Parker Lee | |
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First appearance | "Welcome Wagon" |
Last appearance | "The Bitch Is Back" |
Created by | Rob Thomas |
Portrayed by | Julie Gonzalo |
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Gender | Female |
Occupation | Student |
Parker Lee is a fictional character on UPN/The CW television series Veronica Mars. She is portrayed by Julie Gonzalo.
Parker Lee is Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie's roommate at Hearst College. She is a Capricorn and her hometown is in Denver, Colorado.[1]
Parker is immediately welcoming to Mac, and wants to be good friends. When she meets Mac's Veronica, she says, "Mac's friends are my friends!" and welcomes her with open arms. She enjoys partying and having a "good time", so when Veronica discovers Mac sitting outside her dorm room and Mac tells her that Parker is with a guy inside, Veronica has no reason to disbelieve her. Since their movie tickets are also inside the room, Veronica goes inside, trying her best to avoid interrupting Parker's "activities", gets the tickets, and leaves. That night, she stays in Mac's dorm room as she is too drunk to drive. They awake the next morning to Parker's screams as she looks at her own bald image in the mirror. Parker becomes the next victim of the Hearst College rapist, who drugs female coeds, attacks them, and shaves their heads afterwards. Veronica felt extremely guilty, as she had been in the room when Parker was raped and did nothing to stop it, although she had no way of knowing that it was a rape, due to Parker being drugged. Parker was, at first, extremely angry at Veronica because of this, but later become friends with her upon learning of Veronica's own rape at the hands of Cassidy Casablancas. Parker's parents immediately arrive to take her home, stating that they knew this would happen and that Parker is not fit to live on her own as an adult. Both Mac and Veronica are taken aback by their negative attitude in general and especially the lack of sympathy they demonstrate over their daughter's rape and the visual humiliation of her shaved head. Mac tells Parker that she should stay, as she can see that going back home is not a good idea in this case. Parker is touched, as before this Mac has not responded much to her overtures of friendship, and decides to stay.