I've seen every episode countless times, and this is one of those that stands out with its trademark hijinks and banter, but in a twist that many comedies lead us, is with development in Shawn and Henry's tenuous relationship following the appearance of Shawn's mother played by Cybil Shepard.
True, there were no murders and the mystery ended up being constructed by the fake psychic himself. However, with the somewhat B-side episode also being the premier for the third season, it has plenty of character development not only with the Spencers, but with Gus and his job, and a little into Lassiter's father issues, with Gus' being the forefront for the plot.
For this review, I specifically want to point out that this episode is the beginning to a long defrosting to how Shawn treats his dad upon the revelation that his mom is the one that left after all. Cybil Shepard and James Roday Rodriguez have fantastic chemistry in this scene that I couldn't help but empathize with how the three felt.
This one can sneak by, but I recommend this is an important episode to see.
True, there were no murders and the mystery ended up being constructed by the fake psychic himself. However, with the somewhat B-side episode also being the premier for the third season, it has plenty of character development not only with the Spencers, but with Gus and his job, and a little into Lassiter's father issues, with Gus' being the forefront for the plot.
For this review, I specifically want to point out that this episode is the beginning to a long defrosting to how Shawn treats his dad upon the revelation that his mom is the one that left after all. Cybil Shepard and James Roday Rodriguez have fantastic chemistry in this scene that I couldn't help but empathize with how the three felt.
This one can sneak by, but I recommend this is an important episode to see.