Psych Rewind

A masked vigilante is working to round of bad guys and it's giving Shawn feelings of inferiority (again.) The boys discover who he is and then work with him to get the rest of the cartel members and discover more about their operation. Let us count all the comic book references! Join us for our discussion of the 4th episode of of season 6, The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2, which originally aired on November 2nd, 2011. It was written by Saladin K. Patterson. It was directed by Mel Damski. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/11/23/pr83-the-amazing-psych-man-tap-man-issue-2-psych-s6e4/

People are being attacked all over the city and there are signs that it's a vampire. Will Shawn and Gus discover what really happened and how many references and guest stars to vamps will they find? Join us for our discussion of the 3rd of of season 6, This Episode Sucks, which originally aired on October 26th, 2011. It was written by Todd Harthan and James Roday. It was directed by James Roday. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/11/23/pr82-this-episode-sucks-psych-s6e3/

Things get crazy after a night of drinking at a retirement party for someone that no one at the SBPD knows. The next morning, the guys have to piece together exactly what happened to them. It's The Hangover: Psych Style! Join us for our discussion of the 2nd episode of season 6, Last Night Gus, which originally aired on October 19th, 2011. It was written and directed by Andy Berman. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/11/12/pr81-last-night-gus-psych-s6e2/

Shawn tries to ease the tensions between two young boys and stumbles on a bigger case in the house he sneaks into (oops). Good thing he has diplomatic immunity (maybe)! Join us for our discussion of the season premiere of of season 6, Shawn Rescues Darth Vader, which originally aired on October 12th, 2011. (The last ep aired December 22nd, 2010.) It was written and directed by Steve Franks. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/10/31/pr80-shawn-rescues-darth-vader-psych-s6e1/

The Yin Yang trilogy concludes as we learn who's really in charge and who is working for him (and how loyal they are). Join us for our discussion of the season finale of of season 5, Yang 3 in 2D, which originally aired on December 22nd, 2010. It was written by Andy Berman and James Roday. It was directed by Mel Damski. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/10/27/pr79-yang-3-in-2d-psych-s5e16/

Lassie's pretty sister comes into town and is filming her big bro for a grad school project. He tries to oneup Shawn to find a killer who may or may not be a bear. Join us for our discussion of the 15th episode of season 5, Dead Bear Walking, which originally aired on December 15th, 2010. It was written and directed by Andy Berman. Show notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/10/20/pr78-dead-bear-walking-psych-s5e15/

It's Christmas time in Santa Barbara and Shawn is having his own It's a Wonderful Life parody. After that, he and Gus help solve a crime. Join us for a Holly Jolly time as we discuss the 14th episode of season 5, The Polarizing Express, which originally aired on December 15th, 2010. It was written by Saladin K. Patterson and James Roday. It was directed by James Roday. Show notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/10/20/pr77-the-polarizing-express-psych-s5e14/

Shawn and Gus get in trouble with The Chief and have to spend some time in the police academy. It doesn't stop them from getting involved with a case but it does give us a training montage! Join us for our discussion of the 13th episode of season 5, We’d Like to Thank the Academy, which originally aired on December 8th, 2010. It was written by Bill Callahan and Todd Harthan. It was directed by Tawnia McKiernan. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/10/05/pr76-wed-like-to-thank-the-academy-psych-s5e13/

It's the Twin Peaks tribute episode and it's epic! Join us for our discussion of the 12th episode of season 5, Dual Spires, which originally aired on December 1st, 2010. It was written by Bill Callahan and James Roday. It was directed by Matt Shakman. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/10/02/pr75-dual-spires-psych-s512/

Shawn sees a murder on a carnival ride which may or may not have been committed by a ghost of the park. Shawn and Juliet are officially together but the secret is killing Shawn. How long can he keep it up? Join us for our discussion of the 11th episode of season 5, In Plain Fright, which originally aired on November 17th, 2010. It was written by Steve Franks and FOS Tim Meltreger. It was directed by Steven Surjik. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/09/18/pr74-in-plain-fright-psych-s5e11/

