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| + | In this episode, Veronica investigates the persistent bomb threats at her school. Meanwhile, Keith begins dating Alicia Fennel, and Veronica's relationship with Logan progresses. |
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| + | [[File:1x18VMNorrisBen.jpg|thumb|left|[[Norris Clayton|Norris]] & [[Ben]].]] |
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| − | Neptune High has been receiving bomb threats, so Veronica suspects that the school bully, Norris, and his new friend Ben are involved. Veronica trails Ben while talking on the phone to Logan. Ben jumps in her car and demands she drive him to his hotel room at the Camelot. Veronica makes sure to just drop her phone and not hang up, so Logan overhears her getting kidnapped and immediately meets them at the Camelot. He punches Ben in the face, showing his newfound caring for Veronica. However, things aren't as simple as they seem when Ben turns out to be an undercover ATF agent. When Veronica leaves after acquiring this information, she gives Logan a quick peck on the mouth out of thanks for saving her, and he pulls her back into a passionate embrace as they kiss. They ignore each other at school, and it turns out that Ben put heavy firearms in Norris' car just to frame him. |
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| + | KillEmAll.Net; [[Veronica]] is kissing [[Leo]] outside her house. After Veronica goes back inside the house, [[Keith]] announces that he has begun dating [[Wallace]]'s mother, [[Alicia Fennel]], making things awkward between Veronica and Wallace. Veronica notices a sign outside which says "KillemAll.net". In class, there is a fire drill, and [[Duncan]] says that it is the third one this week. Veronica talks to Principal Clemmons about the fire drill issue, but he doesn't give anything up to her. Later, she notices police officers with service dogs going through the school. Veronica, posing as the superintendent, calls Principal Clemmons who reveals that the school has experienced several bomb threats. Veronica prints the story in the school's newspaper, causing chaos at school the next day. |
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| + | Veronica and Wallace talk to each other while Keith and Alicia watch a movie at Veronica's house. Veronica tells Wallace that his mom is just a placeholder for Keith until her mom returns from rehab. Alicia tries to convince Wallace to accept their relationship to no avail. After talking to Mac, another student, Pete approaches Veronica to say that he saw two students, [[Ben]] and [[Norris Clayton]], with exploding tennis balls. Wallace places the two students under more suspicion when he tells Veronica about them, and Veronica sees a mysterious timer. |
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| + | [[File:1x18VMVeronicaLogan.jpg|thumb|[[Veronica]] comes to grips with having kissed [[Logan]].]] |
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| + | Duncan and [[Meg]] approach Veronica, and she tells Meg the general overview of a case where someone has been evading capture and all the tactics they used to do so before Duncan suddenly leaves. Wallace gives Veronica the student file on Norris, but his high school records are clean after bullying in junior high. Ben doesn't have a file. |
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| + | Veronica talks to Duncan, who says he knows about her investigation into Lily's murder. Duncan scoffs at her findings before he realizes that she suspects him in the murder, reacting with extreme rage before dashing out of the room. Ben and Norris talk about guns and bombs, leading Veronica to track Ben, eventually seeing him buying fertilizer and taking out a rifle. While Veronica is on the phone with Logan, Ben gets into Veronica's car and orders her to drive to the [[Camelot Motel]]. There, [[Logan]] appears and beats him up before it is revealed that the Ben is actually an ATF agent. Ben says that he is investigating Norris' links to the school threats but needs her help: Norris has a crush on Veronica, and Ben asks her to get close to him. As she leaves the motel, Veronica and Logan share a kiss unexpectedly. |
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| + | Veronica gets an invitation to Norris' house, but she doesn't find anything indicating he has a bomb. Veronica calls Mac to help her break into Norris' WiFi before she sees Pete, who is Norris' neighbor. The ATF searches Norris's vehicle at school and finds fertilizer and a rifle, despite Veronica's convictions that he is not the perpetrator. However, Veronica recognizes them as being the same ones Ben was loading into his car earlier. Veronica calls Pete, and she tells him that she knows he is falsely implicated Norris (with the help of the ATF agent) because of terrible bullying in junior high.The story involving Norris is published in the newspaper, and, although it leads to all charges against Norris being dropped, it also results in the new journalism teacher's termination. |
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| + | Meg tells Veronica that Duncan has disappeared after withdrawing $10,000 from the bank. |
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== Arc significance == |
== Arc significance == |
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+ | *Duncan finds out Veronica is still investigating Lilly's death and that he is a suspect. |
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+ | *Meg Manning tells Veronica that Duncan took out $10,000 from his bank account and has been missing ever since. |
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+ | *Veronica and Logan develop new feelings for each other. |
== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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| + | === Main Cast === |
