| "Normal Is the Watchword" | |||
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 1 |
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| Directed by | John Kretchmer | ||
| Written by | Rob Thomas | ||
| Production code | 2T7201 | ||
| Original air date | September 28, 2005 | ||
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"Normal Is the Watchword" is episode 1 of season 2 of the television show Veronica Mars. It had an estimated audience size of 3.30 million US viewers on its first airing.[1]
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When Wallace gets kicked off the basketball team for failing his drug test, Veronica starts up with her old hobby: investigating. She successfully solves the case her first time back on the job, uncovering a plot by several wealthy parents to get their children starting positions by rigging false positive drug tests for the competition. While doing so, Veronica looks back on how her relationship with Logan fell apart over the summer when Logan was accused of murder, mainly because of his continued self-destructive behavior. She also tries to deal with the new hatred between her and former friend Meg, who was dumped by Duncan so that he could reconcile with Veronica after Logan and Veronica broke up.
In the end, Veronica goes on a school field trip with a large number of classmates and during a rest stop, is distracted by the ghost of Lilly. As a result, Veronica is left behind while she and Weevil verbally spar over Veronica's decision to attempt to return to her old life as a member of the 09er clique at school. However, Veronica soon finds out being left behind was a good thing when she and Weevil (who decides to give Veronica a ride home) discover that the bus containing Meg and a half-dozen of Veronica's classmates has crashed off the cliff and into the ocean.