[TV] Veronica Mars 1.1

***** (out of 5)

Boy, does this show know what it’s doing. Tone, set up in the first 10 minutes, is sadness and tragedy. The lead character’s been alienated from high school, cut by all her friends – but she’s battling on anyway. And there’s a great father-daughter relationship. Veronica Mars is a tough show with a touch of heart.

It’s cool rewatching the pilot and seeing how the timeline (and even the clues to the overall mystery) fits together.

4 big sub-plots to keep track of:
1. Who killed Lily Kane?
2. Who raped Veronica Mars?
3. What happened to Veronica’s mum?
4. Why did Duncan Kane drop Veronica?