Misplaced Pages

Mars vs. Mars: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 16:35, 21 January 2016 editJohanna (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers7,037 edits changed category← Previous edit Latest revision as of 03:51, 27 November 2024 edit undo121.200.13.121 (talk)No edit summary 
(37 intermediate revisions by 24 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox television episode {{Infobox television episode
|Title = Mars vs. Mars |series = ]
|Series = ] |image = Veronica Mars Abel Koontz.png
|image_size = 250
|Image = ]
|Caption = ] (]) tells Abel Koontz (]) that she knows he is dying and took the blame for Lilly Kane's (]) murder for payment. |caption = ] (]) tells Abel Koontz (]) that she knows he is dying and took the blame for Lilly Kane's (]) murder for payment.
|Season = 1 |season = 1
|Episode = 14 |episode = 14
|Airdate = {{Start date|2005|2|15}} |airdate = {{Start date|2005|2|15}}
|Production = 2T5713 |production = 2T5713
|Story = ] |story = ]
|Teleplay = ]<br />] |teleplay = ]<br />]
|Director = ] |director = ]
|Guests =*] as Cliff McCormack |guests =*] as Cliff McCormack
*] as Carrie Bishop *] as Carrie Bishop
*] as Leo D'Amato *] as Leo D'Amato
Line 17: Line 17:
*] as Susan Knight *] as Susan Knight
*Lisa Long as Jessica Fueller *Lisa Long as Jessica Fueller
*] as Mr. Rooks *] as Chuck Rooks
|Prev = ] |prev = ]
|Next = ] |next = ]
|Episode list = ] <br> ] |episode_list = List of Veronica Mars episodes
| season_article = Veronica Mars season 1
}} }}


'''"Mars vs. Mars"''' is the fourteenth episode of the ] of the American ] ] '']''. The episode's teleplay was written by ] and ], from a story by series creator ], and was directed by ]. The episode premiered on ] on February 15, 2005. "'''Mars vs. Mars'''" is the fourteenth episode of the ] of the American ] ] '']''. The episode's teleplay was written by ] and ], from a story by series creator ], and was directed by ]. The episode premiered on ] on February 15, 2005.


The series depicts the adventures of ] (]) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a ]. In this episode, Veronica and her father ] (]) take opposing sides when Veronica's ] teacher, Mr. Rooks (]) is accused of ] on a student. The series depicts the adventures of ] (]) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a ]. In this episode, Veronica and her father ] (]) take opposing sides when Veronica's ] teacher, Mr. Rooks (]) is accused of ] on a student.


== Synopsis == == Synopsis ==
Immediately after ], Logan (]) appears at Veronica's door and asks Veronica to help find his mother, Lynn (]), whom he believes is alive. Veronica agrees to help out. The next day in class, Veronica participates in a fun and unorthodox world history review with a teacher, Mr. Rooks. However, the fun is disrupted when Carrie Bishop (]) tells the teacher that she's not pregnant and that he can "have key back." Veronica talks to the teacher, but he denies that he ever touched Carrie. Meanwhile, Wallace Fennel (]) steals Carrie's school file while Veronica asks Duncan (]) for the name of his practitioner, wanting to find out what meds he was taking. Veronica angrily confronts Carrie about her lying. Veronica walks into Mars Investigations, when she learns that Keith has been hired by Carrie's parents, pitting father and daughter against each other. Later, Cliff McCormack (]) fake interviews the woman who saw Lynn's suicide, and Logan blows up at her. Immediately after ], Logan (]) appears at Veronica's door and asks Veronica to help find his mother, Lynn (]), whom he believes is alive. Veronica agrees to help out. The next day in class, Veronica participates in a fun and unorthodox world history review with a teacher, Mr. Rooks (Adam Scott). However, the fun is disrupted when Carrie Bishop (]) tells the teacher that she's not pregnant and that he can "have key back." Veronica talks to the teacher, but he denies that he ever touched Carrie. Meanwhile, Wallace Fennel (]) steals Carrie's school file while Veronica asks Duncan (]) for the name of his practitioner, wanting to find out what meds he was taking. Veronica angrily confronts Carrie about her lying. Veronica walks into Mars Investigations, when she learns that Keith has been hired by Carrie's parents, pitting father and daughter against each other. Later, Cliff McCormack (]) fake interviews the woman who saw Lynn's suicide, and Logan blows up at her.


