RIP: Veronica Mars

I'd like to say I'm sad to see it end, but the third season has been so uneven I think this may be a blessing. The complete and steady demolition of Logan's character has been emblematic of this show's floundering direction since mid Season Two. Completely ignoring Weevil, who should have been wrestling with his cold-blooded murder of a co-gang member, was clearly a creative misfire (yes, I realize that Mr. Capra had apparently eaten raw lard for months before filming season three, but still).

I'll rank the first season of Veronica Mars amongst the best in television in the last decade or so. Unfortunately, what made the show so fresh (high schoolers dealings with adult issues) also gave it a short shelf life. Once the show's central mystery was resolved, it apparently became more and difficult to keep embroiling Veronica in implausible crime waves. The "scooby gang" dynamic may have worked for Buffy, but in a supposedly "real" world it became just a tad bit absurd.