Jump the Shark

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Has Veronica Mars jumped the shark? Come voice your opinion. I have two poll questions; one by episode and one by event/plot/moment.

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(Spoilers for everything aired so far.)

Comments

A strange and non-helpful answer

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I've always had a weirdish interpretation of "jumping the shark" that only involves when a show backs itself into a corner it can't get out of, usually by sacrificing long-term plot for some short-term twist. For example, that episode of Alias where Sydney found herself in a different country a year or two later and Vaughn was married. Or (for me) when Xander called off his wedding at the last minute on Buffy. Those were both great episodes, but the show wasn't able to deal with the long-term repercussions of those choices.

With that definition, I don't think the show jumped. I think it went downhill, but because of a series of missteps, not one big one. In fact, there's no reason it couldn't come back at any time. Maybe that's why I still watch every week.

If it did jump, I'd say it was when they solved the Lilly Kane murder, because they lost Veronica's driving motivation and were never able to replace it with anything as compelling.

But I wouldn't have wanted them to NOT solve it. But if the show could have ended there, it would have been (sad but) perfect. Maybe they could have added a shot of Logan at the door to the very end of the episode, to get rid of the cliffhanger.