I think that irrespective of its reach, it's just unnecessarily sloppy. Sure, medicinal shortcuts are made the whole time for the sake of narrative--I'm not even touching on the mutant brand of RU-486 that was used in the episodes.

Why be wrong when you can easily be right?

As for the reach, I think it's far enough. Taking grammar rules away from a two word statement doesn't compare in my head to taking away synonyms when it's presented as they did.

The spoilery snippet from Rob's TWoP interview, which touches on the Madison storyline:

This gets into a whole debate we have in the writers' room. There is a contingent, of which [producer] Diane [Ruggiero] and I are a part who experience this overpowering sexual jealousy, the kind so nicely illustrated in Chasing Amy: "I can't get past what you did when we weren't together." It's something that I've struggled with in my life -- I'm interested in that phenomenon. There are others, like John Enbom, who don't really get it: "Why are you jealous of something that happened when you weren't in a committed relationship with someone?" Fair enough, that's a logical response, but emotions, for those of us who aren't Vulcan, aren't dictated by logic. I'm certainly not proud of my own jealousy, nor is Veronica proud of hers, though I find hers much more excusable. She's seen so much unfaithfulness. She does everything she can to protect her own heart. She hates being vulnerable. On a side note, I eventually got over mine. Not sure whether to ascribe it to years of therapy or finding the right person.

which touches on the Madison storyline

I get the jealousy thing. what i don't get is the rewrite of history of Veronica's rape. (this isn't the first time the writers have screwed up something about the rape this season, either.)

I don't think they rewrote any history. Veronica just displaced the blame.

I don't think they rewrote any history. Veronica just displaced the blame.

Which I fully understand. Lots of people were to blame for what happened to Veronica there, but Madison's actions were the ones aimed maliciously at her. It makes her easy to channel that rage at.

you see misdirected anger, i see history rewrite. i can totally get behind Veronica's vehement dislike of Madison without her attempting to blame her rape on her. there's plenty of other things to hate her about without convoluting their history.

What Veeronica said didn't rewrite the history, though.

I don't know. I'm feeling really fatalistic about the show. I can't imagine its not dead in the water. I wanted it to go out differently and much later on, but I really think this is it so maybe I'm hand-waving so I can enjoy the end of the ride.

Plz xcuse the clumsy typing. I'm using scott's blackberry as I seem to be allergic to my new chair at my pc desk. I'm not kidding. Something in thatv room is making me wheeze. We wiped the chair down with windex wipes and put it outside for a while, eÀrlier today.

Frak. How did I do that weird thing with the "A"?

I really think this is it so maybe I'm hand-waving so I can enjoy the end of the ride.

My problem is, the early, fierce-hot love leads me to very high expectations. And it seems too early for VM to be disappointing. At the same time, it makes sense -- the Lilly and Veronica's mom plots couldn't be dragged on forever.

I criticize, but I still look forward to it, and it's still better than 98% of what's on TV. I just wish they hadn't felt forced to make some of the changes in format they did.

isn't it rewriting? if you were a new viewer to the show and hadn't seen A Trip to the Dentist, you'd take Veronica's word for it. you wouldn't question the fact that Madison was a cold-hearted bitch who had drugged Veronica.

we're supposed to believe what Veronica believes and when she says Madison was the one who drugged her, i take issue with that since i do know the history.