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The Worst Episodes of Veronica Mars

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The Worst Episodes of Veronica Mars

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...

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  1. Background image for Years, Continents, Bloodshed
    5.8/10(1.8k votes)

    #1 - Years, Continents, Bloodshed

    S4:E8

    Veronica and Keith follow a new lead, and discover another victim. Matty follows her own instincts, landing herself dangerously close to a killer. Veronica has a tragic epiphany as the clock is ticking.

    Director:Scott Winant
    Writer:Rob Thomas
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  2. Background image for Clash of the Tritons
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Clash of the Tritons

    S1:E12

    When a family accuses Veronica of providing a fake ID to their son, now in an alcohol-induced coma, and files suit, the search to find who's really responsible leads Veronica to a clandestine, exclusive organization operating on Neptune High's campus with a possible connection to Duncan. Meanwhile, Aaron Echolls hires Keith to find out who's been supplying pictures to the tabloids that have humiliated his wife Lynn. Later, Veronica bugs Ms. James' office to eavesdrop on grief counseling sessions, and learns some surprising information about her friends.

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  3. Background image for Normal Is the Watchword
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Normal Is the Watchword

    S2:E1

    After the summer fireworks caused by a dangerous confrontation with Lilly Kane's murderer and a surprising visitor at her door, Veronica attempts to settle into "normal" life, complete with a new after-school job and a return to the popular fold at Neptune High, but she gets pulled back into the investigation business when Wallace is kicked off the basketball team for testing positive for drugs.Meanwhile, Keith sits down with reporter Julie Chen to discuss his new book on the Lilly Kane murder, "Big Murder, Small Town." Later, after seeing his father arrested for murder and being charged and tried for murder himself, Logan seeks refuge from the paparazzi and relaxes poolside at the Casablancas mansion with buddies Dick and "Beaver" and their sexy stepmother Kendall.

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  4. Background image for Blast from the Past
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Blast from the Past

    S2:E5

    Deciding to give Jackie the benefit of the doubt since she's dating Wallace, Veronica tries to help Jackie determine who stole her credit card, leading Veronica to appear on a psychic's community access show to pursue a lead. Meanwhile, Wallace confronts his mother Alicia about who his real father is. Later, Veronica learns of a voice mail recording from one of the students that died, made at the moment the bus crash.

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  5. Background image for Versatile Toppings
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Versatile Toppings

    S2:E14

    When a private website for Neptune High's gay students is hacked, and the members blackmailed, Veronica finds it difficult to track down the culprit when the victims want to remain anonymous. Meanwhile, Hannah finds out Logan's true intentions, and Keith believes he has found an alibi for Terrence.

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  6. Background image for Wichita Linebacker
    7.3/10(927 votes)

    #6 - Wichita Linebacker

    S3:E3

    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.

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  8. Background image for Lord of the Pi’s
    7.3/10(833 votes)

    #7 - Lord of the Pi’s

    S3:E8

    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.

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  9. Background image for There's Got to be a Morning After Pill
    7.3/10(817 votes)

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

    S3:E12

    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:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Un-American Graffiti
    7.3/10(756 votes)

    #9 - Un-American Graffiti

    S3:E16

    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.

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  11. Background image for Pilot
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    While trying to navigate the everyday drama of high school, the smart, fearless, 17-year-old Veronica Mars also moonlights as an apprentice private investigator out to solve her wealthy town of Neptune's toughest mysteries. After coming to the aid of the new kid, sophomore Wallace Fennel, who's been duct-taped to the school's flagpole, Veronica ends up incurring the wrath of the thugs who put him there, Eli "Weevil" Navarro and his P.C.H. Biker Boyz. To get Weevil and his gang off her and Wallace's case, Veronica devises an intricate plan that helps some of Weevil's cronies avoid trouble with the law. Meanwhile, defying her father, Keith Mars, the disgraced former sheriff turned private eye, Veronica pursues a late-night case of adultery against billionaire Jake Kane, only to make an unsettling discovery about her mother, who abandoned Veronica and Keith a year ago.

