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| "'''An Echolls Family Christmas'''" is |
"'''An Echolls Family Christmas'''" is the tenth episode of the ] of the American ] television series '']''. Written by ] and directed by ], the episode premiered on ] on December 14, 2004. | ||
| The series depicts the adventures of ] (]) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a ]. In this episode, Veronica investigates when someone steals Logan's (]) money at a poker game. Meanwhile, ] investigates a mysterious person who is stalking Aaron Echolls (]). Despite ranking low in the ratings and marking a season low in terms of number of viewers, the episode was critically lauded. | |||
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| When the winnings of a poker game between ], ], ], and other ] go missing, ] decides to investigate. ] also investigates the apparent stalker that ] seems to have before it ruins his Christmas party. | |||
| ⚫ | == Synopsis == | ||
| Veronica and Keith decorate their Christmas tree. Meanwhile, Duncan (]) dances around drunkenly at a poker party with Logan, Weevil (]), and two others, Sean (Kevin Sheridan) and Connor (]). Weevil wins $5,000 from Logan when they both go all in. However, when Logan opens his money box, he finds that the money is missing. Weevil grows angry and asks each of the other members for $1,000. The next day at school, Duncan confronts Weevil, who stole his laptop. Veronica approaches him, and Duncan tells her about his problem. Duncan tells Veronica that his computer contains some private information regarding their past relationship. Veronica asks Weevil for the computer back, but he refuses. Weevil explains why he was at the card game and says that Logan had an opportunity to hide the money during the game. Logan's mother, Lynn (]), visits Keith and tells him about threatening letters that a mysterious person sent to her husband. Later, Veronica talks to Duncan, who gives his side of the story. Duncan also blames Logan. Later, Duncan confronts Logan about stealing the money, but he refuses to give any details. When Keith visits the Echolls' house, he finds a pumpkin outside their front door with Aaron's face on it and a knife through it. Veronica stops by the Echolls' house and talks to Logan, and he says that he thinks that Connor stole the money. | |||
| Veronica visits Connor's movie set, and she questions him about the poker game. However, he does not know who could have stolen the money. Veronica attempts to visit Sean, but his father turns her away. After deducing that the pumpkin probably has something to do with a halloween encounter or incident, Keith goes to the caterer of the party Aaron was at that day. The caterer tells him that Aaron was having an affair at that party. The next day, Veronica talks to Sean, who tells her that he thinks that Weevil stole the money. Keith talks to Aaron, who admits to the affair and says that it was with his agent's wife, Monica Hadwin (]). Veronica frets about Duncan's diary before Veronica comes up and makes a deal with Logan: He will host another poker game so Veronica can determine who the thief is. At the poker game, Veronica reveals her findings: Duncan was faking being drunk in order to win the money, not steal it, Connor was simply using a muscle enhancer, and Logan is not the thief because his room was messy (and Veronica figures that if he hid the money, he wouldn't tear apart his room looking for it. Veronica figures out that Sean is the criminal, not Weevil. Sean stuffed the money into the recycling and picked it up the next morning. Sean and Weevil go off by themselves, presumably so Weevil can punish him. | |||
| Keith talks to the caterer again and asks her to describe the woman she fired. The poker guests then go to Aaron Echolls' party. Veronica, off by herself, finds Jake Kane and confronts him about the pictures of her taken by his security chief, Clarence Wiedman. Jake screams at her that he doesn't know, and Keith views the scene. Jake then angrily talks to his wife, Celeste (]), who actually sent Clarence to take the pictures. The majority of the guests go outside to sing Christmas carols while Aaron is confronted by his stalker, the woman whom the caterer fired. The stalker stabs Aaron, but the other guests do not notice because they aren't there. Keith tackles the stalker, and Lynn calls for an ambulance as Logan looks on, ending the episode on a ]. | |||
| == Arc significance == | == Arc significance == | ||
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*Veronica confronts Jake Kane at the party about the surveillance photos sent to her mom. Jake denies knowing about them, but leaves while grabbing Celeste and saying, "What did you do?" to her. | ||
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*Aaron Echolls is stabbed by a jealous former lover, which results in his wife learning of her husband's infidelity with other women. | ||
| == Music == | == Music == | ||
