Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A- | 885 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Melrose Law
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 6 | Aired on 2004.11.02
Night. The rich kids have formed a boxing ring by pulling a bunch of their cars as far up to each other as they'll go, with the headlights facing in to illuminate the action. Logan announces "the main event" and introduces the two Skid Row contestants as drunken rich kids exchange money. And no, I'm not talking about the band Skid Row, but if I were, I'll bet there would be a lot more people there. Who wouldn't spend a little money to see those guys get their asses kicked? Logan says he wants a clean fight, and the two guys circle each other at a distance of about twenty paces. I'm thinking they're taking the expression "clean fight" a little too seriously.
Veronica finds an envelope she's never seen before, containing pictures of Lilly's bedroom taken after she died, presumably the night she was found. It appears as though "Lilly" is short for "Lillian," for the inquiring minds among you. And judging from the forum posts, your numbers are legion. Veronica quickly discovers that the sneakers found in Koontz's boat are in a corner of the picture, lying under her desk. She barely gets a chance to process this before she hears a noise from outside. She replaces everything and locks the safe just before Keith walks into the office. He doesn't seem to notice anything, and she smiles to herself in relief.
School. Veronica muses to Wallace that it's a little sad, since the era of Pirate Points will end with Wanda's election. I'm quite certain she can come up with something even lamer. Did I mention I'm not really a fan? Clemens gets on the P.A. system and announces that the election results have been tallied, and that there will be no runoffs. A lot of people start chanting Wanda's name as the new secretary and vice-president are announced. And finally, the president...Duncan. Everyone's stunned, and Wallace points out that there's no way Duncan could have gotten half the vote. Veronica: "Now I've got a story." One that might involve talking to your ex-boyfriend. Weren't you two having sex dreams about each other a few episodes ago? That's going to be a hard interview. Yeah, I said it.
Veronica walks into a classroom and asks a "Miss Donaldson" if she got her message. Miss Donaldson, incidentally, is played by Jane Lynch, who's one of those actresses that's been in absolutely everything. If I'm not mistaken -- and Wing can tell me one way or the other -- she was the professor who defended Felicity when she was accused of plagiarism, rightly as it happened. ["I think I had stopped watching the show by then. I can say she was Pacey Witter's mom, though." -- Wing Chun] Miss Donaldson says she won't allow Veronica to inspect the ballots, and gives her an officious lecture. Veronica says that the student charter allows her to lodge a formal protest, but Miss Donaldson trumps her with another bureaucratic speech: "Once the votes have been certified, a faculty sponsor must approve any request for a recount." Veronica asks if that means she just needs another teacher to rubber-stamp her request. Miss Donaldson looks up in alarm, as she realizes she's managed to strangle herself with her own red tape...