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Go Pirates: Veronica Mars

Sarah D. Bunting and John Ramos walk the plank with pint-size PI Veronica Mars.

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It's time to turn those tassels, for both our heroine and her friends and for Go Pirates!'s coverage of Season 2, as the evil mastermind behind the bus crash -- and other transportational demises -- is revealed. The less-evil mastermind behind another timely death is also uncovered, as the long arm of the Kane taps Aaron Echolls from Australia. And while Weevil does manage to get gowned, the graduation he promised his grandmother is not to be. Instead, we're given a pointless and baffling coda to Jackie's story, out-of-character blundering by Veronica, a LoVe reunion whose lead-up seems to have been left on the cutting-room floor, and an unexpected reward for Kendall.Were we as traumatized as Mac by the scrambled writing? Did the acting achieve summa status? And does nobody on the production understand how air travel works? All these questions, plus an announcement, in our podcast on Veronica Mars S02.E22, "Not Pictured."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E22: Not Pictured

Lucky finally cracks under the strain of his secret -- but Veronica Mars is on the case, with Keith, and while they haven't quite solved for X on the bus crash, they're getting closer to why (and Woody) thanks to a blackmail recording and a...health final exam? Meanwhile, Aaron Echolls's trial is dragging everyone through the sociopathic mud, and the chlamydia a pitiless universe saddled Veronica with in a previous episode comes back to haunt her -- but not only her -- in a big way. In the end, Aaron gets acquitted; Weevil gets the math B he needs to graduate for his gramma; Mac and Beaver get closer again; Terrence gets alibi'd by Leonard Lobo; and Wallace gets the rug pulled out from under him when Terrence is the worst at father.Is "Happy Go Lucky" the worst at set-up? Not really...but we're impatient to arrive at the fireworks factory in our podcast on S02.E21.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E21: Happy Go Lucky

Terrence Cook's secret is out, but he's still able to bond with Jackie. A secret of Woody's is out, too, and he tries to blame Keith for the passed-out lady he wakes up next to. And the secret of who's stalking Gia leads to a break in the bus-crash case at last! ...Just kidding; it doesn't, because Lamp soap-opera-ishly interrupts, but at least we get to see Former Deputy Leo again!And Veronica Mars could probably see a whole lot of Leo, but whether she's still mooning over Duncan, distracted by the anti-prom party Logan's throwing in his suite, or concerned that Kendall's going to get Keith arrested for stealing her hard drive, she lets Leo go -- again -- in favor of hearing Logan's slurry feels, then fleeing before he can kiss her. And she should have stayed fled, but a lot of things should have happened in this episode that didn't, and we still have a murder trial to get through before the season finale's big reveals.Wallace and Jackie are happy and cute, which is more than you can say for your co-hosts and/or this episode in an all-new Go Pirates!.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E20: Look Who's Stalking

The search for a hit-and-run dog killer leads Veronica, annoyingly, to Weevil first, and then to the Fitzpatricks, who haven't responded to the recent leadership vacuum as graciously as one might hope. They're also not keen on Keith unearthing Kendall's true identity: Priscilla Banks, a grifter whose association with a senior Fitzpatrick puts her rahhhh-ther close to the bus crash case herself. And while it seems Mac isn't over Beaver yet, she's still over Butters's attempts to date her -- and Wallace isn't faring much better with Jackie, especially with his tactless assessment of her social situation. As the prom and the season's end both approach, there's a lot to get turned around, and Hector's acting may not be on the list as we run down S02.E19, "Never Mind The Buttocks."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E19: Never Mind The Buttocks

Veronica's struggling with insomnia and bad dreams in S02.E18, as nightmares about her dead classmates -- nightmares that, in our opinion, she should have started having a dozen eps ago -- haunt her at night, not to mention give her red-herring clues about the crash. Counselor Rebecca returns to help her sort through it, and to drag a red herring of her own through Keith's romantic life when Keith's "date outfit" confuses a separate case.Elsewhere, Veronica gets into Stanford, but can't count on the Kane scholarship as long as Madison-level 09er beeyotch (that's a compliment, actually) Angie is getting extensions and college credit for semesters at sea, and Logan and Wallace finally share enough screentime to try to take Angie down. And Dick is inserted (sorry) (kiiiind of?) into the bus-crash investigation. All this AND an omelet of problematic stereotypes in S02.E18, "I Am God."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E18: I Am God

