"Psych" Psy vs. Psy (2007)

Director:

Mel Damski

Writers:

Steve Franks (creator)
Andy Berman (written by)

TV Series:

"Psych" (2006)

Original Air Date:

27 July 2007 (Season 2, Episode 3)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

Shawn goes up against a federal psychic, and Juliet is entranced with the Treasury agent who accompanies her. |

Plot Keywords:

Police | Friend | Psychic | Psychic Power | Best Friend

Cast

James Roday	...	Shawn Spencer
Dulé Hill	...	Burton 'Gus' Guster
Timothy Omundson	...	Carlton Lassiter
Maggie Lawson	...	Juliet O'Hara
Kirsten Nelson	...	Karen Vick
Corbin Bernsen	...	Henry Spencer
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Special Agent Lars Ewing
Bianca Kajlich	...	Lindsay Leikin
Liam James	...	Young Shawn
Peter Kelamis	...	Principal Petlic
Juan Carlos Velis	...	Jorge Cloonie (Checkout Guy)
Pamela Perry	...	Mildred
Jonathan Holmes	...	Hotel Clerk
C. Ernst Harth	...	Security Guard
Derek Versteeg	...	Grabinski (as Derek Verteeg)

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Lion's Gate Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Pacific Mountain Productions

Trivia:

In this episode, Lou Diamond Phillips plays an FTD Agent. In Season 1's, "Psych: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece (#1.3)" (2006), when Shawn is calming down Lacey he tells her to think of Lou Diamond Philips.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Shawn kicks over Lindsay's suitcase, he topples it onto its front (the side with the zippers), but when the camera changes angles, the suitcase has flipped onto its back.

Quotes:

[Lindsay Leikin invites Shawn to her hotel room to "discuss the case"]
Shawn Spencer: Oh, I'm so rude. Gus, buddy, would you like to join us?
Burton 'Gus' Guster: Well, I probably shou...
Shawn Spencer: That *sucks*!

Movie Connections:

References "The Facts of Life" (1979)

Soundtrack:

True

Psych: Pys vs. Psy (Season 2, Episode 3) (2007): All About Lou

As with most "Psych" episodes, "Psy vs. Psy" is hilarious and clever; however, it had to have something special to make it, in my opinion, the best episode ever.

When the chase of a counterfeiter leads federal agents to Santa Barbara, the local police department is eager to beat Special Agent Lars Ewing (Lou Diamond Phillips) and psychic Lindsay Leikin (Bianca Kajlich) by apprehending the perp so as to not get "shown up on their own turf".

Lou Diamond Phillips plays a smart, strict, and "manly" man who doesn't know how to laugh because he never learned to as a child. His performance alone fuels the episode. Him and Lassy face off against each other in comical ways. Shawn and sidekick Gus "Silly Pants" Jackson are hilarious as always as Shawn faces off with another psychic.

If you like "Psych" at all, then I highly recommend "Psy vs. Psy".