History Recap / VeronicaMarsS02E16TheRapesOfGraff

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** When Dean asks Veronica why she dumped beer on Drew, she jokes Drew was bad-mouthing ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice''. This is also possibly a TakeThat against the viewing audience (or at least those who posted on the Website/TelevisionWithoutPity forums), since when [[Recap/VeronicaMarsS02E03CheattyCheattyBangBang Jackie also bashed that novel]] (as well as Creator/JaneAusten in general), a large number of fans took an instant dislike to her, which surprised the writers.

That night, Veronica and Wallace are both at a college party. Wallace is enjoying himself, but Veronica less so, especially since she's being hit on by an obnoxious frat boy named Drew (Charlie Koznick), who brags about how many "points" she's worth. Deciding she can't take anymore, Veronica asks for his beer, and when he gives it to her, [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome throws it in his face]]. Not only that, but when Drew grabs another cup to retaliate, Veronica pushes the cup towards him so he spills it onto himself. When Veronica turns to walk away, Drew grabs her arm and is about to threaten her when Troy intervenes. Quickly, the two get into an argument and Drew ends up punching Troy and knocking him down. Veronica helps him up, even though Troy claims he's got it, and Veronica calls him stupid. Stacy (Creator/AliaShawkat), another college student, comes over and asks if Troy's okay and if she can get him a drink. Troy offers her a drink instead, and Stacy says, "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments So, chivalry isn't dead; just can't fight]]". They walk off. Wallace joins Veronica and mentions how much he's getting along. He asks if she's okay about Troy, and she assures him she's fine. Dean walks over and greets them, saying how different college parties are from high school parties. Veronica decides she's had enough and she and Wallace leave. They pass by Troy and Stacy, who are kissing each other and heading upstairs, and they pass by Drew, who's trying to hit on another girl. Veronica responds by tasering Drew, forcing him to drop his beer on himself.

The next day, Keith is at the Neptune Grand, on his cellphone, wondering why he's there. He gets out of the elevator, goes to a room, opens it up with a keycard, and discovers Cliff, [[ChainedToABed handcuffed to a bed]], and naked except for a blanket covering his private parts. As Keith unhooks the cuffs, Cliff explains he was at an OB-GYN convention ([[AmbulanceChaser since it's the most sued medical practice]]), met a woman named "Daphne", they went up to her hotel room, one thing led to another, and when he woke up, [[KinkyCuffs he was cuffed to the bed]], naked and his briefcase had been stolen (when Keith asks Cliff how he made the phone call, he responds, "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Acrobatically]]").

Back at the Mars Apartment, Veronica, who's still trying to sleep, hears the phone ring, and yells for Keith to answer it. When he doesn't, Veronica heads towards the living room, where Keith has left a note reading, "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Gone on puzzling errand]]". She gets to the phone just as the machine picks up; it's Troy, who wants to know where she is. When Veronica picks up, Troy says he's at the police station...

At the sheriff's department, Keith and Cliff show Lamb a picture of the woman Cliff was with. Lamb denies knowing her, even when they show him a picture with her, but stops short when they also show him a picture of him making out with Madison. Lamb says they can't do anything to him because Madison's 18, and therefore legal; [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome that's when Keith and Cliff show him a campaign flier of Lamb kissing Madison with the caption, "18 - It's Legal: Re-elect Don Lamb"]]. Deflated, Lamb admits the woman is a prostitute who goes under the name Sugar Jones. As Keith and Cliff leave, Cliff admits, "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments I'd vote for you]]".

* PacManFever: Dick continues pushing buttons during a ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' fatality.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: As Keith watches the tape of Cliff nuzzling the prostitute in the elevator, he says, "Is that what the kids call 'motorboating'?"

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: The episode title is a takeoff on ''Film/TheGrapesOfWrath''.

This episode contains examples of:

-->'''Veronica:''' Dad, your hooker's here.
-->'''Keith:''' Escort, honey.

