Veronica Mars is one of the best shows that you're not watching. It has just completed its sophomore season, and what a season it was. I just wish that I paid more attention to it. This is a show that is full of details, big and small. I watched, but I didn't retain much. Does that revoke my fan card?
This season started off with a bang, kicking off a season long arc revolving around a bus crash that killed eight students. The crash was long thought to have been targeting Veronica, who, by a twist of fate, had gotten off the bus prior to the accident. Throughout the season more details were brought to light.
The season finale, entitled "Not Pictured," sees everything coming together as the culprits are brought to light. It also serves to wrap up some other details. Storylines such as Aaron Echolls' acquittal of Lily Kane's murder, the main arc from last season, the drama surrounding Wallace and Jackie, and the culmination of their high school career.
The episode starts with Echolls enjoying his newfound freedom, and Keith Mars wanting to track down Woody, the corrupt pedophile mayor, who has fled town. The father/daughter duo do what they do best, and are able to track down a likely location of the missing official. The only catch is that Keith will not make a move until after graduation.
Graduation morning leads us into Veronica's dream, which is a day that could have been, had Lily never been murdered. Her parents are still together, she is dating Logan, with no murder rap, and she never met Wallace. It may be happy times, but they are short lived as she awakens to reality. Graduation goes well, except for the brief interruption where the police arrest Weevil for the murder of Thumper, a former member of his motorcycle gang. Weevil is that bad guy with the heart of gold, he may not always be on the side of good, but he isn't evil.
After graduation, Keith heads off to a remote hunting lodge, where Woody is holed up. He is captured without much trouble. Woody was facing his pedophilia, and used Keith in a blackmail plot to get him out of town. The scene shifts back to Neptune, and Veronica's discovery.
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1 - Morgan
You forgot to mention that we also found out that Jackie has a kid!
2 - Chris Beaumont
Oh yeah, I did forget about that. Although, I don't really find that thread all that compelling.... I like the Wallace character, but that particular line doesn't really grab me.
3 - Julio
Awesome season finale for an awesome show, this season started and ended with a bang.
4 - Zachary
The man who shot Aaron Echolls was Clarence Weidman, head of security for Kane Software.
5 - Mike
I loved the CW joke.
I agree that there's so much going on that not a lot of it sticks. The finale seemed like a bad JJ Abrams show, with plot details coming out of nowhere (Beaver raped her, wtf?!). Not sure if I like Kristen's performace enough to warrant dropping the money for the DVDs.
6 - Gareth
Yeah-- I don't know if the CW was a nod to the new network. The assassin's name is Clarence Weidman
7 - Meee
Best. Frikkin. Show. Ever!
*squeals like a marshmellow*
Logan and Veronica back together, finally.
And, honestly, I NEVER EVER suspected Beaver *ahem* Cassidy. I mean, Dick? Yes. Kendall? Yes. But, Beaver was this nerdy, weak kid. And yet, it fitten nicely with the plot.
I just hope hat when the *pleasepleaseplease* 3 season comes, the plot won't be about a plane crash, to do with NY. It's too predictable. But I shouldn't worry: Rob Thomas (is that his name again :P) is a God.
8 - Kirsten
Enrico Colantoni. Not Enrich Clanton.
9 - janel4
Veronica Mars is a great show cw should let them make 22 episodes because there letting down Fans there about 10 people in my class that watch veronica mars and can't wait till next season! I WISH the show would come on tomorrow veronica mars is better than americas next top model this is my first season of this show and i love it
10 - Kate
"She has built up this facade of being better than everyone, sometimes the wall comes down and she is revealed to be damaged and vulnerable."
I don't know if she sees herself as "better" than everyone else - smarter yes, and more mature than many of her classmates (remember the hilarious sleepover from episode 2.7? "Pizza has like, more carbs than bread!" - "Duh, pizza is bread.") but I don't think "better" is the word. I agree though that she is damaged underneath it all, and very vulnerable. She's so sassy most of the time but look at her when she's with Logan - episodes 2.20 and 1.22 both show her in positions where she really should cut and run from Logan, but she doesn't. Because deep down, she's a teenage girl with raging hormones :) and sometimes she relaxes enough to follow her heart. Unfortunately, that almost always ends in tears :(
Overall I thought season 2 wasn't quite as tight as season 1, but I still loved it. Kristen is AMAZING and her scenes with Jason are out of this world. Bring on season 3! And yeah, the "CW?" - "It's a done deal" was definately a shout to the CW network. Glad to see the deal went through!
11 - Yana
I looove the fact that Lamb died. YAY