I'm just psyched that it will pick up after Lost goes into reruns. It's a PITA to keep up with both of then (on the experience of one week of it happening)

Too bad they didn't make the decision before last week's airing (I heard that the West Coast got the preview for the new episode) because, while I think the strategy is wise, the last-minuteness of it makes me slightly nervous. But, them's the breaks I guess.

It will be cool to see all the episodes new from March till the finale though. And hopefully the ratings will be more pitchable for CW advertisers.

Shall we discuss Madison's hair?

(I heard that the West Coast got the preview for the new episode)

They showed the preview for the new ep on the Saturday re-airing here, which is why I was feeling confuzzled. Not sure what was up with the previews on 38 Weds. but it may not have been a decided hiatus at that point.

Madison redefines the word "bitch."

Discuss.

And, yeah, we're thrilled they're pulling us until Top Model comes back

Hee. I LOVE Top Model. And I love that they're back to back on the same network. And I'm all for Veronica Mars having a good lead-in, numbers-wise. But dang, I want new eps!

Discuss.

I think the character's a little flat, 'cause her only attributes are bitchiness and privilege. Then again, I went to high school with a gaggle of rich girls about which the same could be said, so there you go.

I always forget Madison's not a new character every time she appears. I think, "Oh yeah, it's that girl. The one with Mac's real parents." Because she is pretty much a generic bitch I just plain don't think about.

Also, someone confirm something for me: "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough" was the last new episode aired, right? I'm all off balance.

Oh, and to all the people who think Cassady caused the bus crash, I disagree. Will elaborate later, but while he's an ambitious little bastard with a vicious streak in him, I don't think he's a killer. His issues are with his family, not with anyone else, so far as we've seen.

But I do think he set up his father's fall. And is about to make a killing in real estate. So to speak.

Also, someone confirm something for me: "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough" was the last new episode aired, right?

Right.

But I do think he set up his father's fall.

Ooh. Intriguing. It's funny, because I took his dismay as genuine, which is a strike against his being a mass murderer who shows no remorse.

Ooh. Intriguing. It's funny, because I took his dismay as genuine, which is a strike against his being a mass murderer who shows no remorse.

What remorse? He was a little moody, but really, he showed more pain over not being able to go live with his mother than anything else. I suspect that really got to him.

But the rest? Not much, really. And he pretty deftly manipulated his and Dick's trsut funds into their hands, and then instantly had a mystery money-making plan, which we've seen very little of. We've also seen no real resentment of Veronica for taking his dad down. We expect that from Dick, because really, he has a sort of strobe-light attention span, but it would have been easy to play Cassady that way. He doesn't seem to care about it one way or the other.

And I do think he's willing to be vicious to protect himself, but I see no gain in committing murder for him. Not when he's deftly manipulated so many other events. If anything, it would seem a distraction.

Of course, we still don't know what the "remember Sally" line meant -- except perhaps to illustrate that Dick knows he shouldn't fuck with his little brother. I think Cassady, deep down, is cold and willing to hurt people -- particularly his family, who've hurt him. But I don't see him as a murderer. Not yet, anyway.

And I do think he's willing to be vicious to protect himself,

Okay, honestly, I think this is a bit of a stretch. He's vicious in a certain context: that of his family. Sure, he didn't show remorse about his father losing everything. He'd obviously been ignored, pushed around, and cowed in favor of Dick; when your only parent shows little to no regard for you, it's difficult to have any sympathy for them when they fuck up.

The trust fund thing? The new business thing? Those are this kid realizing that he has no one but himself to rely on--despite the brief glimmer of hope he put in his mother--and is therefore determined to make sure he is taken care of the way he has never been before. The desire for self-direction and control over one's life is an obvious psychological response in a younger sibling who is, for all intents and purposes, an orphan. With no one interested in him. Frankly, you see a very similar situation with Veronica, though her situation is different because she did have her dad and she's an only child. But they're making/made similar choices to protect themselves.

Frankly, the only thing close to vicious we've seen in Cass is in relation to his brother, and fuck, I'd be vicious too. He's only what, sixteen? It took me around that age to start distancing myself from my sister. Maybe a little earlier. The thing with the transvestite, holding the Sally thing and Cassidy's own money/company above Dick--that's just the first leverage he's ever had to keep from being ragged on, ignored, beaten up. He's finally using it. He's growing up in a way.

Does any of this remotely place him psychologically for a murder? Hardly. All of Cassidy's responses are based on circumstance, on a specific set of circumstances that all go back to his family. If it was his dad or Dick that was murdered, well. Different game altogether.

Okay, honestly, I think this is a bit of a stretch. He's vicious in a certain context: that of his family.

My point exactly. I think his family are the only ones who've earned that sort of ire from him. Certainly not the kids on the bus. We don't even see signs that kids at school pick on him.

So no, at this point I wholeheartedly don't believe he's responsible for the bus crash. I do still suspect that he hired Veronica knowing she'd bring down his father, though.