Only on TV do this many Sadie Hawkins dances happen -- or cause this much trouble for our teenage heroes, as Wallace struggles with his feelings for two ladies, Mac struggles with Cassidy's lack of R-rated actions with HER, and Logan struggles with liking Gia? Because he's...a monster?But Logan's on the case as Woody's winning-essay intern, and unearths a creepy stalker video taken inside Woody's house. Keith is detailed to figure out who took it and why, but when Woody "cracks the case," it's clear there's more to the story.Not to Thumper's story, though. Weevil finagles some help with the real bridge witness from Veronica, then sets his former lieutenant up to take an explosive Fitzpatrick fall. And through it all, John and Sarah are sourcing fashion in the latest Go Pirates! podcast.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E17: Plan B

When Veronica and Wallace head to Hearst for a prospectives' weekend, we're thrilled to see Troy Vandegraff amongst their fellow future frosh...but Veronica is not, and she's even less stoked when he asks for her help in clearing his name when he's accused of raping a student, then shaving her head. The dumbest, frattiest dumb frat in California doesn't cover itself with glory, but unfortunately, the investigation doesn't end with their shitty behavior.Speaking of which, Keith has to get Cliff out of cuffs after an encounter at an OBGYN conference goes an unexpected way. Trying to figure out why Cliff's special lady friend stole his briefcase, they acquire some leverage on Lamb, but he's even less capable of shame than we thought when confronted with his Madison make-out sesh.And another make-out sesh blows up in Logan's face when he tries to renege on his deal with Griffith and keep seeing Hannah. Too bad Griffith grows a spine at last, and Hannah's just one of the characters we'll neeeeever see again in the latest Go Pirates! podcast.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E16: The Rapes of Graff

When Jane's sister goes missing days before her wedding to a Richie Rich, Veronica is tasked with tracking her down...and while everyone's kinda casual vis-a-vis the possibility that Heidi came to a bad end, what she does find out about her fye-ance isn't great. Neither is Sheriff Lamb's reaction when Keith and Veronica decide they have to share their bus-crash intel with local law "enforcement," but in the decidedly-great department, "The Quick & The Wed"'s got priceless Vinnie bowling faces; Hamlin doing Echolls doing Lecter; Lamb getting his smug on; and a so-called "expensive" engagement ring that steals the all-time-hiddy crown from Jackie Taylor's uggo setting on Beverly Hills, 90210.Will Logan's dating-blackmail scheme work on Dr. G? Why was Terrence Cook shot offscreen? The answers to all these questions and...fewer? In the latest Go Pirates! podcast.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E15: The Quick and the Wed

It looks like a string of pizza-delivery muggings and the blackmailing of a group of Neptune High's LGBTQ+ community are related, but as Kristen Cavallari joins the list of VM characters who are bad actors in more than one sense, it turns out there's both more and less to these crimes than meets the eye. That said, it's a welcome cavalcade of past case-of-the-week characters, and a VERY welcome shout-out to our own John Ramos.Terrence's attempt to clear his name in the bus crash doesn't go so well, as Native Americans get impugned once again via a gangster casino owner who has Terrence's number, and a Lamb who doesn't respond to Terrence and Keith's blackmail -- involving, well, Lamb's blackmail of Terrence -- the way they'd hoped. Veronica's friend-date with Jackie ends with an UN-welcome discovery, and Logan's hard-won movie hang with Hannah isn't really a victory for anyone in the Griffith household. It's getting Corny in an all-new deep-dish episode of Go Pirates!.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E14: Versatile Toppings

