Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A+ | 3 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Pocket Rockets
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 10 | Aired on 12.13.2004
In a hurry? Read the recaplet for a nutshell description! Finished? Click here to close.So like, you guys? You know when networks bow to their pussy-assed Standards and Practices Departments, and they don't air an episode because it contains material that's too "dark" for fear of ruining someone's precious holiday season, even though, like, no one's making them watch the show, and also, who cares if Sadie Kumquat has a bad dream or two in December anyway, right? Well, that's what happened last week, and I would have been really pissed, except I was going to Atlanta and wouldn't have been able to do the recap anyway. Boys in Atlanta are really cute and charming, but the way. Oh, right, the episode. Well, we make up for the recent lack of Weevil and Logan, as Weevil starts off by playing Hold 'Em with Logan, Duncan, and a couple new 09er guys, one of whom is some sort of movie star. Five minutes in, four of the five guys have stripped to their boxers, which isn't exactly going to quell the speculation of what Weevil and Logan have been up to recently. Weevil wins some money but doesn't get paid, causing him to retaliate by stealing a bunch of the 09er guys' stuff, including Duncan's laptop. When Veronica learns that said computer contained a journal of Duncan's intimate thoughts dating back three years, she'd shell out the five grand herself to get it back, but she settles for detective work, which includes a lot of alone time with Logan, as well as arranging another game herself. She solves the mystery all Christie-style, and then sits down for a rousing game of poker. Needless to say, she kicks ass. The kids end up at the Echolls' Christmas party, where Duncan and Logan make up after breaking up. Veronica confronts Jake Kane about the photos, but it looks like Mommie Sneerest was behind them. Un! Comfortable! Also, someone's been sending Haaron threatening notes, and much like on Nip/Tuck, it's a Carver, who sticks it to Haaron but good. Consider this your gift from Rob Thomas, because this is the best episode so far. Now I have to go check on the forums, because speculating on what could have been worse than (attempted?) murder in the episode that was pulled? Yeah, I bet they're doing that. Want more? The full recap starts right below!
We open on a shot of Backup 2.0. Cute! Man, sometimes I really want a dog. Perhaps I'll give Demian a call and ask him to tell me the story of his Thanksgiving again. Although honestly, with the amount of money those tacky queens undoubtedly spent on whatever tired-ass labels they're currently sporting, you'd think they'd take the time to train their pets not to jump all over their clothing and crap all over their shoes. Sometimes I wonder if there's more to being gay than just, you know, sleeping with men. But then I realize I'm being narrow-minded -- it's not a gay thing, it's a general people thing. And people are generally idiots. Ah, there goes that goodwill right out of me. And just in time for Christmas! Speaking of which, Veronica and Keith are trimming their tree. Veronica notes that, as an only child, she knows that all the "scary handmade ornaments" are hers. I don't know about that, Veronica. My impression of Lianne is that she's always been a little off. Perhaps she found time to concoct a couple of said scary ornaments in between popping out all the illegitimate children the forum posters seem to think she's had. Keith tells Veronica to put more Padres ornaments on the tree, prompting Veronica to note that some people think Christmas is about the birth of Christ. I'll spare you a lengthy diatribe about how warped many people's religious beliefs are in this country. Of course, it's because I still have a splitting headache from last night's festivities, and the eye-rolling inextricably linked to said diatribe would be too painful to bear. Veronica asks what Keith wants for Christmas. Keith: "Your love and respect." Aw. ["My dad always says 'peace on earth.' I would like to oblige, but it makes him really hard to shop for." -- Wing Chun] Keith tells Veronica to save her money, and they go back to watching The Year Without A Santa Claus, which is up to the "Heat Miser" song...
...and in a nice segue, we cut to Duncan singing the same song, apparently drunk on Jack Daniel's. He's singing at what looks to be the pool house at Logan's. There's a poker game going on; participating are Duncan, Logan, two guys we've never seen, and...Weevil. Well. I certainly didn't think Weevil and Logan were going to make their romance public quite that quickly. Logan's sucking on a stogie, and Weevil notes, "You look pretty comfortable with that thing in your mouth." I suppose I should be offended at the anti-gay sentiment, but it's kind of difficult to be, given that Logan could out-fey every single backup dancer Madonna has ever employed. Logan comes back with a dumb comment about Weevil's being Cuban, which Logan totally knows Weevil's not. This and later comments by Logan sparked a debate on the forums as to whether Logan is racist. Frankly, I think calling him a racist is waaaaay overstating the case. While his snide remarks are annoying and hopelessly immature, he's trying to get Weevil's goat (and not trying all that hard, I might add), and while I certainly would concede that he's a classist (or a rich snob, if you prefer), I think it's a big jump to conclude that he thinks that non-white people are born inferior. It'd be just as big a jump to conclude from Weevil's remark that he actually thinks Logan enjoys sucking cock. Whether he has other evidence to support that opinion is another matter.