Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Psych






Psych is one of those shows that you can sit and watch for hours. Shawn Spencer and his best friend, Burton Guster, (Gus), apply for jobs at the Santa Barbara Police Department and get the positions to help investigate cases. Shawn claims that he is a psychic and can solve the crimes based on his ability. However, he is a fraud who can observe things well and has a keen eye. Jules and Lassie, two detectives for the police department, don't know how to handle this situation with a psychic on their team. Jules accepts it and she is fascinated by Shawn's gift, while Lasseter doesn't believe anything he  says, even after the cases are solved. Eventually, the four cooperate together and get the cases to a close.

Each episode comes with a snippet of Shawn and Gus's younger selves that somehow becomes relevant in the case. It usually shows Henry, Shawn's dad, teaching Shawn how to strengthen each of his senses for when he becomes a cop when he grows up. The show has great suspense and comedy that intertwine well. I would highly recommend this show. Shawn and Gus's friendship and teamwork plays a major part in the show and you really connect with the characters. Some episodes are reference to things, such as the "Clue" episode and the episode "Here's Lasssssie" has many older horror movie references throughout it.  It's also great to listen to Shawn's new nickname for Gus in every episode when they go undercover. Psych is brilliant and isn't your stereotypical cop show. The creators and producers know when to keep the situation serious and when there needs to be some comedic parts in it. Psych is wonderful and the characters are so diverse that everyone can relate to a different character.  


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