Veronica Mars: Season 2

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The second season of Veronica Mars showcases the series’ crackling-sharp writing and topnotch acting of star Kristen Bell and the rest of the cast. Veronica still struggles with the class wars in sunny Neptune, Calif., trying to find a balance between high school, love, helping her dad as a private eye, and doing the right thing. The ongoing thread of season 2 is the aftermath of a horrifying tragedy, and as Veronica and dad Keith try to find out what caused it, mysteries only compound. Shifty Sheriff Lamb, town powerbrokers, and various high-school cliques seem to undermine Veronica at every turn. Thankfully, Veronica has more chutzpah than Phillip Marlowe, and the side-of-the-mouth one-liners to match: “Well, actually,” Veronica says dryly to a bad guy, “despite popular opinion, you really can’t beat the truth out of someone.” Some of the show’s broad strokes echo the stellar Buffy the Vampire Slayer, yet Bell’s Veronica doesn’t need the supernatural to tackle a challenge. She’s a real girl, conflicted, prickly, lovesick, yearning, sometimes even scared. As Veronica tries to solve the mystery, she must also handle her own heartbreaks, and the moral stumbles of those closest to her. Happily, she’s got a great best pal, Wallace (the effervescent Percy Daggs III), and possibly the coolest, most understanding TV dad ever (Enrico Colantoni). The boxed set includes 22 episodes (many with deleted scenes), a behind-the-scenes mini-doc, a cute gag reel, and a short profile film, Veronica Mars: Not Your Average Teen Detective. You can say that again. –A.T. Hurley

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Veronica Mars: The Complete Second Season (DVD)
Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) stars as Veronica Mars, a smart, fearless 18-year-old apprentice private investigator dedicated to solving the mysteries of the wealthy, seaside California community of Neptune, where the rich and powerful make the rules. Unfortunately for them, Veronica doesn’t quite follow them. During the day, she negotiates the halls of Neptune High like any average teenage girl, but by night, she helps with her father’s, private investigator business. In between, Veronica adds to her college fund by tackling a variety of problems for desperate classmates. This season, although she is vindicated after solving her best friend’s murder, Veronica becomes embroiled in another mystery that hits even closer to home, following a new local tragedy. Meanwhile, she must deal with her increasingly complicated romantic life and a whole new school year with both familiar and fresh faces. ]]>