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The Best Episodes of Veronica Mars Season 2

Every episode of Veronica Mars Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Veronica Mars Season 2!

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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 of her detective father.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 1 - Normal Is the Watchword
    7.8/10(1119 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Rob Thomas

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  2. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 2 - Driver Ed
    7.5/10(1022 votes)

    #2 - Driver Ed

    S2:E2

    After tragedy strikes Neptune, Calif. and the local sheriff rushes to judgment, an emotional Veronica attempts to help a grieving family member rule out suicide as a contributing cause in the calamity. Meanwhile, Wallace offers to help transfer student Jackie Cook, the fiery, flirty daughter of professional baseball player Terrence Cook, track down the person who damaged her car in the school lot. Later, mayoral candidate Woody Goodman asks Keith to consider running for sheriff.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Diane Ruggiero

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  3. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 3 - Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang
    7.6/10(996 votes)

    #3 - Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang

    S2:E3

    Beaver hires Veronica to investigate his stepmother, Kendall, who he believes is cheating on his dad and planning to clean him out, but both are shocked by what they discover. Meanwhile, Wallace begins dating Jackie, against Veronica's advice.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writers:John Enbom, Phil Klemmer

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  4. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 4 - Green-Eyed Monster
    7.2/10(962 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Jason Bloom
    Writer:Dayna Lynne North

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  5. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 5 - Blast from the Past
    7.3/10(967 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Harry Winer
    Writers:Cathy Belben, Phil Klemmer

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  6. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 6 - Rat Saw God
    7.7/10(989 votes)

    #6 - Rat Saw God

    S2:E6

    With Aaron Echolls facing trial for Lilly's murder, the previously accused Abel Koontz appears to enlist Veronica's help in finding his missing daughter Amelia, leading to a confrontation with Kane Software's head of security. Meanwhile, Logan is arrested

    Director:Kevin Bray
    Writers:John Enbom, Phil Klemmer

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  7. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 7 - Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner
    7.7/10(989 votes)

    #7 - Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner

    S2:E7

    Veronica and Duncan discover that the still-comatose Meg had been babysitting an abused child, leading Veronica to take on an unfamiliar role as a babysitter to determine the kid's identity. Meanwhile, Kendall continues her affair with Logan as her stepso

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Diane Ruggiero

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  8. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 8 - Ahoy, Mateys!
    7.5/10(952 votes)

    #8 - 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

    Director:Steve Gomer
    Writers:Cathy Belben, John Enbom

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  9. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 9 - My Mother, the Fiend
    7.6/10(960 votes)

    #9 - My Mother, the Fiend

    S2:E9

    After finding her mother's old permanent record at school, Veronica wonders how well she knew her mother at all, and decides to investigate her mother's school friends. Meanwhile, Trina takes the role of director in the school play, and while she has a confrontation with Kendall, Veronica has one with Celeste.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writers:Dayna Lynne North, Phil Klemmer

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  10. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 10 - One Angry Veronica
    7.7/10(975 votes)

    #10 - One Angry Veronica

    S2:E10

    Called to jury duty over Christmas break, Veronica must sit on a difficult, polarizing case against a pair of affluent 09'er defendants accused of assaulting a young Hispanic woman. Meanwhile, when the Aaron Echolls/Lilly Kane sex tapes go missing from th

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Russell Smith

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  11. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 11 - Donut Run
    8.2/10(1094 votes)

    #11 - Donut Run

    S2:E11

    When Duncan disappears with Meg's baby, Lamb must work with two FBI agents to extract as much information as possible from an uncooperative Veronica. Meanwhile, Wallace reveals the real reason he returned to Neptune, and Weevil and Logan make a breakthrough in their hunt for the rogue gang member.

    Director:Rob Thomas
    Writer:Rob Thomas

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  12. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 12 - Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle
    7.3/10(934 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:John Enbom

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  13. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 13 - Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough
    7.8/10(987 votes)

    #13 - Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough

    S2:E13

    When the profits from the Neptune High Winter Carnival go missing, Veronica finds herself defending Jackie from the condemning teachers and students. Meanwhile, Keith meets with her father, Terrence Cook, after he is accused of playing a role in the bus crash, and Logan initiates a new relationship while Beaver continues an old one.