| In addition to the series' theme song, "]", by ], the following music can be heard in the episode:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://veronicamusic.blogspot.com/2004/12/episode-1-10-echolls-family-christmas.html|title=The Music of Veronica Mars: Episode 1-10: "An Echolls Family Christmas"|work=Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> | |||
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| ⚫ | *"Little Bit More" by Tony C. and The Truth | ||
| == Production details == | |||
| ⚫ | *"]" by ] | ||
| * This episode was originally supposed to air after "]". | |||
| ⚫ | *"Saturday Night" by ] | ||
| ⚫ | *"Camp-Fire" by Starling Electric | ||
| ⚫ | *"Little Drummer Boy" by ] | ||
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== Production == | ||
| {{wikiquotepar|Veronica Mars#An Echolls Family Christmas}} | |||
| :'''Veronica''': Hey. | |||
| :'''Weevil''': See, there you go with that head-tilt thing. You know, you think you're all badass, but whenever you need something it's all, "Hey." | |||
| :'''Veronica''': Just be glad I don't flip my hair. I'd own you. | |||
| The episode was written by ] and directed by ]. "An Echolls Family Christmas" marks Ruggiero's third writing credit for the series (after "]" and "]"). In addition, this episode is Marck's second directing credit for ''Veronica Mars'' (after "The Girl Next Door"). All series regulars appear in the episode. Also, recurring characters Aaron and Lynn Echolls as well as Jake and Celeste Kane appear in the episode after not appearing for several episodes. Some fans of the show cite this episode as one of the best episodes of the series as a whole.<ref name="AV Club">{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/veronica-mars-an-echolls-family-christmassilence-o-58539|title=Review: Veronica Mars: "An Echolls Family Christmas" / "Silence Of The Lamb"|work=]|last=Kaiser|first=Rowan|date=July 8, 2011|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> This (and the following episode) are the only episodes of the series to be aired out of production order. The following episode, "]" was produced before this episode, but was aired after, due to "An Echolls Family Christmas" being a Christmas-themed episode which aired as season's final episode of the year in December 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marsinvestigations.net/episodes.php?id=110&title=an_echolls_family_christmas|title=1.10 "An Echolls Family Christmas"|work=Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref> | |||
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| :'''Logan''': This is why I suggested attack dogs. But no, my mother wanted an ]. | |||
| == Reception == | |||
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| :'''' | |||
| :'''Weevil''': Seriously, don't I just blend right in? Come on. ] | |||
| === Ratings === | |||
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| In its original broadcast, "An Echolls Family Christmas" received 1.90 million viewers, ranking 109th of 111 in the weekly rankings. This episode is the lowest-rated episode of the first season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=121404_08 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |work=] |date=December 14, 2004 |access-date=December 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221204028/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=121404_08 |archive-date=December 21, 2008 }}</ref> | |||
| :'''Logan''': Ho....Ho.... | |||
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| :'''Logan''': Ho. | |||
| === Reviews === | |||
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| :'''' | |||
| :'''Logan''': If you're asking me to the prom again, the answer is still no. | |||
| The episode was critically acclaimed. In a glowing review, Rowan Kaiser, writing for '']'', stated that "this episode works at every level: it's tense, it's funny, it's light, it's dark, it stands alone, it builds up the plot, it's plausible, and it's surprising." The reviewer also wrote that "It also allows for some wonderful bits of dramatic irony." She also praised the poker game, the guest stars, Keith's storyline, and the episode's Christmas feel.<ref name="AV Club" /> '']'' gave the episode an "A+," its first such rating for the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/veronica-mars/an-echolls-family-christmas/|title=Veronica Mars An Echolls Family Christmas Recap|work=]|date=December 13, 2004|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> | |||
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| :'''Weevil''': You're concerned? I'm the one who's gotta go up into the hills, all by myself. What if I run into a pack of you white boys, eh, on some clean, well lit street. I could be bored to death. | |||
| :'''Logan''': Fine. It's a thousand dollars in ten crisp one hundred dollar bills. | |||
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| :'''Logan''': We don't take food stamps. | |||
| :'''Weevil''': Ouch, you got me. | |||