Veronica visits Mr. Rooks's home, where she finds out the details of the parent-teacher conference a few months earlier: it was simply about grades on the midterm paper. However, Mr. Rooks does not have a lawyer for the hearing. Keith presents some increased evidence for his side to Veronica. Logan gives a ] to Veronica, which states that Lynn Echolls is still alive. Veronica interviews the woman who wrote the story, but the woman turns out to be a crazed fan. Logan is finally convinced that his mother is dead. Weevil (]) tells Veronica about a freshman who says that Lynn Echolls jumped. Veronica talks to Mr. Rooks about his previous firing (which Keith attributed to sexual assault). Veronica tells Carrie about the fault in her story—that she was actually at a track meet the day she claimed to have been assaulted by Mr. Rooks. Veronica steals Duncan's medical records and finds out that Abel Koontz (]) shared a doctor with the Kanes. At the school hearing, Mr. Rooks is acquitted when Carrie's text message evidence is debunked after Veronica shows that it is incredibly easy to create fake text messages. Veronica visits Mr. Rooks's home, where she finds out the details of the parent-teacher conference a few months earlier: it was simply about grades on the midterm paper. However, Mr. Rooks does not have a lawyer for the hearing. Keith presents some increased evidence for his side to Veronica. Logan gives a ] to Veronica, which states that Lynn Echolls is still alive. Veronica interviews the woman who wrote the story, but the woman turns out to be a crazed fan. Logan is finally convinced that his mother is dead. Weevil (]) tells Veronica about a freshman who says that Lynn Echolls jumped. Veronica talks to Mr. Rooks about his previous firing (which Keith attributed to sexual assault). Veronica tells Carrie about the fault in her story—that she was actually at a track meet the day she claimed to have had sex with Mr. Rooks. Veronica steals Duncan's medical records and finds out that Abel Koontz (]) shared a doctor with the Kanes. At the school hearing, Mr. Rooks is acquitted when Carrie's text message evidence is debunked after Veronica shows that it is incredibly easy to create fake text messages.


Veronica visits Mr. Rooks's house, where she notices several of the details that Carrie mentioned about his house. Veronica researches Duncan's medication, which she finds is used to treat a form of ] which can cause violent fits and memory blackouts. Duncan researches the winner of the Extemporaneous Speaking Competition, a competition which Mr. Rooks was involved in, and Veronica visits her. It turns out that that girl, Susan (]), was raped by Mr. Rooks and that she is pregnant. However, Carrie tried to make her story known. Weevil brings the freshman who talked about Logan's mom to Logan and Veronica. The boy was shooting a movie on a bridge and saw a body jumping from the bridge at 4:37 PM, exactly the time Lynn Echolls probably jumped from the bridge. However, a few minutes later, Veronica notices that Lynn Echolls's missing credit card has just been used. Later, Veronica sees that Mr. Rooks has resigned. Veronica talks to Abel Koontz, and she reveals a key piece of information: Abel Koontz was dying, so he decided to go to jail because he's going to die anyway, suggesting that he's a proxy for an unknown person. Veronica visits Mr. Rooks's house, where she notices several of the details that Carrie mentioned about his house. Veronica researches Duncan's medication, which she finds is used to treat a form of ] which can cause violent fits and memory blackouts. Duncan researches the winner of the Extemporaneous Speaking Competition, a competition which Mr. Rooks was involved in, and Veronica visits her. It turns out that that girl, Susan (]), was the one who slept with Mr. Rooks and that she is pregnant. However, Carrie tried to make her story known. Weevil brings the freshman who talked about Logan's mom to Logan and Veronica. The boy was shooting a movie on a bridge and saw a body jumping from the bridge at 4:37 PM, exactly the time Lynn Echolls probably jumped from the bridge. However, a few minutes later, Veronica notices that Lynn Echolls's missing credit card has just been used. Later, Veronica sees that Mr. Rooks has resigned. Veronica talks to Abel Koontz, and she reveals a key piece of information: Abel Koontz was dying, so he decided to go to jail because he's going to die anyway, suggesting that he's a proxy for an unknown person.


