Witchita Linebacker

Infobox Television episode


Caption = Weevil as a budding detective.
Title = Witchita Linebacker
Series = Veronica Mars
Season = 3
Episode = 3
Airdate = October 17, 2006
Production = 3T5803
Writer = Phil Klemmer
John Enbom
Director = Harry Winer
Guests = Chastity Dotson
(Nish Sweeney)
Ryan Devlin
(Mercer Hayes)
Armie Hammer
(Kurt Fenstermacher)
Lindsey McKeon
(Trish Vaughn)
Sam Horrigan
(Brian Popovich)
Erik Eidem
(Larry)
Krista Kalmus
(Claire Nordhouse)
Ed Begley, Jr.
(Cyrus O'Dell)
Episode list = List of Veronica Mars episodes
Prev = My Big Fat Greek Rush Week
Next = Charlie Don't Surf

"Witchita Linebacker" is episode 3 of season 3 of the television show "Veronica Mars". It had an estimated audience of 3.12 million viewers.

Plot

Veronica gets called into the Hearst Dean's office, where he demands that she reveal her source for the article she wrote last episode. Veronica refuses and the Dean threatens to expel her. Weevil returns, working at a car wash as part of his parole. He gets into an altercation with his boss there. Veronica, feeling sorry for Weevil, influences her dad to give him a job with Mars Investigations. Veronica and Logan's relationship gets a little rocky when Veronica finds out that Logan has been gambling instead of spending time with her. One of the quarterbacks at Hearst loses his playbook and hires Veronica to try to find it.

Arc significance

* The campus feminists protest the college's local humor newspaper's mocking of the "Take Back The Night" organization's protests, especially after they publish a photo mocking one of their latest demonstrations with a cut-out of one of a female protesters named Claire. When Piz, who was recently given his own show on the college's radio station, invites both sides to discuss the issue on the airwaves, one of the feminists (Fern) receives a text message that informs her that the girl in the photo had just been raped and blames the magazine writers for it happening.

Music

* "Big World" - Josh Kramon
* "Hold On, Hold On" - Neko Case
* "Fidelity" - Regina Spektor

Production details

* The original title of this episode was "Friday Night Sleights," until Rob Thomas informed Phil Klemmer and John Enbom that colleges do not play football on Fridays.

Feedback and ratings

* "Witchita Linebacker" had a viewership of approximately 3.12 million viewers, according to [http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-tvratingstext25oct25,0,3985109.htmlstory?coll=cl-tvratings CalenderLive.com] .

Quotes and trivia

* The title is a play on the Jimmy Webb song "Wichita Lineman" first recorded by Glen Campbell.

External links

* MI.net's [http://www.marsinvestigations.net/episodes/303/wichita_linebacker/roundtable Roundtable Review] .
* Soulful Spike Society's [http://www.soulfulspike.com/vmars/VMep3-3.htm Open Case] .
* Television Without Pity [http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a12547/ Recap] .