"Monk" Mr. Monk Is Underwater (2008)

Director:

Paris Barclay

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator)
Jack Bernstein (written by)

TV Series:

"Monk" (2002)

Original Air Date:

15 August 2008 (Season 7, Episode 5)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

Plot:

Monk is put in an uncomfortable position when Natalie asks him to help solve the apparent suicide of her ex-husband's friend. |

Plot Keywords:

Sonar | Old Friends | Military | Telephone Call | Submarine

Cast

Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (credit only)
Casper Van Dien	...	Lt. Steven Albright
La Monde Byrd	...	Petty Officer Wedoes
Rob Evors	...	Petty Officer Kramer
William Atherton	...	Commander Whitaker
Hector Elizondo	...	Dr. Neven Bell
Dan McNeill	...	Passing Sailor #1
Pepper Sweeney	...	Navy Cook
Scott MacDonald	...	Chief of Boat (as Scott Macdonald)
Tom Nagel	...	Passing Sailor #2

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Mandeville Films

Goofs:

Continuity: Monk and Natalie board the submarine, which is pierside. Minutes later, the captain initiates a drill and orders a depth of 250 feet - despite the fact that no manoeuvring watch has been stationed, the mooring lines have not been cast off and the boat has not gotten under way. They're still attached to the pier!

Talk about being all wet

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Monk and Natalie end up on a submarine as they investigate the suspicious death of an officer. They have been asked to do so by an old friend of Natalie's, played by Casper Van Dien of "Starship Troopers" and who also appeared in the 2001 submarine thriller, "Danger Beneath the Sea." This is a locked-room thriller, as Monk dismissively observes. We know who the killer is right away, as we did in "The Genius," but it takes Monk time to work out the details. Meanwhile, he has Dr. Bell at his side to guide him -- even though Monk is apparently the only one who can see and hear the good doctor. A wonderful episode. And we get to see a lot more of Hector Elizondo as Dr. Bell as he helps Monk solve the crime. Not to knock the late, great Dr. Kroger, but he would have never shown up on a submarine. That would not have been his style. Somehow, it seems fitting that Bell would show up to help Monk, even if Bell is simply a figment of Monk's imagination. Monk imagines the trim and athletic Bell dressed from head to foot in black. Elizondo looks quite dashing.