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Psych – Nip and Suck It

by Alan Rapp on May 24, 2013

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“I’m psychic detective Shawn Spencer and that’s my brother Daryl, and my other brother Daryl.”

Psych - Nip and Suck It

After Henry (Corbin Bernsen) discovers a body of a young woman, Shawn (James Roday) begins to suspect that the victim’s plastic surgeon (Lori Loughlin), and a former flame of Henry’s, who the victim was suing might be responsible. Running his own investigation, Henry uncovers another  patient () as well as rival plastic surgeon (Gregory Harrison) both of whom had motive for the murder. However, Shawn’s theory looks more promising, especially after Henry finds the drug used to kill the victim in his former flame’s purse (and gets knocked unconscious by her shortly afterward).

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Psych – Dead Air

by Alan Rapp on May 17, 2013

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Psych - Dead Air

When their favorite DJ (Brent Chapman) is murdered on the air, and the station is in jeopardy of closing down without their #1 money maker, Shawn (James Roday) and Gus (Dulé Hill) go undercover as “Santa Barbara’s newest and most potent morning show” and “The Playa Gus” to find the killer. Suspects include the DJ’s producer (Haig Sutherland) and former partner (Dale Wolfe), the station manager (Garcelle Beauvais), who has a little thing for Gus, and another radio personality (Dale Wilson), all of whom had motives for wanting the man dead.

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Psych – Office Space

by Alan Rapp on May 9, 2013

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“You look like Bruce Willis in Blind Date.”

Psych - Office Space

After Gus (Dulé Hill) quits to stand up for co-worker to his abusive boss (Michael Daingerfield), he returns later that night to beg for his job back when he accidentally stumbles upon and contaminates the crime scene of his boss’ murder. When a freaked-out Guster shows up on his doorstep in the middle of the night, Shawn (James Roday) agrees to help his pal cover his tracks.

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  • Title: Psych – Santa Barbarian Candidate
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“Santa Barbara, this is where Rob Lowe humps it out.”

Psych - Santa Barbarian Candidate

When the mayor (Sebastian Spence) dies of an apparent surfing accident Shawn (James Roday), suspecting the man was murdered by the man’s replacement (John Kapelos) to push through land deal worth millions, decides to run for office to stop the city councilman from taking office before Shawn and Gus (Dulé Hill) can prove the man is a murderer. With the help of Gus and the former mayor’s assistant (Neil Grayston) Shawn begins a bizarre campaign that might actually win him the office leading Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) and Henry (Corbin Bernsen) to fear the worst for themselves and the city of Santa Barbara.

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Psych – Juliet Wears the Pantsuit

by Alan Rapp on April 25, 2013

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  • Title: Psych – Right Turn or Left for Dead
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“Only psychos answer ads on Craigslist. You might as well as posted it on murdermethisinstant.com.”

Psych - Juliet Wears the Pantsuit

After their break-up, Shawn (James Roday) becomes suspicious of Juliet’s (Maggie Lawson) new roommate Laura (Rachel Blanchard) who he believes is not only a crazy identity thief but may also be a murderer. With Rachael (Parminder Nagra) and Max (Mateen Devji) staying with Gus(Dulé Hill), Shawn moves in with Woody (Kurt Fuller) which doesn’t go well for anyone involved.

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  • Title: Psych – Right Turn or Left for Dead
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Psych - Right Turn or Left for Dead

24-hours after Lassie (Timothy Omundson) and Marlowe’s (Kristy Swanson) reception which ended with Juliet (Maggie Lawson) confronting him about the truth of his psychic abilities, Shawn (James Roday) begins going over the events of the night in his mind and speculates how things might have gone differently by making a couple of different choices. As the episode unfolds we’re shown two different realities. In the real series of events Shawn is forced to admit the truth to Juliet and goes home alone only to get pulled into an attempted murder case involving a young Swedish woman named Eileen (Lauriane Gilliéron) stabbed and left for dead.In the other reality, Shawn and Juliet leave the party together without ever having the talk and begin to investigate the same young woman’s murder the following morning with the help of Lassie’s (Timothy Omundson) new dog, Lassie Jr.

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Psych – Deez Nups

by Alan Rapp on April 11, 2013

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Psych - Deez Nups

On the eve of Lassiter’s (Timothy Omundson) hastily thrown together wedding to Marlowe (Kristy Swanson), Shawn (James Roday) and Gus (Dulé Hill) procure a party bus and along with Henry (Corbin Bernsen), Woody (Kurt Fuller), and Lassie’s best friend Stumpy (Pete Gardner) kidnap the detective for his bachelor party on the road to the casino resort. Meanwhile Juliet (Maggie Lawson) and Chief Vick (Kirsten Nelson) get roped into Marlowe’s bachelorette party thrown by her friend from prison, Big Wendy (Cocoa Brown).

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Psych – Cirque du Soul

by Alan Rapp on April 4, 2013

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“I need you to take this vase and go pee in it.”

Psych - Cirque du Soul

In an attempt to bond with Rachael’s (Parminder Nagra) son, Gus (Dulé Hill) takes Maximus (Mateen Devji) to the circus not realizing Shawn (James Roday) has been hired to by a member of the circus (Kirsten Prout) only to have the young boy witness the death of the missing person the psychic detective was hired to find. Needing to get closer to the action to investigate what might be a murder, Shawn and Gus take jobs with the circus as the yodeler and master of ceremony.

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Psych – 100 Clues

by Alan Rapp on March 29, 2013

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Psych - 100 Clues

For the show’s 100th episode, Psych reunites several members of the cast of Clue in a whodunit that goes back to Shawn (James Roday) and Gus’ (Dulé Hill) third case with the Santa Barbara Police involving aging rock star Billy Lips (Steve Valentine) convicted of manslaughter. A little more than five years later, Shawn is invited to a super-secret party at a Santa Barbara mansion originally owned by a famous chocolatier. With Juliet (Maggie Lawson) unable to attend, Shawn and Gus are greeted by the mysterious benefactor’s butler (Garrett Morris) who offers no clues at his employer’s identity.

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  • Title: Psych – Psych – No Country for Two Old Men
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“Gus, don’t be the remake of Yours, Mine and Ours. For that matter don’t be the original, either.”

Psych - No Country for Two Old Men

After celebrating moving in with Juliet (Maggie Lawson) with their friends and family Shawn (James Roday) goes a bit overboard in his attempts to force Henry (Corbin Bernsen) into a friendship with Juliet’s stepfather Lloyd (Jeffrey Tambor). A simple package pick-up escalates quickly and gets his father shot at (twice). Henry’s ever-lessening trust in Lloyd isn’t improved by an impromptu plane ride into Mexico, being thrown into a Mexican jail, and being kidnapped by the most wanted man in Mexico (Tony Plana).

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