# PSYCH is back! (Finally.) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 4, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001 "2013-03-04T15:45:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/1 "2013-03-04T15:45:55Z")
**Psych** finally returned on USA with the Season 7 premiere last week, following up on last season’s cliffhanger ending. This is pretty much my favorite show, and certainly the only show that consistently makes me laugh out loud, so I am psyched (ha!) that it is finally back. That said, the opener was a little disappointing. There were a couple of great moments (The Cranberry, shared fake beard) but overall it was not one of their best outings. Trying to be a little too serious. Plus the editing seemed jumpy to me. But to be honest, I don’t really care. I’m just glad it’s back and I suspect they’ll get back into stride shortly now that the cliffhanger is resolved. ---
**Author:** ![DataX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/2 "2013-03-04T16:04:50Z")
Glad it is back too. I love the one liners. I think the seriousness was just for the subject matter of that episode - which was probably just over the top because it was the opener. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/3 "2013-03-04T16:25:25Z")
I too was very excited for the show’s return. The episode was the worst that the show has ever done. Very little was remotely humorous, and it all felt forced and either formulaic or way too simpleminded for this show. I hope that it returns to form really quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/4 "2013-03-04T17:21:59Z")
Dissappointed that this isn’t about the Hank Azaria/Oliver Platt HBO show. The show that got cancelled with single question left unanswered. That only about 3 of us watched. 3 of us in the whole wide world. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/5 "2013-03-04T19:00:28Z")
Gotta love Woody - ever the optimiist! ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/6 "2013-03-04T19:22:48Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > I too was very excited for the show’s return. The episode was the worst that the show has ever done. Very little was remotely humorous, and it all felt forced and either formulaic or way too simpleminded for this show. I hope that it returns to form really quickly. Huh. I disagree completely. I thought the show was right up there with the others. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/7 "2013-03-04T21:44:22Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Gotta love Woody - ever the optimiist! Woody was one of the bright spots in this episode, yes. That was a solid running gag. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/8 "2013-03-04T23:35:56Z")
I liked the episode. I thought it was very funny in places. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/9 "2013-03-04T23:41:44Z")
I’m just waiting for episode 100, as it is a tribute to one of my favorite films of all time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/10 "2013-03-05T00:09:39Z")
I thought the season opener was awesome! And they way I’ve been anticipating it, by rights I should have hated it from overly built-up expectations. Loved the beard! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/11 "2013-03-05T00:14:13Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Dissappointed that this isn’t about the Hank Azaria/Oliver Platt HBO show. The show that got cancelled with single question left unanswered. That only about 3 of us watched. 3 of us in the whole wide world. That was _Huff_. Meanwhile, I liked this episode of _Psych_. I remember Max Gail from _Barney Miller_ and _Whiz Kids_. It did feel a little bit like they tried too hard, but their hands were tied to conclude an episode which I suspect they hadn’t thought too much about when they wrote the original cliffhanger. And Shawn’s Mom returns this week, so it will be good to see Cybill Shepherd again. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/12 "2013-03-05T00:37:19Z")
Shawn was definitely different, but I like it. His dad was shot, of course he was different. Seeing the blueberry torn in half, holy crap that was hilarious, even if not even remotely realistic. ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/13 "2013-03-05T01:14:02Z")
Poor short-lived Cranberry. ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/14 "2013-03-05T18:55:49Z")
I thought there were some great lines and gags. And the jiggly legs with the nachos was just hilarious especially after the body bags interaction just beforehand. But I do agree that the tone of the episode was somehow off- I actually think that Chief Vick’s lines were the most representative of the off tone of the show being off. But watching the Comicon panel, etc. it looks like the actors are really excited for this season so I think that means good things. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/15 "2013-03-05T20:34:47Z")
Nothing in that show, with the exception of the brief exterior shots of the police station, has any resemblance to my beloved Santa Barbara. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/16 "2013-03-05T20:42:53Z")
Huh. I didn’t even know this show was still running. I watched, I think, the first three seasons. Is it better now? Worse? About the same? To clarify: Back then I thought the show was fine, definitely usually worth watching for entertainment, though nothing you’d expect to stay with you after you finished watching. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/17 "2013-03-05T23:06:49Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Nothing in that show, with the exception of the brief exterior shots of the police station, has any resemblance to my beloved Santa Barbara. Usually they try to hide the fact that it’s Canada\*, with varying degrees of success, but last season they had one episode where it was so obvious that’s where they really were they clearly just thought “Fuck it, let’s make it part of the joke.” \*A place called White Rock, where Vancouver meets Washington. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/18 "2013-03-06T01:34:37Z")
Am I too young to have Arden Myrin give me sponge baths? (checking Corbin Bernsen on IMDB) Nope, I’m three months older. I just look younger, which may work against me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/19 "2013-03-06T02:31:01Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > Huh. I didn’t even know this show was still running. > > I watched, I think, the first three seasons. Is it better now? Worse? About the same? > > To clarify: Back then I thought the show was fine, definitely usually worth watching for entertainment, though nothing you’d expect to stay with you after you finished watching. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > Usually they try to hide the fact that it’s Canada\*, with varying degrees of success, but last season they had one episode where it was so obvious that’s where they really were they clearly just thought “Fuck it, let’s make it part of the joke.” > > \*A place called White Rock, where Vancouver meets Washington. The show is still awesome. I only stopped watching when I realized I’d seen every episode 6 times. This new one was still just as good as they have always been. **Guanolad** , was that the Dual Spires episode? Loved it. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001/20 "2013-03-06T03:31:35Z")
> [@Sister\_Vigilante](#): > > **Guanolad** , was that the Dual Spires episode? Loved it. My favorite! I knew I was in for a treat when I yelled, “Hey, that’s BOBBY!” And it just kept getting better. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-is-back-finally/652001.md?page=2)