    Director:Guy Norman Bee
    Writer:Diane Ruggiero

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  14. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 14 - Versatile Toppings
    7.4/10(963 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Sarah Pia Anderson
    Writer:Phil Klemmer

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  15. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 15 - The Quick and the Wed
    7.2/10(919 votes)

    #15 - The Quick and the Wed

    S2:E15

    Wallace's new girlfriend Jane enlists Veronica's help when her older sister Heidi appears to be a "runaway bride," but the clues suggest something possibly more disturbing happened on the way to the altar. Meanwhile, Keith and Veronica decide that they have no choice but to go to Sheriff Lamb with the evidence they've uncovered about the bus crash. Later, Kendall has a tempting offer for Aaron Echolls.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:John Serge

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  16. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 16 - The Rapes of Graff
    7.5/10(1015 votes)

    #16 - The Rapes of Graff

    S2:E16

    While accompanying Wallace to Hearst College, she runs into her ex, Troy Vandergraff, who enlists her help when he is accused of date rape. Meanwhile, Keith helps Cliff with a personal problem involving a prostitute, and Logan makes a decision regarding his relationship with Hannah.

    Director:Michael Fields
    Writer:John Enbom

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  17. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 17 - Plan B
    7.7/10(967 votes)

    #17 - Plan B

    S2:E17

    Overcome with guilt and frustration, Weevil asks Veronica for help to bring Felix's true killer to justice, but realizes he may have to take matters into his own hands.Meanwhile, Keith reviews a strange DVD that Woody receives in the mail, and relationship troubles brew between Wallace and Jane, and Mac and Cassidy.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Dayna Lynne North

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  18. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 18 - I Am God
    7.6/10(966 votes)

    #18 - I Am God

    S2:E18

    Veronica begins having dreams involving the dead students from the bus crash, who drop clues along the way. Meanwhile, Logan and Wallace become unlikely lab partners in Mr. Wu's class, and Keith helps Clemmons expose a doctor's scam.

    Director:Martha Mitchell
    Writers:Diane Ruggiero, Cathy Belben

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  19. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 19 - Nevermind the Buttocks
    7.4/10(907 votes)

    #19 - Nevermind the Buttocks

    S2:E19

    What promises to be a simple case of finding out who ran over a classmate's dog turns into a startling revelation when new secrets about the bus crash come pouring out and Veronica finds herself again revisiting Lilly's murder case. Meanwhile, Wallace and Jackie try to turn their relationship around the corner, and the PCHers turn to Weevil for protection from the Fitzpatricks.

    Director:Jason Bloom
    Writer:Phil Klemmer

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  20. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 20 - Look Who's Stalking
    7.8/10(999 votes)

    #20 - Look Who's Stalking

    S2:E20

    Gia enlists Veronica's help to find out who is stalking her, and Clemmons cancels the senior prom.

    Director:Michael Fields
    Writer:John Enbom

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  21. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 21 - Happy Go Lucky
    8.0/10(963 votes)

    #21 - Happy Go Lucky

    S2:E21

    Veronica takes the stand in Aaron Echolls's murder trial, and is distracted during final exams while waiting for the verdict. Meanwhile, Keith takes new evidence about the mayor to Lamb, and Weevil asks Mac and Cassidy for help to pass algebra.

    Director:Steve Gomer
    Writer:Diane Ruggiero

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  22. Veronica Mars Season 2 Episode 22 - Not Pictured
    8.8/10(1408 votes)

    #22 - Not Pictured

    S2:E22

    After discovering the true perpetrator of the bus crash, Veronica is desperate to warn others before it's too late. However, she inadvertently puts herself and her loved ones at risk in the process. Meanwhile, Keith tracks down Woody in hiding, Wallace leaves for Paris to be with Jackie, and Weevil again runs into trouble with the law.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Normal Is the Watchword" is the best rated episode of "Veronica Mars" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 1119 votes. Directed by John T. Kretchmer and written by Rob Thomas, it aired on 9/28/2005. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Driver Ed".