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Psych: High Top Fade Out (2009)
The SBPD attitude is a little off-putting but still good
The timing of this episode is a little suspect, especially in the episode prior where Shawn literally saves Juliet's life. So the sudden coldness towards Shawn and Gus is a little uncomfortable and makes it a little hard to watch but it is a good episode and showcases the boys singing ability as well. The tight lips and coldness from the SBPD does make sense in a way because of the severity of the crime, bringing in an undercover cop and trying to stop a breach but ultimately they are able to get back to normal BECAUSE of Shawn and Gus but this episode belongs in a couple places in the series, like maybe after some ugliness between Shawn and Juliet, but I feel like this wasn't a good place for it. Kind of a random "we don't need you, but thanks for all the bad guys you helped put away" that continues even into the next episode to an extent. But all of that aside it's still a great and classic Pysch episode.
Lucifer: It Never Ends Well for the Chicken (2020)
Not as Bad as Everyone says if you know what they're doing
Let's get it out of the way. Yes this is a filler episode, yes it's in B/W (mostly) and yes this takes a little bit of a turn from business as usual that we've come to expect but I've found once you go on in the series. It does have a key place.
First of all, I think this episode was probably a real treat for the cast to work on. A lot of people wanting to be detectives are fascinated with crime in the 40s. Cases were tougher to crack, it relied more on good police work than forensics and technology, and it was at the height of gang war and if you want to go back earlier than the 40s, it involved prohibition and chasing guys like Machine Gun Kelly (gangster not the rapper) and Al Capone. It was a interesting time to be alive for police officers. The setting of this episode will really speak to fans of the video game L. A. Noire which takes place in the same location and around the same time period. It was something new and different and the added twist of Trixie insisting that Lucifer swap out the detective he met initially and is clearly speaking from a firsthand standpoint for her mom, brings a fun element to the episode especially involving her home life with her wife Charlotte, and the fact that the 40s were not a welcome time for gay relationships, it brings a little openness to a closed time.
That being said a lot of the case itself is probably going to go down as forgettable other than using old school tactics to solve a crime as well as the 40s slang and Lauren German speaking about 2 octaves lower than she usually does. But the real tie-in is Lucifers relationship with Lilith and the history of the ring and immortality that will come back to play later in the series both in the development of the main story arc as well as the sub-story arc involving Maze and the history or lack thereof of her mother. This episode probably has more place in the series than the 2 post season 3 episodes that Fox tacked on. So it is definitely worth a watch for any fan of this series. It doesn't really progress the Chloe/Lucifer narrative. It does kind of build the relationship between Trixie and Lucifer in that "I hate children, but I will care for this one since she obviously means a lot to my love interest" mentality that he has. And just think of it as a fun episode for the cast, even if it's not your cup of scotch.
The Flash: The Girl with the Red Lightning (2019)
Like lightning through a vortex, so are the days of our lives
It seems every single episode is a carbon copy of the other. There's always a failed attempt to get the villain, and there's always a parenting conundrum that requires a 15 minute family moment.
This is episode 21/22, Nora has been there the whole season. Last episode she was running with villains, she's been in all sorts of danger all year and we still get her parents saying "it's not safe, we want to protect you?" Honestly, Iris must have taken Barry to the vet to get neutered because he is not a man anymore. I guess that's what made the episodes after the reveal so refreshing. Barry was making decisions on his own without consulting Iris and it actually looked like for once they had internal problems. But she roped him back in and put a stop to that. Every episode I watch makes me wish Savitar had really killed her. Throw in the fact that anything Ralph or Sherloque suggest is laughed at by the team.
Aside from that this episode was okay, from an action standpoint, again a carbon copy......villain escapes, internal debate, big emotional family moment, another villain confrontation, slightly more success, get em next week.