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MAJOR SPOILERS FOR VERONICA MARS SEASON FOUR
Seriously, if you have not finished the fourth season on Hulu, turn around!
Jason Dohring’s Logan Echolls has been one of the biggest fan-favorite characters to come out of Veronica Mars. Even as a fan of iZombie, another Rob Thomas property; all I heard of was Logan Echolls. That was how much he meant to fans of the show. It was one of the reasons why people were excited about the long-awaited fourth season. To see Kristen Bell’s Veronica Mars and Logan actually living together and in a relationship.
Not only were things rocky in the beginning of season four with Veronica’s almost inability to understand Logan’s efforts to be a better person, but then he was killed off at the end. Needless to say, no one ever saw that coming. While the internet has been in an outrage over this decision, Emily Tannenbaum from Cosmopolitan sat down with Dohring to talk about Logan’s death. Apparently, this hit him hard as well. I’m getting the vibes of when the Game of Thrones actors all found out their characters’ fates.
Let’s start with my first question. What the hell, man?
“I know, buddy.
Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas laid out what was going to happen for the rest of the show, which I was really appreciative of and understood. He was telling me that Veronica does best as the underdog and he sort of wanted to shed all the teenage drama of the show.
Rob sort of wants to take it in a whole new direction, you know? This gives Veronica the ammunition for that. Now, she can show up any place, do anything, and it really puts her in this place of determination. I get that for the show, and I’m happy to play a role in that.”
I really liked Rob Thomas from his work with iZombie, but I have to admit that the excuse is to try to make Veronica more independent is a little weak. Let’s not fall into the trope that a woman can’t be fierce and independent while in a healthy relationship.
What was your reaction when Rob told you about Logan’s death?
“Honestly, I was pretty crushed for about three days.
You feel like you have this inviolate triangle between Veronica, her dad, and Logan, and nothing can happen to those guys.”
What did you do in those three days when you were really in your feelings?
“I just moved a little slower. There’s two things. You feel like, Oh, it’s over. It is brutal and can be rough. But at the same time, I’ve gotten to play this guy for 70 hours of television.”
What would you say to fans who are infuriated by those last 10 minutes?
“Take it from me, I helped make the guy and I feel the same. I really do understand, though, that it’s going to really help the show be something bigger and cooler. Logan had a part to play in Veronica’s overall story and turning her life around and getting her to learn to really enjoy life. You’ve gotta enjoy your life, you know? If I can play that part in turning her around to a better outlook, that’s cool.”
According to Dohring, Logan is really dead and that there are plans for a fifth season as well. Rob Thomas is killing Dohring off of everything! First iZombie, now Veronica Mars. Hopefully, we can get Dohring for another project, because fans are not done seeing this man on stage.
For the full interview, check out Cosmopolitan. What were your feelings about Logan’s death and will you continue watching the series without him?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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