When the NHS senior-trip fund goes missing at Winter Carnival, Veronica is tasked -- sort of, and to Ms. Hauser's dismay -- with tracking it down, a chore that puts her at odds with academic rival JB; nemesis Madison; Ms. Hauser herself; and Weevil, except not really, except maybe? But she's on Jackie's side, which is nice, and so is Wallace, which ditto.While justice is getting served on Ms. Hauser (and her student aide), Keith is serving some T to Terrence Cook about his case, including how excellent his motive is for causing the bus crash, and how disappointing his gambling issues are for super-fan Keith. Almost as disappointing, in fact, as the show's take on sex-worker-related revenge, as Beav gets back at Dick for teasing him by hiring a trans pro to gay-panic him. Poorly played, especially in comparison to Weevil's Thumper-framing shell game -- and Logan's possibly nefarious meet-cute -- in an all-new Go Pirates! on S02.E13, "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E13: Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough

Wallace has decided what kind of man he's planning on being. Unfortunately, Rashard isn't cooperating, letting his uncle pin the blame for the hit-and-run on Wallace -- and it requires a Rube Goldbergian, but still pretty satisfying, assist from both Deputy X. Machina and Jackie to get to the truth. And Weevil probably should have seen the truth he's obliged to confront some weeks ago, but by the time he figures out who killed Felix, a PCH coup has pretty much already taken place. Having gotten thrown under the bus, he's stuck riding it to school. And speaking of buses, Keith is pulling a very Veronica-esque stunt to get to that truth, but do the rats and red herrings of "Rashard & Wallace Go To White Castle" lead anywhere? John and Sarah on all these plots, plus a contemplation of the season's midway point, in an all-new Go Pirates!.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E12: Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle

Duncan takes baby matters into his own hands -- and Veronica helps out with an elaborate break-up con, and assists from Astrid and a P.I. rival. But when she feels obligated to dupe Keith as well, the longterm results could get ugly.Wallace is also struggling with doing the right thing when the real reason for his return to Neptune is revealed, and while we always welcome a Logan/Weevil pairs skate, we kinda wish Weevil didn't keep falling down on the job of catching his snap. Committed extras, canonical shout-outs, and a baby-friendly log add up to a packed episode as we hit the midway point of Season 2.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E11: Donut Run

When Veronica gets jury duty, any resemblance to real life -- or interest in various Season 2 mysteries -- gets shunted to the side in favor of crappy legal plotting, wretched acting (with two exceptions), expedient out-of-character behavior, and shirtless Lamb. ...Okay, it's not ALL bad, but "One Angry Veronica" definitely leads to a couple of angry co-hosts, and only the glorious return of Wallace kept John and Sarah from tying the episode to a cinderblock and throwing it off a bridge. In other news, the Haaron/Lilly sex tapes get stolen for exactly no good reason; nobody in the writers' room seems to have interacted with the holidays at any time; and Lamb takes his shirt off. ...Right, right, we mentioned that already. Look, we're clinging to anything positive, but it's one of the series' worst eps, so deck the halls with boughs of folly for the latest all-new ep of Go Pirates!.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E10: One Angry Veronica

We can't say we were looking forward to another Lianne-centric episode...but she's not in it, even in flashback, and when Veronica investigates her mom's 1979 suspension, there are so many payoffs, we're not sure where to begin. Trina's mom is the lunch lady! Ms. Hauser's an even bigger hag than we thought! Duncan hid his relationship with Veronica from HIS mother! And the Meg-nancy is about seven months along! And...also that's a thing that's happening!All this plus a glorious Buffy-reunion catfight; a sharply observed ACTUAL fight; more suspicious minds amongst the PCHers; and the promising beginning of a Bea/Mac romance, and there's a lot going on -- and it's pretty much all good, so share your earbuds with your Yorick skull and give the latest ep of Go Pirates! a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E09: My Mother, the Fiend

When Veronica follows a lead on Dr. Griffith to the Fitzpatricks' lair, even she can't talk her way out of it -- except with an assist from Logan and his gun, and that volatile pairing is no match for the PCHers' determination to make him pay for his supposed crimes on the bridge. But Weevil may have kicked the wrong hornets' nest when he tries to torture info out of Logan...not to mention the snake pit he finds himself in with his own crew.But enough with the pestilent imagery, because we've got plenty of other things to discuss, like the case of the week, which puts gay "conversion" camps on blast but inadvertently shines a light on the show's weird approach to gay characters; Duncan's dreams of Meg, and why TV thinks it's normal for couples not to really care when one half is acting weird; and why it took Veronica Mars of all shows so long to add a PIRATE radio station to its intel mix.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E08: Ahoy, Mateys!

