off the explosion had to be in sight of the bus, so that suggests that someone in the limo could have been responsible, as it was following closely behind.
Returning to Peter, he threw his prize away, which indicates that he doesn't care for baseball. So, as he said to Veronica, why was he on the trip in the first place? Peter had mentioned on the gay messageboard that he was going to conduct the 'outing of all outings.' It is easy to assume that this referred to Mr Wu (Martin Yu), but what if Peter had bigger fish to fry? Woody Goodman was the host of the field trip, and his grabbing of Logan's arm suggested an attraction to young men. What if Woody Goodman was the person that Peter was going to out?
Despite all the doom and gloom of the crash, the episode was not without its fair share of humour. The subplot involving Keith (Enrico Colantoni) was entertaining, and it was great when he came across Veronica in the closet. I'd been hoping for a scene between Logan (Jason Dohring) and Wallace (Percy Daggs III), and I certainly wasn't disappointed in the interaction between them. I particularly liked Veronica's confusion when Wallace stuck up for Logan. It was also nice to see that both of them attempting to help Veronica retain the Kane scholarship. Veronica may have been accepted into Stanford, but I continue to think that she will end up attending Hearst.
I was also pleased to see the return of flashbacks, particularly the rather steamy scene between Logan and Veronica. Comparing the hotness of their pairing to that of Duncan and Veronica is like comparing the sun and a glacier.
Logan and Dick were very funny together as always, especially with the Brokeback Mountain reference. Ryan Hansen really deserves credit for this role; Dick's dickish ways often overshadow the stellar job that he is doing. I also loved the meta referral to Paris Hilton giving Veronica nightmares - after all, I still blame her for the show's ratings woes.
On the surface it seems that this episode is pummelling us with new information; on closer examination, there are a bevy of references to previous happenings, and it ties in well with ongoing storylines. My biggest disappointment is that we didn't see Veronica search the bus - I imagine it would have been a harrowing and cathartic experience, knowing that, if not for some very fortuitous events, she would have shared the fate of those that haunt her dreams.
Veronica Mars returns Friday at 10.30pm on Network Ten.
*Screencap courtesy of Wikipedia, and used under Fair Dealing for identification and critical commentary
For me, the highlight of this episode was the dream sequences, taking place underwater in the crashed bus. The filter used captured the surreal quality perfectly, and the symbolic presentation of the characters gave an insight into how Veronica's subconscious mind views the victims.
Veronica dreams of the bus crash victims*
Up to this point, Veronica (Kristin Bell) hadn't been taking an active role in investigating the crash. Many seem to think that this is out of character for her, but I consider it perfectly understandable. As Veronica herself said at the beginning of the season, she wants normalcy. Her investigation into Lily's murder almost got her killed, and all Veronica's actions this season have been concerned with returning to a somewhat ordinary life. Add to that her conclusion that she may have been the target of the crash - she doesn't want to investigate further for fear of finding confirmation of her guilt.
On the whole, I think these dreams were well executed, and a presented all this new information by showing how Veronica is processing it. The I Am God misdirection involving Marcos (Jeremy Ray Valdez) was also carried out well.
This episode certainly elucidated what we already suspected about some plotlines, while also adding a load of new questions and information. Veronica has finally been reading Meg's (Alona Tal) emails, and one has to wonder what role, if any, Lucky (James Jordan ) will play in this mystery. It was confirmed that Cervando (Maximino Arciniega Jr.) had aggravated the Fitzpatricks by beating Liam (Rodney Rowland) out of money and then bragging about it. He was also very annoyed with Dick (Ryan Hansen) for ruining his expensive jeans, but chose to take it out on Beaver (Kyle Gallner) instead - something that, I would infer, happens a lot. Also concerning the Casablancas boys, it has come to light that Dick Senior would have benefited greatly from their deaths
Rhonda's (Audra J. Morgan) family has received a payout from Woody Goodman (Steve Guttenberg), allegedly due to an unrelated incident at one of his restaurants. Perhaps he was involved in the crash, and it is hush money for their silence? I find it hard to imagine that even the poorest family would take money in exchange for silence when concerning the death of their child, but Neptune parenting skills leave a lot to be desired.
Betina (Blythe Auffarth) was also angry at Dick, and was attempting to fall pregnant by him. He gave her a present which included a baseball, which he retrieved from the trash after Peter (Luke Fryden) threw it away. It has already been revealed that Terrence Cook (Jeffrey Sams) came under suspicion for the crash because remnants of a baseball and cell phone were found in the driver's body. From that, I think we can assume that this baseball contained the explosives, which were remotely detonated via a phone call.
Veronica mentioned that Peter won the baseball in a raffle, so who was the organiser of the prize? Since the ball was in the possession of three different people, was one of them specifically the target? Cervando also explained that whoever set off the explosion had to be in sight of the bus, so that suggests that someone in the limo could have been responsible, as it was following closely behind.
Returning to Peter, he threw his prize away, which indicates that he doesn't care for baseball. So, as he said to Veronica, why was he on the trip in the first place? Peter had mentioned on the gay messageboard that he was going to conduct the 'outing of all outings.' It is easy to assume that this referred to Mr Wu (Martin Yu), but what if Peter had bigger fish to fry? Woody Goodman was the host of the field trip, and his grabbing of Logan's arm suggested an attraction to young men. What if Woody Goodman was the person that Peter was going to out?
Despite all the doom and gloom of the crash, the episode was not without its fair share of humour. The subplot involving Keith (Enrico Colantoni) was entertaining, and it was great when he came across Veronica in the closet. I'd been hoping for a scene between Logan (Jason Dohring) and Wallace (Percy Daggs III), and I certainly wasn't disappointed in the interaction between them. I particularly liked Veronica's confusion when Wallace stuck up for Logan. It was also nice to see that both of them attempting to help Veronica retain the Kane scholarship. Veronica may have been accepted into Stanford, but I continue to think that she will end up attending Hearst.
I was also pleased to see the return of flashbacks, particularly the rather steamy scene between Logan and Veronica. Comparing the hotness of their pairing to that of Duncan and Veronica is like comparing the sun and a glacier.
Logan and Dick were very funny together as always, especially with the Brokeback Mountain reference. Ryan Hansen really deserves credit for this role; Dick's dickish ways often overshadow the stellar job that he is doing. I also loved the meta referral to Paris Hilton giving Veronica nightmares - after all, I still blame her for the show's ratings woes.
On the surface it seems that this episode is pummelling us with new information; on closer examination, there are a bevy of references to previous happenings, and it ties in well with ongoing storylines. My biggest disappointment is that we didn't see Veronica search the bus - I imagine it would have been a harrowing and cathartic experience, knowing that, if not for some very fortuitous events, she would have shared the fate of those that haunt her dreams.
Overall Rating
Veronica Mars returns Friday at 10.30pm on Network Ten.
*Screencap courtesy of Wikipedia, and used under Fair Dealing for identification and critical commentary
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Well my bet is the bomb was planted by Veronica... while she was sleep walking!
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Speaking of which, did she get accepted into stanford? Or did the rich kid get in somehow after her, or did Veronica's dad get her place back in after 'kissing toes'?
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