deliberating on and eventually changing its verdict. The episode would also be the final episode of the series to air in 2005. Reception Ratings In its original broadcast, "One Angry Veronica" received 3.42 million viewers, marking a sharp increase in 600,000 viewers from "My Mother, the Fiend." At the time of its airing, the episode was the highest-rated episode of the series, surpassing the season premiere "Normal Is the Watchword". This ratings high would be broken roughly a season later, with "Spit & Eggs". Reviews The episode received a polarized reaction from both critics and fans. Television Without Pity gave the episode a "C+," its lowest rating for the series thus far. Rowan Kaiser, writing for The A.V. Club, gave a fairly negative review, saying that "those last three twists at the end put it at a whole different, odd, bad level." The reviewer criticized the out-of-the-blue nature of the plot twists involving Meg and Leo. "Leo, like Meg, is a character we have history with, suddenly wiped away by something that takes place essentially off-screen. […] It doesn't feel like a betrayal from the character—it feels like a betrayal from the author." On the other hand, Price Peterson, writing for TV.com, gave a more positive review, saying that "the episode was surprising (and surprisingly heartbreaking!). Also I'm an absolute sucker for Christmas episodes of any show." The episode is controversial among fans, with The A.V. Club even comparing it to the episode "Seeing Red" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. References External links "One Angry Veronica" at Mars Investigations 2005 American television episodes American Christmas television episodes Veronica Mars (season 2) episodes