Dual Spires
- Episode aired Dec 1, 2010
- TV-PG
- 55m
Shawn and Gus receive a mysterious email inviting them to the Cinnamon Festival in Dual Spires, a quirky town that's nearly invisible on a map, in this homage to Twin Peaks.Shawn and Gus receive a mysterious email inviting them to the Cinnamon Festival in Dual Spires, a quirky town that's nearly invisible on a map, in this homage to Twin Peaks.Shawn and Gus receive a mysterious email inviting them to the Cinnamon Festival in Dual Spires, a quirky town that's nearly invisible on a map, in this homage to Twin Peaks.
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- Shawn Spencer
- (as James Roday)
- Karen Vick
- (credit only)
- 12 Year-Old Girl
- (as Olivia Steele-Falconer)
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An homage to Twin Peaks, and the usual Psych references to other pop culture, especially television shows, this entire episode is brilliant. To fully understand its conceit, you probably had to have been a fan of the original David Lynch Twin Peaks series, at least year one. If you were, then this Pysch episode will be one laugh out loud moment after another.
I can't get over how awesome this show is. It stuns me that the writers and producers put this much thought into one standalone episode in the middle of the season. I want to write them personally and thank them.
Brilliant.
The Psych writers & cast do an excellent job of channeling the Twin Peaks characters, with James Roday and Dulé Hill bringing their usual humor and charm to their roles as Shawn and Gus, respectively. The guest stars, including Sherilyn Fenn, Dana Ashbrook, and Ray Wise, are spot-on in their portrayals of their Twin Peaks counterparts.
The episode's mystery is engaging and intriguing, with plenty of twists and turns to keep viewers guessing until the very end. And the humor is top-notch, with plenty of clever references to Twin Peaks and pop culture in general, right down to the eerie theme music similarities!
Overall, "Dual Spires" is a must-see for both Psych and Twin Peaks fans. It's a loving tribute to the original show that manages to stand on its own as a great episode of Psych. Highly recommended.
I get Twin Peaks is good and stealing from it's material means the episode is going to be alright at worst, but this was the least "psychy" of Psych episodes.
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- TriviaWhen Shawn mentions at the beginning of the episode that somebody in Washington invented silent window shades, he is referring to Nadine, the woman who wore an eyepatch on the show "Twin Peaks" and was attempting to patent silent window shades on the early episodes of that show, which was set in the state of Washington.
- GoofsThe library classification was not the Dewey Decimal Classification as stated in this episode but rather the Library of Congress Classification. Note F796 covers the state of New Mexico.
- Quotes
Maudette Hornsby: Isn't cherry the best?
Burton 'Gus' Guster: The best what?
Maudette Hornsby: Everything, silly. I thought you were psychic.
Shawn Spencer: I am. I'm the psychic. But how did you know that?
Maudette Hornsby: Word travels. You know, we don't get a lot of gossip around here so an untimely death, a psychic and a black man all in one day. Epic.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Sitcom Roasts of Other TV Shows (2023)
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