The setup for a lover’s retreat was brilliant. I’d love to see Shawn (James Roday) and Juliet (Maggie Lawson) get away a little more. Seeing them always working a case can get a little repetitive. The change of scenery was welcomed.
Right off the bat, I feel compelled to give Jason Priestly and Jennifer Finnigan kudos for a terrific job in their respective roles of Clive and Barbie. My only issue with them was the Barbie name. It just felt phony. I thought Priestly and Finnigan worked well with one another. There was definitely chemistry between the two.
I wouldn’t say the murder investigation necessarily had me riveted, but was undeniably caught off guard by the direction the investigation went. It wasn’t quite as cut and dry as I anticipated.
While Shawn and Juliet were aided by Gus (Dule Hill), Lassiter (Timothy Omundson), and Henry (Corbin Bernsen), Shawn had a lot of his mind. Marriage. When Shawn and Gus had that little mind reading scene early on, I knew exactly what Shawn was trying to communicate. Shawn clearly though Juliet wanted this weekend away to be big, but Shawn was totally off on his interpretation of what Jules wanted.
Jason Priestly, Jennifer Finnigan
That scene with Gus discovering the ring in Shawn’s Nintendo DS was really meaningful to me. It showed how close Shawn was to proposing. Shawn’s frenzied search for the DS was also explained. He wanted that ring back! If he had, I don’t think Jules would have agreed to be honest. I think she really likes Shawn (if not loves), but marriage is a big step and neither of them have ever felt ready to take that step.
I really wish I had the chance to get something answered by Steve Franks, creator and executive producer of PSYCH. I’d love to know what’s going on with the recent episodes of the guys getting together. I loved seeing Gus, Lassiter, and Henry out on the town, attempting to pick up ladies. The episode “Last Night Gus” was an episode which had all of the guys together in a way we had never really seen them. I’m really liking this new grouping. I’m just curious what the inspiration was.
When you throw in the crazy advances by Arden Myrin’s character, Chelsea, I couldn’t help but really enjoy this episode. Her laughter was hysterical. Henry Spencer’s determination to avoid her at all costs put things over the top.
If a lover’s retreat is ever attempted again, I’d like to see Shawn and Jules away from all crime and let the fellas deal with whatever new murder comes across the wires. I’d like to see Shawn and Jules out of the action and relaxing.
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