Prompted by Duncan, Veronica goes undercover as a babysitter to try to figure out which of Meg's charges Meg thought was being abused...but the hollow-eyes makeup from a previous episode goes off in this one when it turns out the endangered child is very close to home. Unfortunately, we all learn a lot about the epidemic of dysfunctional parenting going on in Neptune along the way.But the Casablancas brothers already knew all about that, and it's confirmed when 1) their pops remains MIA, and left Kendall nothing but her t-- er, "wits" to live by, and 2) their mom declines to take custody of them. But if she's going to throw money at any problem, she should maybe start with the plotting of Felix's murder, which is still meandering around like a country holiday. This and many other NSFW topics in our latest podcast on S02.E07, "Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner"!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E07: Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner

When Abel Koontz reappears asking Veronica to track down his daughter, she's obliged to team up with Clarence Wiedman in one of John and Sarah's all-time favorite strange-bedfellows pairings -- and what they find isn't pretty. Meanwhile, Lilly's actual killer, Aaron, is back to point fingers at Duncan and try to annoy Keith, and Keith's already plenty annoyed at the results of the election, plus Cliff drank all his booze and he found an actual rat in the wreckage of the bus.And speaking of wreckage, the PCHers burned down Chateau Echolls, so now Logan's bunkin' with Duncan. Awk-wood! See how our heroes put the "argh!" back in "argyle" in the latest Go Pirates! episode on "Rat Saw God."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E06: Rat Saw God

As Wallace struggles with new information about his bio dad, Nathan Woods, and what that means for his relationship with Adele Fennel(l) Hardell, Veronica is supportive...in that Veronica way that means she's distracted by the season-long mystery, and projecting her own issues with Lianne onto the proceedings....Well, when she's not demanding that Wallace pick a side between her and Jackie, whose elaborate and public (access) punking of Veronica leads to a homecoming-dance meltdown that isn't a good look on anyone -- and to Wallace pulling a modified Kelly Taylor and choosing himself.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E05: Blast from the Past

When an heiress driven around the bend by suspicion hires Veronica to see if her BF really loves her, the BF's the one who gets some unwelcome information about his erstwhile intended -- and in the course of Veronica digging up the phantom dirt on the guy, Jackie discovers that she may not have Wallace's full attention, and while she doesn't like that one bit, John and Sarah kind of like the claw-unsheathing it prompts.Veronica also finds out that Duncan's been visiting Meg; that Meg has a secret laptop; and that Weevil and his rogue earring are crossed up in the bus crash somehow. And Keith finds out Veronica's defied him again, but he's distracted by even more unwanted intel about Alicia's past, in the form of an ex(-con?) who isn't going to be scared off.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E04: Green-Eyed Monster

Beaver hires Veronica to dig up some dirt on his stepmother, Kendall -- but he doesn't just find out who she's screwing; he ends up screwing himself, and his dad's Ponzi scheme, and his teacher. Oops. Elsewhere, Kendall and Logan are accidentally outed, and Veronica is a bitch about it, but with a lot more reason than she's a bitch about Jackie, who may be screwing Wallace...it's complicated, and it's not going to get any simpler for Wallace, it looks like, as D'Shawn Hardell is lurking around a romantic trip Keith and Alicia take to Chicago.In other news, a scuffle between Duncan and Logan leads to some of Teddy Dunn's best work in the series to date; the show puts another couple of spinning plates in the air when the dead guy has a connection to Aaron Echolls; and gremlins gnawed on John's internet, so Sarah's going solo for this episode, which as a result is short -- but no sweeter than usual as I tackle "Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang" (with help from John's notes).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E03: Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang

Veronica Mars struggles with survivor's guilt -- and a boyfriend who is either unsympathetic, or portrayed by someone unable to evince that emotion (or...any other one besides fart response) -- especially when she discovers that Meg DID survive the crash, albeit in a coma. As she works to clear the driver's name at his daughter Jessie's request, Sarah and John enjoy some big-ticket guest stars more than others (Kevin Smith), cringe at some music cues harder than at others (the Who), and tip their caps to yet another cliffhanger at episode's end. Elsewhere, Wallace has learned from the master, Tessa Thompson's line readings still aren't the worst ones in the episode, and we try to untangle the Doing It timeline for Veronica and Duncan -- all in our podcast on "Driver Ed."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E02: Driver Ed

