Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A+ | 9 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Rinse And Spit. Repeat. Oh, Seriously, Repeat.
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 21 | Aired on 05.02.2005
Logan and Veronica approach the Echolls door as Logan notes that Haaron is going to make them eat by candlelight. So I guess Haaron invited Logan to bring Veronica over for dinner. Logan and Veronica start making out, and sort of fall in the door together. The lights go on, and Haaron yells, "Surprise!" As all the 09ers are standing agape, I'd have to channel Oz from Buffy and say, "That pretty much sums it up." The Beav gives an awesome stage-whispered "Wow." Hee. He's too good to be a Casablancas. Also, Haaron looks so pleased with himself. Hee, again. It's fitting for the character that his attempts to be good end even worse than his attempts to be bad. Veronica sees Duncan, who looks deflated. Okay, last commercial break! How's the stomach lining holding up?
Everyone stands around in varying degrees of shock and amusement, and then Haaron steps up proudly to greet Logan. Logan asks him if the party is nine months early or three months late. That would actually make his birthday in February, but if they're calculating from when the episode was filmed, it would be November or December, which would make more sense. Haaron, oblivious, says he's just making up for a lot of lost years. Logan: "It's a good call." Hee. Logan faces everyone and holds out his hand for Veronica, who takes it about as enthusiastically as she can manage under the circumstances. In other words, like Logan's hand is something you'd find in a tank on Fear Factor. Speaking of reality shows, Dick comes over to Logan and asks if this a new one called My Skank or something. Well, Madison is there. Logan tells Dick to go, and then announces that anyone there who has a problem with Veronica is free not to enjoy his dad's hospitality: "Actually, if you have a problem with Veronica, you're pretty much dead to me, so just, like, evaporate or something." I appreciate the sentiment, but the resultant smell would probably break this party up a lot faster than you can say "Casablancas." Also, Logan's statement doesn't exactly clear the room, which I think is as much a reflection of his rung on the 09er ladder as anything.
Logan finishes up by calling Veronica his girlfriend, and Kristen Bell pulls off simultaneous joy at hearing the word and nausea at seeing Duncan's face after the revelation. She's about to enjoy the happiest spew of her life. Meg asks Duncan if he's okay, but Duncan heavily and wordlessly walks out the door despite Logan's attempt to talk to him. Come on, you can't really give a guy a hard time about dating your sister if you've, you know, done that with her. Momentarily looking to get away from Meg's gaze as much as anything, I think, Veronica goes over to the drinks table, where she runs into Madison. Madison makes small talk about whether Haaron's going to make another movie, and sunnily offers Veronica a drink. Veronica looks suspicious, but accepts. I think Veronica views Madison as so shallow that she'll accept her back in the 09er club just by virtue of the fact that she's with Logan. Oh, Veronica. No matter how thrown you are by this whole scene, you should remember the truth that bitch waters run deep. Veronica turns and goes over to Meg, who warns her not to drink the punch, since she's betting Madison gave her "a trip to the dentist." Meg, with the episode title! She explains that Madison spits in a cocktail (I think she means that loosely; Haaron's not serving alcohol to minors, not buying) and gives it to someone she doesn't like, calling it a trip to the dentist, "'cause we're in eighth grade." Veronica sure wishes she still was after that revelation, as she looks horrified...