The way that Alex can get through to Michael in a way that nobody else could the rest of the episode
The complete certainty in Alex’s voice when he’s like “it’s not you” because I KNOWS he would not react calmly to Michael’s death
The symmetry in them both having monstrous fathers but different ways of handling it, bc they’re at different stages of reconciling that part of their history.
”It’s the rare show that can make a character do something that really, genuinely surprises you — and have you believe wholeheartedly that the character’s actions make complete sense. Nowhere is this aspect of the show’s considerable charms more evident than in the character of Logan Echolls [the excellent Jason Dohring], Lilly’s volatile ex-boyfriend and Veronica’s nemesis, who starts off seeming like your stereotypical cocky mean rich kid and gradually becomes one of the most fascinating, unsettlingly appealing characters on the show.” (X)