On the outside, the former UPN show (now CW show) Veronica Mars looks like your average teen drama show. But more internally and for anyone who closely watches the show, Veronica Mars is more like The OC than The Gilmore Girls. If season one didn’t seem like it, then the added sex and relation woes in season two solidifies the show’s subverted nature as a teen soap opera masquerading as a modern-day, girl power-esque Sherlock Holmes tale. I mean, what realistic teen show doesn’t seem like a soap opera?
Season two begins with the unveiling of the mystery person who knocked on Veronica’s (Kristen Bell) door at the season one finale’s conclusion. While I won’t reveal the mystery person’s identity, I will say that the revelation will prolong the everlasting and never-ending saga of Veronica’s love life. Almost as deeply situated in the show as the murder of her best friend Lilly is the nonstop revolving lineup of men seeking the attention and love of Miss Mars.
The same episodic formula of season one continues in season two. Despite her aim to move away from private sleuthing, Veronica still continues to solve crimes and mysteries throughout each episode while also discovering another clue into the season’s main storyline. Veronica spent season one trying to find her best friend’s killer. She spends this season trying to find the cause of a school bus accident that killed everyone on board and also very nearly killed her. Was it an accident? Or was it planned? Veronica and her dad Keith (Enrico Colantoni) take converging paths to unveil the truth.
In addition to helping the sheriff’s department with the bus accident, Veronica manages to find the time to discover the cause of failed drug tests by Neptune High’s top athletes (“Normal Is The Watchword”); investigate the disappearance of Abel Koontz’s daughter (“Rat Saw God”); and help Logan (Jason Dohring) in endless problems.
Veronica also finds out what kind of person her mother was (“My Mother, The Fiend”); recovers $12,000 earmarked for the senior class trip lost during a school carnival (“Ain’t No Magic Mountain High Enough”); testifies at the murder trial of Aaron Echolls (“Happy Go Lucky”); and more, while also trying to graduate with the highest GPA in her class.
Article comments
1 - Jade
I must say, I constantly re-watch episodes, particularly from the second viewing. There is always something new to find and enjoy.
Thanks for the nice review!