the PCHers, tells Weevil that the last people on the bridge with Felix Toombs alive were Hector and Bootsy. Two PCHers grab Logan and put a gun to his hand to get him to confess to Felix's murder. He says that he doesn't know anything. After they dump him off, he finds out that Weevil is behind the attack and threatens him. Music In addition to the series' theme song, "We Used to Be Friends", by The Dandy Warhols, the following songs can be heard in the episode: "Jailbreak" by Thin Lizzy "Dakota" by Stereophonics "God Is in the Radio" by Queens of the Stone Age "Ocean City Girl" by Ivy Production The episode was written by John Enbom and Cathy Belben and directed by Steve Gomer, marking Enbom's fifth writing credit, Belben's second and penultimate writing credit, and Gomer's second directing credit (after "Lord of the Bling") for the show. Despite being credited, four series regulars do not appear, including Wallace (Percy Daggs III), Dick Casablancas (Ryan Hansen), Cassidy Casablancas (Kyle Gallner), and Jackie Cook (Tessa Thompson). Also, Mac, played by Tina Majorino, returns in "Ahoy, Mateys!" after being absent since "Green-Eyed Monster". The episode's title refers to a phrase spoken by Marcos when opening his radio show. Reception Ratings In its original broadcast, "Ahoy, Mateys!" received 2.50 million viewers, marking a decrease of 440,000 viewers from the previous episode, "Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner". Reviews Price Peterson, writing for TV.com, who had previously criticized the twist involving homosexuality in "M.A.D.", was more positive towards this episode's twist, writing that it wasn't "exactly heartwarming that a gay person would feel righteous enough to emotionally torture grieving parents, but that kind of behavior is no more monstrous than typical straight characters' actions on this show." He also enjoyed the scene in the River Styx bar, stating overall that "Ahoy, Mateys!" "was a solid episode. Not exactly fun per se, but thrilling and kinda scuzzy." Television Without Pity gave the episode a "B+". Rowan Kaiser, writing for The A.V. Club praised Mac's, Logan's, and Duncan's characterization in the episode. "This was easily Mac's best episode. Not that she's been bad in the past, but it might be the most she's stepped out of her role as supporting-girl-geek and into some measure of agency," while saying that "Logan & Veronica are a dark, bitterly ironic tandem," and that "[Duncan's] dreams of