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S2E10: A Very Traditional Christmas
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Series spoilers abound! Today we’re discussing Season 2, Episode 10 “Gus’ Dad May Have Killed An Old Guy” and it’s Christmas in Santa Barbara! The garland has been hung in the station, and the boys have been invited to the Gusters’ Home for dinner. Sadly, we find a neighbor dead but the boys are there to save the day! Can we find the real culprit of the neighborhood murder? Or is Gus’ dad actually the bad guy?! Grab your dinner and snuggle in with some hot cocoa for this very special CHRISTMAS episode of Phsysics 101.
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Delayed Christmas and Extending Celebrations
00:00:01
Speaker
All right. Hello everybody. um dollars It's been a minute dollars and steve ah communed since we've met in class. um You know, we really had the loftiest ideas about how December was going to go. We did. We planned so much.
00:00:23
Speaker
it was We talked about how perfectly timed our Christmas episode was. We just happened to end at Christmas with a Christmas episode, we with our christmas our actual Christmas episode, which will be coming. And then, you know, life happens. life yes um So we're back now and it's still Christmas, yes um which I think You know, personally, I think we, ah as a culture, like leave Christmas too early. I think um would agree should we should be leaving if you celebrate Christmas. I think I want my tree up like through January. Yeah. I want to be like just enjoying this dark time of the year. Yeah. Time for resetting, refreshing. Yeah. Rest. Enjoying time together. Yes. Sleeping long. You know, the nights are long still. They're getting shorter. Oh my gosh. Yes. But they're long.
00:01:23
Speaker
They are long. um yeah So come back with us. Let's just rewind. A little bit of Christmas. We'll do our Christmas episodes. It'll be nice. You can enjoy the season a little bit longer with us. Yeah. Have a hot cocoa. Yeah. Nice hot cocoa.
00:01:42
Speaker
Maybe some Christmas cookies. You can grab some other festive breads and whatnot. Yeah, do some baking. Yes. Oh my gosh, I got an amazing cookie recipe from one of my colleagues, which I have now made six more times. Wow, what that's that is a stellar review. Yeah, it's really good. Multiple iterations of it. there're She calls them cream cheese cookies. I am affectionately calling them cake batter cookies. They taste like cake batter. I will give you the recipe.
Culinary Adventures: Cookies and Soup
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Speaker
They're so easy. Very delicious. I'll see if I can veganize it for you before I give it to you. If not, I feel like I'm a pro at this point. So okay that's fair. Let me add it. Okay.
00:02:30
Speaker
And I made them for the children too. And the the children loved them also. Wow. And you think cake batter sounds more appealing than cream cheese cookies. That's what I thought too. And they taste like cake batter because they're made with- I love that. Me too. Like a cake batter ice cream? Yeah. So good. Well, they're made with um the pre-made cake batter mix that you get like at the store. Oh. Yeah. So it's literally like an egg, a packet of cream cheese.
00:02:55
Speaker
half a stick of butter, some vanilla, and then cake batter mix. And you're just like, okay, mixed it and put it, you chill it for like 30 minutes, put it in the oven for 10 and then you take them out and like these delicious kind of cakey soft, moist cookies. They're so good. Okay. Highly recommend. All right. Friends, if you want to make that recipe, make that Join us back. Make some hot chocolate. Yeah. we should Maybe we can make those too for our after show. Yes. For season two. Done and done. I've made them almost every week so far, so I'm sure I will have them. That's amazing. I love stuff like that. It's like people who make sourdough bread every week or something. Yeah. It's just so good. It's nice to have it. This is the time of year. I made a really good soup over the weekend. I was very excited about. soup. What kind of soup?
00:03:49
Speaker
Um, well, I was actually really proud of myself because I like pulled up a recipe and I was like, I don't need this. And so I just, I get like a, I've been getting a farm box box and I moved part of the life that happened. Um, now I thought I got my first like new one where I live now. And, um, there was like a bag of braising greens with like. Chards and kale and maybe some other things I don't even know and then there were they was like carrots and onion and so I put all that in there and some chickpea pasta and a can of chickpeas and it was so good. That sounds very delicious. Love a good soup. Even if it's hot out, I will still have a hot soup.
00:04:42
Speaker
I know. Soup is one of my favorite foods. Yeah. I agree. I agree. it is It just makes you feel like good. Yes. Yes. And we need that in our lives. We need cozy. We need... We do. Yeah. I agree. I need rest. Cozy. Peace. Yes.
January's Theme of Rest and Coziness
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Speaker
We deserve it. Yeah. So, you know, that's what January is about here on Pha76101. It's still winter break. It's it's the cozy time. Pha76101. Yeah.