That night, Veronica and Wallace are both at a college party. Wallace is enjoying himself, but Veronica less so, especially since she's being hit on by an obnoxious frat boy named Drew (Charlie Koznick), who brags about how many "points" she's worth. Deciding she can't take anymore, Veronica asks for his beer, and when he gives it to her, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome throws it in his face]]. Not only that, but when Drew grabs another cup to retaliate, Veronica pushes the cup towards him so he spills it onto himself. When Veronica turns to walk away, Drew grabs her arm and is about to threaten her when Troy intervenes. Quickly, the two get into an argument and Drew ends up punching Troy and knocking him down. Veronica helps him up, even though Troy claims he's got it, and Veronica calls him stupid. Stacy (Creator/AliaShawkat), another college student, comes over and asks if Troy's okay and if she can get him a drink. Troy offers her a drink instead, and Stacy says, "[[CrowningMomentOfFunny So, chivalry isn't dead; just can't fight]]". They walk off. Wallace joins Veronica and mentions how much he's getting along. He asks if she's okay about Troy, and she assures him she's fine. Dean walks over and greets them, saying how different college parties are from high school parties. Veronica decides she's had enough and she and Wallace leave. They pass by Troy and Stacy, who are kissing each other and heading upstairs, and they pass by Drew, who's trying to hit on another girl. Veronica responds by tasering Drew, forcing him to drop his beer on himself.

The next day, Keith is at the Neptune Grand, on his cellphone, wondering why he's there. He gets out of the elevator, goes to a room, opens it up with a keycard, and discovers Cliff, [[ChainedToABed handcuffed to a bed]], and naked except for a blanket covering his private parts. As Keith unhooks the cuffs, Cliff explains he was at an OB-GYN convention ([[AmbulanceChaser since it's the most sued medical practice]]), met a woman named "Daphne", they went up to her hotel room, one thing led to another, and when he woke up, [[KinkyCuffs he was cuffed to the bed]], naked and his briefcase had been stolen (when Keith asks Cliff how he made the phone call, he responds, "[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Acrobatically]]").

Back at the Mars Apartment, Veronica, who's still trying to sleep, hears the phone ring, and yells for Keith to answer it. When he doesn't, Veronica heads towards the living room, where Keith has left a note reading, "[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Gone on puzzling errand]]". She gets to the phone just as the machine picks up; it's Troy, who wants to know where she is. When Veronica picks up, Troy says he's at the police station...

At the sheriff's department, Keith and Cliff show Lamb a picture of the woman Cliff was with. Lamb denies knowing her, even when they show him a picture with her, but stops short when they also show him a picture of him making out with Madison. Lamb says they can't do anything to him because Madison's 18, and therefore legal; [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome that's when Keith and Cliff show him a campaign flier of Lamb kissing Madison with the caption, "18 - It's Legal: Re-elect Don Lamb"]]. Deflated, Lamb admits the woman is a prostitute who goes under the name Sugar Jones. As Keith and Cliff leave, Cliff admits, "[[CrowningMomentOfFunny I'd vote for you]]".

** When Dean asks Veronica why she dumped beer on Drew, she jokes Drew was bad-mouthing ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice''. This is also possibly a TakeThat against the viewing audience (or at least those who posted on the TelevisionWithoutPity forums), since when [[Recap/VeronicaMarsS02E03CheattyCheattyBangBang Jackie also bashed that novel]] (as well as Creator/JaneAusten in general), a large number of fans took an instant dislike to her, which surprised the writers.

* WaxingLyrical: When she's playing the "two truths and a lie" game with Dean, Veronica claims, "[[JohnnyCash I once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die]]".

At the Pi Sigma Sigma frat house, Veronica surveys the damage, and sees pictures of both Drew and of Gordon Peters (Kip Martin), the guy Troy described. [[AnimalHouse Chip Diller]] (David Tom), one of the frat members, greets Veronica and apologizes for not letting her go further, but the house is members only unless by invitation. Veronica asks about Gordon, and Chip explains he's in the hospital after drinking 18 shots of vodka, but Veronica can leave a message for him.

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: The episode title is a takeoff on ''TheGrapesOfWrath''.
* PacManFever: Dick continues pushing buttons during a ''MortalKombat'' fatality.
* ShoutOut: Veronica dumping beer on Gordon twice in one scene is taken from a scene in ''Series/TheOfficeUK''.
** When Dean asks Veronica why she dumped beer on Drew, she jokes Drew was bad-mouthing ''PrideAndPrejudice''. This is also possibly a TakeThat against the viewing audience (or at least those who posted on the TelevisionWithoutPity forums), since when [[Recap/VeronicaMarsS02E03CheattyCheattyBangBang Jackie also bashed that novel]] (as well as Creator/JaneAusten in general), a large number of fans took an instant dislike to her, which surprised the writers.