| "Postgame Mortem" | |
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| Veronica Mars episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | John Kretchmer |
| Written by | Joe Voci |
| Production code | 3T5813 |
| Original air date | February 13, 2007 |
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"Postgame Mortem" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars, and the fifty-seventh episode overall. Written by Joe Voci and directed by John T. Kretchmer, the episode premiered on The CW on February 13, 2007. The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars as she deals with life as a college student while moonlighting as a private detective.
The episode is the first of two episodes to deal with the murder of the basketball coach at Veronica's school Hearst College, Tom Barry (Matt McKenzie). In this episode, Veronica tries to clear the coach's son, Josh (Jonathan Chase) of charges of his murder. Meanwhile, Logan (Jason Dohring), heartbroken from his breakup with Veronica in "There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill", ends up babysitting the eleven-year-old sister (Juliette Goglia) of one of his friend Dick's (Ryan Hansen) paramours, and they begin to emotionally connect with each other. In addition, Veronica and Keith find out that two of the main suspects' alibis do not match.
"Postgame Mortem" was one of series creator Rob Thomas's favorite episodes of the season. In particular, a scene in which Logan and Heather run into Veronica in an elevator was Thomas's favorite of the year, praising Goglia's performance in the scene and episode. In addition, Dohring contacted Rob Thomas to discuss his character's development. The episode received 2.37 million viewers and mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the case-of-the-week and being more mixed on the Logan–Heather subplot. Rowan Kaiser of The A.V. Club referred to Heather as a non-sexualized Manic Pixie Dream Girl,[1] while Alan Sepinwall believed that it worked well comedically and dramatically.[2]