Feet On the Ground

Recap: Vandalism and general creepiness is occurring at Old Sonora, a fake Wild West town that functions as a tourist attraction. Lassi hires Shawn and Gus to check it out. They discover a dead body (and subsequently run away in terror) and the case heats up. They end up figuring out that there is a gold mine under the town and someone is secretly mining. They figure out who the murderer is and clear the name of the lead suspect, the owner of the town and Lassi’s old friend. Yay team Psych!

This episode is definitely in my top 3. It was absolutely hilarious, and Shawn got to pretend to be the sheriff and wear spurs. Comedy gold. Gus had some fabulous lines as well:

“If this turns into Blazing Saddles, I’m out of here!”

I love black jokes made at Gus’s expense, by Gus himself. Another great exchange:

Lassiter: Well, while you two are sitting here playing cowboys and Indians…
Shawn: Huh-uh, just cowboys, Lassi.
Gus: Injuns is offensive.
Lassiter: I didn’t say Injuns, Guster.
Gus: That’s what I heard.
Shawn: Me too.
Lassiter: Would you just shut up? *blusters and stomps out the door*
Shawn: Man’s all hopped up on cactus juice.
Gus: *plays harmonica*

No mention of Abigail, from what I can recall. I’m glad we got some backstory on Lassiter. I mean, okay, daddy issues is kind of unoriginal…but at least it’s something. It was really nice to see his attachment to the town and Hank, that he could be motivated by something other than shooting his gun. Also, it was nice to see that Shawn got sentimental about Old Sonora too, and Henry was the one that realized it. Shawn usually has no problem distancing himself from everything and everyone, but this required some effort because he was seeing the town through Lassi’s eyes.

Bromance? Maybe a stretch. But Shawn cares. *sniff* It’s so precious, really.

Tags: Psych

Obligatory recap: Shawn and Gus find a billionaire who crashed his plane, and Warren Clayton’s dying wish is for then to figure out who killed him. The police think it’s an accident, but Warren’s widow, Alice, hires Shawn and Gus to figure out who killed her husband. She fires the pair when Shawn states that one of the family members killed Warren, but then they are put back on the case by Chief Vick and save the day.

Honestly, the cases on the show don’t fascinate me that much. There have been a few, of course, that were interesting, but mostly because of the environment (can we say Shawn Spenstar and Gus “TT” Showbiz?). This episode returned to the roots of why I started loving the show- the dynamic between Shawn and Gus. From Shawn using Gus as his “note to self” to introducing him simply as “Jazz Hands” to their identical assessment of someone’s golf swing. They worked so well together. I love their bromance.

The rest of the characters were a bit lame. I’m ready for Lassiter to grow some hair (did I mention that I hate buzz cuts?). I did think it was interesting that Gus reminded Shawn to check in with Abigail, and Shawn actually listened. The best lines of the show:

“There is no ‘relationship Shawn’ or ‘boyfriend Shawn’. There’s only regular Shawn and Malibu Shawn, you know that!”

I’m starting to feel like the name “Shawn” looks and sounds really weird because I’ve typed it so much in this post.

Abigail’s meddling with Shawn (!) and Henry’s relationship is really only going to land her in trouble. I’m interested to see how it changes them, and to see how ‘boyfriend Shawn’ handles things. Is it just me, or was he really testy about Henry this ep? I feel like things have improved greatly for them over time, and the bickering is just there because that’s all they know how to do. It doesn’t seem to really have much of a basis now.

Psych writers, please give us more Buzz McNab action. I love him.

Overall, this ep didn’t really advance anything about the show, just reminded us how perfect S&G are together. I’m okay with that, but very excited about “High Noonish” coming on in 48 hours and 44 minutes. This should be quite interesting.

Tags: Psych, TV

So I know I’m like 6 days late, but I really wanted to start doing reviews of a couple shows when the new seasons started up to add something a little different to my blog. I love TV. Watching the stories unfold and the characters grow and change is so much fun. In my opinion, so much more rewarding than movies, which are over so quickly. Psych is probably the most hilarious show, um, ever. You should watch it.

Quick recap of this episode: Shawn and Gus go to Vancouver for a ski trip. While there, Shawn recognizes this man- Pierre Despereaux- as an art thief that Lassiter had been hunting for a long time. Lassi and Jules head up to help Shawn sniff him out, and Shawn and Gus get into plenty of trouble on their own. More likely, Shawn gets himself and Gus into plenty of trouble. Including getting arrested and Henry coming to bail them out of jail because Shawn has already maxed out Gus’s credit card.

There are some wonderfully comedic moments and lines in this episode. Like when Shawn and Gus are skiing down the hill trying to chase Despereaux: “Pizza slice to slow down, french fries to speed up!” Or when Gus is trying to get through the security laser beams in the museum with Shawn’s instructions: “Spread your cheeks if you can. Scratch that. Abort cheek spreading!” And, of course, “Right hand green! Right hand green!” “That’s Twister, Shawn!” “Oh, right. Why don’t we play that anymore?”

Gus makes it through, panting and triumphant. Then Shawn walks straight through the beams. The lasers were turned off.

So of course there were some amazing comedic moments, but what I really love about this show is that it’s so funny while having some poignancy simultaneously. Lassi was thrown off by having his gun taken away and everyone thinking that he worked for “Head Detective Spencer.” He is completely defined by his job and all of his confidence comes from his performance there. But Shawn gets thrown off too, as Despereaux tricks him repeatedly and no one believes him. He has become so accustomed to his ‘job’ and the thrill of solving the puzzle that he is really similar to Lassiter in this regard, just with a completely different style.

Then there’s the whole relationship angle. Although James Roday is adorable, Shawn would be the worst boyfriend ever. I love his interactions with Juliet, but he plays with her emotions so much. Typical man- unable to commit. Anyway, I wouldn’t mind them getting together if Shawn could settle down a bit, but Jules doesn’t deserve being thrown around like this. I wonder why Shawn could so easily commit to Abigail, who wasn’t even in the episode yet was so prevalent the entire time, and refuse to admit to how much he really cares for Jules.

Overall, this episode retained the qualities that made me love Psych to begin with while setting up a few angles to explore in future episodes. I’m anxious to see what will happen now that Shawn is in a relationship and Lassi is divorced. Where is the chief’s child? Even her husband. I need more Buzz, stat. Gus needs a woman. Jules needs more of a life. Lassi needs to grow his hair out immediately. I hate buzz cuts on men.

New ep tomorrow!! Yay!