| Price Peterson of '']'' also gave a positive review. In his episode verdict, the reviewer wrote that "This episode WORKED. There are few things better than seeing a bad person get reformed…Plus I just love me a Christmas episode, you know?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/news/the-veronica-mars-season-1-dossier-episodes-9-16-28748/|title=The Veronica Mars Season 1 Dossier: Episodes 9-16|work=]|last=Peterson|first=Price|date=May 23, 2012|access-date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> | |||
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| :'''Logan''': Do you even know how to play poker? | |||
| :'''Veronica''': No. But it must be really hard if all you guys play it. | |||
| == References == | |||
| * The closing line, "No, Veronica, there is no Santa Claus" is a reference to the classic essay ]. | |||
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| ⚫ | {{wikiquote|Veronica Mars#An Echolls Family Christmas}} | ||
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* at Mars Investigations | ||
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| *{{IMDb episode|0739514}} | |||
| * Television Without Pity . | |||
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10th episode of the 1st season of Veronica Mars| "An Echolls Family Christmas" | |||
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| Veronica Mars episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 10 | ||
| Directed by | Nick Marck | ||
| Written by | Diane Ruggiero | ||
| Production code | 2T5710 | ||
| Original air date | December 14, 2004 (2004-12-14) | ||
| Guest appearances | |||
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| Episode chronology | |||
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| Veronica Mars season 1 | |||
| List of episodes | |||
"An Echolls Family Christmas" is the tenth episode of the first season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars. Written by Diane Ruggiero and directed by Nick Marck, the episode premiered on UPN on December 14, 2004.
The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a private detective. In this episode, Veronica investigates when someone steals Logan's (Jason Dohring) money at a poker game. Meanwhile, Keith investigates a mysterious person who is stalking Aaron Echolls (Harry Hamlin). Despite ranking low in the ratings and marking a season low in terms of number of viewers, the episode was critically lauded.
Synopsis
Veronica and Keith decorate their Christmas tree. Meanwhile, Duncan (Teddy Dunn) dances around drunkenly at a poker party with Logan, Weevil (Francis Capra), and two others, Sean (Kevin Sheridan) and Connor (Travis Schuldt). Weevil wins $5,000 from Logan when they both go all in. However, when Logan opens his money box, he finds that the money is missing. Weevil grows angry and asks each of the other members for $1,000. The next day at school, Duncan confronts Weevil, who stole his laptop. Veronica approaches him, and Duncan tells her about his problem. Duncan tells Veronica that his computer contains some private information regarding their past relationship. Veronica asks Weevil for the computer back, but he refuses. Weevil explains why he was at the card game and says that Logan had an opportunity to hide the money during the game. Logan's mother, Lynn (Lisa Rinna), visits Keith and tells him about threatening letters that a mysterious person sent to her husband. Later, Veronica talks to Duncan, who gives his side of the story. Duncan also blames Logan. Later, Duncan confronts Logan about stealing the money, but he refuses to give any details. When Keith visits the Echolls' house, he finds a pumpkin outside their front door with Aaron's face on it and a knife through it. Veronica stops by the Echolls' house and talks to Logan, and he says that he thinks that Connor stole the money.
Veronica visits Connor's movie set, and she questions him about the poker game. However, he does not know who could have stolen the money. Veronica attempts to visit Sean, but his father turns her away. After deducing that the pumpkin probably has something to do with a halloween encounter or incident, Keith goes to the caterer of the party Aaron was at that day. The caterer tells him that Aaron was having an affair at that party. The next day, Veronica talks to Sean, who tells her that he thinks that Weevil stole the money. Keith talks to Aaron, who admits to the affair and says that it was with his agent's wife, Monica Hadwin (Emmanuelle Vaugier). Veronica frets about Duncan's diary before Veronica comes up and makes a deal with Logan: He will host another poker game so Veronica can determine who the thief is. At the poker game, Veronica reveals her findings: Duncan was faking being drunk in order to win the money, not steal it, Connor was simply using a muscle enhancer, and Logan is not the thief because his room was messy (and Veronica figures that if he hid the money, he wouldn't tear apart his room looking for it. Veronica figures out that Sean is the criminal, not Weevil. Sean stuffed the money into the recycling and picked it up the next morning. Sean and Weevil go off by themselves, presumably so Weevil can punish him.