We're kicking of S2 of Veronica Mars with an action- and flashback-packed episode that lets us know what our hero and the rest did last summer: Keith wrote a book, Logan lost his mind, and a large chunk of driftwood floated back to Veronica's shoreline. But no sooner have viewers untangled Veronica's love life then she, and we, become enmeshed in not one but TWO season-long mysteries. What exactly sent that bus off the cliff? Who exactly is responsible for Felix's death? And when exactly did the episode directors give up on trying to give Teddy "Yew Aughtta Know" Dunn line readings, and start coating him in shellac? Lots of ground to cover, and John and Sarah won't be hitting the brakes either in an all-new ep of Go Pirates!.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S02.E01: Normal Is the Watchword

It's daddy vs. daddy in one mother of a season finale, as Veronica Mars figures out who killed Lilly, nails down her biological parentage, and ends the episode on a cliffhanger. John and Sarah grade everything from acting to stunts to flashback wigs; who graduates with honors? Find out in an all-new Go Pirates!.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E22: Leave It to Beaver

As the first season begins pulling all the plot threads together, our hero must do the same as she finally confronts what happened at the Pomroy party and who's responsible. And while Logan isn't the bad actor Veronica assumed, other bad actors return to the fray as Keith tracks down Duncan and Lianne shows up out of nowhere.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E21: A Trip To The Dentist

Veronica fights a sexual blackmailer on his own (problematic?) level, while Veronica and Logan plan a trip to Catalina Island until something ruins the mood, Keith's accent is terrible, and yet another Veronica favor goes awry for the Fennel family.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E20: M.A.D.

Veronica helps a hapless classmate find her kidnapped dog -- and helps herself out of her relationship with Leo, when she bets on LoVe. (Ugh, we know. Sorry.) Elsewhere, a face turn for Aaron, served with a side of pasta fazool, is fun to watch even if we're not sure it works, and Weevil positions himself as a suspect as we draw ever closer to the conclusion of the season's central mystery.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E19: Hot Dogs

It's an explosive episode as Joey Lauren Adams and Jonathan Taylor Thomas guest-star in "Weapons Of Class Destruction": Veronica's trying to crack a bomb-threat case at Neptune High, trying NOT to think about her and Wallace's parents dating, and trying our patience with her self-absorption. Other than that, pretty dull ep, eh what? Not much else going on? ...Riiiiight. The Kiss. Lots to unpack, so we tagged in a special guest star of our own, Chipperish Media jefe and Veronica Mars fan-alyst Lani Diane Rich.Show NotesDig into narrative with Lani Diane Rich's podcasts at Chipperish MediaHelp us work with our new ad partner Panoply by filling our this short survey. Thanks!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E18: Weapons Of Class Destruction

When the fight for the Neptune High valedictorian title takes a misdemeanor-harassment turn, Veronica has to figure out what's going on -- while trying to protect (read: "use") Abel Koontz's daughter and parry with rival PI/aspiring Hall & Oates cover-band lead singer Vinnie Vanlowe. But help comes from some unexpected sources...while many wooden line readings come from that same old predictable one.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E17: Kanes And Abel's

Van Clemmons tasks Veronica with getting a rival school's goat -- and just in time, as she'll need some tips on nimbly dodging odious flashbacks to She Who Ruins Everything, Lianne. Elsewhere, interrogation tapes raise more questions than they answer, and Duncan is a log. Join us as we chew the tin can-- er, FAT about "Betty And Veronica."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E16: Betty and Veronica

A Russian internet bride who's changed her mind about her shleppy groom hires the Marses to track him down, but her charmingly accented bushwa about soulmates may hide her real agenda, plus Meg has a secret admirer and Logan has to face reality in Season 1, Episode 15, "Ruskie Business."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E15: Ruskie Business

A future Gossip Girl leverages her current gossip-girl rep to help a friend, which ends up pitting the Marses against one another when Veronica's favorite teacher gets caught up in the scandal. But she still makes time -- for the first time in a while -- to work Lilly Kane's murder in S01.E14.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E14: Mars vs. Mars

