(Season 3, Episodes 19-20)

Well, that’s that. Veronica Mars is all over, and it definitely went out with a whimper, not with a bang. I suppose I have to cut the show runners some slack, as they didn’t prepare the end of season three to be their swan song.

Coming into the final season I was really wary. A couple people even told me not to bother with it for my diary, as it was so sub-par. Honestly, I thought that episode for episode, season three was just as good as the first two. Granted, there wasn’t an overarching mystery, but I did enjoy the two mini-arcs that were featured. After that, though, the remaining handful of episodes were pretty terrible. Honestly, though, season one and two had some lousy episodes sprinkled in, too.

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(Season 3, Episodes 16-18)

Thank god for Paul Rudd. With no big mystery stringing these final episodes together, there isn’t a whole lot of focus. Keith is back in the sheriff’s office — which is still strange — and the dating musical-chairs game is in full swing. It’s a shame, as this certainly isn’t a really strong way to end the series. I’ve been told that the series finale is a strong one, though. I’ll find out soon. Read the rest of this entry »

(Season 3, Episodes 13-15)

Mystery two of the season has been wrapped up and I have to say that it didn’t deliver as well as the first mystery. It seemed like Keith did most of the heavy lifting with this case, while Veronica was relegated to doing silly college cases and mooning over Logan. The stakes seemed a lot higher in the rape story line and things were a whole lot more personal.

All comparisons aside, I wasn’t disappointed with how things turned out; the whole murder mystery was still very well done and complex, with all the twists and turns that I’ve come to expect from Veronica Mars.

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(Season 3, Episodes 10-12)

The serial rapist story line was wrapped up in the last block of episodes of Veronica Mars, and the investigation into the death of the Dean is taking the forefront. Well, it’s at least taking the back burner. I’ve been a little disappointed so far because each of the first nine episodes seemed pretty tight, and each seemed pertinent to the rapist plot. These three episodes seemed much more interested in the case-of-the-week plot than O’Dell’s murder. Hopefully things will turn around.

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(Season 3, Episodes 8-9)

So… what’s wrong with me? Nine episodes through the infamous season three of Veronica Mars, and I think I’m enjoying it more than season one or two. In this group of episodes, the serial rapist storyline was wrapped up, and I think “Spit & Eggs” was one of the better episodes of the entire series. Does it get a whole lot worse after this? Am I missing something?

I sort of liked the mini-arc format. Every one of the nine episodes early in the season felt important and pertinent to the rape mystery. There were no filler episodes, all the mysteries seemed to focus on characters that we care about instead of random walk-ins at Mars Investigation. Overall, I think I like season three the most. I have a bunch more episodes to go, though, so I can’t say if that feeling will last.

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(Season 3, Episodes 4-7)

Just Shoot Me wasn’t exactly the most popular sitcom in the history of television, but I was a fan. I thought it was a funny show with a great cast, so I love that Laura San Giacomo has been guesting on the show as a potential love interest for Keith, in this block of episodes.

I’m continuing to enjoy season three, and haven’t noticed a real drop-off in quality so far. We’ll have to see if that continues as I make may way toward the end of the series.

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(Season 3, Episodes 1-3)

Well, I’ve done it. I’ve started the much-maligned third (and final) season of Veronica Mars. So far nothing has really offended me that much. Instead, it pretty much still feels like Veronica Mars, with one notable exception…

Why the hell did the producers feel it was necessary to mess with the theme song? I hate when show do this, and in this case it particularly bothered me, as I really loved the VM theme. In fact, I liked it so much, I went out and bought two albums by the Dandy Warhols. I suppose it’s not the end of the world, but the open title sequence could have been changed without taking the fun tune and turning it into some boring, run of the mill opener.

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