This is the first and only episode of Fear Itself I have watched. And that's only because I'm a huge PSYCH fan, and I was curious to see how James Roday and Maggie Lawson do in different roles.
In a way, it's kind of like a fantasy fulfillment episode for PSYCH fans, who have been wanting to see Sean and Juliet hook up, and they hook up in this episode in a BIG way.
Thing is, James Roday didn't fully convince me that he was playing a different role, although he was playing a very creepy guy. He still had some Shawn-isms that reminded me of his Psych character. I realized how good an actress Maggie was because she got to do stuff here that her character in Psych don't go to often, and she does it very VERY well. It was quite a revelation. She convinced me that she was Sam, so great job to Maggie! Still, it was a kick to see James and Maggie get married... I can almost imagine them to be Sean and Juliet. But regardless, I was able to enjoy the story on it's own and towards the end, I was no longer even thinking of Psych.
That twist towards the end was a real kicker. But it does make them emphasizing Carlos' creepiness, propping him up as the bad guy a little too obvious. I mean, why would Carlos stalk Sam outside the Church in such a creepy way if he was innocent? Why would he act like such a bastard for most of the episode if he was guilty of nothing more than going out on a date with another girl? It was TOO obvious.
A better way of doing it would have been to play up Carlos' innocence, portray him as a GOOD guy until towards the end. Throw NO suspicion on him at all. In that way, people will think that the twist in the story that he is in fact, the BAD guy when he freaks out in the end. But then a moment later, it's revealed that Sam is indeed the bad guy (or girl), making the twist even more unexpected.
Although James does creepy great, that creepy shot of Maggie towards the end when we realize she is nuts was even MORE creepy. Wow.
In a way, it's kind of like a fantasy fulfillment episode for PSYCH fans, who have been wanting to see Sean and Juliet hook up, and they hook up in this episode in a BIG way.
Thing is, James Roday didn't fully convince me that he was playing a different role, although he was playing a very creepy guy. He still had some Shawn-isms that reminded me of his Psych character. I realized how good an actress Maggie was because she got to do stuff here that her character in Psych don't go to often, and she does it very VERY well. It was quite a revelation. She convinced me that she was Sam, so great job to Maggie! Still, it was a kick to see James and Maggie get married... I can almost imagine them to be Sean and Juliet. But regardless, I was able to enjoy the story on it's own and towards the end, I was no longer even thinking of Psych.
That twist towards the end was a real kicker. But it does make them emphasizing Carlos' creepiness, propping him up as the bad guy a little too obvious. I mean, why would Carlos stalk Sam outside the Church in such a creepy way if he was innocent? Why would he act like such a bastard for most of the episode if he was guilty of nothing more than going out on a date with another girl? It was TOO obvious.
A better way of doing it would have been to play up Carlos' innocence, portray him as a GOOD guy until towards the end. Throw NO suspicion on him at all. In that way, people will think that the twist in the story that he is in fact, the BAD guy when he freaks out in the end. But then a moment later, it's revealed that Sam is indeed the bad guy (or girl), making the twist even more unexpected.
Although James does creepy great, that creepy shot of Maggie towards the end when we realize she is nuts was even MORE creepy. Wow.
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