So I suppose you're wondering how my binge of the new Veronica Mars was this weekend? Well .... it started out ok-ish.
Veronica, however was behaving like a real wench. Just horrible. Here's my reaction that I posted on Tumbler:
I get that Rob Thomas, et. al. are giddy that they’re back and
they’re back on Hulu which allows them to do grittier, hard core,
things. After being a fan for so long, I gotta say I’m hating this
Veronica. She’s a freaking bitch. She’s treating people around her
horribly. Yeah, your high school years sucked in ways other people’s
didn’t - best friend killed, raped while unconscious, etc. Logan’s was
equally if not more so – mother’s suicide, father slept with and killed Logan's girlfriend (same girl from above) and then tried to
kill his current girlfriend (Veronica), being accused of murder, etc. – yet he
didn’t let his pain and anger turn him into a monster, internalizing it
and taking it out on the people around him.
Veronica scorns
Wallace’s (!) lifestyle. Wallace, her best friend for so long. OMG, the
way she treats Weevil for not dealing with his legal issue the way SHE
wanted but he did what he felt was right for his family at the time. And
not only treats him god-awful but has a kid re-arrested so she can have
“leverage” over him. And poor Logan. She barely holds a sneer when he
behaves like a mature adult who has dealt with his own issues and is
attempting to give guidance to the woman he loves. She flipping blames
him after turning down his proposal. I wanted to yell at the screen,
“Run, Logan, run!” And her father. She’s apparently so wrapped up in
herself she’s not really giving much thought to his memory lapses,
multiple times practically barks at him to pull it together.
I’m
not interested in hearing anything about PTSD or any other excuses if
they’re going to play that card. This was a writer/director/actress
choice to go in this direction and they’re certainly free to do so. Even
if the ending was different, I would be done with this character’s
storyline. The choice to go in the direction they did for no reason
other than shock value just confirmed it.
About that ending. I'm not there yet. I'm on episode 7 of 8. I finished the first three Friday night. Then Saturday morning I was reading about people hating the ending.
So. Yeah. I read about the ending. They killed off Logan. A main character. The love interest that for three seasons and movie we were trying to get together.
After so much they've both been through. Whatever. This is the summer of KILLING OFF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS. First The Blacklist and now this. I get it. It's cool.Whatever.
It's only a story. And my favorite type of story is "true love delayed." I know. I know.
If only. One hopes.
Currently re-reading STONE OF FAREWELL by Tad Williams. 2nd of Memory Sorrow and Thorn fantasy trilogy.
It is a time of darkness, dread, and ultimate testing for the realm of
Osten Ard, for the wild magic and terrifying minions of the undead Sithi
ruler, Ineluki the Storm King, are spreading their seemingly
undefeatable evil across the kingdom. With the very land blighted by the
power of Ineluki’s wrath, the tattered remnants of a once-proud human
army flee in search of a last sanctuary
and rallying point—the Stone of Farewell, a place shrouded in mystery
and ancient sorrow. An even as Prince Josua seeks to rally his scattered
forces, Simon and the surviving members of the League of the Scroll are
desperately struggling to discover the truth behind an almost-forgotten
legend, which will take them from the fallen citadels of humans to the
secret heartland of the Sithi—where near-immortals must at last decide
whether to ally with the race of men in a final war against those of
their own blood.
Published 1990; 602 pages.
Nothing on TV tonight. I had a neck ache last night pretty badly so I'll probably to bed early.
Have a good day
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
