What I’m Watching: Psych

Psych: Season 4, Episode 12 “A Very Juliet Episode” (B+)

I’ve been excited about this episode ever since I first heard about since I’m a huge fan of Juliet. This was the first episode I’ve scene that started with Juliet instead of Shawn back in 1989, and I very much enjoyed how the show kept flashing forward with the “exactly” how ever many minutes or years later title. Juliet pursuing her romance was a wonderful storyline, and her return to that train station in that stunning red dress quickly demonstrated just how much she cared about this guy. All of the advice she got from everyone was enjoyable. Lassie’s proclamation that all romance ends in despair or death was great, as was his later granting permission to her due to the fact that he never gets to be a confidante because people don’t really talk to him. The way he says “all people are just out there to destroy any chance of happiness you will ever have” and then jumps right to “I feel a hug coming on” is indicative of the truly different world he inhabits. Juliet shared a fabulous scene with the chief, where she emphasized, “actually, I was trying to sound like a hardass” and Juliet immediately responded “well, mission accomplished.” Gus’ declaration that he was known the vault of secrets was amusing, and I laughed out loud when he walked into the door on his way out. This episode did of course include a whole number of classic Gus moments: confusing J.T. Waring for J.K. Rowling, knocking on the door of the murderer without thinking about it being a bad idea, picking up on relationship signs between Scott and Juliet, using Gus’ real name for the first time while introducing him to a big-time criminal in jail, and distracting the killer with the simple power of his banal words. Gus gets the credit for the best moment of the episode, however, claiming that he was wearing a $260 shirt when he only paid $18 for it but insisting that he was quoting list price.