# A New Season of Monk! 6/18 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 19, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-season-of-monk-6-18/251240 "2004-06-19T23:05:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-season-of-monk-6-18/251240/1 "2004-06-19T23:05:52Z")
A few random thoughts on the new episode: Interesting to have a show where the clues were really only present in the first few minutes of the show. The rest was about Monk’s reaction to NYC. I need to go back and count how many times he said, “I really don’t think . . . I really don’t think . . . I really don’t think . . .” I was just about on the floor! Hilarious. Very surprising when he flipped that switch at the end (I won’t spoil it for those who haven’t watched it yet). I didn’t think he had something like that in him. Even with what happened next, I was still amazed. * * * And last but not least, today’s mail brought my Season One _Monk_ DVD set! Guess Mr. S and I will be busy the nest few nights. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-season-of-monk-6-18/251240/2 "2004-06-19T23:54:20Z")
I thought overall it was kind of an iffy episode (the explanatory summary and subsequent arrest of the suspect by New York’s finest was perfunctory and implausible, and the street-preacher scene was contrived and labored) with a handful of remarkable highlights. The best, of course, is the closing minute or two you describe, with the switch. That was amazing. I love this show, but I didn’t think this was its best hour. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-season-of-monk-6-18/251240/3 "2004-06-19T23:58:05Z")
Yeah, I think, by the nature of the setting and all, it was a bit too focused on the NY gimmick. It’ll probably rehit its stride once it’s back in SF. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2004, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-season-of-monk-6-18/251240/4 "2004-06-20T00:15:31Z")
I think they missed a great chance for character development. Monk should have killed the guy. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-season-of-monk-6-18/251240/5 "2004-06-20T00:20:12Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I think they missed a great chance for character development. > > Monk should have killed the guy. He almost did. In Tennyson’s weakened condition, the excruciating pain probably would have killed him in not too long. But I don’t think it would’ve felt right for Monk’s character. Not that anyone outside would have blamed him, especially not Stottlemeyer, but still. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2004, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-season-of-monk-6-18/251240/6 "2004-06-20T00:55:00Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > I need to go back and count how many times he said, “I really don’t think . . . I really don’t think . . . I really don’t think . . .” I was just about on the floor! Hilarious. Monk has a peculiar genius for these kinds of scenes (the greatest, of course, being the “Pete and Re-Pete” conversation from the Season 1 finale). That one was a standout moment, as was Monk freaking out when he spotted the, um, guy from the subway (don’t want to spoil anything here). And the ending, well, that was just wonderful.