Am I the only person who was certain, beyond any doubt, that Keith was alive?

Emotionally, I was freaked the hell out. Rationally, I figured he couldn't be dead. Rob Thomas is no Minear.

but Duncan had a (noirish) right to it.

So did Weevil. Remember the confrontation with Felix's GF, when Weevil yelled "*I* loved him!" With the exception of Keith and Veronica, what we've seen all season is how fucked-up blood family can be, and that chosen family can be just as -- if not more -- important.

I'd argue that Weevil had just as much of a noirish right to kill Thumper as Duncan did to kill Aaron.

I was unreasonably sure that when Aaron flipped on the TV, it would be a newscast with pictures of the burning plane.

I blame Kristen Bell, entirely. I think to my mind, it had to be real, because her Veronica was so very real. I know real people who are less real.

I bought her grief and terror all through, because she was remarkably good last night, but also because it *was* real to her, until she found out differently. I think my head gets in the way, too, where I say to myself, Huh, I didn't hear anything about Enrico Colantoni leaving the show.

The image of Veronica limp across Logan's lap broke me. A complete twist on last year, when he was in her lap, beaten and broken. And she was totally vulnerable, face up, arms limp... Sigh. My little 'shipper heart is so happy today.

So did Weevil. Remember the confrontation with Felix's GF, when Weevil yelled "*I* loved him!" With the exception of Keith and Veronica, what we've seen all season is how fucked-up blood family can be, and that chosen family can be just as -- if not more -- important.

I'd argue that Weevil had just as much of a noirish right to kill Thumper as Duncan did to kill Aaron.

Would you argue that Veronica would have had the same right to putting a hit on Aaron for killing Lilly, as Duncan had?

Weevil had some right to it, but I don't think he had as much as Duncan had. Felix was his dear friend. He was not Weevil's actual brother.

Secondly, Felix's murder is much more recent.

Thirdly, Veronica was still working on the case, and Weevil knew this, but he'd given up. Weevil didn't wait long enough. Justice failed him temporarily, but it hadn't failed in a permanent way, like it did in Aaron's case.

Fourthly, Weevil hadn't labored under a cloud of suspicion for over two and a half years.

That said, I want Weevil to get off. I don't want him to go to jail. I want him to get his diploma. I want some nice little moment for his grandmother, too. And if any of that happens, I wouldn't think it was outside the realm of noir (okay, except for the nice little moment for the grandmother). I am pissed that he didn't get to graduate, too. It all made me very sad.

Weevil had some right to it, but I don't think he had as much as Duncan had. Felix was his dear friend. He was not Weevil's actual brother.

But was there anyone else to stand up for Felix? I think Teppy's point about chosen family makes sense in this context.

Of course, I also have a huge soft spot for Weevil. I was furious that Lamb pulled him out of graduation. And while I don't think Weevil will get off, given what we know about justice in Neptune, I wish he would. Plei's fantasy of Future!Weevil could be mine.

...So I'm the only person who saw the Aaron murder and said, "OMG, stupidest assassin evar!!"

Generally speaking, it's wise to do it in such a way that leaves a slam-dunk suspect, or makes it look like a suicide. And not to do it when a potential witness just left the room.

Also, correct me if I'm misremembering, but "the clap" is gonorrhea, not chlamydia, right? Keith called it the clap.

I was half expecting Principal Clemmons to jump from whatever letter he was on to "Navarro," just so that Weevil could get that diploma, because Clemmons isn't a bad guy -- he's no Snyder

One of the things I love about this show is that the principal, while occasionally weasely and Machiavellian, isn't all that bad a guy, but he also isn't just a push over. So no getting eaten for him, either by snakes or his own students.

However his physical resemblence to President Logan over on 24 is occasionally distracting.

Weevil had some right to it, but I don't think he had as much as Duncan had. Felix was his dear friend. He was not Weevil's actual brother.

But was there anyone else to stand up for Felix?

And AmyLiz says what I was going to. Duncan had Aaron killed because justice wasn't coming through any other channel. Weevil is in the exact same position. Justice for Felix's murder wasn't coming from the legal system, and apparently no one else (blood family or otherwise) was going to stand up for Felix, and Weevil loved him.

Was I the only one who thought Logan was going to pull a Giles/Gunn, and follow up his "you're not a killer" with a "but I am" and shoot Cassidy?

Nope. I was there too. I was glad they didn't do it, though.

The Mannings offering a reward- made sense. Meg was the only person on the bus that had a family in the position to make such a reward offer.

Yeah. I was thinking about that this morning. She was the only 09er. All the other families involved were poor. Still, with all the other weirdness involving the Mannings this year, it naturally raised questions and probably could have been handled a little better to not make it seem like a clue of some kind.

Did no one else think Kendall just had a big ol case o' money?

I did for a second. But then I realized Keith would never abandon his daughter at the airport over money.

I also loved the principal's comments to Veronica at graduation. I'm so glad he wasn't eaten by a giant snake. I would have liked him to speak up and demand that Weevil be allowed to get his diploma but that's too much to hope for.

Yes. On both counts. I also loved that Veronica got cheered by her friends and didn't get booed by anyone else. It was as close to a Class Protector moment as was possible in this verse.

Weevil is in the exact same position. Justice for Felix's murder wasn't coming from the legal system, and apparently no one else (blood family or otherwise) was going to stand up for Felix, and Weevil loved him.

But the arguement being made is justice hadn't failed yet. Veronica was setting up the case against Thumper and had gotten Lamb to agree to arrest him, but Weevil jumped the gun and decided to punish Thumper himself.

I did for a second. But then I realized Keith would never abandon his daughter at the airport over money.

But if it was LOTS of money, they could both just fly first class later in the day!

...

Okay, maybe I'm reaching because I was too stupid to get that they were setting up a big McGuffin for next season.