Drinking the Kool-Aid
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- For the expression associated with embracing a cults beliefs, see Kool-Aid#"Drinking the Kool-Aid".
| Veronica Mars episode | |
|---|---|
| “Drinking the Kool-Aid” | |
 Veronica finding out who took pictures of her. |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 |
| Guest star(s) | Jonathan Bennett Amy Laughlin Chris William Martin Megalyn Echikunwoke |
| Writer(s) | Russell Smith(teleplay) Rob Thomas(story) |
| Director | Marcos Siega |
| Production no. | 2T5708 |
| Original airdate | November 30, 2004 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Like a Virgin" | "An Echolls Family Christmas" |
"Drinking the Kool-Aid" is episode 9 of season 1 of the television show Veronica Mars.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Veronica simultaneously investigates Clarence Wiedman, the head of Kane Security, who took pictures of her and sent them to her mother and the Moon Calf Collective, a peace loving cult which '09er Casey joined.
[edit] Arc significance
- Clarence Wiedman, head of Kane Security, took the pictures of her.
- Veronica does a DNA test to find if Keith is her father, but she shreds the results before looking at them.
[edit] Writing and acting
[edit] Production details
[edit] Quotes and trivia
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:
- Veronica: [to Keith] What is your deal? You're jacked up like some hillbilly kid who just stumbled into daddy's meth lab.
- [Veronica muses about going undercover as an Emo girl.]
- Veronica: The attributes and style of crap teen poetry. Must be written in a funky color of ink. Must include dominant themes of alienation, sexual ambivalence, self-loathing, death, et cetera.
- [Veronica gets hugged by the leader of the Moon Calf Collective.]
- Veronica: [voiceover] I knew I should have included a few discreet lesbian overtones in that poem.
- Veronica: [voiceover] Do not roll your eyes, Veronica, you're undercover.
- Josh: You gotta open up, let other people inside.
- Veronica: [voiceover] Let other people inside.... Got anyone in particular in mind?
- [Keith is upset about Veronica disobeying his request that she stay away from the collective.]
- Keith: What the hell were you thinking! That’s got to be the worst decision I’ve ever seen by someone who wasn’t literally brain damaged.
The title Drinking the Kool-Aid is a reference to the idiom Drinking the Kool-Aid an expression closely associated with embracing the beliefs of a cult.
