Stosh Piznarski

Stosh Piznarski
Biographical Information
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Stosh "Piz" Piznarski was Wallace Fennel's roommate at Hearst College. He has his own college radio show at Hearst. Over the course of the series, he is shown to be self-effacing, but thoughtful and genuine. He gains approval from both Wallace and Keith. Even Veronica, who thinks the worst of most people, tells him in "Debasement Tapes" "You're a good guy, Piznarski." As someone who thinks before he acts and has a "live and let live" attitude, Piz provides a foil and contrast for the more reckless Logan.

Background

Veronica is first introduced to Piz when she helps him discover who had stolen his belongings as he was first moving into his dorm room on the season three premiere episode "Welcome Wagon". Since then, he appears to have developed a deep infatuation with her, which she does not appear to return but has begun to notice. Parker Lee briefly shows interest in him, but he brushes it off because she "wasn't his type". In "Un-American Graffiti", Veronica attempts to tell Piz that they would be better as friends. Piz decides to follow Wallace's advice and go "all in" and kisses Veronica, mumbling, "Just friends. I get it." Veronica responds by chasing after Piz and kissing him in front of an elevator, which opens to reveal Logan. Since then, after the awkwardness, Veronica tells Piz the friend speech again, surprised at his lack of emotion. In the end, Veronica takes a chance on Piz, and the two hold hands at Desmond Fellow's concert. The two begin dating. When a sex tape appears on the Internet and makes its way to Logan, he beats up Piz, assuming it was he who posted it. In the series finale, Logan apologizes to Piz, and a lingering gaze between Veronica and Logan (Parker broke up with Logan when he didn't deny his love for Veronica) leaves their relationship status unclear.

In the Veronica Mars film, it is revealed that Piz and Veronica broke up after she transferred to Stanford after her freshman year, but they reconnect when she moves to New York for law school. They are dating at the beginning of the film, but he breaks up with her when her hesitancy to leave Neptune (and Logan) and return to New York makes him doubt her feelings for him.

Quotes

• "I rarely wear clothes indoors, I hope that's cool."

• "I don't wanna be one of those mumbly college radio, emo rocker guys who just, all they wanna do is play their band's demo, you know? Though, uh, I-I should mention that my band really is quite good. We're, we're called Black Licorice, which is really cool 'cause it's dark and moody, but at the same time it's candy, you know?"

• "Hey, Veronica. Cool shirt. I-I went for the, uh, post-ironic route."

• "Portland. Or, well, just outside of Portland, this little suburb called Beaverton. Real salt of the earth people, you know, minivan in every driveway, chicken in every pot." (on his hometown)

• "Hey, gang. What's the word? Is it "avuncular"? ...No? Just a shot in the dark."

• "Yes, this fine example of American automotive engineering is mine!"

• "And don't call me that, call me Piz."

Appearances

Season 3

• 3x01 Welcome Wagon
• 3x03 Witchita Linebacker
• 3x06 Hi, Infidelity
• 3x07 Of Vice and Men
• 3x09 Spit & Eggs
• 3x10 Show Me the Monkey
• 3x16 Un-American Graffiti
• 3x17 Debasement Tapes
• 3x18 I Know What You'll Do Next Summer
• 3x19 Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down
• 3x20 The Bitch Is Back

Film

• Veronica Mars (film)