american graffiti sixteenth episode season american mystery television series mars episode overall written directed episode premiered series depicts adventures mars deals life college student private detective episode hired arab couple middle eastern restaurant restaurant recently word terrorist spray painted keith acting sheriff looks drinking regulations local bars case drunk year old getting hit car comes keith attention eventually finding handing convincing fake fellow students addition attends birthday party run logan new girlfriend parker american graffiti episode series larger story arc change decided midway season series creator thomas thought series accessible new viewers addition episode aired month hiatus period thomas created idea season taking place original broadcast episode garnered million viewers generally negative reviews television critics criticizing case week cliché ign compared episode negatively school special writing disliked portrayal plot synopsis logan invites birthday party woman davis comes mars investigations says restaurant stakes restaurant owner husband comes leave speaking group appear shoot married couple husband allow investigate incidents keith acting sheriff called look case involving year old hit returning home drunk bar obviously fake tracks family car incident finds control group young people state bars actually good keeping minors reviews security cameras restaurant tracks person jewish man restaurant owner daughter having affair employee named taken explicit photos father father finds goes photo developing store photos stuck printer gets father shows door angrily fires says real employer wife keith catches wallace night town bar discovering high quality fake leading keith discovers true tracking piece bait seeing distributing piece anti american propaganda mall owners want meet pressing charges keith sends wallace clearly fake bar test subordinates finds deputy check closely keith fact keith fires people orders restaurant owners meet react decide turn husband father awakening turning police expired party mac max shows mild jealousy shows new logan gets parker romantic cake order escape awkward logan introduces asks pretend boyfriend wallace informs crush realizes realized breakup logan talks porch party suddenly kisses elevator appears kisses elevator opens revealing logan production american graffiti written directed marking hull second final writing credit monkey fourteenth final directing credit series american graffiti introduces romantic storyline mac max max appeared previous episodes suspect infidelity main client thieves beginning appearances max planned begin romantic relationship mac rose main love interest rose received appearing episodes romantic storyline mac rose stated thought roommate american graffiti episode mars broader story arc form mystery episodes crew plan beginning season murder mystery basketball coach mars bars stretch rest season beginning episode idea changed airing spit eggs series creator gave creative change believed story arcs alienated new casual viewers meaning change solve series low nielsen ratings reason noticed season garnered narrative criticism story arcs trying new narrative structure thomas stated like good time good fun test balloon try episodes fans non fans react thomas commented continue exhibit degree romantic personal life addition new story formula way episodes focus personal life instead episode time advancing rushed mysteries episode features kiss characters creating love triangle logan rest series movie dividing fans team logan team depending relationship preferred song rally alternative rock band phoenix plays kiss thomas highlighted scene returns home find keith reading classified ads favorite moments father daughter pair season stating fulfilled writers initial vision scene particular interpreted lines episode air nearly month hiatus thomas came idea season place possibly resort attempt save cancellation series brink cancellation point production prior airing american graffiti stated seen filmed pages reacted negatively thomas denied testimony commented seen fbi pitch day series return statement confirmed true representative network prior episode airing information released stating middle school students involved episode leading buddytv speculate logan young friend appearance reception ratings original broadcast american graffiti received million viewers ranking weekly rankings decrease previous episode cabin garnered million viewers reviews american graffiti received generally negative reviews television critics criticizing case week cliché opining strong start new episode formula ign graded episode indicating good critical case week keith plotline sheriff comparing negatively school special disliked considered cliché storyline characters restaurant plot particularly arab american father plotline ending speech american dream concluding pointing cliché didn opining logan actions character reviewer positive relationships mac max television pity graded episode reviewer stating episode series like blog negative episode stating generally boring particularly case week believed episode sent episode tapes enjoyed critical episode concluded wasn exactly triumphant return cinema blend mixed episode calling new formula breath fresh air entirely pleased final scene featuring kiss opining location fact ran kissed keeping character writing critical case week episode general decision address controversial issue united_states like characterization father noting inconsistencies storyline redemption seemingly equal interpretations writers believe cartoon worth life complex character petty bunch stuff happens moral
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