Notes from a Veronica Mars Rewatching

Mostly spoiler-free:

• Wow, I forgot how much of a psychotic jackass my fictional-boyfriend Logan really is.
• You know where you lose Duncan as a character? Where he starts taking his pills again because he’d rather not think about how Lilly’s death “doesn’t add up.” So you have a few nightmares. Isn’t it worth it to actually question the lie everyone is living under? This is why no one likes Duncan. Because he runs from his problems where Veronica, explicitly, doesn’t.
• I really did forget how horrible Logan is. Bumfights. Holy crap.
• But I’m still on TeamLogan. The scene where he picks out the belt just slays me.
• Not to mention the scene where he makes the awesome Lilly video.
• You want to see psychopath? Duncan. Wow, Duncan. He honestly scares me.
• And once again, Duncan runs. TO CUBA!
• Why does Veronica still like him? Really?
• This adultery plotline is done SO well.
• Lilly might be the best dead character of all time. You know she knows what’s going on with Duncan, yet she’s trying not to get between them.
• Duncan and Lilly are the best secret keepers in this show. They don’t want to talk about things, even with the people they are closest too? They just don’t. Logan and Veronica, on the other hand, wear everything on their sleeves.
• I do wonder why Lilly didn’t tell Veronica she was sleeping with Weevil. Was she afraid goody two shoes Veronica would think she was a slut?Also filed under “I wonder”:  Lilly and Veronica are best friends? Since Veronica’s personality WAS so different from Lilly’s. Also, Lilly was a year older. And were they best friends since before she started dating Duncan? Because then that’s super weird. (Actually, it’s weird if it was after, too.) No wonder Mrs. Kane was like “ENOUGH WITH VERONICA ALREADY, PEOPLE!!!!”
• Ah… Weapons of Class Destruction. Pause, rewind, watch again. Pause, rewind, watch again. One of the best kisses of all time.
• Dude, I also forgot how Veronica goes full bore thinking Logan killed Lilly. Lamb is right. She’s stone cold.
• Because girlie, if one of your boyfriends has it in him to murder and then skillfully hide it, it ain’t Logan.
• Poor Wallace. V walks all over him.
• I remember how shocked I was the first time I watched this.
• And the tears I cried at the settlement signing scene.
• I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY VERONICA LEAVES THE PARTY. What possible reason does she have for getting in a car alone and driving down a dark road. Just call the police. Oh wait,t eh governor’s at the party. The police are already IN THE HOUSE.
• Though she is savvy enough to get those tapes on the roof.
• CLIFFHANGER SEASON ENDING!

Season 2:

• I can see Veronica getting back together with Duncan… temporarily. Just because now it’s all over and they can. But I don’t see it lasting, even longer than a week. They have nothing in common and he’s a lump.
• Poor Meg. Poor Meg with a VERY flat belly in this scene.
• Why does Jackie talk like that? And walk like that? It’s not even fair to call it walking. She slinks.
• Seriously, Jackie has it right — Duncan and Veronica don’t belong together.
• I also don’t believe that, if they are together, they haven’t slept together. Given their history. And Duncan’s history.
• And, he’s being a total jerk to her about the crash.
• And he’s keeping secrets from her again. Seriously Veronica, this guy’s a peach. If you want to date an asshole, at least date an interesting one.
• I totally get why Veronica broke up with Logan in the summer, but in terms of the guys she falls for? Maybe Piz is a better choice after all. Because Duncan is both mean to her and totally lame besides. Plus he lies and keeps secrets from her. If he actually told her all the shit he was doing (and avoiding) she’d probably dump him just like Logan.
• Then again, Logan is sleeping with Cordelia Chase. So there is that.

That’s as far as I’ve gotten. I only did one disk of S2. But it’s interesting to see my take on it now, after a few years away. I don’t love Logan as much. But I find Duncan even creepier and more boring than I did before.