First of all, you wrote this thoughtful awesome post in response to my issues! How cool. I feel like I keep working out my thoughts about this show in your journal instead of posting in my own. I am going to try to be better about that this week, though the length of this two-part comment does not reflect that resolve at all
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That sounds cynical, but it's one of the senses in which I suspect this is the end of L/V. In other words, this is the end of them on-screen. All we get (if we're lucky) from here on out is subtext and/or a random Sway/Epic scene, maybe all the way until the end. The narrative frame the writers have created with the break-up allows them to forget about L/V for as long as they want (probably there are parameters to this kind of forgetting, but I bet RT's are different than what mine would be, so I won't try to guess them), while still holding the couple out as the ultimate symbol of closure in the end. What I see is the possibility of an empty middle, or more precisely, a middle in which they can pair Veronica and Logan willy-nilly with whoever they want, however they want, with only loose fidelity to this larger character/narrative arc. I hate having to sit through empty middles.
(I would really like to be wrong about this--I know _jems_ proposed that Logan and Veronica might spend the beginning of next season as friends, investigating
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p.s. Also, your breakdown makes it clear how terrible this group of writers is at sustaining an ensemble structure. They really shot themselves in the foot after the first season, when they let languish or killed the character relationships and histories that existed apart from Veronica: Logan/Duncan; Logan/Weevil; Mac/Cassidy, just to name a few. And the lack of attention to Wallace and Weevil this season is really sad (also, talk about marginalizing your characters of color, show that supposedly values diversity).
p.p.s. I wish they would let Piz get a little dirty (rather than wet from crying sad tears over Veronica). Neptune tarnishes everyone; he shouldn't be exempt. I told sowell once that my dream is for him to be someone's patsy (preferably someone he trusts/admires/crushes on), framed for a crime he didn't commit. No one believes his innocence, even Veronica (though obviously she reluctantly takes on and solves the case). In the end, though she is apologetic, he is very bitter (and suddenly acquires character depth).
"and function as a reminder of her shadowy/painful past, as a constant and ever-present temptation, but one her arc ultimately requires her to move away from, not toward
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The "empty middle" scenario you lay out is unfortunately entirely possible. Can I say how utterly DUMB it would be? How very very wasteful of a dynamic chemistry and fascinating coil of relationship issues? To me, it would flatten the show considerably. Dawson's Creek did this, breaking Joey and Pacey up; they each had other relationships, with a single moment back together (if memory serves) until they finally united in the finale. And it was stupid there too, though not as horribly so, because Joey and Pacey weren't as intrinsically interesting (or compatible) a couple. (Plus, I always found Katie Holmes insipid
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Ah yes, it's very specifically screwball, isn't it? Not just romantic comedy in general. And man, I hadn't thought about Philadelphia Story! Logan is SO Dexter it isn't funny. (Or rather, it so is.) Ex-lover, calls her on her issues, bantering relationship, everything. And Piz as Jimmy Stewart? Dammit, I can see that. If this is actually the writers' model here, and it plays out, then V will indeed walk all over Piz. Why does that thought cheer me up? :)
Thinking about how V would need to grow while not in a relationship with Logan -- well, unfortunately, if her main issue is trust, doesn't it kind of necessitate her getting into another relationship to deal with those issues? Unless they're dealt with in some other fashion. With her father, with friends, maybe something happens that entirely isolates her and she has to realize she needs other people? I don't honestly know.
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p.p.s. I wish they would let Piz get a little dirty (rather than wet from crying sad tears over Veronica). Neptune tarnishes everyone; he shouldn't be exempt. I told sowell once that my dream is for him to be someone's patsy (preferably someone he trusts/admires/crushes on), framed for a crime he didn't commit. No one believes his innocence, even Veronica (though obviously she reluctantly takes on and solves the case). In the end, though she is apologetic, he is very bitter (and suddenly acquires character depth).
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Thinking about how V would need to grow while not in a relationship with Logan -- well, unfortunately, if her main issue is trust, doesn't it kind of necessitate her getting into another relationship to deal with those issues? Unless they're dealt with in some other fashion. With her father, with friends, maybe something happens that entirely isolates her and she has to realize she needs other people? I don't honestly know.
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