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.)
I simply can't see how this breakup can be about Veronica needing to let go of Logan and move on to better things, though. Because in that case, I think they would have had Logan actually doing something wrong. And he really didn't. He's been and continues to be a complete sweetheart. This is all about her reaction, not about his action. I may be proven wrong tonight, but I really don't think so, based on spoilers, etc. And in that case, it's all about Veronica and her attitudes and insecurities.
I don't think RT has thought through the whole Veronica-at-the-FBI thing, honestly. It's just a fantasy based on wanting to think of her as ending up somewhere more prestigious than as a partner in Keith's small-time, low rent business. So I don't see her character arc as needing to go anywhere specific, except in the ways we've been discussing over the past several weeks.
Based on Diane Ruggiero's podcast, I'm guessing they had planned to have V break up w/ Logan over a sexual escapade during their time apart, but that there was dissent in the writer's room over it being with Madison. This suggests to me that the "who" is only important in that it explains Veronica's overreaction, not because it's a callback to Logan's OPJ '09er days. I'm sure she'll move away from Logan in the aftermath, but I think it's more likely to be a temporary separation than a permanent shift. I'm honestly more inclined to buy into the likelihood of that empty middle scenario than a goodbye-to-Neptune-High-and-Logan-too sort of arc.
As for using all the characters less next year -- I think if anything, it will more likely go the other way. I started thinking about the MotWs in S2 and S3, and how they tied into the arcs, and more of them did than I expected. I think the long term arcs take more screen time than we realize, because many times they're fronts for information we don't know we're getting until later. I'd like to write about this soon, actually, because it fascinates me and also because it's kind of useful for me to examine as a writer. But there were things like the damned prison experiment that mostly focused on two guys we never saw again that turned out to be a hugely important plot point for the rape arc. Waste of screen time otherwise, because Logan and Wallace did almost nothing. But a true B story with Logan and Wallace with no underlying secret story arc to serve? Could be better. It has promise, anyway.
Circling back to the main issue: to me, it's not tonight that will be telling about the future of V/L. Nor even next week. But a few episodes from now, when they're dealing with each other and theoretically past this (because in RT's universe, people move past big events mighty quickly). Will V and L be interacting? Will there be signs of screwball comedy? Will there be UST? Or will it be something else?
I simply can't see how this breakup can be about Veronica needing to let go of Logan and move on to better things, though. Because in that case, I think they would have had Logan actually doing something wrong. And he really didn't. He's been and continues to be a complete sweetheart. This is all about her reaction, not about his action. I may be proven wrong tonight, but I really don't think so, based on spoilers, etc. And in that case, it's all about Veronica and her attitudes and insecurities.
I don't think RT has thought through the whole Veronica-at-the-FBI thing, honestly. It's just a fantasy based on wanting to think of her as ending up somewhere more prestigious than as a partner in Keith's small-time, low rent business. So I don't see her character arc as needing to go anywhere specific, except in the ways we've been discussing over the past several weeks.
Based on Diane Ruggiero's podcast, I'm guessing they had planned to have V break up w/ Logan over a sexual escapade during their time apart, but that there was dissent in the writer's room over it being with Madison. This suggests to me that the "who" is only important in that it explains Veronica's overreaction, not because it's a callback to Logan's OPJ '09er days. I'm sure she'll move away from Logan in the aftermath, but I think it's more likely to be a temporary separation than a permanent shift. I'm honestly more inclined to buy into the likelihood of that empty middle scenario than a goodbye-to-Neptune-High-and-Logan-too sort of arc.
As for using all the characters less next year -- I think if anything, it will more likely go the other way. I started thinking about the MotWs in S2 and S3, and how they tied into the arcs, and more of them did than I expected. I think the long term arcs take more screen time than we realize, because many times they're fronts for information we don't know we're getting until later. I'd like to write about this soon, actually, because it fascinates me and also because it's kind of useful for me to examine as a writer. But there were things like the damned prison experiment that mostly focused on two guys we never saw again that turned out to be a hugely important plot point for the rape arc. Waste of screen time otherwise, because Logan and Wallace did almost nothing. But a true B story with Logan and Wallace with no underlying secret story arc to serve? Could be better. It has promise, anyway.
Circling back to the main issue: to me, it's not tonight that will be telling about the future of V/L. Nor even next week. But a few episodes from now, when they're dealing with each other and theoretically past this (because in RT's universe, people move past big events mighty quickly). Will V and L be interacting? Will there be signs of screwball comedy? Will there be UST? Or will it be something else?
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