Veronica Mars 1.12 'Clash of the Tritons'

I’m such a sucker for a ‘Prove ‘em wrong’ story. Veronica Mars itself is pretty much one big journey towards setting things right, but I always enjoyed simple episodes like this one; essentially  a straight forward, but fun case which leads to Veronica taking someone deserving down. The quips and humour are pretty much the best they could be here ("Say "Repressed Homosexuality"!"), and while we spend most of the episode watching Veronica snoop about, there is still a lot of time dedicated to more important things, like how Lilly’s death changed our group of teens.

In ‘Clash of the Tritons’ Veronica is suspended when she accused of selling a fake ID to a student who ended up in a coma after a night of bar hopping. After she uncovers a secret society within Neptune High, she tries to prove that they were the real culprits in order to avoid a hefty lawsuit.

Veronica’s investigation into the fake ID’s, as simple as it was, provided even more entertainment that I thought it would and I think a lot of that is down to the amazing script that that’s on show. From the remarkable quips to the hilarious interactions – again, Lamb is one to watch here- it all makes for great viewing. Among other things, one of the many reasons I love this episode is because of the epic line that is “Veronica Mars is smarter than me”; classic moment. There's also this of course...

One thing that Veronica’s hidden bug in Ms James office revealed, other than Duncan’s soon-to-be-important condition, was Weevil and Lilly’s romance. Weirdly, it’s something that’s never really examined in as great detail as are the rest of her partners. Their romance has always been a major selling point of Weevil’s character, and one of the few times we ever see such a soft side to him. I found it odd that not one flashback was seen to give us some bit of a glimpse into what kind of a relationship they had, especially given the abundance of them we’ve seen and will continue to see until the season is out.

Veronica’s eavesdropping on the counselling sessions interweaves nicely with her investigation into the Tritons, providing us with some invaluable insight into some of our important characters during its lull moments. A very simple, yet admittedly clever episode, 'Clash of the Tritons' does what 'Veronica Mars' does best.

9.5/10