I'm pretty happy with how Veronica Mars wrapped up the Dean O'Dell murder mystery last night. The episode itself was really strong: the Veronica-Tim team-up/duel was a highlight and the plot twists moved through just quickly enough. The writers performed some pretty impressive sleight-of-hand, making a reveal that I think many viewers had predicted seem startling.
Of course no one else is watching, which is frustrating. I'm resigned to losing the show at the end of this season. Michael Ausiello has me reconsidering that, though, here. This is the pertinent paragraph:
"Ausiello: I just e-emailed Mars' main man Rob Thomas for an update, and here's what he wrote back: 'We're very much on the fence for a fourth season. My amateur handicapping of our situation — 60/40 in our favor. We are shooting the finale as a season finale — not as a series finale. There will be no alternate. If they do try to get rid of us, we're not going to make it easy for them.' I gotta tell ya, there are few things in life I enjoy more than a juicy Rob Thomas soundbite."
I hope it comes back. We guessed it was the TA back from the dean's murder episode ('cause he had already set Veronica up to find out about the Landry's affair) but they really had us seconded guessing ourselves when it took so long to unmask him!
Posted by: rachel | February 28, 2007 at 02:51 PM
I thought it was the TA too, but I didn't have any reason to suspect him. I only thought it was him because the other three candidates were all too obvious (professor, wife, ex-husband), and there wasn't anyone else.
I did really like the episode, and I hope the series continues. I'm not getting my hopes up, though. I know of about five people who watch the show, and I think that's about half of the total audience.
Posted by: Mike | March 01, 2007 at 07:43 AM