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The Best Episodes of Veronica Mars Season 3

Every episode of Veronica Mars Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Veronica Mars Season 3!

In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage...
Genres:MysteryDramaComedy
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Welcome Wagon" is the best rated episode of "Veronica Mars" season 3. It scored 7.7/10 based on 1029 votes. Directed by John T. Kretchmer and written by Rob Thomas, it aired on 10/3/2006. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "My Big Fat Greek Rush Week".

  • Welcome Wagon
    7.7/101,029 votes

    #1 - Welcome Wagon

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2006

    Veronica begins college with Logan, Wallace and Mac, but is immediately drawn back into old detective habits when Piz, Wallace's new roommate, gets all his stuff stolen. Meanwhile, Keith helps reunite Kendall with an old love, recently released from prison.

    Director: John T. Kretchmer

    Writer: Rob Thomas

  • My Big Fat Greek Rush Week
    7.6/10910 votes

    #2 - My Big Fat Greek Rush Week

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2006

    The campus newspaper hires Veronica for an undercover expose on the Zeta Theta sorority sisters during rush week to investigate Parker’s rape. Veronica begins to realize though that not everything is as it appears in the sorority house. Logan and Wallace take part in a challenging Sociology class role-playing experiment as prisoner and prison guard, and Keith treks through the desert after escaping from the scene of a crime.

    Director: John T. Kretchmer

    Writer: Diane Ruggiero

  • Wichita Linebacker
    7.3/10898 votes

    #3 - Wichita Linebacker

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2006

    Veronica's detective prowess is again used on campus when Piz's football friend loses the team playbook and Veronica must get it back before the game. The Dean threatens to expel Veronica if she doesn't reveal the source of her newspaper article. Meanwhile, Keith hires Weevil to work in the office, and Logan's antics catch up with him.

    Director: Harry Winer

    Writer: John Enbom, Phil Klemmer

  • Charlie Don’t Surf
    7.4/10859 votes

    #4 - Charlie Don’t Surf

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2006

    Logan gets a big surprise when he hires Veronica to find the source of his missing inheritance, which escalates from weird to worse. Meanwhile, Dick's fraternity asks Veronica to prove their innocence in the campus rapes, and Keith helps an old acquaintance prove her husband is cheating.

    Director: Jason Bloom

    Writer: Jason Elen, Diane Ruggiero

  • President Evil
    7.5/10839 votes

    #5 - President Evil

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2006

    When the illegal casino Veronica frequents is robbed, she must track down the thief to recover the necklace Lilly gave her years before. Meanwhile, Dean O'Dell's stepson is dying of cancer and needs Keith to track down his biological father for a transplant (with Cliff's help), and Wallace fears he may flunk out of his most important class.

    Director: Nick Marck

    Writer: Jonathan Moskin, David Mulei

  • Hi, Infidelity
    7.6/10826 votes

    #6 - Hi, Infidelity

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2006

    When Veronica's term paper appears on the internet, she is accused of cheating by the TA and must prove her innocence. Meanwhile, Wallace has problems of his own when long basketball practices distract him from his studies, and Keith begins seeing Harmony Chase.

    Director: Michael Fields

    Writer: John Enbom

  • Of Vice and Men
    7.5/10839 votes

    #7 - Of Vice and Men

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2006

    Veronica helps a girl named Meryl who is certain that her boyfriend is in trouble, while a jaded Veronica tries to convince her that he is cheating. Meanwhile, Logan reluctantly tells Veronica why he is sure Mercer didn't commit the rapes, and Keith finds that there is a heavy price to pay for committing adultery.

    Director: Harry Winer

    Writer: Phil Klemmer

  • Lord of the Pi’s
    7.3/10804 votes

    #8 - Lord of the Pi’s

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2006

    Keith and Veronica are hired to help find the missing grand-daughter of the founder of Hearst College, whose swing vote could spell the end of fraternities and sororities at Hearst. Meanwhile, Logan fears for Veronica's safety as she gets closer to the truth regarding the campus rapes.

    Director: Steve Gomer

    Writer: Diane Ruggiero

  • Spit & Eggs
    8.6/101,032 votes

    #9 - Spit & Eggs

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2006

    After the campus rapist anonymously announces the location of his next rape, Veronica hires her friends to help her track him down, but is shocked when she discovers the rapist's identity. Meanwhile, Logan makes a drastic decision about his future with Veronica, and Dean O'Dell hires Keith to prove that his wife is unfaithful.

    Director: Rob Thomas

    Writer: Rob Thomas

  • Show Me the Monkey
    7.6/10845 votes

    #10 - Show Me the Monkey

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2007

    Veronica and Mac help campus researchers locate a missing monkey who was allegedly stolen by animal rights activists. Meanwhile, Keith is approached by Mindy O'Dell, who claims her husband's death was murder, not suicide. And in the aftermath of his breakup with Veronica, Logan turns to Dick for advice.

