What I’m Watching: Psych

Psych: Season 4, Episode 3 “High Noon-ish” (B+)

I’m not usually a fan of this type of episode, where the plot has a very real chance of getting quickly derailed by spending too much time in some sort of tourist trap town which seems like a real abandoned town with a rather defunct and ineffective system of law enforcement. James Roday and Dule Hill do a stellar job of keeping everything entertaining, and this episode is really a tribute to their skill as a comedic team. Having Lassiter be the one to introduce Shawn and Gus to the town is fantastic, and his episode-long nickname Binky was rather amusing. Gus’ opening worries about Lassiter murdering them, continuing along the theme of Gus thinking Lassiter killed someone last year, is a terrific thread that I hope sticks around for a while. I’m happy to see Lassie in the spotlight, though I would really be delighted to see much more of Juliet. Since her season-ending interaction with the newly taken Shawn, she’s been almost completely absent from the show, serving only as a bouncing board for Lassiter. She’s one of the best parts of the show, and it would be nice if she started being more prominently featured.