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Veronica Mars Shows No Rust on Its Mystery Machine in Season 4

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Andrew Bloom

Veronica Mars is back and up to her old tricks! Five years after the events of the movie, Veronica’s settled in and made a new life for herself in Neptune. She’s working with her dad, living with Logan, and as the season’s cold open firmly establishes, she still knows her way around a locked door and a listening device.

But those skills are put to the test when a bomb at a seaside motel takes out a unique mix of libertine Spring Breakers and the exasperated people who serve them. The explosion’s victims include a standard party girl and a humble hotel owner, a lecherous douchebro and a nerd with dangerous family ties, as well as a true crime-loving pizza delivery man and the younger brother of a US congressman. From there, the season spins out its clues, connections, and potential motives with more than enough possibilities to fuel its central mystery.

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The Good Place Season 2 Gave Us Beautiful Lessons on Morality by Smashing the Status Quo

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Andrew Bloom

The first season of The Good Place was full of twists, and yet, in a way, the show subtly stuck to its guns. While our understanding of Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, Jason, and Janet changed, their situation remained the same, even if they didn’t realize it. Every episode took place in The Good Place, and almost every episode featured the four mortal beings making their way through that particular setup, while flashing back to their past missteps to underscore the lessons they were learning in the afterlife. The contours changed, but the premise remained the same.

Then, in Season 2, The Good Place turned its premise on its ear time and time again.

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