    Director: Nick Marck

    Writer: N/A

  • Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves
    7.5/10850 votes

    #11 - Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/2007

    Veronica is hired to track down a one-night-stand, but the situation becomes more complicated when she turns out to be a hooker. Meanwhile, Keith continues his investigation in Dean O'Dell's death, and a visit by Madison Sinclair causes trouble for Veronica and Logan.

    Director: John T. Kretchmer

    Writer: Diane Ruggiero

  • There's Got to be a Morning After Pill
    7.3/10789 votes

    #12 - There's Got to be a Morning After Pill

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/6/2007

    Veronica is hired to find out who slipped a classmate a drug causing her to have a miscarriage against her will, but is distracted by Logan who admits to sleeping with Madison Sinclair. Meanwhile, Keith helps Mindy O'Dell when her ex-husband breaks into their house.

    Director: Tricia Brock

    Writer: N/A

  • Postgame Mortem
    7.6/10769 votes

    #13 - Postgame Mortem

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/13/2007

    Keith takes on a second concurrent murder case when the head of the Hearst basketball team turns up dead and his son is the prime suspect. Meanwhile, a depressed Logan refuses to leave his hotel room and ends up babysitting Dick's girlfriend's little sister for days.

    Director: John T. Kretchmer

    Writer: Joe Voci

  • Mars, Bars
    7.9/10756 votes

    #14 - Mars, Bars

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/20/2007

    When Veronica is released from jail, she is contacted by Josh Barry who is desperate to prove his innocence in his father's murder. Meanwhile, Keith gets bittersweet news from the county commissioner, and Logan helps Mac and Parker on a scavenger hunt.

    Director: Harry Winer

    Writer: N/A

  • Papa's Cabin
    8.0/10762 votes

    #15 - Papa's Cabin

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/2007

    When Veronica discovers Timothy Foyle breaking into Mars Investigations, she uses his help to track down Dean O'Dell's true killer. Meanwhile, Logan and Parker's relationship takes an unexpected turn, and acting Sheriff Mars brings another murderer to justice.

    Director: Michael Fields

    Writer: John Enbom

  • Un-American Graffiti
    7.4/10729 votes

    #16 - Un-American Graffiti

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 5/1/2007

    With Keith acting-sheriff, Veronica goes solo on a case involving a local restaurant whose owners are the targets of hate crimes. Meanwhile, Keith is disturbed by the lack of professionalism in his deputies when he orders them to fine bars serving alcohol to underage patrons. Logan throws a birthday party for Parker, and Piz decides to finally confront Veronica about his feelings.

    Director: John T. Kretchmer

    Writer: Robert Hull

  • Debasement Tapes
    7.6/10743 votes

    #17 - Debasement Tapes

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 5/8/2007

    Desmond Fellows, a singer/musician from a 1990's pop band arrives on the Hearst campus to perform at a benefit concert to keep the station from going out of business. Piz gets the job of his dreams when he is put in charge of hosting Fellows around campus and on air. However his dreams start to dissolve as things don't go quite how he imagined, in more ways then one. Keith is excited about the upcoming Sheriff's race unopposed until he unwittingly helps promote an unlikely candidate who throws his hat into the ring.

    Director: Dan Etheridge

    Writer: John Enbom

  • I Know What You'll Do Next Summer
    7.5/10720 votes

    #18 - I Know What You'll Do Next Summer

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 5/15/2007

    Apollo, a Hearst student who suffered hardships as a child soldier in Africa, appears on Piz's radio show, prompting a man to come forth claiming to be his father. But Veronica's investigation unearths some surprises. Meanwhile, Neptune is faced with a crime spree that could spell trouble for Keith's campaign, and Logan finds himself in a difficult situation when Parker wants to spend to summer with him. Veronica awaits the results of her FBI exam.

    Director: Nick Marck

    Writer: Jonathan Moskin, David Mulei

  • Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down
    8.1/10741 votes

    #19 - Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/22/2007

    Weevil asks Veronica to clear his name after he's arrested for selling fake debit cards to Hearst students, claiming he's being framed because of his criminal background.

    Director: Jason Bloom

    Writer: Phil Klemmer

  • The Bitch Is Back
    8.5/10967 votes

    #20 - The Bitch Is Back

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/22/2007

    As the end of the first semester at Hearst College draws to an end, the election for sheriff in Neptune comes to a close and Veronica and Piz discuss the effect a summer apart will have on their relationship.

    Director: Michael Fields

    Writer: Rob Thomas, Diane Ruggiero