Keith talks to the caterer again and asks her to describe the woman she fired. The poker guests then go to Aaron Echolls' party. Veronica, off by herself, finds Jake Kane and confronts him about the pictures of her taken by his security chief, Clarence Wiedman. Jake screams at her that he doesn't know, and Keith views the scene. Jake then angrily talks to his wife, Celeste (Lisa Thornhill), who actually sent Clarence to take the pictures. The majority of the guests go outside to sing Christmas carols while Aaron is confronted by his stalker, the woman whom the caterer fired. The stalker stabs Aaron, but the other guests do not notice because they aren't there. Keith tackles the stalker, and Lynn calls for an ambulance as Logan looks on, ending the episode on a cliffhanger.
Arc significance
- Veronica confronts Jake Kane at the party about the surveillance photos sent to her mom. Jake denies knowing about them, but leaves while grabbing Celeste and saying, "What did you do?" to her.
- Aaron Echolls is stabbed by a jealous former lover, which results in his wife learning of her husband's infidelity with other women.
Music
In addition to the series' theme song, "We Used to Be Friends", by The Dandy Warhols, the following music can be heard in the episode:
- "Little Bit More" by Tony C. and The Truth
- "Slow Hands" by Interpol
- "Saturday Night" by Ozomatli
- "Camp-Fire" by Starling Electric
- "Little Drummer Boy" by The Dandy Warhols
Production
The episode was written by Diane Ruggiero and directed by Nick Marck. "An Echolls Family Christmas" marks Ruggiero's third writing credit for the series (after "The Wrath of Con" and "The Girl Next Door"). In addition, this episode is Marck's second directing credit for Veronica Mars (after "The Girl Next Door"). All series regulars appear in the episode. Also, recurring characters Aaron and Lynn Echolls as well as Jake and Celeste Kane appear in the episode after not appearing for several episodes. Some fans of the show cite this episode as one of the best episodes of the series as a whole. This (and the following episode) are the only episodes of the series to be aired out of production order. The following episode, "Silence of the Lamb" was produced before this episode, but was aired after, due to "An Echolls Family Christmas" being a Christmas-themed episode which aired as season's final episode of the year in December 2004.
Reception
Ratings
In its original broadcast, "An Echolls Family Christmas" received 1.90 million viewers, ranking 109th of 111 in the weekly rankings. This episode is the lowest-rated episode of the first season.
Reviews
The episode was critically acclaimed. In a glowing review, Rowan Kaiser, writing for The A.V. Club, stated that "this episode works at every level: it's tense, it's funny, it's light, it's dark, it stands alone, it builds up the plot, it's plausible, and it's surprising." The reviewer also wrote that "It also allows for some wonderful bits of dramatic irony." She also praised the poker game, the guest stars, Keith's storyline, and the episode's Christmas feel. Television Without Pity gave the episode an "A+," its first such rating for the series.
Price Peterson of TV.com also gave a positive review. In his episode verdict, the reviewer wrote that "This episode WORKED. There are few things better than seeing a bad person get reformed…Plus I just love me a Christmas episode, you know?"
References
- "The Music of Veronica Mars: Episode 1-10: "An Echolls Family Christmas"". Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ Kaiser, Rowan (July 8, 2011). "Review: Veronica Mars: "An Echolls Family Christmas" / "Silence Of The Lamb"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- "1.10 "An Echolls Family Christmas"". Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. December 14, 2004. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- "Veronica Mars An Echolls Family Christmas Recap". Television Without Pity. December 13, 2004. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- Peterson, Price (May 23, 2012). "The Veronica Mars Season 1 Dossier: Episodes 9-16". TV.com. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
External links
- "An Echolls Family Christmas" at Mars Investigations
- "An Echolls Family Christmas" at IMDb