Monday, March 31, 2008 05:57 PM
On the Viewer - Veronica Mars, Season 2
 by Fëanor

I'm not actually done watching this yet; I'm only on the third episode of the third disc. But I wanted to say that, even though I'm still enjoying the show, it is getting a little tired. I mean, how many cases can Veronica be on at the same time while still somehow maintaining her school work? I don't think I've even seen her go in the school in the last two episodes. And just how much soap opera-like drama can one girl have in her life? It's getting a little hard to believe at this point, what with all the ex-boyfriends and murders and ex-girlfriends in comas who are pregnant and school bus tragedies and so forth. I was also a little disappointed that when Veronica got jury duty, it couldn't just be like a normal person's jury duty experience; she had to get involved in a 12 Angry Men scenario. It's true that she wasn't the one lone dissenting juror, but she ended up being the champion for that juror's point of view. And while we're on the subject, is there a TV drama or movie where someone goes to jury duty and it doesn't turn into some kind of 12 Angry Men scenario? Sigh.

But like I was saying, I still find the show very entertaining and engrossing. Jury duty cliches aside, it can be quite clever and creative, and it can really surprise me. Plus, I'm pretty invested in the characters and the overall story at this point, so those soap opera-type plot events totally work on me. "Gasp! Wallace came back on New Year's! Aww, that's so nice." "Oh no! Veronica broke up with Duncan! Again!" And so forth.

The point is, it's silly, but I'm sticking with it, at least for now.
Tagged (?): On the Viewer (Not), TV (Not), Veronica Mars (Not)



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