Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves
Written by executive producer Diane Ruggiero and directed by John T. Kretchmer, the episode premiered on The CW on January 30, 2007.
The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a college student while moonlighting as a private detective.
In addition, Veronica asks Logan about his past, eventually finding out that he had sex with Madison Sinclair (Amanda Noret) when they were broken up.
Eric Goldman of IGN thought that the episode was "extremely witty and fast-paced",[1] while Rowan Kaiser, writing for The A.V.
"[2] Veronica Mars is a student who progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
Keith interrogates the Lilith house girls, who admit to egging his office, but seem to have alibis for the Dean’s death.
Veronica quickly finds out that Max’s friends hired Chelsea, a prostitute, in order to make him be more confident with girls.
As Max and Chelsea (whose real name is Wendy) make out on the couch, Madison (Amanda Noret) appears, looking for Dick.
A battered prostitute appears at Logan’s door and takes Wendy away, citing problems with their pimp, leaving Max heartbroken.
Veronica finds a stain of purple makeup on a towel, and she immediately deduces that Wendy conned Max out of $1,000.
Max and Wendy’s relationship becomes difficult, and she leaves the following morning, claiming that he has acted differently towards her after he found out her occupation.
[5] One scene in the episode depicts Veronica and Max sitting in the backseat of a vehicle with Chelsea's pimp (a woman) and several bodyguards.
[3] Thomas enjoyed Brianne Davis's, the actress of Chelsea, performance so much that he called her and complimented her after filming ended, while Peter Roth expressed interest in giving her a job on another show.
He was positive towards many aspects of the episode, particularly the first half, while he was more mixed or negative towards the conclusion of the main storyline as well as the romantic development.
[7] Keith McDuffee of AOL TV was critical of nearly all aspects of the episode, stating that he was missing the longer story arcs and that once the mystery of Dean O'Dell's murder ended, the show would be relatively aimless.