== Arc significance == == Arc significance ==
Line 42: Line 43:
In addition to the series's theme song, "]", by ], the following music can be heard in the episode:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://veronicamusic.blogspot.com/2005/02/episode-1-14-mars-vs-mars_15.html|title=The Music of Veronica Mars: Episode 1-14: "Mars vs. Mars"|work=Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars|date=February 15, 2005|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref> In addition to the series's theme song, "]", by ], the following music can be heard in the episode:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://veronicamusic.blogspot.com/2005/02/episode-1-14-mars-vs-mars_15.html|title=The Music of Veronica Mars: Episode 1-14: "Mars vs. Mars"|work=Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars|date=February 15, 2005|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref>


*"]" by ] (sung by several girls to Carrie Bishop to mock her) *"]" by ] (sung by several girls to Carrie Bishop to mock her)
*"]" by ] *"]" by ]
*"]" by ] *"]" by ]
Line 54: Line 55:
| width1 = 186 | width1 = 186


| image2 = AdamScott08TIFF.jpg | image2 = Adam Scott by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| alt2 = Adam Scott | alt2 = Adam Scott
| width2 = 175 | width2 = 190
}} }}
⚫ The episode was written by three regular writers—series creator ], ], and ]. This is Thomas's fifth writing credit for the series, after "]", "]", "]" (story), and "] (story). In addition, the episode is Seidel's fourth writing credit, after "]", "]", and "]") and Ruggiero's fourth writing credit, after "]", "The Girl Next Door" (teleplay), and "]".


⚫ The episode was written by three regular writers—series creator ], ], and ]. This is Thomas's fifth writing credit for the series, after "]", "]", "]" (story), and "] (story). In addition, the episode is Seidel's fourth writing credit, after "]", "]", and "]" and Ruggiero's fourth writing credit, after "]", "The Girl Next Door" (teleplay), and "]".
⚫ As a joke, three of the episode's guest stars's last names are also names of chess pieces—Carrie ], Susan ], and Mr. ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marsinvestigations.net/episodes.php?id=114&type=cr|title=Veronica Mars Mars vs. Mars Cultural References|work=Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars|accessdate=January 7, 2015}}</ref> Among the episode's guest stars are and ], who would later become known for his role on '']'' (which was co-created by ''Veronica Mars'' writers and producers Rob Thomas, John Enbom and Dan Etheridge), and ], who would later become famous for her role on '']'' as ]. Lead actress ] provided the anonymous voiceover for ''Gossip Girl''.<ref name="TV.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/news/the-veronica-mars-season-1-dossier-episodes-9-16-28748/|title=The Veronica Mars Season 1 Dossier: Episodes 9-16|work=]|last=Peterson|first=Price|date=May 23, 2012|accessdate=December 7, 2014}}</ref>

⚫ As a joke, three of the episode's guest stars' last names are also names of chess pieces—Carrie ], Susan ], and Chuck ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marsinvestigations.net/episodes.php?id=114&type=cr|title=Veronica Mars Mars vs. Mars Cultural References|work=Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars|accessdate=January 7, 2015}}</ref> Among the episode's guest stars are ], who would later become known for his role on '']'' (which was co-created by ''Veronica Mars'' writers and producers Rob Thomas, John Enbom and Dan Etheridge), and ], who would later become famous for her role on '']'' as ]. Lead actress ] provided the anonymous voiceover for ''Gossip Girl''.<ref name="TV.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/news/the-veronica-mars-season-1-dossier-episodes-9-16-28748/|title=The Veronica Mars Season 1 Dossier: Episodes 9-16|work=]|last=Peterson|first=Price|date=May 23, 2012|accessdate=December 7, 2014}}</ref> 11 years after this episode aired, Bell and Scott would later appear together on the comedy series '']''.


== Reception == == Reception ==

=== Ratings === === Ratings ===
In its original airing, the episode received 2.70 million viewers, ranking 107th of 115 in the weekly rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022305_08|title=Weekly Program Rankings|work=]|date=February 23, 2005|accessdate=January 7, 2015}}</ref> In its original airing, the episode received 2.70 million viewers, ranking 107th of 115 in the weekly rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022305_08 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |work=] |date=February 23, 2005 |accessdate=January 7, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221170922/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022305_08 |archivedate=December 21, 2008 }}</ref>


=== Reviews === === Reviews ===
⚫ '']'' gave the episode an "A".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/veronica-mars/mars-vs-mars/|title=Veronica Mars Mars vs. Mars Recap|work=]|date=February 15, 2005|accessdate=January 7, 2015}}</ref> Rowan Kaiser, writing for '']'', gave a positive review. She noted Veronica's increased presence in the episode. "Veronica's a busy bee in this episode, making time to dominate the A, B, and C-plots." Also, the reviewer praised the character development in the episode, stating that "ut again, it's the character work that makes this episode stand out. Thanks to having three different plots, all using Veronica, it has a constant narrative drive."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/veronica-mars-mars-vs-marsruskie-business-59202|title=Review: Veronica Mars: "Mars Vs. Mars"/"Ruskie Business"|work=]|last=Kaiser|first=Rowan|date=July 22, 2011|accessdate=January 7, 2015}}</ref>

