Pilot (Veronica Mars)
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| “Pilot” | |
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| Veronica Mars episode | |
 Veronica goes to cut down Wallace from a flagpole |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Guest stars | Michael Muhney Corinne Bohrer Amanda Seyfried Lisa Thornhill Kyle Secor |
| Written by | Rob Thomas |
| Directed by | Mark Piznarski |
| Original airdate | September 22, 2004 |
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| List of Veronica Mars episodes | |
"Pilot" is the first episode of season one and the pilot of the noir teen drama television series Veronica Mars. The episode aired September 22, 2004 on the UPN network.
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[edit] Plot
Veronica starts her Junior year at Neptune High by cutting down Wallace Fennel, the new kid, from the flag pole. He helps her as she helps get the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway (US)) bikers out of trouble and solve a case for her dad. Throughout, there are flashbacks showing how her best friend, Lilly Kane, who had been murdered, while revealing Veronica had been date-raped during a party.
[edit] Arc significance
- All the mysteries are set up and all the main characters are introduced, including Duncan Kane, Logan Echolls, Eli “Weevil” Navarro, Wallace Fennel, Keith Mars, and Veronica Mars herself.
- Veronica finds out that it was her mother, Lianne Mars, at the Camelot motel with Jake Kane, and that her father was still investigating Lilly Kane's murder.
[edit] Music
- La Femme d'Argent - Air [DVD only - not in original broadcast]
- What You Want - The Wayouts
- Insincere Because I - The Dandy Warhols
- Sitt'n on Top of the World - Botany Boyz
- Just Another - Pete Yorn
- White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash
- Give You More - Taxi Doll
- Girls - Death in Vegas
- Bathroom Stall - DAMe Lee
- Weak Become Heroes - The Streets
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult
- Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba
- Atomic Girl - Wannabes
- Butterflies - Davíd Garza
[edit] Production details
In the produced version of the "Pilot" episode, Lilly Kane is found by the pool in the same spot where she was murdered. However, series creator Rob Thomas indicated that this was not originally where Lilly's body was to be found. During the audio commentary (which can be found at Thomas's Web site, or a direct link: http://www.slaverats.com/files/DVD_Commentary.mp3) that Thomas recorded for the "Pilot" episode, he says the following (starting at 15:51 -- details edited to remove major plot spoilers):
Another bit of business: this 'Lilly dead by the pool' was re-shot later. Originally, Lilly was found in the ocean, and I had a plan for how everything went down. But when the series got ordered the network asked to hear my overall plan, and they just felt like it was too dark and creepy. It would have meant that {a character} actually disposed of {Lilly}s body in the ocean, {for a specific plot reason}. They decided that was too dark, and we came up with this compromise.
See the "Return of the Kane" episode page for further information.
[edit] Quotes
- Veronica: Leave him alone!
- Weevil: You know I don't usually care what a women has to say unless she is riding my big old bike. But then it isn't really speech, it's just a lot of ooohs and aaahs.
- Veronica: So it's big is it?
- Weevil: Legendary.
- Veronica: Well if it's as big as you say it is I'll be your girlfriend [opens mouth, sweetly and sarcastically says] we could go to prom together.
[edit] External links
- MI.net's Roundtable Review.
- Soulful Spike Society's Open Case.
- Television Without Pity Recap
