kissed Logan, leading to Lilly and Logan's break-up before Lilly's murder. Logan asks Veronica for help in finding his mother. Music The following music can be heard in the episode: "The Bomb" by The Pharcyde "The Girl Who Wouldn't Die" by Tsar "Saturday Night" by Ozomatli "Hey Ma" by Cam'ron Production Although credited, Eli "Weevil" Navarro, portrayed by Francis Capra, does not appear in "Lord of the Bling". This episode also features the return of recurring character Lilly Kane (Amanda Seyfried), who appears in flashbacks in the episode after being absent since "The Girl Next Door". The episode's title is a reference to The Lord of the Rings and bling-bling, a slang term for jewelry in hip hop culture. As a joke, the first words spoken before the opening credits in "Lord of the Bling" are "We used to be friends…a long time ago," spoken by Veronica when Wallace asks her about Yolanda. These are the first words heard in the series' theme song, "We Used to Be Friends" by The Dandy Warhols. Reception Ratings In its original broadcast, "Lord of the Bling" received 2.97 million viewers, ranking 106th of 116 in the weekly rankings. Reviews The episode received mixed to positive reviews from television critics. Television Without Pity gave the episode a "B" grade. Price Peterson, writing for TV.com, gave the episode a mixed review. The reviewer wrote that he "did really like the flashbacks about how Veronica had kind of spurned [Yolanda] back in the day." However, he criticized the episode in general, stating that "the episode as a whole wasn't quite as compelling as some of the others." Rowan Kaiser of The A.V. Club gave the episode a positive review. He stated that "[t]he case-of-the-week may have a 'ripped-from-the-headlines' feel, and that's usually considered a bad thing, but it actually works fairly well." He summarized the review by writing that "Lord of the Bling" was "another winning episode in what's rapidly becoming an impressive streak." References External links "Lord of the Bling" at Mars Investigations 2005 American television episodes Veronica Mars (season 1) episodes