Veronica Mars: Mars, Bars
I watched this episode with a general sense of foreboding; I’d read that someone was going to perish and since I am not that familiar with the cast I wasn’t sure who was safe (bar the Marses - what is the plural of Mars?). I was on the edge of my seat with as much enthusiasm as I could muster at 6am this morning. Every time a supporting member of the cast reached for a French fry I flinched in case it was laced with arsenic. i thought it all over when Logan and Mac’s blonde room mate swam out to a buoy to retrieve a balloon - have they not heard of sharks?? And then I remembered that this was not Bay Watch. Of course it was something more dramatic and Sheriff Lamb died in the line of duty. Which is a shame as he was a nice foil for Veronica and was growing on me.
My favorite parts of the episode were the Valentine’s scavenger hunt (for once a show manages a subtle and funny seasonal tie in) and Veronica behind bars. I was least interested in the conclusion to the “who shot the coach” mystery. It was sad tale but ultimately I am more interested in who dun in Ed Begley Jr.


Leave a Reply