Crud, I forgot it changed nights. Are they showing it again tomorrow?

My listings show it running tomorrow night, Corwood.

One nagging question: If Veronica took the bullets out of the gun, why did she call her dad to say someone was going to be shot, and why was she freaking out when he hung up? Seems like a cheap misdirect.

Two reasons: one, she had no idea if more than one gun was involved -- this was one of those rare times where Veronica actually did something responsible and called for help when she was over her head.

Second, the freak out came from the realization that her father was in the house and was in danger. Which is an awkward way to find these things out.

not to mention that at first she didn't know whose house it was and the homeowner could have had a gun.

not to mention that at first she didn't know whose house it was and the homeowner could have had a gun.

But why would you assume that? And why would she care if Liam was going to get shot, really? Seems like a stretch to me. It just came off as a cheap way to cut to commercial with Extra! Suspense!, you know?

I'm still trying to process how much we learned last night, and how much left there is to resolve in the remaining episodes. I'm also beginning to be really curious about what could happen next season.

I'm in Victor's camp on this. There were too many variables for Veronica to know for sure that her having taken the bullets out of the gun would prevent anything from happening. She saw Liam heading into an unknown house with a gun, and heard Kendall say that someone was still inside. She called for help, and finding out it was her dad inside caused her to panic.

On a side note, this is the second time this season we've seen someone threaten/try to shoot someone with an empty gun. I have suspicion someone is going to end up shot by the end of it.

I have suspicion someone is going to end up shot by the end of it.

I'd be disappointed if no one gets shot. In fact, I'll be disappointed if Duncan doesn't come back and get shot.

In fact, I'll be disappointed if Duncan doesn't come back and get shot.

I'll be disappointed if he isn't shot many times, by many people. Possibly with a slo-mo musical montage.

In fact, I'll be disappointed if Duncan doesn't come back and get shot.

Snerk.

There were too many variables for Veronica to know for sure that her having taken the bullets out of the gun would prevent anything from happening

Liam could have loaded the gun between the time Veronica took the bullets and the time Liam was going in the house.

I can see the cheap suspense claim, but it worked for me anyway.

I need to give some thought to the list of plotlines and characters and what is up in the air. (alas work to do) It does look like we have some Gia action next week. Her involvement in the whole picture interests me.

(1a) But what happened to Keith's angry "I can NEVER trust you again!!!"?

I think she's gotten her act (where Keith is concerned) together, since then. She's been more forth-coming with him than previously (although not completely). Also? People freak out at the people they love and say things they might not mean as blood oaths. Plus, you'll notice he has not told Veronica some of what he's been doing (like last week, with the investigation into the stress disorder scheme).

Also, randomly, the VM theme song makes me happy in the same way that the BTVS theme song did/does.

Me three. The "Come on now, sugar" hook is irresistible.

Yep! Having Logan's on at the part of it has nothing to do with it though, right Amy? Nothing at all.

Not enough Logan in this episode, although Mac was priceless. Interesting revelations about Kendall, too. And much as I love Wallace, I'm bored by the Jackie situation unless it has some big payoff I'm not anticipating.

Not enough Logan, but what they did have was an interesting bit of in characterization/growth. When he greeted her in the parking lot with something like, "I always like to start my day with a hot (gorgeous? whatever--complimentary) blonde," I was waiting for him to then say something Loganesque like, "Have you seen one?" and he didn't.

I'm deeply ashamed to confess I was feeling positively shippery toward Jackie and Wallace last night. I first suspected as much, when I was yelling at him for his footinmouthitis with her, in the hallway. I was convinced by the time she was saying they'd only have five weeks.

We can talk about next week's previews here, because they were broadcast, right? If nobody else watched them, I won't bother but...