⚫ '']'' gave the episode an "A".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/veronica-mars/mars-vs-mars/|title=Veronica Mars Mars vs. Mars Recap|work=]|date=February 15, 2005|accessdate=January 7, 2015}}</ref> Rowan Kaiser, writing for '']'', gave a positive review. He noted Veronica's increased presence in the episode. "Veronica's a busy bee in this episode, making time to dominate the A, B, and C-plots." Also, the reviewer praised the character development in the episode, stating that "ut again, it's the character work that makes this episode stand out. Thanks to having three different plots, all using Veronica, it has a constant narrative drive."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/veronica-mars-mars-vs-marsruskie-business-59202|title=Review: Veronica Mars: "Mars Vs. Mars"/"Ruskie Business"|work='']''|last=Kaiser|first=Rowan|date=July 22, 2011|accessdate=January 7, 2015}}</ref>


Price Peterson of '']'' wrote positively of the episode as well. In the reviewer's verdict, he wrote, "This was just a good episode of ''Veronica Mars''. Lots of different conflicts, reversals, and reveals."<ref name="TV.com" /> Price Peterson of '']'' wrote positively of the episode as well. In the reviewer's verdict, he wrote, "This was just a good episode of ''Veronica Mars''. Lots of different conflicts, reversals, and reveals."<ref name="TV.com" />
Line 77: Line 77:


== External links == == External links ==
{{wikiquotepar|Veronica Mars#Mars vs. Mars}} {{wikiquote|Veronica Mars#Mars vs. Mars}}
* at Mars Investigations * at Mars Investigations
*{{IMDb episode|0739531}} *{{IMDb episode|0739531}}


{{VeronicaMars}} {{Veronica Mars}}


] ]
] ]
]
]

Latest revision as of 03:51, 27 November 2024

14th episode of the 1st season of Veronica Mars
"Mars vs. Mars"
Veronica Mars episode
Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) tells Abel Koontz (Christian Clemenson) that she knows he is dying and took the blame for Lilly Kane's (Amanda Seyfried) murder for payment.
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 14
Directed byMarcos Siega
Story byRob Thomas
Teleplay byJed Seidel
Diane Ruggiero
Production code2T5713
Original air dateFebruary 15, 2005 (2005-02-15)
Guest appearances
Episode chronology
← Previous
"Lord of the Bling" 		Next →
"Ruskie Business"
Veronica Mars season 1
List of episodes

"Mars vs. Mars" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars. The episode's teleplay was written by Jed Seidel and Diane Ruggiero, from a story by series creator Rob Thomas, and was directed by Marcos Siega. The episode premiered on UPN on February 15, 2005.

The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a private detective. In this episode, Veronica and her father Keith (Enrico Colantoni) take opposing sides when Veronica's world history teacher, Mr. Rooks (Adam Scott) is accused of sexual assault on a student.

Synopsis

Immediately after the previous episode, Logan (Jason Dohring) appears at Veronica's door and asks Veronica to help find his mother, Lynn (Lisa Rinna), whom he believes is alive. Veronica agrees to help out. The next day in class, Veronica participates in a fun and unorthodox world history review with a teacher, Mr. Rooks (Adam Scott). However, the fun is disrupted when Carrie Bishop (Leighton Meester) tells the teacher that she's not pregnant and that he can "have key back." Veronica talks to the teacher, but he denies that he ever touched Carrie. Meanwhile, Wallace Fennel (Percy Daggs III) steals Carrie's school file while Veronica asks Duncan (Teddy Dunn) for the name of his practitioner, wanting to find out what meds he was taking. Veronica angrily confronts Carrie about her lying. Veronica walks into Mars Investigations, when she learns that Keith has been hired by Carrie's parents, pitting father and daughter against each other. Later, Cliff McCormack (Daran Norris) fake interviews the woman who saw Lynn's suicide, and Logan blows up at her.

Veronica visits Mr. Rooks's home, where she finds out the details of the parent-teacher conference a few months earlier: it was simply about grades on the midterm paper. However, Mr. Rooks does not have a lawyer for the hearing. Keith presents some increased evidence for his side to Veronica. Logan gives a tabloid newspaper to Veronica, which states that Lynn Echolls is still alive. Veronica interviews the woman who wrote the story, but the woman turns out to be a crazed fan. Logan is finally convinced that his mother is dead. Weevil (Francis Capra) tells Veronica about a freshman who says that Lynn Echolls jumped. Veronica talks to Mr. Rooks about his previous firing (which Keith attributed to sexual assault). Veronica tells Carrie about the fault in her story—that she was actually at a track meet the day she claimed to have had sex with Mr. Rooks. Veronica steals Duncan's medical records and finds out that Abel Koontz (Christian Clemenson) shared a doctor with the Kanes. At the school hearing, Mr. Rooks is acquitted when Carrie's text message evidence is debunked after Veronica shows that it is incredibly easy to create fake text messages.

