Veronica Mars theory (more of fanfic idea)
you know what... I agree there is no body? It makes no sense? Maybe Logan isn't dead?
The question that follows that is if or would he fake his death? I don't know? Maybe if it wasn't his wedding day? Maybe if he had a better goodbye before? Maybe if the Penn clearly hadn't left the bomb in the car? But I still am not convinced Logan is dead? And I'm not saying in a denial sort of way, just in the simple narrative question of what is the point? First rule of writing is your choices mean something? If you kill of a main character it should mean something for the narrative and for the other characters? If the narrative has been convincing the audience to root for happy ending for the two main characters, why kill one off? Why prevent that? Why strip away the arcs of the two characters of that season? Why? But I also didn't really feel like the arc was completed before that anyways. And if I am so honest didn't it feel like Veronica and Logan finally started. Like we have been rooting them to start for the entire show except maybe the first half of season 1 (I was rooting for Eli then), but this further cements my questions about the narrative. Especially in a mystery narrative where death means something. It's never a one dimensional act. People mentioned how Logan clearly has a lot of loose ends untied with his career, a lot of questions left unanswered, but maybe that's the redherring. And Pen also felt like a red herring? Like even when it was proven to be him, I felt unconvinced, I felt that strange feeling like I as watching that first scene in s1 ep 8 when Veronica speaks to Abel Kootz. A man desperately playing the part of a mad man, trying to prove he is a mad man. And the actor who plays Pen is good, it didn't feel like (to me at least) the failure of his his actor. It felt more like the characters trusted their wins too soon. So ho would have experience with bombs? Manipulation? Have a strong enough grudge against Logan, Veronica, even the Casablancas to fuck things over? Who would plant a bomb so close to the beach where Logan, Dick, and Veronica are? Who has a grudge against Neptune? Who was overlooked but existence makes Big Dick look all the more incriminating? Whose narrative felt dropped in season 3? Despite it feeling like it should have been about the fallout? I am talking about Cassidy Casablancas. Who could have faked his death too? Who could have been the ultimate evil mastermind and manipulated Pen, who took Logan, who made sure the arrows pointed at his dad so even after prison, that guy could get what was coming? This is likely NOT at all the angle the writers were going for? But wouldn't this make a great fic? But a part of me wants to think they had to write this out because of Tina Majorino's scheduling conflicts, and honestly her valid choice to deny the role because it was too small to justify. Knowing the show, she would have been written in just to make the story possible, but not enough to actually explore Mac's character. Because Rob Thomas only acknowledges the existence of one female character: Veronica. And the only possible way to bring Cassidy back as the big bad (which let's admit fans would like) would require more Mac. A My biggest gripe about season 4, was there was not nearly enough Mac, Logan, or Weevil.