Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 9 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Melrose Law
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.01.2004
Veronica's handing out bumper stickers plugging Wanda. She tries to give one to Weevil, but he declines it, although he looks happy enough to see Veronica. Uh-huh. He tells Veronica that Felix got busted for having all the "Welcome to Neptune" signs in his bedroom, and that the bust happened, coincidentally enough, a week after he started hooking up with Wanda. Let's play detective for a moment: we know that Felix stole a bunch of signs. We also know that he hooked up with Wanda. We therefore have enough evidence to form a conclusion. That being that Felix is a big weenie. See, the Marses aren't the only detectives around here! Veronica looks confused.
Veronica catches Wanda in the hall and suggests that they go to a rave in the desert that weekend to celebrate, "win or lose." There's a joke about John Kerry on Ecstasy in there somewhere, but I can't make it just yet. Besides, that's kind of a scary image. Wanda wonders if they need any "provisions," and Veronica says they do, "with a capital E," but that she knows a guy. Wanda's down, and walks off. Veronica's smile fades. You're just now figuring out this chick is a loser? You're usually one step ahead!
In Miss Dent's class, it's time to vote -- again. VMVO wonders whom she should vote for, calling Wanda "potentially duplicitous." And not to mention a bad fashion influence. Veronica flashes back to herself and Duncan holding hands at a lunch table. Some dorky kid sits down next to Duncan. Lilly and Logan are across the table, and the four of them make small talk until Ugly Owen Wilson appears and moves the dorky kid's tray to another table. Duncan sticks up for the kid, impressing Veronica. I like the fact that Logan wasn't a dick to the kid -- I think he probably would have been if Duncan and Lilly weren't around, but I'm betting that the two of them together were enough to rein him in. Back in the present, Veronica considers her decision.
Haaron's gassing up at the same service station at which Logan was such a jackhole to that veteran earlier. Haaron wraps up a brief phone call that is nevertheless long enough to convey that he doesn't give a rat's ass about the homeless, which will speak somewhat to Logan's actions later. Haaron tells Logan that the cameras will get a few shots of Logan volunteering at the soup kitchen, and then Haaron will join Logan for an interview with the television crews. Logan asks what he should tell them. Haaron asks what he thinks: "That you're sorry, that you're boneheaded, and that you screwed up! I'll take care of the rest." Not to give anything away, but that's what you think. Haaron gets another call. It's about a script that he thinks sucks, but he signs on anyway. He hammily tells Logan, "How do you argue with eight figures? You can't! It can't be done!" Wow, and it will really increase your taxable income, too. I'll bet you could use a good writeoff. The windshield washer from earlier saunters up to Logan, calling him "Don King" (hee), and asking if he found someone "willing to make a bitch outta hisself for cash." "Someone" gets back in the car and asks Logan if he's ready. Haaron drives as Logan stares at his bitch of a dad.