Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down
"Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" | |
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Veronica Mars episode | |
Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 19 |
Directed by | Jason Bloom |
Written by | Phil Klemmer |
Production code | 3T5819 |
Original air date | May 22, 2007 |
Running time | 42 minutes[1] |
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"Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" is the nineteenth and penultimate episode of the
In this episode, Weevil (
"Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" features the reappearance of Weevil after an absence of five episodes; during filming of the third season, Capra was undergoing medical treatment. Series creator Rob Thomas pointed out Logan and Piz's fight scene as one of the highlights of the episode and the season. In its original broadcast, the episode received mostly positive reviews from television critics, with many praising the case-of-the-week.
Synopsis
In a checkout line, Veronica and
Keith and Vinnie debate on Piz's radio show, and Vinnie gathers some support about his lax underage drinking policy. Wallace notices someone following him, and the student wants to recruit him for a secret society. Vinnie insults Keith's handling of his home life, and Veronica hits him on the head lightly. She helps Weevil retrace his steps and notices one of her criminology classmates, Jenny (Dianna Agron), involved with one of Weevil's clients. Veronica deduces that Jenny and her circle of friends are responsible for creating the fake student IDs, disseminating them, and implicating Weevil. Logan and Dick (Ryan Hansen) go surfing, and they run into Veronica, Piz, and Mac helping Wallace (Percy Daggs III) with his final project for a class. Veronica learns that one of Jenny's group lives in the same town in Georgia where the student ID machines are made.
Veronica is called into a room in the library by Jenny's group, who try to bribe her into not turning them in to the Hearst police. However, she denies and records their conversation as further proof. They are hiding a third ID machine, and Veronica tells Weevil to go and find it. Dick shows Logan a sex tape of Piz and Veronica that has been circulating in an email. Because Logan thinks Piz posted the tape, he attacks Piz and hits him incessantly. Weevil does have a student ID machine, and Logan walks into Mars Investigations with Piz's blood on him.
Production
"Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" was written by
Series creator Rob Thomas included the scene in which Logan attacks Piz on his list of highlights from the third season. When Thomas first viewed the scene with his wife, she emitted an audible groan when she saw Logan walking through the cafeteria towards Piz, anticipating the fight that was about to come.[7] Thomas thought that most fight scenes on the show were not well-done, as they are filmed quickly and without a second unit.[7] However, he was pleased with the final cut, stating that there was only one punch that he thought looked fake.[7]
Reception
Ratings
In its original broadcast, "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" received 1.78 million viewers, ranking 77th of 85 in the weekly rankings.[8] This was a decrease from the previous episode, "I Know What You'll Do Next Summer", which garnered 2.10 million watchers.[9]
Reviews
Eric Goldman, writing for IGN, graded the episode a 9.0 out of 10, indicating that it was "amazing". His very positive review focused on the ambiguous nature of the main plot and the subplots of Dick and Logan. He praised the presence of the majority of the main cast members, also stating that Dick's reaction to dealing with his brother was realistic for him and in character. The reviewer called the conclusion to the case-of-the-week a "fun and satisfying one" that highlighted the moral ambiguity of main characters, something "that the show had been lacking for a while." He highlighted this ambiguity in both Weevil in Logan, elaborating that Logan attacking Piz showed an interesting side to his personality that had not been present all season. The reviewer also lauded the cliffhanger ending, stating, "it was a reminder of how exciting and intense this show can be at its best."[10] Television Without Pity did not grant the episode a rating but lauded the characterization of Weevil, stating, "This is the most consistently written character on the show, bar none."[11]
Kelly West of Cinema Blend focused primarily on the series finale in her review but referred to this episode as containing a solid case-of-the-week. "Overall it was a good mystery-of-the-week but seeing as it was the second to last episode, the only thing I cared about was that we finally got more Weevil!"[12] Rowan Kaiser of The A.V. Club gave the episode a mixed review, stating that the case-of-the-week was an oversimplification of the overall themes of Veronica Mars. The reviewer enjoyed the potential for Logan and Dick's character development, although he felt that it was blunted by the knowledge that the series was about to end. "As fun as this episode is, the lack of the fourth season stops me from fully enjoying it. […] But the knowledge that this might be the last time we see them puts a damper on things. Still, better to go out with good episodes than bad."[13]
References
- Amazon.com. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Phil Klemmer". TV.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ "Jason Bloom". TV.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ Lyons, Margaret (March 21, 2013). "Veronica Mars's Now-Famous Guest Stars". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ Atkinson, Katie (February 20, 2014). "Does 'Veronica Mars' Cast Remember Aaron Paul, Other Guest Stars". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (November 8, 2006). "What Happened to Francis Capra?". TV Guide. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ Warner Home Video. 2007.)
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link - ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 30, 2007. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 22, 2007. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (May 23, 2007). "Veronica Mars: "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" Review". IGN. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ "I Turn My Camera On (Page 13)". Television Without Pity. May 22, 2007. Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ West, Kelly. "TV Recap: Veronica Mars – "Weevils Wobble" and "The Bitch Is Back"". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
External links
- "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" at IMDb
- “Weevils Wobble But They Don’t Go Down” at Mars Investigations