"The Wrath of Con" is the fourth episode of first season of Veronica Mars
Plot
Lilly's memorial video.
Veronica helps Wallace's new girlfriend, Georgia, when she is cheated out of $6,000 in a confidence scam by the "Silicon Mafia".
Logan has to make a video memorial of Lilly for the memorial ceremony when her family dedicates a fountain bearing her name at the school.
Also: it's homecoming and Veronica has lots of flashbacks to a better time. At the end of the episode, Veronica strips herself completely naked and goes skinny dipping to honor Lilly's memory.
Arc significance
- Weevil cries after Lilly's video memorial is shown.
Cast
Main Cast
- Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars
- Percy Daggs III as Wallace Fennel
- Teddy Dunn as Duncan Kane
- Jason Dohring as Logan Echolls
- Francis Capra as Eli "Weevil" Navarro
- Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Mallory Dent
- Enrico Colantoni as Keith Mars
Guest Stars
- Melissa Leo as Julia
- Aaron Ashmore as Troy Vandegraff
- Lisa Thornhill as Celeste Kane
- Amanda Seyfried as Lilly Kane
- Bobby Edner as Justin Smith
- Paula Marshall as Rebecca James
- Kyle Secor as Jake Kane
Music
- "Supernatural Supergirl" - Josh Kramon
- "Everything" - Josh Kramon
- "All That We Perceive" - Thievery Corporation
- "Diverse City" - Toby Mac
- "Party Crashers" - Radio 4
- "Now Is the Time" - Damone
Quotes
- Lilly: Hey, I'm only young once. How many braless years do I have left?
- Wallace: It's not going to work. You can't take the cool outta me. Look — pocket protector and I'm still full of pimp juice!
- Veronica: [to Lilly] Our boyfriends are all class.
- Lilly: Okay my turn, Logan.
- Logan: Truth.
- Lilly: What did you think of Veronica the first time you saw her?
- Logan: I don't know. I thought she was hot.
- Veronica: I was twelve when you moved here.
- Logan: Oh like you weren't working it in your shorts and knee socks.
- [Veronica punches Logan's arm]
- Veronica: That was my soccer uniform!
Trivia
- The title Wrath of Con is a play on the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
- The black and white image of Lilly that is shown before Logan's video is the actress', Amanda Seyfried, actual audition head shot.
- The scam used is like the Nigerian scam.
- Kristen Bell's favorite episode (as of 2006).
External links
- MI.net's Roundtable Review.
- Soulful Spike Society's Open Case.
- Television Without Pity Recap.