WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for Veronica Mars Season 4, streaming now on Hulu.
Veronica Mars Season 4 sees the shocking death of Logan Echolls, the husband of the titular detective. Jason Dohring, who played the character on the show, has now reacted to his death via a backpack bomb left by antagonist Penn Epner.
"I think he's dead, but I think, you know, they could always bring people back in various ways," Echolls told TV Guide. "Rob [Thomas] told me at the end of the show, 'Logan is killed in the blast.' And I was like, 'Oh my god.' And then I just kind of, like, for three days had an empty feeling in here [points to his chest]."
"When Rob initially explained it to me he was really cool because he gave me sort of the reasoning," he continued. " He was like, 'You know, I sort of want to shed the teenage drama of the show.' Like the on-again, off-again. I understood that and he said when Veronica is the underdog, that's when you really feel for her. So this is going to set her up in a great way and sort of start life anew, possibly in a new place, be as determined as ever, and as much of an underdog as ever. And sort of the grit she has, she'll find very strongly in this new adventure on where it goes."
Hulu announced its revival of the classic show last August, with the streaming service revealing it would bring back the fan-favorite sleuth for an eight-episode fourth season. The series revival takes place following the events of 2014's film, which fans helped to fund via Kickstarter, and sees Veronica return to her hometown: Neptune, California.
Following Logan's death, a fan petition asking the show's creative team to reverse its decision appeared online. Fan petitions following controversial choices have become more common in recent years, with a good example being the petition to remake Season 8 of HBO's Game of Thrones, which earned over one million signatures. There's no indication these petitions are at all effective
Veronica Mars is created by Rob Thomas and stars Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III, Francis Capra, Ryan Hansen, Max Greenfield, Ken Marino, Daran Norris, David Starzyk, Adam Rose and Ryan Devlin. Season 4 is streaming on Hulu now in its entirety.