Abstract

This chapter focuses on the important friendships Veronica has formed over the course of Veronica Mars. It considers the extent to which they approach or fall short of Aristotelian perfection. From the start, the Wallace‐Veronica relationship exemplifies Aristotle's friendship of utility. At this early stage, Veronica and Wallace are not yet friends in Aristotle's sense, since every form of friendship, including one of utility, needs some time to get off the ground. While friendships of utility thrive on an exchange of goods between friends, Aristotle argues that these friendships can dissolve into acrimony and resentment if one friend feels that she's giving more than she gets in return. Aristotle argues that, in order to have a perfect friendship, both friends must be good and virtuous people. The chapter investigates the moral characters of these two close friends to see if either can be considered truly virtuous.