Monk “Mr. Monk’s 100th Case”
Original Air Date: September 5, 2008
Jeff P. - TwoCents Staff Writer
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After 6 plus wonderful seasons of Monk, it has reached it’s centennial episode. I’m surprised for Monk’s sake that they didn’t end the show on this nice, even number. (But I’m glad they didn’t).
The episode opens up with a show named ‘In Focus’ with James Novak. The subject of tonight’s episode is none other than Adrian Monk. Apparently Monk has solved 99 cases and is working on his toughest yet... searching for a serial killer.
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[photo: Trae Patton/USA]
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Original Air Date: September 5, 2008
Jeff P. - TwoCents Staff Writer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com
After 6 plus wonderful seasons of Monk, it has reached it’s centennial episode. I’m surprised for Monk’s sake that they didn’t end the show on this nice, even number. (But I’m glad they didn’t).
The episode opens up with a show named ‘In Focus’ with James Novak. The subject of tonight’s episode is none other than Adrian Monk. Apparently Monk has solved 99 cases and is working on his toughest yet... searching for a serial killer.
Continue Reading...
[photo: Trae Patton/USA]
We’re in a room with a lot of people watching In Focus on a large screen. Monk & the gang is here along with James Novak from the show. As the show moves on, it goes over the details of the case. A woman had been strangled in a hotel lobby and Monk is trying to solve the case. Then, Novak takes us on a history of Monk through interviews including some Monk favorites and past guest stars. When we get back to the case, Monk has noticed that someone had taken lipstick from the victim. He believes that she may have known her killer. As the show goes to a commercial, Natalie approaches Monk and figures he must be excited for the show since he solved this case. Instead, Monk is concerned about what he’s seeing and thinks that he’s missed something.
During the next part of In Focus, we find out that there was a 2nd girl murdered. She was also an actress like the first. They also worked at the same restaurant, a horror themed eating place. Monk is hoping that there is a connection. In more flashbacks Novak narrates about Monk’s issues with women being murdered. This, of course is because of Trudy and how she was murdered. Soon after this emotional moment we find out that a third girl was murdered! She was another actress who also had her lipstick stolen. As Monk was looking at the headshots of each actress, he notices that the same photographer took all of the pictures.
Still watching In Focus, we see that the photographer, Douglas Thurman, is taken in for questioning. But without hard evidence, they have to let him go. At this point we go through a litany of murderers (and past show guest stars) about how Monk caught them. As we get back to the narration, we find out that Thurman has fled even though he agreed to a lie detector test. They get a search warrant for his apartment and they find 3 large pictures of the victims, all with lipstick on their pictures. They now believe firmly that he is the guy. Then, we find out that a 4th victim with the same credentials was found dead. An hour after investigating the site, they find out that Thurman Douglas had killed himself in a motel room, being his own last victim.
With this, the episode of In Focus ends with a toast for Monk. But Adrian is not satisfied. He still believes that Mr Thurman committed the first 3 murders, but he thinks another person did the new 4th murder. Monk wants the episode to be rewound to the photo studio. Monk shows us that someone had dropped a roll of film in with the evidence that shouldn’t be there. Then he points out in another scene that Novak seemed to have been in the apartment of the victim before. It comes together when Monk recants how Novak was having an affair and murdered her. Since he had all of the access to the serial killer’s MO, he could easily plant his crime on Douglas Thurman. Novak pulls a gun, but Stottlemeyer disarms him. And so number 100 is completely solved for Adrian Monk.
In the epilogue, Monk tells Natalie that he thinks it’s time to quit now. His reasoning? This is because it’s his 100th case and he should quit on an even number. (Sidebar: Only this writer, a fellow also plagued with minor OCD, can make the seer-like prediction in the beginning of this here review). However, Natalie reminds him that the photographer was his 100th case, and Novak was his 101st. He couldn’t possible end his career on such an uneven number. She thinks that 200 would be a lot better. And I agree wholeheartedly.
I remember watching the first episode of Monk when it aired, being a Tony Shaloub fan. I had no idea how good and how popular the show would become. I love this show, because it’d a nice throwback to the lighthearted crime solving shows of the 80’s, like Columbo and Murder, She Wrote. The murders are almost like a murder dinner party, rather than something serious that you would find on Law and Order or CSI. The creators have really done a good job updating this concept and making such a great show.
What do you think? If you’re like me, you’re hoping for another 100 episodes. Your Two Cents is always appreciated.
Just wanted to say ... I am a avid Monk/Psych watcher. Like the show , a lot.Good review
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mojo!
ReplyDeleteI don't get the chance to watch enough Psyche. Another solid show. Maybe the next time around.