welcome wagon mars welcome wagon season premiere season american mystery television series mars fifth episode overall written series creator directed episode premiered october series depicts adventures mars deals life college student private detective episode transitions life meeting new people acquaintances neptune high student named chris gets belongings stolen helps addition keith trails aftermath receiving large sum money pictured learning actually target end episode newfound friends victim serial welcome wagon episode mars air opposed upn order attract new viewers thomas crew decided changes including altering theme song narrative structure beginning episode contrast previous seasons involved major season long mystery writers planned consecutive mysteries play course season episode sees introduction series regulars promotion series regular status airing episode received million viewers received mixed positive reviews ign thought episode proves clever witty critical increasing focus rape plot synopsis starts class mystery given class minutes logan dating dick returned getting shaken beaver suicide approaches keith case denies keith tracking bail roommate loses belongings comes help bail gets car keith mac listen rape victim protesting university policies issue soon dick crashes rally keith tells helped town targeted visit police department victims learns welcome wagon actually fake meets mac parker mac wallace concert talks problem concert kids saw white girl fat dick shows mac door tells beaver cared finds guitar visit seller seller description matches people talks suspect says doesn match woman saw keith bail car gets stranded signs program class notices kids concert criminal record dick gets beaten talks man girlfriend logan man finds welcome wagon girl seller husband asks logan boyfriend keith bail house romantically involved dinner keith learns working keith returns late killed leaves keith dead cold night air dick shows logan door cries sleeps mac couch night morning find parker raped head shaved production development welcome wagon episode series air opposed upn spokesman said series picked critics research consistently shown shared audience upn model placed girls network hoping girls audience stay tuned mars thomas stated requested changes fit better girls audience network wants good companion piece girls couple thoughts storylines dark welcome wagon introduces new title sequence visuals theme song different friends employed theme song remix instead original changes thomas elaborated main titles change previous titles high school aesthetic felt silly college sort look paper felt like needed change college season titles network clear wanting sell high school noir went college chance titles wanted feel noir new theme song thomas asked commission remix original track thomas reported enjoying listening thomas crew introduced narrative changes starting season thomas wanted invite new viewers trying start clean slate references character development regards welcome wagon thomas stated wanted episode year rely past knowledge tried episode sort breezy funny episode case serial storyline presented second season episode contrast previous seasons concurrent mysteries thomas planned season consecutive mysteries serial service episode mystery large playing field service episode mystery focused available week leading broadcast episode available microsoft users apple users writing welcome wagon written series creator directed marking thomas seventh writing credit series tenth directing credit september week broadcast welcome wagon features final appearance appeared total episodes previous summer asked role season carpenter responded performing little interesting twist starts episode got watch miss episode loop got tune right away casting welcome wagon sees promotion actors star billing tina previously served recurring characters appearance episode thomas revealed going series regular previous summer pleased fans asked mac thomas replied citing living arrangement prevent having scenes keith commented mac relationship continue close season friendship favorite parts entire great strong personalities getting told series regular season previous february days wedding pleased series regular comparing status family member comes dinner occasionally named director pilot episode created order male friend upper class thomas called mold middle class kid portland suburb words coming mouth time serves mac roommate thomas calling mac thomas said character created introduced reaction negative fan opinion second season character episode features appearance teaching assistant jordan previously played character lucky season addition welcome wagon appearance character originally guest starred going play similar role role created couldn role scheduling conflicts reception original broadcast welcome wagon received million viewers ranking weekly rankings increase normal second season premiere received million viewers second season finale pictured garnered million viewers episode received mixed positive reviews ign gave episode indicating great wrote welcome wagon designed appeal new viewers good episode welcome wagon written thomas proves clever witty exposition heavy aspects premiere mean episode isn true standout series given trying accomplish went state episode featured content predicted return dramatic elements writing gave positive review stating great episode lot accomplish setting new environment characters felt organic series criticizing fact rape victims experienced backlash enjoyed characterization gave mixed review episode commenting increasing focus rape wrote things appreciate focus rape fairly rare treat rape victim perspective went state pretty significant issues subject matter disapproved killer choice victims setting new characters especially television pity gave episode fairly positive episode mixed inclusion keith storyline premiere praised new cast members parker add new colors gang hard parker like post rape eventually called episode pretty good start
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