Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 3 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT See What Happens When You Don't Take Backup?
By Couch Baron | Season 2 | Episode 8 | Aired on 11.22.2005
And double hee, as we meet with the Principal, "Alan Moorehead." The censors taking on this show is like David taking on Goliath, only someone forgot to bring his slingshot this time. The silver-haired Moorehead tells her that the school offered a settlement to the families of all the victims, but Marcos's parents insisted on suing. Veronica busily takes notes as Moorehead goes on that if Marcos's parents get the sum they want, it will mean "no band, no art classes, and fewer staff." If those really are the consequences, I'd think half the school would be lining up to give testimony about just how rickety that school bus was. Moorehead then denies knowledge of the MP3 player, and refers Veronica to the district's lawyers, "Simon and Stern," who Veronica says are "big." Moorehead reiterates that the school takes the lawsuit very seriously.
Veronica's in the computer room with Mac, who sadly seems to have completely ditched the blue hair. Veronica asks if Mac could determine where and when a recording was made, and Mac nods her acknowledgement. Mac listens to the recording of Marcos's voice, and identifies him as "Captain Krunk," one of two guys who talked a lot of smack about Neptune students on a pirate radio show called "Ahoy Mateys." Veronica has no idea about any of this, which is totally understandable, because it's not like Veronica has ever been part of Neptune's disenfranchised at any point in her life. Seriously, I find this plot point a little hard to believe. Veronica can't believe that the kid who apparently didn't talk at school is "Neptune's Howard Stern." Mac: "You didn't want to get on Captain Krunk's bad side. He'd tear you a new one." Write your own joke about his proclivities here.
When we return from commercial, Mac is showing Veronica the website for the show. She goes to download a few episodes for Veronica, which she says air every Thursday night. So it airs on the same night as that psychic's cable show, which is coincidentally another cultural phenomenon of which Veronica's the only Neptune High student that's ignorant. I wonder which network she glues herself to now that Must See TV is a thing of the past. Veronica notices that the show wasn't on at all in August, and Mac fills in that when the show returned from hiatus, Krunk wasn't on anymore, so she stopped listening. Veronica asks if there's any way to find out where the show is broadcasting from, and Mac says yes. After a pause, Mac adds: "Sorry. I was just seeing how long we could have a conversation with your side only being questions." Well, a pretty long time, I'd say, if Veronica's repeated queries to Wallace of "When are you coming home?" and "Are you still pissed at me?" are any indication. Of course, that's really been more of a monologue than a conversation. Veronica makes a face at how busted she is, and then offers: "I'd be interested to know if you had the capabilities to track said signal." Hee. Mac says she's happy to be the Q to Veronica's Bond, but that she's going to need some better equipment. How about one of those pens that shoots poisoned darts? I love those! What's not to like about a device that appeals to both technogeeks and misanthropes? Mac hands over the downloaded episodes, and Veronica starts listening. In a nice effect, the camera swirls around to the back of Veronica's head...