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| − | *[[Kristen Bell]] as [ |
+ | *[[Kristen Bell]] as [[Veronica Mars]] |
| − | *[[Percy Daggs III]] as [ |
+ | *[[Percy Daggs III]] as [[Wallace Fennel]] |
| − | *[[Teddy Dunn]] as [http://veronicamars.wikia.com/wiki/Duncan_Kane Duncan Kane] |
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| + | *[[Teddy Dunn]] as [[Duncan Kane]] |
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| − | *[[Jason Dohring]] as [ |
+ | *[[Jason Dohring]] as [[Logan Echolls]] |
| − | *[[Francis Capra]] as [http://veronicamars.wikia.com/wiki/Eli_Navarro Eli "Weevil" Navarro] |
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+ | *[[Francis Capra]] as [[Eli Navarro|Eli "Weevil" Navarro]] |
| − | *[[Enrico Colantoni]] as [ |
+ | *[[Enrico Colantoni]] as [[Keith Mars]] |
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* [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] as [[Ben]] |
* [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] as [[Ben]] |
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* [[Tina Majorino]] as [[Cindy Mackenzie|Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie]] |
* [[Tina Majorino]] as [[Cindy Mackenzie|Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie]] |
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* [[Michael McMillian]] as [[Pete Kaminski]] |
* [[Michael McMillian]] as [[Pete Kaminski]] |
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* [[Joey Lauren Adams]] as [[Geena Stafford]] |
* [[Joey Lauren Adams]] as [[Geena Stafford]] |
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| + | * [[Linda Castro]] as [[Mrs. Murphy]] |
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== Music == |
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== Quotes and trivia == |
== Quotes and trivia == |
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| − | :'''Wallace''': Uh, he's not… groping her or anything, is he? |
+ | :'''[[Wallace Fennel|Wallace]]''': Uh, he's not… groping her or anything, is he? |
:'''Veronica''': No, but earlier I saw him cutting a hole in the bottom of his popcorn bucket. |
:'''Veronica''': No, but earlier I saw him cutting a hole in the bottom of his popcorn bucket. |
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| + | :'''[[Norris Clayton|Norris]]''': So, this is my weapon collection. |
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| − | :'''Veronica''': You must feel really safe at night, when the dragons come. |
+ | :'''[[Veronica Mars|Veronica]]''': You must feel really safe at night, when the dragons come. |
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| − | + | :''[ Veronica is scheming a way to check out Norris's garage when he simply invites her. ]'' |
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:'''Veronica''': ''[voiceover]'' Huh. That was easy. I think it, it happens. |
:'''Veronica''': ''[voiceover]'' Huh. That was easy. I think it, it happens. |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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| − | * The website "KillEmAll.Net" redirects to |
+ | * The website "[http://killemall.net KillEmAll.Net"] redirects to CBS's website. |
* This episode has many references to the movie ''Heathers'', including [[Veronica]] doing a lunchtime poll and the general plot about a student trying to blow up the school. |
* This episode has many references to the movie ''Heathers'', including [[Veronica]] doing a lunchtime poll and the general plot about a student trying to blow up the school. |
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| − | * The title of the episode is word-play on WMDs and is a reference to a class based interpretation of society as found in Marxist theory. 'Class destruction' could either refer to a vision of liberal |
+ | * The title of the episode is both word-play on WMDs and is a reference to a class based interpretation of society as found in Marxist theory. 'Class destruction' could either refer to a vision of liberal institutionalization whereby class boundaries have disappeared in all but the interpretations of the ruling class or the destruction of one of more of the class schisms, possibly leading to destruction of class through communism. |
== Goofs == |
== Goofs == |
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| − | * When [[Veronica]] and [[Logan]] kiss outside the Camelot, the camera crane swings around to film them and a crew member can be seen hiding around the corner, sitting on the ground, and as the camera swings back to the right some cables and equipment bags are visible on the adjacent roof. |
+ | * When [[Veronica]] and [[Logan]] kiss outside the [[Camelot Motel]], the camera crane swings around to film them and a crew member can be seen hiding around the corner, sitting on the ground, and as the camera swings back to the right some cables and equipment bags are visible on the adjacent roof. |
| − | * Corny's hand jumps from the edge of his locker to his side between shots. |
+ | * [[Corny]]'s hand jumps from the edge of his locker to his side between shots. |
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+ | * When Veronica decides to follow [[Ben]], the top of her Le Baron is beige. After the Camelot Motel scene, when Ben is loading fertilizer into his trunk, the Le Baron's top is black. When Ben forces Veronica to start driving, the top is beige again. |
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Latest revision as of 01:12, 6 December 2019
"Weapons of Class Destruction" was the eighteenth episode of the first season of Veronica Mars.
In this episode, Veronica investigates the persistent bomb threats at her school. Meanwhile, Keith begins dating Alicia Fennel, and Veronica's relationship with Logan progresses.
