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Was it just me, or was this episode kind of boring? Which, I don't know, feels like a harsh thing to say, but it just didn't do much for me. Maybe, it just didn't feel like the kind of episode you use to cap off sweeps. There were good things--Clemmons using Veronica for a promotion and sticking it to her at the same time, any and all Beaver and Mac interatcion--but the only thing that really stands out in my mind is Logan and Weevil's confrontation in the bathroom, and that doesn't seem like a good thing when there was that whole big reveal at the end of the episode. [And as a side note, can I say that I in no way believe an unborn baby would survive that crash, and also, there's no way she could have not been showing at all in September and be that far along in December. Unless she's having demon spawn baby, and I suppose with Cordelia lurking around, anything's possible.] In any case, I thought last week's episode was far superior—which could be due to the amount of Logan and V/L scenes we got. Could it be that my love for an episode decreases in direct proportion to the number of scenes Logan's in? It's like science!

First of all, Trina annoyed the crap out of me, and it wasn't so much because she was an annoying character as her characterization seemed completely off from the last time she was on the show. I didn't feel like I was watching the same person, and I'm not sure if it was Aly's or the writers' fault. Maybe it was the fact that she barely interacted with her brother—I'd have liked more of that than we ended up getting. And on that note, I'm not terribly satisfied with the adoption storyline, mostly because I don't like the idea that she's not an Echolls by blood, specifically because she's not really Logan's sister. Also, I'm not sure I see a point in that storyline at all, I'm wondering what it's going to have to do with anything down the line.

What annoys me the most, though, is that the alternate ending on aol.com was far more shocking and interesting to me than the ending we got. This is almost certainly due to the fact that I read entirely too much speculation. :p Meg's pregnancy is the third time some big reveal hasn't been shocking to me at all—because I'd already read someone speculating that that's how it would go down. I think it's weird that they filmed the two endings, it seems like nothing more than a ratings ploy, too. Or, like, Rob Thomas was bouncing around the writers' room all "Wouldn't it be sooooooo cool if we could have Veronica up on attempted murder charges!?" And then he was all sad because it wouldn't work with the storyline he has planned out, so he filmed himself an AU story instead. :p

And, so, okay, the episode wasn't a total loss, because Logan has the world's greatest sense of humor, as evidenced by his little gang of lackeys (and where did they all come from exactly?) taping Weevil to the flagpole. Also? I knew the Logan/Weevil working together thing wasn't far off, but I didn't expect it to go down that way. Or at least, not so soon. But really? I haven't been this excited about character interaction since the first time Logan showed up at Veronica's door. Can you imagine the beautiful snark? Now if only we can get the Logan/Weevil mystery-solving duo in the same room with Cliff and Lamb, I think I will die a very happy girl.

I'm also a bit confused by Duncan now. I'm starting to think that the massive anvils that have been dropped on our heads are all misdirection, because I don't really think Meg's baby is his, and I'm not sure what else his deep dark secret could be. Maybe it's that Chris guy's from the letter (if he's a guy at all), or maybe Meg's dad, which is gross, but I definitely got sexual predator vibes from him, especially with Grace's comments about "not being ready." Ugh. Also? Duncan is such a jerkwad for keeping his relationship with Veronica a secret, though it's not much of a surprise, is it? Even standing up to his mother at that point, while sort of out of character and refreshing, was just too little too late. If it were me, I'd probably dump him just for that. Though, I'm starting to fear we'll never get to see the glorious break up scene we've been waiting for the last nine episodes.

And on one final note, Wallace has been absent for four straight episodes. This has to mean he'll show up finally next week, right? And that he won't miss another episode, right? Please? Does anyone know?