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Mr. Monk and the End: Part 2

  • Episode aired Dec 4, 2009
  • TV-PG
  • 44m
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Tony Shalhoub and Ted Levine in Monk (2002)
Monk: Mr. Monk And The End Part 2
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A videotaped clue from Trudy provides Monk with the clues he needs to solve her murder - but he has very little time to catch her killer while finding out what poisoned him.A videotaped clue from Trudy provides Monk with the clues he needs to solve her murder - but he has very little time to catch her killer while finding out what poisoned him.A videotaped clue from Trudy provides Monk with the clues he needs to solve her murder - but he has very little time to catch her killer while finding out what poisoned him.

  • Director
    • Randy Zisk
  • Writer
    • Andy Breckman
  • Stars
    • Tony Shalhoub
    • Traylor Howard
    • Jason Gray-Stanford
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.4/10
    2.4K
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    • Director
      • Randy Zisk
    • Writer
      • Andy Breckman
    • Stars
      • Tony Shalhoub
      • Traylor Howard
      • Jason Gray-Stanford
    • 24User reviews
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    Tony Shalhoub
    Tony Shalhoub
    • Adrian Monk
    Traylor Howard
    Traylor Howard
    • Natalie Teeger
    Jason Gray-Stanford
    Jason Gray-Stanford
    • Lieutenant Randy Disher
    Ted Levine
    Ted Levine
    • Stottlemeyer
    Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
    • T.K. Jensen
    Craig T. Nelson
    Craig T. Nelson
    • Judge Ethan Rickover
    D.B. Woodside
    D.B. Woodside
    • Dr. Matthew Shuler
    • (as D. B. Woodside)
    Melora Hardin
    Melora Hardin
    • Trudy Monk
    Casper Van Dien
    Casper Van Dien
    • Lt. Steven Albright
    Alona Tal
    Alona Tal
    • Molly Evans
    Sarah Rush
    Sarah Rush
    • Nurse Fitzgerald
    Madison Mason
    Madison Mason
    • Senator
    Mary Beth Evans
    Mary Beth Evans
    • Mrs. Rickover
    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Dr. Neven Bell
    Michael Coleman
    Michael Coleman
    • Cop
    Nicole Rubio
    Nicole Rubio
    • Second Nurse
    Rio Ahn
    • S.F.P.D. Officer #2
    • (uncredited)
    Tim Bagley
    Tim Bagley
    • Harold Krenshaw
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Randy Zisk
    • Writer
      • Andy Breckman
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    1sandcrab277

    just kerplah - a star trek villian expression

    Craig t nelson like all his other roles is still just a failed basketball coach that never quite makes the grade ... his series "the district" was yet another failure in spite of unlimited budget and guest stars galore ... can't blame the moron for being incensed at his wife's murderer ... i would have poked the judge in the eye with a sharp stick and then run it up his rectum hell i would have killed em. Well, the brillo pad topped moron never had a chance.
    10kvitt1019

    I had no clue how this show was going to end.

    I couldn't imagine a scenario where this show could have a happy ending. Even if he were to solve his wife's murder, she'd still be gone and he'd still be broken. He'd never be normal or live a normal life. His OCD and numerous fears would remain so long as Trudy is gone, which is forever. I'm normally pretty good at guessing how a show is going to end, but I couldn't figure this one out. I was happy to be surprised by such a beautiful ending.

    I think the way this show ended was fantastic. He may still be broken, but a large part of Monk was able to heal, find happiness, and leave some of his less loveable quirks behind. He found peace, not in the way someone does when they die, but in life. He found peace.
    10drsinhue

    One of the most satisfying series endings ever

    After grieving for the entire series, having Monk finally be able to solve his wife's murder, amazingly with her help, closed off all loose threads from the past. The closing montage of the principal characters also brought closure, and Randy Newman's new closing song brought home how much we will miss them all. The final twists of the dual gifts were poignant-that it was Adrian's own mental insecurities that kept him from solving the crime for a decade, and that Trudy unknowingly left him a gift that gave him a reason for living for the future.
    10UltraNeptuneCat

    2024 finally, watched the end

    Ny sibling and I watched it. For first time ever, found out the end. Usually shows have stressful sad then happy endings that making everything stressful but they really thought this out. Making great references, and even with the new monk movie coming out we thought that he still was going to die. Wow this premiered dec4, 2009. Near christmas. The only thing we wish we had more closure on was probably the other psychological patient Dr. Bell also saw that like things a certain way and to see Ambrose have also a good ending. It may of taken away from Monk being the main character but also I think it would of been important to see them as we havent seen them in a while. I think the backstory was answered alot throughout the show and it was amazing al the work that went into this amazingly crafted episodes and seasons. Love that Sharona ended up with Disher from being hinted at in other seasons. Things said later on make you want to rewatch the show and check if they payed attention to it earlier.
    9TheLittleSongbird

    'Monk' bids farewell

    'Monk' has always been one of my most watched shows when needing comfort, to relax after a hard day, a good laugh or a way to spend a lazy weekend.