    Writer:Rob Thomas
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  12. Background image for Lord of the Bling
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Lord of the Bling

    S1:E13

    After being hired by hip-hop heavyweight Percy "Bone" Hamilton to find his kidnapped daughter, Veronica and Keith look to the music mogul's long list of enemies, family members and the girl's Neptune High social circle for clues on her whereabouts. Meanwhile, following Lynn Echolls' apparent suicide, Logan cynically endures his father Aaron's effusive displays of grief as they prepare for her memorial ceremony.

    Director:Steve Gomer
    Writer:John Enbom
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  13. Background image for Ahoy, Mateys!
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Ahoy, Mateys!

    S2:E8

    Veronica helps Keith determine who is haunting a school bus crash victim's parents, currently embroiled in a suit against the school district for negligence.Meanwhile, after Logan asks for help fighting the murder charge against him, Veronica stumbles

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  14. Background image for Charlie Don’t Surf
    7.4/10(886 votes)

    #13 - Charlie Don’t Surf

    S3:E4

    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.

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  15. Background image for Green-Eyed Monster
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Green-Eyed Monster

    S2:E4

    While dealing with her own feelings of jealousy regarding Duncan, Veronica helps a young woman who believes that her new fiancée is secretly after her fortune by sifting through his background and even posing as a sexy, available coed to entrap the guy.

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  16. Background image for Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle

    S2:E12

    Wallace's hopes of escaping his trouble in Chicago are dashed when Rashard's uncle accuses him in the press of a hit and run. Meanwhile, Weevil has Veronica bug a church confessional to smoke out the traitor in his bike gang.

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  17. Background image for President Evil
    7.5/10(868 votes)

    #16 - President Evil

    S3:E5

    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.

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  18. Background image for Hi, Infidelity
    7.5/10(853 votes)

    #17 - Hi, Infidelity

    S3:E6

    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.

    Writer:John Enbom
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  19. Background image for Of Vice and Men
    7.5/10(867 votes)

    #18 - Of Vice and Men

    S3:E7

    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
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  20. Background image for Show Me the Monkey
    7.5/10(874 votes)

    #19 - Show Me the Monkey

    S3:E10

    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:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves
    7.5/10(878 votes)

    #20 - Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves

    S3:E11

    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.

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  22. Background image for Debasement Tapes
    7.5/10(768 votes)

    #21 - Debasement Tapes

    S3:E17

    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
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  23. Background image for I Know What You'll Do Next Summer
    7.5/10(746 votes)

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

    S3:E18

    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.

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  24. Background image for Meet John Smith
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Meet John Smith

    S1:E3

    With only a commonplace name, an old address and dim memories as leads, Veronica and Wallace attempt to help classmate Justin Smith find his father John, who disappeared 10 years earlier. Meanwhile, as Veronica faces some complicated feelings towards ex-boyfriend Duncan and new romantic interest Troy, guidance counselor Rebecca James calls Keith to the school to discuss the recent, dramatic changes in his daughter's life. Later, Duncan struggles with ways to cope with his sister's death as the anniversary of her murder approaches.

    Director:Harry Winer
    Writer:Jed Seidel
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  25. Background image for The Girl Next Door
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #24 - The Girl Next Door

    S1:E7

    Veronica becomes suspicious when a young pregnant woman who lives in their apartment complex with her volatile boyfriend suddenly disappears; fearing the worst, Keith steps in to help his daughter investigate this case for the girl's estranged parents. Meanwhile, Logan and Weevil get thrown into detention together after arguing with a teacher, leading the rivals to discover some surprising things in common. Later, while working on an alumni photo project in her journalism class, Veronica is shocked to discover in the '79 yearbook that her mother and Jake Kane were high-school sweethearts.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Drinking the Kool-Aid
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Drinking the Kool-Aid

    S1:E9

    The wealthy parents of a Neptune High senior hire Keith and Veronica to investigate a cult-like group and its charismatic leader after their son Casey moves out to live on the collective farm. Meanwhile, Veronica attempts to get to the bottom of Abel Koontz' claim that her real father is Jake Kane.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Years, Continents, Bloodshed" is the worst rated episode of "Veronica Mars". It scored 5.8/10 based on 1808 votes. Directed by Scott Winant and written by Rob Thomas, it aired on 7/19/2019. This episode scored 1.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Clash of the Tritons".