Someone called Mandy has lost her dog and wants Veronica to find him.
Even though Veronica’s busy enough trying to find out why Weevil broke into Lilly Kane’s bedroom the other night…
Logan’s sister Trina has a boyfriend who is bad news.
But Mr Bad News himself Aaron Echolls is there to deal some very bad news to Trina’s boyfriend’s face.
Veronica breaks up with Deputy Leo, but they stay friends - so he can carry on doing favours for her, great, lucky him.
A LONG TIME AGO ON VERONICA MARS:
Something’s afoot at Neptune High - the bomb squad is sniffing around.
And there are two suspicious students: the one with a bedroom full of weapons…
…and the one who’s basically Christian Slater in Heathers, plus a car full of fertilizer and guns.
Also we meet another new Duncan: Disappearing Duncan. Where’s Duncan gone??
Meanwhile, there’s romance in the air: Keith and Wallace’s mom are dating!
Aaaand: there’s also the kiss that launched a thousand ’ships.
A LONG TIME AGO ON VERONICA MARS:
The school mascot, Polly the parrot, is missing!
A rival school’s mascot, Billy the goat, is also missing!
No longer missing, though: Veronica’s mom. But she’s not in a good way…
One person’s having a good time, at least: Wallace! He’s the toast of the basketball team, he’s getting high fived wherever he goes, and someone’s leaving cookies in his locker.
Join Jenny Owen Youngs and Helen Zaltzman to investigate Veronica Mars Season 1 Episode 16: Betty and Veronica, and consider such mysteries as when Veronica got good at baking, why Keith Mars has to say the phrase ‘making love’ a million times this episode, and which delivery company would handle an unstable box full of raw goat meat.
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A LONG TIME AGO ON VERONICA MARS:
A Russian mail order bride wants Veronica to find her lost love, an actor named Tom Cruz. (Note: NOT Tom Cruise.)
Meg Manning wants Veronica to find the identity of her secret admirer - which rich white boy of Neptune could it be??
Logan’s on hotel stakeout in the hopes of finding his mom.
Keith is being tailed by two guys in terrible suits.
And could one of them lend Logan some pants?
Join Jenny Owen Youngs and Helen Zaltzman to investigate Veronica Mars Season 1 Episode 15: Ruskie Business, and probe such mysteries as why Wallace is STILL unable to resist doing favours for Veronica when said favours earn him a reputation as a jockstrap-sniffer, whether Veronica just has a stack of bridezilla props ready to go, and whether we’d rather go to prom with “some kid with that high school kid look” or a trashcan with boobs.
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Student Carrie Bishop claims that Mr Rooks, the best teacher at Neptune High, has had sex with her.
But Veronica is determined to prove Mr Rooks innocent! She doesn’t like Carrie, and she loves Mr Rooks’s wacky theatrical teacher tricks.
This puts her at odds with Keith all episode - we hate it when the Marses fight! But we love the very good prank he plays on Veronica.
Logan needs Veronica to prove that his mother is still alive.
And Veronica pays another visit to Abel Koontz on death row.
Join Jenny Owen Youngs and Helen Zaltzman to investigate Veronica Mars Season 1 Episode 14: Mars vs Mars, and crack such mysteries as whether there’s only one cafe in Neptune, whether a Teacher With Wacky Fun Teaching Methods actually makes you learn anything, if you can pay a visit to Death Row just for a mic drop moment, and why Veronica is channelling Sheriff Lamb this episode.
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A LONG TIME AGO, ON VERONICA MARS:
A serial killer is on the loose, strangling young women with guitar strings.
But because the victims are “party girls”, Sheriff Lamb’s not too bothered about investigating.
Luckily, Keith Mars IS bothered! He’s on the case! And he’s wearing a suit!
Meanwhile, Veronica is investigating high schoolers’ parents - and discovers shocking information about her friend Mac.
But to cheer her up, she’s got a new friend, Leo, to extract favours from - her favourite thing.
Join Jenny Owen Youngs and Helen Zaltzman to investigate Veronica Mars Season 1 Episode 11: Silence of the Lamb, and get stuck into such mysteries as: why does this episode hate guitarists SO MUCH? What’s Jenny’s connection with Girls Gone Wild? And what’s so bad about nachos??
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