I thought that the writers couldn't figure out what to do with her, and wrote in a pregnancy. I don't think she was ever going to have a connection to the mystery, but was merely going to be a "strong female mentor" for Veronica.

Mallory Dent
Is Sydney Tamaii Poitier still in the credits at this point?

I never disliked Lauren. Then again, I was never a huge fan of the Sydney/Vaughan romance, so I think I took some malicious glee from all the fans who wanted Lauren to die because she was keeping the leads apart.

So Good And Yet
Reading these reviews are bringing back so many fond memories of Alias. I have been waiting for these two episodes since the announcement was made that Alias would be covered, as these are two of the best episodes of the series. And then the comment that Sark will be introduced next week was icing on…

He is. HOWEVER, if I recall properly, the reveal is wordless, so there is no monologue about how, in another life, Aang and Zuko would be friends…

Tina Marina:
You probably don't remember it because it could barely be called a "Blue Spirit segment." It was more "another scene in which Ohng does silly-looking martial arts to fend off a few soldiers, only this time he's helped by some freaky guy in an African tribal mask."

That was the ancient Airbender equivalent of "You got served!"

El gasp!

…AND I'M AN OPTIMIST!!!!

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You could pose that question about most aspects of the movie.

If you must watch it, make sure you have the Rifftrax playing. You'll go insane otherwise.

Or Iroh being inappropriate with Jun.

Good For Cinema
Sorry to bring up the movie, but in yet another instance of M. Night Shamicantspellhislastname taking something amazing and making it awful, the Blue Spirit scene in the film was utterly laughable. The choreography was like something you'd see in a cheap cartoon, unlike what we got here, which, as…

That's what I thought too. I eventually concluded that it meant a moment thrown in because it's just cool, despite the fact that it creates a plot hole.

Skepticism Skepticism
Everyone is going to talk about The Blue Spirit (because it's great), but I have a brief point to make about The Fortuneteller. It isn't a particularly good episode (nor is it particularly bad), but I like it for how it depicts Sokka. He remains the skeptical, logical member of the group, but…

The Turning Point
This was the episode that made me realize that this was a show worth sticking with.

I saw Veronica Mars long before I ever saw The Wire, so whenever I hear "Where's Wallace?" I want to respond "Where's Weevil?"

I thought they explicitly stated that the Sinclairs overcompensated by spoiling Madison.

The Echolls family is certainly more interesting to watch, but I always felt that we didn't get enough scenes with the Kanes. Buttoned-up repression can be very interesting in its own way (see: Six Feet Under), and I would have liked to have seen more instances of what happens when their masks of perfect lives came…