NO CUSSING WAY!!!

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SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS!

ALT TITLE 1: WHAT THE ACTUAL CUSS??
ALT TITLE 2: YOU GOTTA BE CUSSING KIDDING ME!!!
The opening credits to the Veronica Mars reboot on Hulu was the harbinger of trouble ahead – more lifeless than noir set to Christie Hynde’s dour take on the series track by The Dandy Warhols, ‘We Used to be Friends.’

The second, and more disturbing sign, was the opening shot of Logan in a tight swimsuit coming out of the ocean, a la Ursula in 007, Demi in Charlie’s Angels, or Phoebe in Fast Times. I don’t get why in order to move away from objectifying women, we have to turn the tables and objectify men.

While I’m glad the LoVe relationship is on in the Hulu reboot, in every subsequent episode Logan seemed to be minimized, emasculated by Veronica. Especially frustrating as he was so focused on growth, but was often brushed off, often left in a room alone talking to himself. He seemed to be present only for Veronica to have something to push away from and come back to.

The latter of the 8 episodes rushed through Veronica’s own growth, but so quick, it was not quite believable including a quickie engagement and marriage. Though I appreciated that Wallace and Papa Mars were at the court house to witness. All to end in the explosive demise of beloved (despite his many flaws) original character, Logan Echolls, key component to the original ship to which all ships would be compared, LoVe.

So I understand that all of the above is to show Veronica as the strong, independent woman she’s always been, but I don’t understand why others have to be objectified or weakened to get that point across. Nor do I understand the trend in killing off leading men, Derrek on Grey’s and now Logan on Mars, to tell the story of how strong the woman is. I think it would be more of an interesting story to show a woman who is able to build upon her strength and independence while able to show up and function in a relationship.

I was glad to see these characters back in action, but with this erratic swing of the pendulum, I don’t foresee a re-watch in my future.

A Long Time Ago, We Used To Be Friends

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I’m sorry Rob Thomas, do you want the entire Veronica Mars universe to explode after dropping an easter egg of that pop culture magnitude without any warning whatsoever??!! In the photos above, I’ve left in the center image from last week’s ‘Zombie Bro’ because that was my EXACT reaction upon hearing iZombie's Liv utter those beautiful words, formerly from the VM opening credits, ‘a long time ago, we used to be friends.’ Sigh. Props to Rose McIver for delivering that line without a trace of irony.

The episode, 'Real Dead Housewife of Seattle,' gets props in general – Liv acts as a lady who lunches, acrylics and all, ‘sparkling water with a splash of lime, s'il vous plait.’ Bonus points for using the throwback track Voices Carry by 'Til Tuesday.

But nothing, nothing compares to dropping a VM gem on this die-hard fan. Thank you, RT. That doesn’t make up for what you did to Lowell in Season 1. While you get a pass for tonight, “I'll most likely kill you in the morning.” See!! How does it feel getting hit with Dread Pirate Roberts out of nowhere?!! I rest my case.

You Killed My Zombie Boyfriend!!

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Only with the hope of regaining some degree of proximity to Veronica Mars would I even consider playing this far outside my preferred genres to frolic with zombies. But for VM Creator Rob Thomas, I would. He wouldn’t lead me astray. He knows he would need to keep iZombie humorous, witty and keep the gore factor at a low to minimal level. In this understanding, we had an amicable relationship. I would dance with undead, he would not scare the bejesus out of me. However, at no point did we discuss not killing off a romantic lead. With the sizzling shipping success of Veronica and Logan I didn’t think such clarification was necessary. However, here is where we have come to our unfortunate impasse. 

Rob Thomas, I wanted to support you but you gave me a zombie boyfriend with intrigue, charm, a British accent and even a Big Star t-shirt – and then, you took him away! You took him away, Rob Thomas! Sure, Liv still has Ravi, a friend and ally who describes himself as 'a tall doctor with fantastic hair and a British accent.’ And yes, of course, any gal would want Ravi as a BFF/coworker to confide in. But you just can’t take my zombie boyfriend away and think we’re going to be okay. I’ve seen the zombie love, Rob Thomas, and Major couldn’t be further from it. So here’s my suggestion, RT, at the start of season two, introduce some quickie reanimation storyline, bring back Lowell, and we'll be all good. M’kay?