An excellent idea for a comedy show to try drama occasionally. Sadly it totally failed. The script was wrong on almost every level.
Where does it go wrong? Firstly a serial killer who doesn't kill? An episode with no deaths? Secondly Shawn and Gus keep up the gags and EXPLAIN to us this is how they work so don't hate them? Why should we? It's why we watch the show!
No suspense. The waitress didn't die? why? And where we seriously expected to believe Shawn's mother was going to die? I don't think so. Therefore no suspense.
The only time it achieves any dramatic interest was when he turns down a date with Julie because he was on a date! He then acted like a gentleman and grownup by lying to his date about why he was so put out. For a moment I thought he might tell her the truth put he made a joke.
In a word disappointing
Where does it go wrong? Firstly a serial killer who doesn't kill? An episode with no deaths? Secondly Shawn and Gus keep up the gags and EXPLAIN to us this is how they work so don't hate them? Why should we? It's why we watch the show!
No suspense. The waitress didn't die? why? And where we seriously expected to believe Shawn's mother was going to die? I don't think so. Therefore no suspense.
The only time it achieves any dramatic interest was when he turns down a date with Julie because he was on a date! He then acted like a gentleman and grownup by lying to his date about why he was so put out. For a moment I thought he might tell her the truth put he made a joke.
In a word disappointing