The Wrath of Con
| "The Wrath of Con" | |||
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| Veronica Mars episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 4 |
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| Directed by | Michael Fields | ||
| Written by | Diane Ruggiero | ||
| Production code | 2T5703 | ||
| Original air date | October 19, 2004[1] | ||
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Kyla Pratt |
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| List of Veronica Mars episodes | |||
"The Wrath of Con" is episode 4 of season 1 of the television show Veronica Mars.
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[edit] Plot
Veronica helps Wallace's new girlfriend, Georgia, when she is cheated out of $6,000 in a confidence scam by the "Silicon Mafia". Logan makes a video memorial of Lilly for a memorial ceremony at the school to dedicate a fountain in her name. It's Homecoming and Veronica experiences many flashbacks to a previous year's dance. At the end of the episode, Veronica strips completely naked and goes skinny dipping to honor Lilly's memory.
[edit] Arc significance
- Weevil cries after Lilly's video memorial is shown.
[edit] Music
- "Supernatural Supergirl" - Josh Kramon
- "Everything" - Josh Kramon
- "All That We Perceive" - Thievery Corporation
- "Diverse City" - Toby Mac
- "Party Crashers" - Radio 4
- "Now Is the Time" - Damone
[edit] Reception
Rowan Kaiser, writing for AV Club, notes that the episode contained the "single moment when Veronica Mars got its claws into me".[2] Author Rhonda Wilcox notes the "I never" game flashback in which Duncan and Veronica admit to being virgins,[3]:53 and the dream sequences :113, 140 from this episode in her discussions of the show. John Ramos, writing in Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations Into Veronica Mars, notes the episode as one where Keith has lied to aid Veronica.[4] The episode has been referenced in multiple graduate theses.[5][6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Listings: Veronica Mars". http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20041005upn06/. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ Kaiser, Rowan (June 17, 2011). ""The Wrath Of Con"/"You Think You Know Somebody"". http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-wrath-of-conyou-think-you-know-somebody,57649/. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ Wilcox, Rhonda V; Sue Turnbull (2011). Investigating Veronica Mars: Essays on the Teen Detective Series. McFarland. http://books.google.com/books?id=nEde9OJq93gC&pg=PA53&dq=%22wrath+of+con%22+veronica+mars&hl=en&ei=ufNeTr6VMougtweG792lCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22wrath%20of%20con%22%20veronica%20mars&f=false. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ Thomas, Rob; Leah Wilson (2007). Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations Into Veronica Mars. BenBella Books. p. 110. ISBN 9781933771137. http://books.google.com/books?id=VHu3waVCobIC&pg=PT116&dq=%22wrath+of+con%22+veronica+mars&hl=en&ei=Z_deTsvVO4y5tgeYkOWlCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=wrath%20of%20con&f=false. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ Austin, Alexander Chane (May 7, 2007). "Expectations Across Entertainment Media". http://cms.mit.edu/research/theses/AlecAustin2007.pdf. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ Mathis, Corine Elizabeth (May 9, 2009). ""That Girl of Yours, She’s Pretty Hard-Boiled": Film Noir and the Claiming and Performance of Gender in Veronica Mars". http://etd.auburn.edu/etd/bitstream/handle/10415/1639/Final%20Formatted%20Copy--Thesis.pdf?sequence=1. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
[edit] External links
- "The Wrath of Con" at the Internet Movie Database
- "The Wrath of Con" at TV.com
- "The Wrath of Con" at Mars Investigations
- "The Wrath of Con" at Television Without Pity
