Short take on Veronica Mars

[effervescible]

I hate to say it--and I hope it's the last time I have to say it about this show--but last night's Veronica Mars was... awful. Not the acting or anything like that, just the story--the A-plot. Not even because it was completely ripped off of 12 Angry Men (I don't count it as a homage if they don't do ANYTHING new with it. Convicting instead of acquitting DOESN'T COUNT) but because it would never happen. It just...wouldn't. A high schooler would not end up on that trial. A high schooler might not end up on ANY trial, I don't know how picky they are about these things, but absolutely not on a case like this that, in real life, could easily go beyond the amount of time Veronica has off for vacation, especially since court would not be in session during the actual holidays.

I realize that we have to stretch our imagination for some things. Like last week--I thought the A plot was a little dumb but I realize no one but me cares about getting the details of high school administration to be true to life. So I said to myself, even though 99% of the time last week's plot would never happen, it COULD. I could live with it. But this week? There's no stretching to be done. It flat out would not happen. Fucking ridiculous. It was only made worse because there were so many more non-A plot elements that were much more interesting.