'Veronica' Gets Implosive! Plus, Hurley in Wonderland, 'Idol' and 'Model'

Can Veronica Mars be any more awesome? I mean, I'm sure it could, but it's hard to imagine after seeing episodes like last night's first rate outing. Once again, creator/executive producer Rob Thomas didn't let is down when he declared this episode his favorite so far. So many interesting, integral things happened that I'm still working to decode it all. First of all, no big surprise that Thumper is to blame for Felix's murder. It also wasn't a huge surprise to learn that Felix lost his life because of his relationship with Molly Fitzpatrick. We knew that Thumper was working with the Fitzpatricks because Veronica learned several episodes back that he was selling drugs for them at Neptune High. Since he is also a PCHer, it made sense that the Fitzpatricks would turn to him when they wanted Felix dead for dating Molly. What I didn't know was that Thumper basically set up Felix's death. He apparently lied about things that Felix had said about Molly, and the Fitzpatricks bought it. Logan was the perfect fall guy and Dr. Griffith was the perfect fake witness because he was in big time to the Fitzpatricks for his coke habit. The real witness was too afraid to come forward because he lives near the PCHers, and thus, Logan gets the blame. Case closed, except for the small fact that Sheriff Lamb refused to believe any of it because Veronica and Weevil didn't have any legally obtained proof. This didn't make Weevil too happy, so he took matters into his own hands and set up Thumper. He drugged him and stole the Fitzpatricks' cash that Thumper was supposed to drop at the church confessional. When Thumper showed empty handed up at the Fitzpatricks', the gang refused to believe his story and they gagged and tied him to a urinal in an undisclosed location. From the sounds of things, it seemed that Thumper was in the old Shark Stadium bathroom - the very same stadium that was about to be imploded. We saw Thumper's bike chained to the infrastructure, but I'm not going to assume that Thumper died in the implosion. He may have been tied up to a different bathroom in the vicinity. We'll just have to see.


In other Mars happenings, Beaver and Mac seem to be dunzo after she pressed him about their lack of physical contact. Beav kept using Dick as an excuse, but something seemed to be up there. I'm not sure why he was acting weird about it, but he definitely seemed on edge. Logan won the essay contest and the week-long job in Mayor Woody Goodman's office. Speaking of Woody, is this guy seeming more and more guilty by the week or what? He has Keith look into a bizarre DVD he got in the mail that shows the inside of his house. Keith determines from the time of day and darkness factor that the DVD was shot in November or December, so it can't possibly have anything to do with Woody's incorporation plan. Next thing we know, he's telling Keith to drop the case because he discovered that it was his wife's gardener who was upset with his firing over some dead hydrangias. It wasn't so much the lame story, but the way he told it in such an overly convincing way. I wonder if the DVD actually has something to do with the bus crash. Does someone have something on the good mayor and his possible involvement with the crash? I think the clue is definitely hidden on that DVD that Keith so industriously copied onto his computer. Woody seemed a little too insistent that he get his DVD back for it to not have some dirt on him. Meanwhile, the Sadie Hawkins dance brought a few surprises. Jackie, determined to change her man-eating beyotch image, asked a mentally disabled kid to the dance and seemed to have a good time. Wallace went with Jane, but spent most of his night pining over Jackie, whom he kissed in the parking lot as she was leaving. Needless to say, Wallace and Jane are dunzo, but Jackie isn't hoppin' on the Wallace bandwagon. She's really working hard at changing her reputation, and going with Wallace right after he broke up with Jane isn't the best way to go about it. Logan manned the ticket table with Woody's daughter, but Veronica (who was taking pictures) rescued him after Gia almost drove him insane. The two shared a somewhat intimate moment as they took to the dance floor. From the looks of things, Logan still has it bad for Veronica.

Random Mars Musings

1) Logan copying Easy Rider and winning the essay contest was priceless, as was Veronica's annoyed reaction.
2) There were so many awesome lines last night, but one of my favorites transpired between Lamb ("There's got to be something outstanding we can get him on") and Weevil ("If I did it, then it's definitely outstanding").
3) Logan booting Lamb from his parking spot was one of the best things this season. I'm still laughing at Lamb's reaction.
4) Veronica's face off with Lamb in his office was classic as well. I loved the way she pointed out that she had done his job for him, so the least he could do was to go get the legal evidence to arrest Thumper.
5) Furonda wasn't bad! I'm usually not a fan of the Top Model guest stars, but she did a decent job as Woody's secretary.

