not decide the songs to be featured, but composed and created the whole score. Since there was little orchestral music, and Kramon could play guitar, piano, bass and drums, he played the whole score without hiring a musician. Other songs heard in this episode "La Femme d'Argent" by Air "What You Want" by The Wayouts "Insincere Because I" by The Dandy Warhols "Sittin' On Top Of The World" by Botany Boyz "Just Another" by Pete Yorn "White Lines (Don't Do It)" by Grandmaster Flash "Give You More" by Taxi Doll "Girls" by Death In Vegas "Bathroom Stall" by DAMe Lee "Weak Become Heroes" by The Streets "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult "Pata Pata" by Miriam Makeba "Cemetery Party" by Air "Atomic Girl" by The Wannabes "Butterflies" by Davíd Garza Reception The pilot was viewed by an average of 2.49 million American viewers on its original broadcast, ranking 108 out of 112 in the weekly charts. Debra Leithauser and Amy Amatangelo of The Washington Post praised the pilot for relying "on strong storytelling and casting", but hoped that viewers would be able to follow the multiple storylines. Barry Garron of The Hollywood Reporter said that the pilot was "so cleverly constructed, the hero so engaging and complicated and the story so filled with great dialogue that I wonder how anyone can sustain this level of accomplishment." He said that the protagonist "has all the sass, strength, resolve and ingenuity of any of literature's classic detectives [...] and Bell is so convincing in the role that it all somehow makes perfect sense." He praised the pilot and Thomas' writing, saying it had "comedy, deathly serious drama, parody and danger, ingredients not typically mixed together", and said that "if future episodes are half as good, this still will be one of TV's bright spots". Kay McFadden of The Seattle Times felt that Veronica Mars was the best new series on UPN, and that the title character was potentially "this season's most interesting character creation". McFadden described the series as "Alias in its attitude, Raymond Chandler in its writing and The O.C. in its class-consciousness". Phil Gallo of Variety called Veronica Mars "the smartest teen-oriented drama since Freaks and Geeks". He enjoyed Bell's acting, describing her "as charismatic as she is tough and intelligent, giving a multilayered perf that touches on simple 17-year-old insecurity and convincingly incorporates deeper issues concerning family,