Hi Dirty Cousin --
How spectacular was The O.C. last night? I loved pretty much every minute of that. This was the best prom since Sunnydale High had theirs. Remember? Buffy won that special prize from her fellow students for saving people's lives, then Angel showed up and they danced to "Wild Horses" while I cried and cried. I think maybe we dressed up for that one.
Which was your favorite dress? I thought that Anna's was really pretty, but not very prom-appropriate (but looked amazing for something you would throw in your bag before hopping on a plane). I surprised myself and really liked Marissa's. I usually disapprove of Marissa's dress sense reflexively, and I generally find dresses with that sort of extraneous stuff all bunched in the front to be unflattering and distracting. Somehow, this one worked, though. Summer's was fun and very prom-y -- I liked the flounces at the bottom. That might have been my favorite. Who had the best hair?
Summer's fall off the stage was kind of funny, but nowhere near as good as her dancing. I loved the twin music montages: the one with the photo shoot and then the one of Marissa consoling herself with her beloved tequila.
A few things I didn't like. I'm tired of the Ryan Hits Something storylines. This one had even more homoerotic/homophobic subtext than usual, I thought, so much so that, to quote Whit Stillman: "What do you call what's above the subtext?"
Where was Julie? She got maybe two lines and one really good non-verbal bit -- I'm guessing Melinda Clarke is improvising stuff like last night's signal to Marissa to adjust her boobs.
Veronica Mars had its prom episode this week as well, but no actual prom. It was amazing. I'm at the point again with Veronica Mars where I watch each episode with my hand over my mouth because I can't believe how good it is. It's unpredictable, and yet, everytime I'm surprised by a plot twist or a line of dialogue, my next thought is, "Well, of course. What else are they going to do?" Especially great this week was the Veronica-Logan business and the incredibly hot Jackie-Wallace hotel sex scene. Jackie, by the way, had the best dress on either show.
It's taken me two years to notice that Harbor and Neptune High share a mascot. Huh.
Love,
-- Pete
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