Veronica Mars Villainy
Season 3 of Veronica Mars doesn’t hold the same thrill for me as did Season 1, but it’s still pretty entertaining. Last week, I noted that the TA’s hair was weird, and he might be a woman, and in that case couldn’t be the rapist. Boy did I feel silly for making that assumption when he told Veronica smugly that there had been no DNA evidence in the case yet.
With the disclaimer that I’m terrible at predicting things on shows, I will venture to guess that the TA was not born with male DNA and male parts. Either he’s a pseudo-hermaprodite (male DNA, but physically more female looking than male) or he was born with female DNA and has either undergone reassignment treatment (hormones and/or surgery) or cross dresses in order to identify as a male.
Just because he’s not what he seems doesn’t mean he’s the villain, though, and I hope he’s not. I have no problem with making B-movie actors (Harry Hamlin and Steve Gutenberg) the bad guys, as they were in Seasons 1 and 2. But a transsexual as the villain just adds to the objectification and vilification of an already marginalized group.
Logan’s mysterious announcement at the end of the last episode made me roll my eyes and hope that he was with another girl. Long ago I loved the chemistry between them. Now they bore me. My favorite couple on TV now is Helo and Athena from Battlestar Galactica.
And speaking of TV couples, I’m suspicious of how Bones can progress and not kill the chemistry between the leads. Did anyone else feel last week’s Vegas episode felt like something out of Angel? Maybe it was the goofiness.