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alixtii

Detective Update

Feb 23, 2006 08:14

I just typed "Lupin" instead of "Dupin" in the essay on "The Purloined Letter" I am writing. Fandom has eaten my brain, and it isn't even my fandom!

Anyway, speaking of detectives, I watched the Veronica Mars repeat on last night. I don't know why I'm not feeling the love for this show, but I know one problem is that I'm simply not interested in ( Read more... )

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soundingsea February 23 2006, 14:18:34 UTC

It's hard to have a good sense of who Veronica is without seeing the first season. I still like the show, but I think the second season is struggling a little.

And if you want V. to be a rock-star detective, there are episodes that cater to that. You're just catching her in.. well.. Buffy in Season 6 isn't an accurate comparison, but Veronica's been through a lot and is trying to rebuild.

likeadeuce February 23 2006, 15:02:29 UTC

It's a hard show to watch out of order, honestly. And some of the middle eps from this season have been weak.

Characters are a problem for VM because, besides Veronica and Keith, they don't have the same ensemble every week, and some of the ensemble definitely works better than others. I love the way Veronica plays off Wallace and Weevil; Duncan, although I like him as a character, doesn't work with her the same way. And I'm pretty much a Logan agnostic.

Have you seen Mac yet? (Computer whiz girl). I bet you'd like Mac, but she's only a minor recurring.

alixtii February 25 2006, 15:49:34 UTC

Yeah, I think it really was the supporting cast which failed to work for me in the S2 eps I saw, whereas in the S1 eps soundingsea sent me the supporting cast is working for me much better. I'm still feeling the lack of strong female supporting characters, though, so I'll really look forward to meeting Mac.

likeadeuce February 25 2006, 18:43:21 UTC

there really isn't a lot in terms of female cast, honestly, though the most recent episode finally made Jackie more interesting , and had some nice Mac --

one of the issues is that S1 had flashback-Lily, who was a powerful presence, and went away after the murder was solved. nothing in S2 really has the emotional tug that Lily's death did so that's a shift they haven't completely adjusted to.