I Know What You'll Do Next Summer
"I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" | |
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Veronica Mars episode | |
Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 18 |
Directed by | Nick Marck |
Written by | Jonathan Moskin David Mulei |
Production code | 3T5818 |
Original air date | May 15, 2007 |
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"I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" is the eighteenth episode of the
In this episode, when a Hearst student and former
"I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" incorporates the organization Invisible Children, Inc. into its storyline and includes a public service announcement for the group at the end of the episode. Hansen and Bell are celebrity supporters of the organization, and series creator Rob Thomas was inspired to devote an episode to the subject of child soldiers when Hansen gave him a book about Uganda the previous Christmas. In its original broadcast, the episode received 2.10 million viewers and generally positive reviews from television critics, with many praising the character development of Dick and the case-of-the-week.
Synopsis
Veronica and Piz hang out at her house. Keith (Enrico Colantoni) tests Veronica on her upcoming private investigator exam, and Piz states that he is interviewing a former child soldier and Hearst student, Apollo, for his radio show. Keith informs his deputies that a robbery wave has been occurring. Piz interviews the student before telling Veronica that he has been offered an internship by Pitchfork Media. Veronica receives a 95% on the PI exam before being called by a man stating that Apollo is his son. Keith speaks to a suspect in some of the robberies and discovers that he is connected to the Fitzpatricks. Logan meets Parker's (Julie Gonzalo) parents, who are very uptight. Veronica speaks to Apollo, posing as a reporter for the school newspaper, finding that Apollo's mother's handwriting is very similar to the letter his father claimed to have from his mother.
Logan tells Parker that he will not be seeing her in the summer because he will be on a surfing trip with Dick. Mac (
Apollo tells Veronica that he actually does want the paternity test. Dick's father, who was involved in a corporate crime, appears and berates him for going on the surfing trip in the summer. Apollo takes the paternity test, but the father doesn't appear. However, Apollo informs Veronica that he actually was a child soldier, enlisting his former roommate to tell her that he wasn't so that he could ensure his father was genuinely loving. The only reason the father did not show up to the paternity test was that he was detained for having the wrong license plates. Apollo and the father meet at the Sheriff's office, where they have an emotional reunion. Dick angrily confronts his father, but the next time he is seen, he calls off his trip with Logan. Logan tells Parker this news, and she is disappointed. After seeing an ad for Vincent Van Lowe's campaign for sheriff, Veronica gets the news that she has been accepted into the FBI's internship program.
Production
"I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" was written by Jonathan Moskin and David Mulei and directed by
Series creator
Reception
Ratings
In its original broadcast, "I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" received 2.10 million viewers, ranking 87th of 90 in the weekly rankings.[11] This was an increase in roughly 250,000 viewers from the previous episode, "Debasement Tapes", which earned 1.85 million viewers.[12]
Reviews
The episode received generally positive reviews from television critics, many of whom praised the case-of-the-week and the character development of Dick Casablancas. Eric Goldman of IGN graded the episode an 8.8 out of 10, indicating that it was "great". He lauded the episode's handling of its political subject matter and the return of older storylines. He argued that "I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" used its political message much better than "Un-American Graffiti", which aired two weeks prior; he thought that this episode's story made its political message more subtle than the previous episode. The reviewer also enjoyed the development of Dick's character that occurred with the return of his father, stating that the scene in which Dick yelled at his father "an excellent moment that helped bring a lot of new shading to the funny, but usually one-note character." Keith's storyline was another center of praise, with the reviewer stating that he thought the Fitzpatricks' plot line had been too rushed earlier in the season.[13] Tanner Stransky of Entertainment Weekly was generally positive as well, noting the romantic uncertainty between Veronica and Piz, Logan and Parker, and Mac and Max, drawing parallels between this aspect of the episode and the series' uncertain future. In addition, the reviewer thought highly of Dick's confrontation with his father and the case-of-the-week.[14] Television Without Pity graded the episode a "B+".[15]
In a review written during the success of the film campaign Kony 2012 on the internet, Rowan Kaiser of The A.V. Club thought that he found himself frequently comparing the episode's treatment of child soldiers with the discussion of Invisible Children at the time. "This isn't a bad thing. It's a representation of how television, like any art form, can have multiple meanings, which evolve over time." However, the reviewer knew that Apollo was not going to be a fraud given the cast members' support of the organization. The reviewer also praised Hansen's reaction to his father's return.[5] Kelly West of Cinema Blend wrote that "tonight's episode of 'Veronica Mars' was a cornucopia of emotions."[16]
References
- ^ "Jonathan Moskin". TV.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "David Mulei". TV.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "Nick Marck". TV.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ Testa, Jessica (March 9, 2014). "Two Years After KONY 2012, Has Invisible Children Grown Up?". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Kaiser, Rowan (April 27, 2012). "Review: Veronica Mars: "I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" / "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ Amato, John (May 19, 2007). "Veronica Mars and Invisible Children". Crooks and Liars. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ "Kristen Bell Is at It Again". Invisible Children. March 14, 2014.
- ^ "Interview with Ryan Hansen (Dick Casablancas)". MI.net. April 26, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ Warner Home Video. 2007.)
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link - ^ "Veronica Mars Pitchfork Media References Gets 3.7 for Being Ill-Informed". Stereogum. May 16, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 22, 2007. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 8, 2007. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (May 16, 2007). "Veronica Mars: "I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" Review". IGN. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ Stransky, Tanner (May 16, 2007). ""Veronica Mars": Uncertain Futures". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ "...And It's Going to Bug the Hell out of Me". Television Without Pity. May 14, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ West, Kelly. "TV Recap: Veronica Mars โ I Know What You'll Do Next Summer". Cinema Blend. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
External links
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- "I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" at Mars Investigations