Shawn and Gus get involved with Desperaux again (actually Shawn never lost contact since last time) and the thief is determined to prove that he is as good as Shawn thinks he is. Also, the Shawn and Juliet ship officially sails and Stephanie is on board! Join us for our discussion of the 10th episode of season 5, Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part, which originally aired on November 10th, 2010. It was written and directed by Steve Franks. Show notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/09/07/pr73-extradition-part-ii-the-actual-extradition-part-psych-s5e10/

A woman asks Shawn and Gus to help track down her mentor so that she can disappear. They don't know that she's hiding a secret or two about how she's connected to a crime and is on the lam. Can they track down this mystery woman and figure out what really happened? Join us for our discussion of the 9th episode of season 5, One, Maybe Two, Ways Out, which originally aired on September 8th, 2010. It was written by Andy Berman and Todd Harthan. It was directed by Mel Damski. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/09/01/pr72-one-maybe-two-ways-out-psych-s5e9/

Shawn gets one-upped by someone else who joins the investigation to find a killer who is taking out transplant patients. Join us for our discussion of the 8th episode of season 5, Shawn 2.0, which originally aired on September 1st, 2010. It was written by Bill Callahan. It was directed by David Crabtree. Correction: We mentioned on this episode that the plotline of someone else trying to one-up Shawn seemed similar to the plot of Ferry Tale. We meant Viagra Falls, when the former detectives from the SBPD joined the case and competed with Shawn and Gus (before working together). We said the wrong episode title twice and it was only until I was posting Ferry Tale that I remembered the error we made. We apologize for this. Maddie from Australia again joined us! Show notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/08/21/pr71-shawn-2-0-psych-s5e8/

Shawn and Gus team up with Chi McBride to bring down convicts who take over a ferry boat. They work to figure out who else is helping them to track them down once they get away. Join us for our discussion of the 7th episode of season 5, Ferry Tale, which originally aired on August 25th, 2010. It was written by Kell Cahoon and Saladin K. Patterson. It was directed by Reginald Hudlin. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/08/16/pr70-ferry-tale-psych-s5e7/

When SBPD's former chief is murdered, Henry contacts two retired cops to come to investigate and show up Shawn and Gus at every turn. Can they work together to solve the crime? Join us for our discussion of the 6th episode of season 5, Viagra Falls, which originally aired on August 18th, 2010. It was written by Todd Harthan and directed by Andrew Bernstein. Show Notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/08/10/pr69-viagra-falls-psych-s5e6/

Shawn and Gus infiltrate a street racing crew to find out what happened to a murdered car thief. Gus tries out some cool crew names but settles on the one that made the writers giggle. Join us for our discussion of the 5th episode of season 5, Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing), which originally aired on August 11th, 2010. It was written by Kel Cahoon and FOS Tim Meltreger. It was directed by Mel Damski. Show notes: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/08/06/pr68-shawn-and-gus-in-drag-racing-psych-s5e5/

A young man is murdered and the police's first suspect is his much older girlfriend. Shawn's suspect is the teacher of a seminar where the guy learned to be a gentleman. Join us for our discussion of the 4th episode of season 5, Chivalry Is Not Dead... But Someone Is, which originally aired on August 4th, 2010. It was written by Andy Berman and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. Full show notes at: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/07/23/pr67-chivalry-is-not-dead-but-someone-is-psych-s5e4/

Shawn and Gus team up with a former classmate to prove that their latest case was an alien invasion while the police try to prove otherwise. Join us for our discussion of the 3rd episode of season 5, Not Even Close...Encounters, which originally aired on July 28th, 2010. It was written by Bill Callahan. It was directed by John Badham. This week we were joined by Ross Blocher from the Oh No Ross and Carrie podcast. Full show notes can be found here: https://tvrewindpodcast.com/2018/07/16/pr66-not-even-close-encounters-psych-s5e3/