Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B- | 2 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Domo Arigato, Donnie Roboto
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 5 | Aired on 10.30.2006
Frustrated, Veronica gets into her car as a Johnny Cash song ("Busted") kicks up and a Neptune school bus arrives. Once the bus has pulled away, Veronica watches as the obnoxious gum girl talks to the bald Campus Cop, who looks to be her father. The girl rushes over and starts giving Veronica a honking load of shit, and Veronica responds by reaching out and grabbing Lilly's necklace right off her. Without a word or a second glance, she drives off. There's been much discussion on the boards about this scene. My opinion is that while grabbing something away from a kid is never going to be one's finest moment, Veronica did what she had to there without any unnecessary bitchery or pleasure. Which alone makes it worthy of note.
As the song continues, Wallace gets a knock on his door, and it's his unamused TA. Cut to him shuffling into class to face his professor. A lot of people think instead of cheating, Wallace made a big confession in his test book exposing the guy who gave him the answers. I admit that the way Wallace cheated was horribly amateurish, but...sometimes the musical cues are meant to be less subtle than other times, you know?
Weevil gets let out of jail.
Dean Ed and his wife wait anxiously at their son's bedside.
As the song fades out, we cut to "One Week Later." The clarification seems unnecessary and out of character for this show, but I suppose with a merger comes a whole new kind of network notes. Keith appears with Grieco in tow, and Grieco tells Lamb that he's sorry for all the fuss, but he went camping for a week and left his cell phone at home. Lamb's pissed, but he seems to know there's nothing he can do.
Outside, Grieco tells Keith that he will no longer be entertaining talk of alimony or child support from his wife. Keith tells him that's all spelled out in the documents he signed. I can only imagine that means Cliff got some legal fees out of the deal. Maybe he can use the proceeds for some less, um, assy advertising. Grieco gets into a pretty sweet-looking convertible, also apparently part of the hush deal, and drives away as Keith wonders why everyone on the show but him is getting to trade up in the car department.
Veronica checks her email, and the camp list finally comes through.
On a residential street, Veronica is telling Logan about Claire, and exposits that they're approaching the house of the only Asian male in Southern California who went to Camp Waterloo in the last five years. One wonders how she could tell that simply from their names, but maybe there aren't any part-Asian males with non-Asian surnames in Southern California. I certainly don't know anywhere near ten personally or anything. Veronica once again has Backup with her, by the way, and I hope they're not going over his season scene quota just in this one episode. Veronica knocks, and asks the white dude who opens the door if "Wang Yi" is there. The guy says he's not, and asks why she's asking. Veronica produces the photo and says that Wang "raped this girl." Wow, professional! Anyway, the guy thinks that claim is dubious, as "she's Wang's girlfriend." Veronica wonders how many times she can be wrong before people start to notice. Hate to break it to you, hon, but even Backup rolled his eyes all, "Here we go again."