Loved this ep, but really, it was hard to not keep thinking about the fact that PETA named Kristen Bell "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" last year. One imagines hilarity ensued on the set. Which cost extra.

Which may explain why PHAT came off a lot less of a shrill parody than the "Take back the night" crew. The fact that there was no x-over between the two groups was a pretty large contrivance to swallow, but of course Veronica would have been busted immediately if there was.

Or in any case was just sizing him up -- he hadn't taken the case yet, after all. I'm pretty sure Keith wasn't trying to be sneaky. He just wanted to see which way Landry would jump.

This is exactly what I was trying to say earlier, but is said by victor much better.

Which may explain why PHAT came off a lot less of a shrill parody than the "Take back the night" crew. The fact that there was no x-over between the two groups was a pretty large contrivance to swallow

Er, really? I don't see why "Take Back the Night" and PHAT would be required to have any crossover at all. What do sexual assault and animal rights have to do with each other?

Well, it's a small school - the number of students willing to be an activist is small and liable to be involved in more than one sort of event.

Well, it's a small school - the number of students willing to be an activist is small and liable to be involved in more than one sort of event.

And even if there were no membership x-over, I can't believe that a publicity-oriented group like PHAT would have missed some of the things that have been in the student and local papers concerning Veronica (the failed pot bust, the rapists being identified last episode, etc.).

That said, I liked the episode a lot. However, it was a contrivance I had to handwave instead of being able to fanwank.

The lab assistant guy? Where might I have seen him before?

He was on Night Stalker, last season (briefly, before it disappeared).

Plus, the LoVe angst is beginning to seem contrived.

Oh, my gosh, yesthis! I'm sorry, but I'm just not that interested in them anymore.

I know that actor who played Bronson (honestly, Bronson? That poor kid with his cruel, cruel parents) from somewhere but damned if I remember from where.

Wasn't he on Invasion? And I think I've seen him elsewhere as well.

Yes, he did a stint on Invasion, and IIRC, was also the gunman in one episode of Standoff this season.

Landry as murderer: Why would he copy Veronica's paper exactly, knowing that Veronica would undoubtably find out about the circumstances of the Dean's death, making it easy for her to point the finger at him since he read the paper?

Wasn't Landry in the habit of posting "A" papers? I know he did it at some point. So, if the paper was posted, and depending on where, ANYBODY, or at least anybody from the class, could have used it as a template. (Whoa, comma abuse).

I felt Keith was totally off his game in that entire scene. It nearly had me watching from the hall. I like the fanwank I'm reading, about Keith being clunky on purpose. I shall take it to my bosom.

Yes, this.

Who's to say he won't fall in love with the next monkey, too?

Yes, clearly SOMEONE should transfer out of BioChem and into, well, Botany.

See, I thought that Keith was intentionally clunky and obvious in the bar, to give Landry the impression that he (Keith) wouldn't be an investigative threat.

Oh, I like this.

Epic! Thank you - he was the photographer.

he was the photographer

Yes. Now that my memory is flowing, I remember his character was called Jayne, and we all wondered if it was a shoutout.

Yes, clearly SOMEONE should transfer out of BioChem and into, well, Botany.

We have a friend who's a steadfast vegan who is getting her PhD in Bio-engineering, where she doesn't have to do animal dissection or research at all. There was almost an issue where they tried to make her teach animal surgery, which would have been all dissection, all the time, but they moved her out as soon as they understood the depth of her convictions.

So yeah, there's related fields this guy might be much happier in.

And even if there were no membership x-over, I can't believe that a publicity-oriented group like PHAT would have missed some of the things that have been in the student and local papers concerning Veronica (the failed pot bust, the rapists being identified last episode, etc.).

Yeah, when Veronica tried to get away with joining PHAT my estimate of the school's size was revised upward by a few thousand students. A school with 1600 or so students? She could have no confidence that no one in the room would know she's a reporter who went undercover.

Seriously, am I the only one who thinks that Keith totally played Landry?

Nope. I posited a similar theory myself.

Wasn't Landry in the habit of posting "A" papers? I know he did it at some point. So, if the paper was posted, and depending on where, ANYBODY, or at least anybody from the class, could have used it as a template. (Whoa, comma abuse).

I know he posted Veronica's paper when she was the only one in class to get an "A". I can't recall if he makes a regular habit of it, though.