"Ahoy, Mateys!" is episode 8 of season 2. It had an estimated audience size of 2.54 million US viewers on its first airing.
Plot
As Duncan dreams of Meg, Veronica helps her father in finding out who is tormenting the Oliveres family, whose son Marcos was killed in the bus crash. This leads to a discovery of the pirate radio show "Ahoy, Mateys!" (broadcasted by none other than Butters). Also, Weevil and the PCHers decide to play a little Russian Roulette with one of Logan's limbs to see if he killed Felix.
Arc significance
- Duncan agonizes about reading Meg's letter, but finally does it.
- Veronica tries to help Logan by getting more information about Dr. Tom Griffith. She goes to see Danny Boyd, whose bar fight wound was sewn up by Dr. Griffith, and finds that he's a friend of the Fighting Fitzpatricks. Liam Fitzpatrick spots Veronica and she almost gets hurt before Logan arrives and threatens him with a gun. This marks one of the many times that Logan saves Veronica from danger.
- Thumper, one of the PCHers, tells Weevil that the last people on the bridge with Felix alive were Hector and Bootsy.
- Two PCHers grab Logan and put a gun to his hand to get him to confess to Felix's murder. He says that he doesn't know anything. After they dump him off, he finds out that Weevil is behind his grabbing and threatens him.
Cast
- Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars
- Percy Daggs III as Wallace Fennel
- Teddy Dunn as Duncan Kane
- Jason Dohring as Logan Echolls
- Francis Capra as Eli "Weevil" Navarro
- Ryan Hansen as Dick Casablancas
- Kyle Gallner as Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas
- Tessa Thompson as Jackie Cook
- Enrico Colantoni as Keith Mars
Guest Stars
- Alona Tal as Meg Manning
- Tina Majorino as Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie
- James Molina as Eduardo "Thumper" Orozco
- David Barrera as Carlos Oliveres
- Tayler Sheridan as Danny Boyd
- Rod Rowland as Liam Fitzpatrick
- John Bennett Perry as Alan Moorehead
- Bradford Anderson as Ryan
- Annie Campbell as Molly Fitzpatrick
Music
- "Jailbreak" - Thin Lizzy
- "Dakota" - Stereophonics
- "No More Guitars" - Secondhand Ska Kings
- "God Is in the Radio" - Queens of the Stone Age
- "Ocean City Girl" - Ivy
Quotes and trivia
- Veronica: I'm glad we caught you at home. Could we use your phone? We're both in a bit of a hurry.
- This bit of dialogue is lifted from the song "Sweet Transvestite" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
- Veronica: Did Duncan go to bed?
- Logan: Yes. And he wanted me to tell you to give me your undivided attention. Pretend for a moment that your dog's life is at stake.
- Logan: I've got 911 on the line. Does anyone know the address of this place? I have one of those ankle monitors on, does that help? OK. There's blood everywhere.
- Veronica: [screaming and sobbing] A GUN, Logan?! What the hell are you doing with a gun?
- Marcos: Ahoy, Mateys! Five-forty on your AM dial. Listen, or walk my enormous plank.
- Veronica: Oh, I get it.
- Mac: It's not all crotch-grabbing scatological man-humor. There's a little something for everyone.
- Veronica: Flatulent sound effects for me?
- Mac: And bitter tirades for me!
- Logan: If you could exonerate me sometime soon, that'd be great. I really don't want a bottom bunk in Fisty McRapesalot's cell.
- Veronica: If you want a top, I'm sure it's negotiable.
- Logan: Help me, Mars-wan Kenobi, you're my only hope.
References
Ratings are based on Nielsen Media Research data and are obtained from Mediaweek.[1]
External links
- MI.net's Roundtable Review.
- Soulful Spike Society's Open Case.
- Television Without Pity Recap.