Mr. Monk Fights City Hall
- Episódio foi ao ar 20 de fev. de 2009
- TV-PG
- 43 min
Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaDesperate to save the parking lot where Trudy was killed from demolition, Monk enlists the help of a sympathetic councilwoman. But when she goes missing, Monk may be forced to deal with her ... Ler tudoDesperate to save the parking lot where Trudy was killed from demolition, Monk enlists the help of a sympathetic councilwoman. But when she goes missing, Monk may be forced to deal with her hapless and incapable assistant.Desperate to save the parking lot where Trudy was killed from demolition, Monk enlists the help of a sympathetic councilwoman. But when she goes missing, Monk may be forced to deal with her hapless and incapable assistant.
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- CuriosidadesHarold Krenshaw won a School Board race back in Mr. Monk and the Election (2005). He's obviously moved up to the City Council.
- Erros de gravaçãoWhile chained to the parking garage, Monk tells Councilwoman Hill that he had attended the City Council vote that had condemned the garage. Four days later, when he is in City Hall for the re-vote with Natalie, neither of them know where City Council meetings are held.
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Harold Krenshaw: I'm talking about your new therapist, the mystery doctor, the genius you're always raving about. Who is he? Just tell me his name.
Adrian Monk: I can't tell you. It's privileged information.
Harold Krenshaw: No, it's not. What happens in the session is privileged. His name isn't privileged. People recommend therapists everyday. Am I right, Natalie?
Natalie Teeger: I don't know. I just waiting for the conversation to be over.
Adrian Monk: Ok, fine. His name is doctor... Door.
Harold Krenshaw: Doctor Door? Is that the best you can do? I suppose if we were standing by that alarm you would've said Doctor Bell.
Natalie Teeger: [accidentally spits water on Harold] Oh god, Harold! I'm so sorry!
As a season finale, "Mr Monk Fights City Hall" is a well done one if not quite an example of "going out with a bang". Most of it was executed very well and it is one of the better Season 7 episodes (which saw great episodes like "Mr Monk and the Genius", "Mr Monk and the Lady Next Door" and "Mr Monk Makes the Playoffs", and "Mr Monk and the Magician" and disappointments in "Mr Monk Falls in Love" and particularly "Mr Monk Takes a Punch") but it did feel like something was missing.
There are a few things that would have made "Mr Monk Fights City Hall" better. It would have been better if Monk's motivations for investigating the murder weren't so callous, selfish and cruel which generally is uncharacteristic for him. Also if the vacationing couple story line actually felt like it served a point, one does sort of question the necessity of it, that a couple of clues didn't come out of nowhere and made more sense and that the killer wasn't revealed so early (not unusual for 'Monk', but this episode would have benefited from a later reveal).
However, there are also several things that make "Mr Monk Fights City Hall" a delight. It is certainly one of the funniest episodes of the later seasons, especially everything regarding the hoot of a receptionist, the hot dog warehouse scene, the posters, the assistant for missing council woman scene between Monk and Dr Bell and Harold trying to guess the name of Monk's therapist and Natalie's reaction. "Mr Monk Fights City Hall" has its emotional side too, with the naming of the playground being very sweet and poignant and while Monk's objection to the demolition was in a way somewhat extreme once one knows the significance of his objection (obvious from the start) it is easier to understand.
It has a pretty good mystery, not as simple or as obvious as some Season 7 episodes and isn't convoluted or side-lined. It at least grabs you and makes one think, with some of the most satisfying crime-solving and deductions of the season. It just needed a later reveal and if they were to have the vacationing couple murder story at all more needed to be done with it.
One of the best things about 'Monk' has always been the acting of Tony Shalhoub in the title role. It was essential for him to work and be the glue of the show, and Shalhoub not only is that but also at his very best he IS the show. Have always loved the balance of the humour, which is often hilarious, and pathos, which is sincere and touching.
Traylor Howard is down-to-earth and sympathetic, Jason Gray-Stanford is amusing even when a goofball and Ted Levine plays the loyal but frustrated boss character with his usual adept comedic chops. The characters are in character on the whole, with Monk not being a caricature or being over-reliant on the comedy. Disher is still a daft goofball, evidenced in the hot dog scene, but at least not an annoying one. Tim Bagley is always great value as Krenshaw and Stanley Kamel's replacement Hector Elizondo is proving all the time to be a worthy one.
Writing is funny, thoughtful and poignant, with Monk's quirks never exploited or over-the-top.
Visually, the episode is slick and stylish as ever. The music is both understated and quirky. While there is a preference for the theme music for Season 1, Randy Newman's "It's a Jungle Out There" has grown on me overtime, found it annoying at first but appreciate its meaning and what it's trying to say much more now.
Overall, well done but for a season finale something was missing. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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