 " Rat Saw God " features a cameo by television director Joss Whedon . Veronica Mars has often been compared to Whedon 's series Buffy the Vampire Slayer , with some even calling it the successor to the latter . Whedon had previously praised the first season on his weblog Whedonesque , saying that Veronica Mars was the " Best . Show . Ever . " and that " [ he 'd ] never gotten more wrapped up in a show [ he ] wasn 't making , and maybe even more than those . " Whedon also gave a glowing review of the first season for Entertainment Weekly , writing that " Season 1 works as mystery , comedy , and romantic drama , often simultaneously . But what elevates it is that in a TV @-@ scape creepily obsessed with crime @-@ solving , VM actually asks why . " Upon being asked about Whedon 's praise , Jason Dohring , who plays Logan , said in an interview : 