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So Lost decided to toy with us a bit last night. One of the theories about this show is that the island, plane crash and survivors are all apart of someone's imagination. Last night, the show delved into the possibility that it's Hurley's imagination triggered by his history of mental illness. Things got even more complicated at the end when we flashed back to Hurley's time in the mental hospital when he and "Dave" had their picture taken and we saw Libby, who had been helping Hurley through his recent illusions on the island, sitting at a table in the same mental hospital. Hurley did say that he recognized her from somewhere, and now we all know where. Is the island and everything that goes with it a part of Libby's imagination? Or is Hurley imagining it all and included Libby because he has seen her at the hospital? Or is this just another plot meant to confuse us even more? There's no way to know yet. It is interesting that the island, like Dave, seems to keep tempting him with food and not allowing him to lose weight. How cute was it when Hurley and Libby kissed? Elsewhere, Sayid managed to find out that the real Henry Gale was more than likely murdered, but "Henry" wouldn't give him any information. He did spill a few of the island's secrets. Apparently the bearded-guy isn't as powerful as we think and even God doesn't know where this island is located. What exactly does that mean? Assuming God is omniscient, where does that leave the island? And then there was the fact that Henry says he didn't enter the numbers into the computer, and yet, nothing happened (that we know of). If he's telling the truth, then this lends more credence to the social experiment theory, but if he's lying, then it could be a plot to get the survivors to stop entering the numbers. As usual, the plot thickens!


The Idol Moment
Well, this season is certainly shaping up to be a very unforgiving one. You have one bad performance, and you're gone the next night. It happened to Lisa last week and now Mandisa this week. I can't say that I'm sad to see Mandisa go. I think the girl is immensely talented, but something about her attitude bugs. Maybe it was her self-serving song choices or her seemingly religious exclusive attitude, but something just didn't sit well with me. Plus, she butchered that Shania Twain song the other night. I was surprised to see Elliot in the bottom three because he had received a lot of praise for his performance Tuesday night. I wasn't too surprised to see Paris there, though, because I know the judges (with the exception of Simon) were not pleased with her take on "How Do I Live." I thought she was great, but once again, one so-so performance landed her in the bottom 3 as it has the other contestants. I'm just happy that my girl Katharine McPhee was safe this week. She really rocked the house with her rendition of Faith Hill's "Bringing out the Elvis."


The Model Moment
We were so close to getting rid of Jade! Somehow, I knew it was too good to be true, and Mollie Sue (left - photo courtesy UPN) would be the one to go home. Honestly, I thought that Brooke was going home after her horrendous Covergirl commercial and her inability to crack her shyness during the improv activities. Mollie Sue didn't seem any more inept than the others when she was doing her commercial. I think she was a victim of overcompensating. The judges had repeatedly told her that she needed to show more personality, so she over did it in the ad. Ultimately, they felt that she just didn't have the right personality to be a top model and there's no way of teaching it, so she was sent packing. Jade has the stuff, but her attitude is so loathsome. I'm still not over her Covergirl ad! And then to blame the director, it was just abhorable. She needs to grow up and learn to take some responsibility. I'm going to scream if she wins this competition. Last night's challenges proved quite difficult, even for the usually composed Nnenna. Of course, I'm sure her boyfriend drama was no help. Can you believe Jade told her to stay with him just so the drama would continue in the hopes of throwing Nnenna off??? That's a special kind of horrible!

About Last Night... NBC won the first hour of the night with Deal or No Deal, followed by Fox's Bones and CBS' The Amazing Race. At 9, Fox took the lead with the American Idol results show and Unan1mous, followed by ABC's Lost and CBS' Criminal Minds (r). UPN's Veronica Mars landed in fifth, ahead of the WB's Bedford Diaries. The final hour of the night went to CBS' CSI: NY (r), followed by NBC's Law & Order and ABC's The Evidence. For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.

~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - Another castaway is voted off on CBS' Survivor.

@9 p.m. - Grissom and his team investigate the case of a psychic who envisioned her own death on CBS' CSI. Over on NBC, Earl tries to fix #45 on his list - "ditched Jessie (guest star Juliette Lewis) to marry Joy." It's college acceptance letters time on Fox's The O.C.


QUICK CUTS

*Bernadette Peters and Josh Lucas are set to guest star on NBC's Will & Grace. Peters will play Karen's (Megan Mullally) sister and Lucas will offer Jack some sympathy after a professional setback. Look for the episode with both Peters and Lucas to air on May 11th on NBC.

*And finally, Whoopi Goldberg will guest star in an upcoming episode of NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent according to TV Guide. She'll play a foster mother gone bad on the hit crime drama. The role will be a recurring one in the future. Look for her episode to air in May on NBC.

That's all for today. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for thoughts from Mollie Sue on her Top Model experience. Plus CSI, Earl and all the latest television news!


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