Synopsis
KillEmAll.Net; Veronica is kissing Leo outside her house. After Veronica goes back inside the house, Keith announces that he has begun dating Wallace's mother, Alicia Fennel, making things awkward between Veronica and Wallace. Veronica notices a sign outside which says "KillemAll.net". In class, there is a fire drill, and Duncan says that it is the third one this week. Veronica talks to Principal Clemmons about the fire drill issue, but he doesn't give anything up to her. Later, she notices police officers with service dogs going through the school. Veronica, posing as the superintendent, calls Principal Clemmons who reveals that the school has experienced several bomb threats. Veronica prints the story in the school's newspaper, causing chaos at school the next day.
Veronica and Wallace talk to each other while Keith and Alicia watch a movie at Veronica's house. Veronica tells Wallace that his mom is just a placeholder for Keith until her mom returns from rehab. Alicia tries to convince Wallace to accept their relationship to no avail. After talking to Mac, another student, Pete approaches Veronica to say that he saw two students, Ben and Norris Clayton, with exploding tennis balls. Wallace places the two students under more suspicion when he tells Veronica about them, and Veronica sees a mysterious timer.
Duncan and Meg approach Veronica, and she tells Meg the general overview of a case where someone has been evading capture and all the tactics they used to do so before Duncan suddenly leaves. Wallace gives Veronica the student file on Norris, but his high school records are clean after bullying in junior high. Ben doesn't have a file.
Veronica talks to Duncan, who says he knows about her investigation into Lily's murder. Duncan scoffs at her findings before he realizes that she suspects him in the murder, reacting with extreme rage before dashing out of the room. Ben and Norris talk about guns and bombs, leading Veronica to track Ben, eventually seeing him buying fertilizer and taking out a rifle. While Veronica is on the phone with Logan, Ben gets into Veronica's car and orders her to drive to the Camelot Motel. There, Logan appears and beats him up before it is revealed that the Ben is actually an ATF agent. Ben says that he is investigating Norris' links to the school threats but needs her help: Norris has a crush on Veronica, and Ben asks her to get close to him. As she leaves the motel, Veronica and Logan share a kiss unexpectedly.
Veronica gets an invitation to Norris' house, but she doesn't find anything indicating he has a bomb. Veronica calls Mac to help her break into Norris' WiFi before she sees Pete, who is Norris' neighbor. The ATF searches Norris's vehicle at school and finds fertilizer and a rifle, despite Veronica's convictions that he is not the perpetrator. However, Veronica recognizes them as being the same ones Ben was loading into his car earlier. Veronica calls Pete, and she tells him that she knows he is falsely implicated Norris (with the help of the ATF agent) because of terrible bullying in junior high.The story involving Norris is published in the newspaper, and, although it leads to all charges against Norris being dropped, it also results in the new journalism teacher's termination.
Meg tells Veronica that Duncan has disappeared after withdrawing $10,000 from the bank.
Arc significance
- Duncan finds out Veronica is still investigating Lilly's death and that he is a suspect.
- Meg Manning tells Veronica that Duncan took out $10,000 from his bank account and has been missing ever since.
- Veronica and Logan develop new feelings for each other.
Cast
Main 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
- Enrico Colantoni as Keith Mars
Guest Stars
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Ben
- Tina Majorino as Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie
- Alona Tal as Meg Manning
- Max Greenfield as Leo D'Amato
- Erica Gimpel as Alicia Fennel
- Theo Rossi as Norris Clayton
- Michael McMillian as Pete Kaminski
- Joey Lauren Adams as Geena Stafford
- Linda Castro as Mrs. Murphy
Music
- "Momentary Thing" - Something Happens
Quotes and trivia
- Wallace: Uh, he's not… groping her or anything, is he?
- Veronica: No, but earlier I saw him cutting a hole in the bottom of his popcorn bucket.
- Norris: So, this is my weapon collection.
- Veronica: You must feel really safe at night, when the dragons come.
- [ Veronica is scheming a way to check out Norris's garage when he simply invites her. ]
- Veronica: [voiceover] Huh. That was easy. I think it, it happens.
Trivia
- The website "KillEmAll.Net" redirects to CBS's website.
- This episode has many references to the movie Heathers, including Veronica doing a lunchtime poll and the general plot about a student trying to blow up the school.
- The title of the episode is both word-play on WMDs and is a reference to a class based interpretation of society as found in Marxist theory. 'Class destruction' could either refer to a vision of liberal institutionalization whereby class boundaries have disappeared in all but the interpretations of the ruling class or the destruction of one of more of the class schisms, possibly leading to destruction of class through communism.
Goofs
- When Veronica and Logan kiss outside the Camelot Motel, the camera crane swings around to film them and a crew member can be seen hiding around the corner, sitting on the ground, and as the camera swings back to the right some cables and equipment bags are visible on the adjacent roof.
- Corny's hand jumps from the edge of his locker to his side between shots.
- When Veronica decides to follow Ben, the top of her Le Baron is beige. After the Camelot Motel scene, when Ben is loading fertilizer into his trunk, the Le Baron's top is black. When Ben forces Veronica to start driving, the top is beige again.