What I’m Watching: Psych 3: This Is Gus

Psych 3: This Is Gus (B-)

For a show that went off the air seven years ago, there have been a lot of follow-up movie specials that I feel like many cancelled series wish they could get off the ground. Maybe it’s just the willingness of this show’s stars to reunite for these one-off movies, and the fact that Peacock is the perfect streaming service to host them, with this one arriving less than a year and a half after number two, which premiered as an offering the same day Peacock first went public to audiences. I enjoyed how the actress who had been hired to play Selene’s sister asked if Shawn and Gus had Peacock, to which they responded it clearly didn’t exist, and I also appreciated the reference to how Rodriguez has “always been there,” a nod to actor James Roday’s decision to start using his birth name again to acknowledge his heritage. It was fun to see Lassie in a limited capacity, repeating the restaurant order instructions rather than the clever breakdown of the case they were supposed to be feeding him, and for Henry and Chief Vick to be featured in small parts too. Juliet’s excitement at being included in Selene and baby things was a blast to watch, and my favorite aspect of this show continues to be Shawn’s fake names for Gus that he occasionally accepts. The premise here was definitely absurd, but watching these guys continues to be entertaining. I’d tune in for a fourth movie and beyond, though I think other series should certainly be ahead in the queue for the TV movie treatment.