what a great episode.
firslty, aaron echolls is found not guilty. desirable outcome for the show to press on with aaron as veronica and logan's evil arch nemesis. don't we just love to hate him...so evil, but there's also another evil - woody goodman, how pedophile-like was his face when veronica was snooping at his house. he's out-right freaky in a bad way. so who killed the kids and driver in the bus crash - aaron, woody, fitzpatricks or kendall. well, it's definitely between aaron and woody. i bet it was aaron and while everyone blames woody, aaron will escape unharmed again.
i don't know where kendall and the fitzpatricks come in, but they'll always be there for next season, which i think has unofficially been given the all clear.
i always knew weevil would get caught for setting thumper up...who didn't see the reflection of the kid when the light passed. poor weevil - what would veronica have to do to get him out of this one. well, at least we know she probably won't be going to stanford after skipping her exam to see aaron walk free.
beaver and the mac...i like what i see; probably the only happy scene of the episode. definitely some development there leading onto next season.
so the season 2 finale - i'm assuming the bus crash will be blamed on woody (maybe he's in business with the fitzpatricks - or not)...anyway, i'm sure that will be that and they won't find him after he skipped the country. everyone graduates (except weevil who's in custody for murder). veronica doesn't go to stanford. how do you keep all the cast together and is duncan gone for good.
but for next season, the story continues:
weevil facing murder trial?
aaron (my assumed real baddie behind the bus crash) out to get veronica again?
veronica or logan find out kendall and aaron are doing business?
kendall and aaron doing business - they can't be up to good - probably plotting veronica's murder?
...who knows, but looking forward to finale and next season.