Veronica visits Mr. Rooks's house, where she notices several of the details that Carrie mentioned about his house. Veronica researches Duncan's medication, which she finds is used to treat a form of epilepsy which can cause violent fits and memory blackouts. Duncan researches the winner of the Extemporaneous Speaking Competition, a competition which Mr. Rooks was involved in, and Veronica visits her. It turns out that that girl, Susan (Christine Lakin), was the one who slept with Mr. Rooks and that she is pregnant. However, Carrie tried to make her story known. Weevil brings the freshman who talked about Logan's mom to Logan and Veronica. The boy was shooting a movie on a bridge and saw a body jumping from the bridge at 4:37 PM, exactly the time Lynn Echolls probably jumped from the bridge. However, a few minutes later, Veronica notices that Lynn Echolls's missing credit card has just been used. Later, Veronica sees that Mr. Rooks has resigned. Veronica talks to Abel Koontz, and she reveals a key piece of information: Abel Koontz was dying, so he decided to go to jail because he's going to die anyway, suggesting that he's a proxy for an unknown person.

Arc significance

  • Veronica finds a video that apparently shows Lynn Echolls falling from the bridge and shows it to Logan, but then gets a report that one of Lynn's credit cards has been used.
  • Veronica finds out that Abel Koontz is dying.
  • Veronica finds out that Duncan has type IV epilepsy.

Music

In addition to the series's theme song, "We Used to Be Friends", by The Dandy Warhols, the following music can be heard in the episode:

Production

Leighton MeesterAdam ScottThe episode's guest stars include Leighton Meester (left) and Adam Scott (right).

The episode was written by three regular writers—series creator Rob Thomas, Jed Seidel, and Diane Ruggiero. This is Thomas's fifth writing credit for the series, after "Pilot", "Credit Where Credit's Due", "Return of the Kane" (story), and "Drinking the Kool-Aid (story). In addition, the episode is Seidel's fourth writing credit, after "Meet John Smith", "The Girl Next Door", and "Silence of the Lamb" and Ruggiero's fourth writing credit, after "The Wrath of Con", "The Girl Next Door" (teleplay), and "An Echolls Family Christmas".

As a joke, three of the episode's guest stars' last names are also names of chess pieces—Carrie Bishop, Susan Knight, and Chuck Rooks. Among the episode's guest stars are Adam Scott, who would later become known for his role on Party Down (which was co-created by Veronica Mars writers and producers Rob Thomas, John Enbom and Dan Etheridge), and Leighton Meester, who would later become famous for her role on Gossip Girl as Blair Waldorf. Lead actress Kristen Bell provided the anonymous voiceover for Gossip Girl. 11 years after this episode aired, Bell and Scott would later appear together on the comedy series The Good Place.

Reception

Ratings

In its original airing, the episode received 2.70 million viewers, ranking 107th of 115 in the weekly rankings.

Reviews

Television Without Pity gave the episode an "A". Rowan Kaiser, writing for The A.V. Club, gave a positive review. She noted Veronica's increased presence in the episode. "Veronica's a busy bee in this episode, making time to dominate the A, B, and C-plots." Also, the reviewer praised the character development in the episode, stating that "ut again, it's the character work that makes this episode stand out. Thanks to having three different plots, all using Veronica, it has a constant narrative drive."

Price Peterson of TV.com wrote positively of the episode as well. In the reviewer's verdict, he wrote, "This was just a good episode of Veronica Mars. Lots of different conflicts, reversals, and reveals."

References

  1. "The Music of Veronica Mars: Episode 1-14: "Mars vs. Mars"". Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars. February 15, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  2. "Veronica Mars Mars vs. Mars Cultural References". Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Peterson, Price (May 23, 2012). "The Veronica Mars Season 1 Dossier: Episodes 9-16". TV.com. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  4. "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. February 23, 2005. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  5. "Veronica Mars Mars vs. Mars Recap". Television Without Pity. February 15, 2005. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  6. Kaiser, Rowan (July 22, 2011). "Review: Veronica Mars: "Mars Vs. Mars"/"Ruskie Business"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

External links

Veronica Mars
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4 
Related
Categories: