Veronica Mars it is

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Y'all, based solely on the pilot, I think I might love this show. Veronica is bright and socially acute and steely despite an angsty past and so darn cute. (Possibly too darn cute, but we'll let that slide for now.)

And Wallace! Can we keep Wallace? Can I keep Wallace?

And her dad's great. I love their relationship so far.

What I want to know is: how has she survived in this town so long when she has such a smart-alecky way of getting everyone mad at her?

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[angearia.livejournal.com]

Yes! Veronica and Wallace and Keith! The awesome keeps on and on. :D


What I want to know is: how has she survived in this town so long when she has such a smart-alecky way of getting everyone mad at her?

I think the pilot kinda shows this. Everyone gets mad at her, but then they need her, too.

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They need her because she outsmarts them. But what happens when she misses a step? So far she's wreaked havoc with the school security, the fire department, the police department, and the justice department. Also various people's social and personal lives. And she does it all pretty much just to get what she wants. It's gonna come back and bite her, sooner or later. Or it should.

Which isn't to say I don't like her...

[angearia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I wouldn't say Veronica gets off scot-free. But her attitude is also a reaction to her outsider status. I think she's already operating with some significant losses, but yeah, Veronica is on a path to self-destruction and taking others with her.

But I love her. Veronica Mars is smarter than me.

And besides pissing people off, she also acquires champions in the people she helps.

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Veronica is on a path to self-destruction and taking others with her.

Exactly. Okay, so it's not just me that sees it.

And besides pissing people off, she also acquires champions in the people she helps.

True. Although even there, it feels like her motive is as much to give everyone she hates a poke in the eye as it is to help people. Like with Wallace - "Watch me do what you all are all too scared and/or subhuman to do."

But I'm still very glad that she helped Wallace! She needs more actual friends on her side. Poor girl.

[angearia.livejournal.com]

Ah, see her motive in the beginning is to stick it to everyone, but I think you'll find that the series begins with Veronica at her most cynical and combative. She doesn't lose that aspect of her character, but she doesn't stay that way all the time.

Wallace is one of my favorite fictional BFFs (not mine! but for someone else obviously).

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Yaaaaaayyy! *does happy dance*

What I want to know is: how has she survived in this town so long when she has such a smart-alecky way of getting everyone mad at her?

LOL! I think it's partly that she was a very different person before Lilly died. She was much nicer back then. :)

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I could buy that. All the quite understandable pain and bitterness has been sublimated into a sort of cheerful malice.

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Y'all, based solely on the pilot, I think I might love this show.

I could have told you you'd love VM. I actually have yet to meet someone who doesn't love VM. There's people who love Veronica Mars . . . and people who haven't seen it. And that's about it.

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*giggle* Well, I'm glad to live up to your expectations, then.

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

What I want to know is: how has she survived in this town so long when she has such a smart-alecky way of getting everyone mad at her?

Well, she hasn't always been so smart-aleky... *g*

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Good point. I think I haven't seen enough flashback material yet to have a very good sense of what she was like before.

[adorkablefae.livejournal.com]

This is seriously one of my favorite shows ever. So happy that you're joining the fandom!

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Yay! I wouldn't say I'm technically in the fandom yet, but I'm off to a good start. :)

[silverusagi]

Yay! VM!

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:)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes!

And I absolutely knew that you would love Wallace and Keith, and trust me--you'll continue to love them!

Veronica isn't a very realistic character, but she's a wonderful one. And remember--she's only been smart-alecky since everyone turned on her when Lily died: before that, she was much sweeter and quieter and a follower.

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Veronica isn't a very realistic character, but she's a wonderful one.

Hah. Yes, that seems about right. She's practically designed to appeal to me: brilliant, outsider, outsmarts everyone, extremely rational, and buries her pain about ten layers deep. Yep.

And, I'm told you've written fic for this fandom! I can't wait until I can read it. I guess the way to have more fic of yours to read is to get into more of the fandoms you're in. *g*

[aranthe.livejournal.com]

We loved VM. Nice cast, interesting characters, saucy dialogue. I was sorry to see it go, even though it lost some momentum along the way. I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts and reactions to it.

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Yay! I look forward to hearing your thoughts, too.