- Meet John Smith
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"Meet John Smith" Veronica Mars episode Episode no. Season 1
Episode 3Directed by Harry Winer Written by Jed Seidel Production code 2T5702 Original air date October 12, 2004 Guest stars Melissa Leo
(Julia)
Aaron Ashmore
(Troy Vandegraff)
Lisa Thornhill
(Celeste Kane)
Amanda Seyfried
(Lilly Kane)
Bobby Edner
(Justin Smith)
Paula Marshall
(Rebecca James)
Kyle Secor
(Jake Kane)Episode chronology ← Previous
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"The Wrath of Con"List of Veronica Mars episodes "Meet John Smith" is episode 3 of season 1 of the television show Veronica Mars.
Contents
Plot
Justin Smith hires Veronica to find his father, whom he believes is dead. Meanwhile, Veronica and Troy's relationship deepens, Keith meets Veronica's guidance counselor, Rebecca James, and Duncan temporarily goes off his antidepressants.
Arc significance
- Veronica attempts to find her mother, but her efforts are unsuccessful.
- Going cold turkey from his meds, Duncan hallucinates Lilly telling him that the secret of what really happened the day she was murdered will come out.
- It is revealed that Neptune is 90 miles from San Diego.
Music
- "No Blue Sky" - The Thorns
- "Art" - Louque
- "Goodbye World" - Luke Adams
- "Edge of the Ocean" - Ivy
- "Rock and a Hard Place" - Supreme Beings of Leisure
- "What Are You Afraid Of?" - West Indian Girl
Quotes
- Keith: Part of me is proud… and let's just leave it at that.
- Veronica: Hey, would you do me a favor?
- Wallace: Why did all the hair on the back of my neck just stick up?
- Keith: How was your date?
- Veronica: Oh, you know. Lousy conversation, but the sex was fantastic.
- Keith: That's not funny.
- Veronica: I don't know. I'm pretty sure it was.
- Keith: It's that just I never want you to think your mom's the villain in all this.
- Veronica: Isn't she?
- Keith: No, it's not that simple.
- Veronica: Yeah, it is. The hero is the one that stays, and the villain is the one that splits.
- Troy: Wanna know what I'm doing this weekend?
- Veronica: I'm guessing it involves auto-eroticism.
- Duncan: Remember how things used to be?
- Veronica: [voiceover] You mean between us? Or before Lily died? Or two weeks ago before your friend took an interest in me?
- Duncan: Veronica?
- Veronica: Not really, no.
External links
- MI.net's Roundtable Review.
- Soulful Spike Society's Open Case.
- Television Without Pity Recap.
Categories:- Veronica Mars episodes
- 2004 television episodes
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