In the third episode of the fourth season of Veronica Mars<\/i>, the investigation into the Sea Sprite bomber goes to some strange places before it gets even more shocking. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to watch Veronica<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Trigger Warning: For discussion of racism, torture, revenge porn<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Hi, this season is ruining my life, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122M SO GLAD I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122M BACK ON MY VERONICA MARS<\/i> BULLSHIT.<\/p>\n
A Night Out<\/b><\/p>\n
Hey, at least one<\/i> good thing happened in this episode, right? I got the sense that Logan and Veronica are in a much better place than they were in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Chino and the Man,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d so it was nice to see them enjoy a night out in Neptune with Nicole, WHO I AM ENJOYING A LOT. (I have feelings about The Good Place<\/i>, for the record.) This season is really heavy, for the most part, so opening with some levity? Bravo. Also, hungover Veronica is so damn FUNNY.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Blackmailing<\/b><\/p>\n Because Veronica Mars<\/i> tends to be intricately plotted, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to guess who the actual villain is. As is the case with this episode, the audience often doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know crucial things about the characters. I suspected something was up with Daniel Maloof, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m also not sure the bombings are necessarily targeting him. Maybe<\/i> that is so, but something feels too easy about the emails he is getting, urging him to re-run for Congress. At the same time, I could see how it would fit. The second bombing could be guilting Daniel into running again, and thus far, guilt and shame has already<\/i> been successfully employed against the man. The whole thing is just so fucked up, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. And yet, I still think there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more to this.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Matty<\/b><\/p>\n Oh no, I have feelings about them bonding. Oh no, I have feelings about how Veronica sees Matty as someone she can mentor. OH NO. I honestly wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have felt this suspicious of this, but given the end of the episode? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m worried. This show has a great way of making me see everyone<\/i> as a potential villain. That being said, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t buy Matty as one; the death of her father was too personal, and she would have tried to get him out of that lobby if she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d planted the bomb, right? Yet even if I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m right, Matty worked with Veronica to get closure. And just a day or so after that, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a second bombing. All of that closure is gone<\/i>. Matty is back at square one. Will she be angrier? More dedicated to finding the murder of her father? How will her new friendship with Veronica change?<\/p>\n A Twist<\/b><\/p>\n Well, bravo for the writers setting up Daniel and Alonzo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s confrontation, but then taking it to a place I absolutely did not expect. And I mean that in multiple ways! Yes, the Carrs kidnapping Daniel and then torturing him in the most racist way imaginable was a shock. (And lord, immensely disturbing to watch.) But it was through this that an interesting proposition was made, and given the end of the episode, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how this will play out. Daniel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s offer of a hundred grand wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t surprising, but asking Alonzo and his partner to murder the Carrs??? Look, I get why he wanted to do it, but I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think he had it in him. Yet this only happens because Perry Walsh is named as the bomber. So, will Alonzo go back to suspecting that Daniel was behind everything? Did they actually kill the Carrs?<\/p>\n BUT THEN THIS GETS EVEN WORSE. Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t recognize Claudia until she was talking to Weevil, and then EVERYTHING CAME RUSHING BACK, and now I am FREAKING OUT. Alonzo is interested in Weevil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sister. HELP. THIS CAN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T END WELL.<\/p>\n The Bomber is Caught<\/b><\/p>\n I think Veronica is<\/i> on to something, and I feel like the Chino connection is way too juicy to ignore. I get that Keith also tried to get more information from Clyde, who I continue to NOT TRUST AT ALL. But I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not sold that this connection is pointless, and I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t before<\/i> the second bomb exploded. The N.U.T.T. subplot makes way too much sense! What if this is all a means to draw spring break celebrations away<\/i> from Neptune? I know from three seasons of this show that Big Dick Casablancas is FUCKING TERRIBLE, and honestly, I wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t put it past him if he\u00e2\u20ac\u201dor Clyde\u00e2\u20ac\u201dorchestrated this entire thing as a business maneuver. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s absolutely evil, but out of character for him? No, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think so.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At the same time: I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m watching Veronica Mars<\/i>. Is this show actually going to give us the answer to the mystery in the third episode? I suspect it won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t happen until the last one. Still, this is a very<\/i> intriguing twist, in part because it will allow the writers another chance to explore class and privilege in Neptune. How badly does Big Dick want to gentrify and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153clean up\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the town? I know it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s only loosely connected, but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why I think the scene with Keith at the upscale hospital is so important. Money buys you access to privilege in so very many ways, and Keith, with Clyde\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s help, is exposed to one of them. (Yes, that worries me. Is he trying to compromise Keith?) What will people in this town do to keep their level of privilege and access safe? Will they repeatedly bomb and murder other citizens?<\/p>\n The video for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Keep Calm and Party On\u00e2\u20ac\u009d can be downloaded here for $0.99<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – The paperback edition of my debut, ANGER IS A GIFT, is now OUT!<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>If you’d like to stay up-to-date on all announcements regarding my books, sign up for my newsletter<\/a>! DO IT.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the third episode of the fourth season of Veronica Mars, the investigation into the Sea Sprite bomber goes to some strange places before it gets even more shocking. Intrigued? 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