Maybe there’s a lesson to be learned here. If more time was given to the parts of the show that worked before, and less on fan servicing, then we’d have a stronger show overall. I know it’s all network meddling showing its ugly head, but it’s not great watching a show so great being made into something it’s not.
I’m getting ahead of myself a little with that rant, especially since the series takes a drastic turn in a few episodes time. There was a nice sentiment behind Logan’s new gal pal in this episode. Beyond the forced little girl drama, I got why this pre-teen was the one to help bring Logan out of his funk. She presents the situation like it is, without any of the messy adult life stuff complicating everything.
Wallace’s adult life is getting more complicated, too, after his coach was found murdered. There was something watery about this whole thing, but it leads well into next week’s episode, and helps to keep a lot of forgotten cast members in the loop who don’t seem to have much to do lately.
The letter that Veronica and Keith found was sort of the perfect motivator to pursue Cyrus’s murder to the end. He was a complicated man, maybe not the most perfect, but the woman in his life didn’t give him the respect he deserved, and regardless of everything that had fallen apart in his home life, he still persevered through the quarrelling and nastiness at the college. And any man that can handle Veronica is someone to respect, even if he’s not as close to Veronica’s heart as Lily or even Meg. The reduced arc does benefit such a simplistic mystery in that respect, but I can’t help but feel empty about some of it.
The character work is still there, as is the fun script, but there’s clearly something off right now.
6/10
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