A variety of pop culture references are made in the episode : The following music can be heard in the episode : Beginning with this episode , Sydney Tamiia Poitier , who portrayed Mallory Dent , is no longer credited in the opening credits . In addition , Jason Dohring , who plays Logan Echolls , does not appear in " Drinking the Kool-Aid . " The scars shown on actor Enrico Colantoni 's face during the episode actually existed due to the actor playing ice hockey in real life . The episode 's title refers to the phrase , " Drinking the Kool-Aid " , which refers to uncritical obedience . The phrase has its origins in the 1978 Jonestown deaths , which killed 909 followers , many of whom were children , of the Peoples Temple cult , headed by Jim Jones . These followers , urged on by Jones , who termed it " revolutionary suicide , " killed themselves knowingly by drinking Flavor Aid laced with cyanide , although most of these followers did so under threat of worse violence or because they believed they had no choice
Jonestown deaths
Jonestown
Drinking the Kool-Aid (Veronica Mars)