SPOILERS AHEAD!
Veronica Mars Season 4 ends with Logan showing up late to his wedding and then dying (off-screen) hours later by a bomb in Veronica's car. Many fans are upset by this ending since Logan was a complex beloved "bad guy" character who had finally become a "good guy". But, as the creators say, his death was necessary for the show to move forward - but not in the sense one would generally think. My prediction is that the next season of the show will be very similar to Veronica Mars Season 1 and will all about Logan (who will replace Lilly as the nostalgic "we used to be friends a long time ago")!
This show is one that is best with nostalgia of the past and loneliness in the present. It can show Veronica happy in flashbacks but the interest of the show is documenting her tough moments with a fond look at the "happy" past. Her teenage tough moments were dealing with the death of her best friend, the abandonment by her mother, boyfriend and other friends and being labelled as an outcast at school. As she turns into an adult, we see some anxiety about marriage, the potential loss of her only parent, a career slump/disconnectedness and the sadness that comes from seeing the cycle repeating as you see another child go through your past. And yet, we don't see Veronica breaking down - Logan's unexpected death is what will connect Veronica with adults who have felt a sudden unexpected loss for which no one can prepare.
The show's creators deliberately skipped the 7 or so years that Logan and Veronica were happily living together - those will be part of the nostalgic past that the show will likely cover in the next season. It is also deliberate that Veronica, despite being the best PI we all know, knows almost nothing about Logan's career and missions. I predict that in the next season:
Veronica Mars Season 4 ends with Logan showing up late to his wedding and then dying (off-screen) hours later by a bomb in Veronica's car. Many fans are upset by this ending since Logan was a complex beloved "bad guy" character who had finally become a "good guy". But, as the creators say, his death was necessary for the show to move forward - but not in the sense one would generally think. My prediction is that the next season of the show will be very similar to Veronica Mars Season 1 and will all about Logan (who will replace Lilly as the nostalgic "we used to be friends a long time ago")!
This show is one that is best with nostalgia of the past and loneliness in the present. It can show Veronica happy in flashbacks but the interest of the show is documenting her tough moments with a fond look at the "happy" past. Her teenage tough moments were dealing with the death of her best friend, the abandonment by her mother, boyfriend and other friends and being labelled as an outcast at school. As she turns into an adult, we see some anxiety about marriage, the potential loss of her only parent, a career slump/disconnectedness and the sadness that comes from seeing the cycle repeating as you see another child go through your past. And yet, we don't see Veronica breaking down - Logan's unexpected death is what will connect Veronica with adults who have felt a sudden unexpected loss for which no one can prepare.
The show's creators deliberately skipped the 7 or so years that Logan and Veronica were happily living together - those will be part of the nostalgic past that the show will likely cover in the next season. It is also deliberate that Veronica, despite being the best PI we all know, knows almost nothing about Logan's career and missions. I predict that in the next season:
- There will be many nostalgic flashbacks to Logan's and Veronica's "good times" while they were living together - much like how Veronica would think of Lilly, Duncan or Meg in the earlier seasons.
- Veronica will come to meet colleagues of Logan's and finally learn more about his missions/work - just as Veronica came to know about Lilly's and Meg's secrets after their death.
- Veronica will come to know that Logan already knew that another bomb was to blow off and meetings with his seniors was why this otherwise disciplined military man was late to their wedding.
- Veronica will learn that Logan had to fake his death anyway due to some other mission that was torturing him - which mission will reveal the villain for that season. For some time, Veronica will doubt whether Logan is truly dead - mirroring the journey Logan himself took when he wondering whether his mother had faked her death.
- Logan will still be dead. In fighting the villain that made Logan's life miserable, Veronica will finally come to terms with Logan's death.
- Side-arcs will include Penn Epner being acquitted - similar to Aaron Echoll's acquittal in earlier seasons.
- Throughout this season, I imagine Veronica will rely less on her father (because of Matty's job) and finally become an adult and build her own network of supporters. Leo D'Amato may be the main love interest though I think this season will be more about friendships and support while the past romance with Logan will take center.
Regardless of what happens, I can't wait for the next season!
I also wish for a Season 5, but my ideal would be that Logan's colleagues were aware of the car bomb and the Fiji riddle had been decoded. Naval Intelligence took advantage of the opportunity to fake Logan's death and serve on a longterm black ops mission. Logan of course would never be allowed to contact Veronica, which deeply pains him. When his mission is finally over he is not sure how to tell Veronica. I like what someone else wrote about Veronica seeing Logan in different costumes and setting and thinking she is going crazy. Eventually Logan faces her and begs for her forgiveness but she is not sure she can. As Veronica solves other mysteries and works alongside Leo she is hurt and confused--definitely the underdog Rob wants her to be. And maybe we never find out if they reunite. Still, Logan alive is so much better than Logan in a million pieces on the about-to-be-cleaned street. Logan and Veronica deserve a much better finale. Rob and Kristen, please don't let it all end this way.
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