When a (used to be) friend of Veronica's is apparently kidnapped, she's plunged into the Suge Lite world of local rap impresario Bone Hamilton -- and flashed back to her role in the end of Lilly and Logan's relationship. Logan himself struggles with Aaron's bullshitty "grieving" of Lynn, and seeks help from an unlikely source. And there is a lot of terrible acting. Like, really a lot. Pull up a clipboard and listen to our latest pod on "Lord Of The Bling"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E13: Lord of the Bling

When Veronica gets framed for selling fake IDs, she has to figure out whether Neptune High's secret society is responsible for the set-up. Bad news: she has to do karaoke. Good news: Wallace gets something substantial to do. Elsewhere, Aaron Echolls's infidelities finally push Lynn too far, someone uses finger guns, and Radio Free Stapler gives Veronica new clues in Lilly's murder.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E12: Clash of the Tritons

When the E-String Strangler proves he's still on the loose, Keith and Sheriff Lamb have to team up to hunt him down, and Mac finds out she was switched at birth with...Madison Sinclair?! With special appearances by Fetal Jesse Pinkman, Deputy Leo, and the Pasta Fazool Task Force!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E11: Silence of the Lamb

When the usual fan letters take a threatening turn, Lynn Echolls hires Keith to see which of her husband's side pieces (not that she knows that) (or DOES SHE) is about to boil a bunny on Aaron's stovetop. Elsewhere, Veronica pushes aside her nausea at maybe being Duncan's sister to figure out who stole Weevil's winnings at Logan's Friday-night poker game, and Sarah and John wonder about boxer coordination and Rounders homages.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E10: An Echolls Family Christmas

Is the Moon Calf Collective a cult, or just a drippily sincere commune trying to make money off poinsettias? Veronica goes undercover with Greg from Felicity to find out why a hot rich classmate is so taken with the group, while scamming Keith out of a DNA sample at the same time. Keith, meanwhile, bought his child a secondhand waterbed, and your hosts are ooged out big-time.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E09: Drinking the Kool-Aid

A purity test is wreaking havoc at Neptune High, and Veronica tries to rescue an old friend from its ill-effects -- with the help of a new friend! Elsewhere, Keith offers help to Wallace's mom and gets frostbite for his troubles, and Abel Koontz is...not a the-truth-shall-set-you-free kinda guy?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E08: Like a Virgin

As Veronica gets (over-)involved in whether her upstairs neighbor Jessica Chastain got disappeared by Parker from Buffy, Logan and Weevil bond in a detention hilariously ruled by Captain Fuller from 21 Jump Street, and Veronica worries that she might have been kissing her brother.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E07: The Girl Next Door

A school election pits have Duncan against have-not Wanda Varner, and Veronica finds herself in the thick of it. Also, Logan loses some people forever by organizing bumfights, and a pair of very important shoes surfaces.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E06: Return of the Kane

A trip to Tijuana leads to trouble for Troy, but when Veronica tries to bail him out, she discovers her boyfriend has some secrets. Also, Rebecca and Keith are A Thing and...aren't very subtle about it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E05: You Think You Know Somebody

Wallace likes a girl at school about whom the less said the better, but Veronica still takes on some gamers on her behalf. Also, a crash course in Lilly Kane lets us appreciate what Veronica -- and all of us -- lost.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E04: The Wrath of Con

A boy at school scams Veronica into looking for his dead father, but gets more than he bargained for when the dad turns out to be not so much deceased. Meanwhile, Duncan goes off his meds and sees visions of Dead Lilly as a result, while Veronica kisses Troy, because she's not blind.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E03: Meet John Smith

With Weevil as the prime suspect, Veronica Mars takes on a credit-card-fraud case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S01.E02: Credit Where Credit's Due

Teenage PI Veronica Mars navigates the world of rich 09ers, surly bikers, and sleazy two-bit criminals -- all while trying to solve the murder of her best friend. In our new podcast, Sarah and John navigate the world of mid-aughts TV teen noir, and discuss everything from motifs to smell-the-fart acting to alternate-universe casting and BTS drama. Grab some Backup and join us!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices