The TV show saw them break up and get back together repeatedly, but by the end of the movie, they had reunited, and things felt pretty stable. But creator Rob Thomas has repeatedly and emphatically stated the following: a He thinks that when a couple is together and happy, the story is over , and b He really wants to keep telling the story of Veronica Mars.
That means that, in order to make more seasons of Veronica Mars after this one, he has to split Logan and Veronica apart. But fans might be shocked by just how permanently the show has split the pair apart by the end of season four.
Because the finale ends with Logan dying. But then! We cut from the wedding to Logan and Veronica packing for their honeymoon. As they talk, Veronica remembers the taunting limerick that Penn the bomber left her, hinting at where his next bomb would be planted — and suddenly she realizes that the bomb is in the trunk of her car and is scheduled to go off right now. And then we cut to a grieving Veronica driving through the streets of Neptune, one year later.
Our mission has never been more vital than it is in this moment: to empower through understanding. Logan didn't try to hurt Veronica, but his careless actions still did play a role in that horrific night. However, he never made excuses for it and he did everything he could to help Veronica get justice. It was a big contrast to Duncan, who just immediately got all defensive and offended when Veronica accused him.
Was it ridiculously cheesy? Did it sound totally unnatural coming out of a high school boy's mouth? Sure there was a fan-funded movie, but it's nothing like spending a collective eight hours with Veronica, Keith, Weevil, and Logan again. Veronica Mars needs space to breathe and make quick-witted jokes, and that's what the eight-episode revival does.
But it also left fans in a tailspin in its final minutes. Insert big backpack-sized spoiler alert here. The truth is that no matter how polarizing the finale is, it's exactly the move that makes Veronica Mars as smart and edgy as its reputation suggests. The revival has Veronica Kristen Bell returning to Neptune, immediately thrown into a new case alongside her father Keith Enrico Colantoni.
A "Neptune Bomber" is loose, having blown up the Sea Sprite motel, and Veronica sticks around Neptune to see the case through. But what makes the reboot all the more impressive is how new characters portrayed by J. Simmons and Kirby Howell-Baptiste fit so well with the rest of the cast. And naturally, as fans will find out in the binge, Patton Oswalt's turn as pizza guy-turned-bomb-maker, Penn Epner, really lights up the screen. The mystery of the series returns in full force, quickly establishing the big bomb in the room literally and setting up a whole lineup of potential suspects, but the wit of the Veronica Mars revival is unmatched.
Quick jokes like, "How the hell did we let a crooked real estate tycoon come in here and seduce us into longing for a bygone era? Pair those two qualities together and amp it up with a Hulu-level budget, and the series feels fresher than ever.
For its limited eight-episode season, Veronica Mars also returns to the romantic formula that initially made it so successful. The series was always best when it kept Veronica and Logan's burgeoning relationship at odds, balancing their teenage romance against the gruesomeness of whatever case was being investigated. We'll ignore the missteps of Piz in Season Three. In the new season, the couple is back together but at odds regarding what their future will look like.
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