    Season 8 was a mixed bag. While there were disappointing episodes, particularly "Mr Monk Goes Camping" and "Mr Monk and the UFO", most ranged from average to very good. There were also a handful of outstanding episodes, they were "Mr Monk and the Foreign Man", "Mr Monk is the Best Man", "Mr Monk and the Badge" and both parts of the season/show finale "Mr Monk and the End". "Mr Monk and the End Part II" is a near-perfect send off to 'Monk' and more than lives up to the huge promise the first part showed. It is immensely satisfying but at the same time it's very sad saying goodbye to a generally great show (even with some not particularly good episodes) and characters we quickly came to know and love.

    Not everything works. The murderer's fate and the outcome of the mystery felt too easy, rushed and anti-climactic and the outcome of the poisoning also seemed rushed. Also would have liked a nod to Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck and more done with the six-fingered man (potentially important but too briefly incorporated) for continuity's sake, as in earlier seasons they clues-wise were crucial to Monk's quest to solve Trudy's murder.

    However, everything else works superbly. The mystery, even when we know who it is, is again one of the season's better ones, actually feeling like one and easy to follow without being simplistic. It is resolved with one of the most tense, poignant, suspenseful and darkest face-offs in television, where one really roots for Monk while having a villain that despite doing terrible things is not actually over-the-top evil. It is a shame though that the scene ended on an anti-climactic note. The Trudy twist was shocking but a great one, how Monk deals with it is heart-breaking but later inspiring.

    Even better are the character moments, with everything feeling resolved and being given closure at last. The solving of Trudy's murder doesn't in any way feel like a cheat, quite the opposite. Monk conquering his problems and progressing (which actually happened gradually over the season rather than just like that all in one go) doesn't feel too pat and he was wholly deserving of, and quite frankly needed, a new and happy chapter in his life. All the other three regulars have plenty to do, serve a purpose (Natalie proves the most useful by far she's been all season) and are in character in prime 'Monk' fashion.

    "Mr Monk and the End" (both parts) is one of the most dramatic 'Monk' episodes, perhaps THE most dramatic, and it is also one of the most emotional. Parts like how Trudy's death had affected Monk, especially when it is revealed the cruel reason for the murder, and how one really sees how Monk and Trudy love each other are so poignant that tears were streaming down my cheeks, no 'Monk' episode of the later seasons affected me in this strong a way. It's not just Monk's story that's resolved, the other leads have closure too particularly Disher (didn't mind Natalie's subplot not featuring though, that was one of the few issues of the previous part to me). The Randy Newman montage and the nod to Sharona were affectionate and touching.

    One of the best things about 'Monk' has always been Tony Shalhoub, who was as Monk consistently one of the best things about every episode regardless of what material is thrown at him.. 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 sassy and sympathetic, while Jason Gray-Stanford and Ted Levine are amusing (Levine also showing Stottlemeyer as a firm, frustrated boss but loyal friend, which is very "classic" 'Monk' Stottlemeyer). The supporting cast are good, especially Craig T. Nelson in one of the best guest supporting turns of the later seasons in a role that proves to be more than the over-the-top villain with no redeeming qualities, there are signs of a sympathetic edge too.

    Both parts of "Mr Monk and the End" contains the most satisfying writing of the later seasons and of 'Monk' in general, the dramatic pathos really resonates and the chemistry between the characters incredibly believable. A touch of humour here too but never overt.

    Visually, the episode is slick and stylish as ever with some lovely scenery. 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, what an outstanding and near-perfect send off. While not quite one of the very best 'Monk' episodes, it is definitely in the top part of the 'Monk' quality spectrum and is quite special. 9/10 Bethany Cox

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    • Trivia
      Before Monk and Natalie leave for the latest case, Monk checks the stove to make sure it is off. Natalie comments it would be awful to get to the crime scene and then wonder if the stove was turned off. Monk comments that it has happened before. This is a reference to the first scene of the first episode of the series in which Monk is at a crime scene and asks Sharona if she checked the stove before they left.
    • Goofs
      In Mr. Monk and the Actor (2006), Monk recalls that on the day of her death, Trudy wanted him to accompany her. On remembering this, he says, many times, "It's true." However, in Mr. Monk and the End: Part 2 (2009), Trudy's errand to meet Rickover was one which she intended to keep a secret and about which she would not have asked her husband to accompany her.
    • Quotes

      [Monk is holding his wife's killer at gunpoint]

      Judge Ethan Rickover: You're gonna kill a federal judge?

      Adrian Monk: Tonight, I'm the judge.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      When I Am Gone
      Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman

      Performed by Randy Newman

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 5, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Mandeville Films
      • Touchstone Television
      • Universal Cable Productions
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    • Runtime
      44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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