00:05:14
Speaker
so Yeah. So we're that we're doing a little prologue for what episode is it? Oh, Gus's dad may have killed an old guy. Yes. May have killed a guy. May have killed a guy. yeah Yes. Yes. I think I mentioned on that. I always yeah think like Gus or Lassie did a bad, bad thing. Like that comes in. Yeah. That's a great one too. Oh yeah. So good. Yeah.
00:05:37
Speaker
Yeah. So, so we're back. We're going to, you know, try to be on top of things. Yes. And, uh, yeah, so don't, don't give up come see us on Instagram. yeah Yes. Leave us reviews. Absolutely. We have no reviews. I was listening to another podcast. They were like, leave us reviews. So I'll throw that out there. Yeah. Um, give us a review.
00:06:03
Speaker
interact with us. We'd love to hear what you guys think. Yeah, comments, questions. Yes. It's 2025. We're community building. Absolutely. We are here for you. Yeah. Let's talk. And all your psych needs. Yes. Talk psych.
00:06:17
Speaker
It was actually like this break kind of came at like a fitting time because it was the season to the mid season finale. Yes. So now we're at Christmas and then, you know, we'll go back to our regular programming. You know, as I think we said at some point in time, we're kind of running this just like psych ran it, you know, a little bit there.
00:06:40
Speaker
it out as way freaking it out yeah We want to keep it really authentic to the show. Yeah. yeah This is on purpose. Yes. 100% planned. Totally planned.
00:06:56
Speaker
Well, cool. Enjoy. See you on the next one. Merry Christmas. Bye. Merry Christmas. Happy holidays.
'Psych' Season 2, Episode 10: Christmas with Gus's Family
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Speaker
All right. Hi, everyone, and welcome to the SICE Explent01, where we discuss everything about the world of Psych and the antics of Shawn and Gus in sunny Santa Barbara. I'm Skylar, and this is my partner, Sam Floyd. And tonight, we are talking about season two, episode 10 of the famed TV show, Psych. Such a great name. I know. Tessa's dad may have killed an old guy.
00:07:53
Speaker
which is literally the crux of like the whole episode. That's what's going on. That's yeah, very good summation. right there on the t Oh my gosh. And it's so good because this is the, it's a Christmas episode. It's the first time we're actually seeing like the Guster clan. Yes, it's great.
00:08:13
Speaker
I know, it was such a big episode. Also, I feel like we're not going to get this lucky every season, but it's Christmasy time and we've got a Christmas episode. Very fitting. It was perfect. Yes, it fits very well. We've discussed a couple of like themed episodes, if you will, so far. However, this was the first episode with the themed theme song.
00:08:46
Speaker
I did the Christmas tingles and I was like, oh my gosh, such nostalgia. own That is really fun. I didn't think about that. I wonder if that's kind of how they how they how that started. I mean, it is the first one, but like maybe they were like, oh, let's keep doing it. Because I feel like yes to do a themed Christmas title sequence is more common. Sure, I could see that. Like in other shows, like it so may have not been like that big of a, you know, that exciting of a thing to do, or like, it wasn't revolutionary, but then for them to like, keep doing it. Again, back to the whole like, yes, and they're like, yeah yeah, exactly. They're like, that was fun. Let's do it again. A bunch of times and again, again, again. Just keep doing it. Yeah, so good.
00:09:37
Speaker
But they've always, what I also really liked about the theme song ah iterations, I suppose, is that they always do it in a really, I want to say like authentic way. Like there's the acapella episode and they always to men to sing. Yeah, absolutely. So cool.
00:09:56
Speaker
Yeah, or like the Bollywood one. Oh my gosh, so good. And they do it in Spanish for the tone of the melody. Yeah, like you're right. It's like, it's definitely, and those episodes are so loving, like they are homages in the proper sense. And so it makes sense that they would do that with the title sequence too. It's such a I love that. just like It's just love letters. Yeah, exactly, exactly. And like every little piece of it. They don't leave any of the love out. It's love all around. Yeah. like I'm thinking now again about like the Twin Peaks episode and like how there's like 700 references or something. and It's only like it's because they love it so much. And it's for other people who love it so much. yeah And if you don't love it that much, then like you'll still enjoy it. But it's like they are not missing a moment to like no
00:10:47
Speaker
honor these things that have inspired them. so Just the best. When it makes so much sense for the show following Shawn and Gus too, because they are characters who just love things, you know? Totally. They fall so hard into each of the things that we love. They get swept up, like like the bounty hunters, which we just saw, like just how like they were full throttle, like committed. Absolutely. No matter what.
00:11:15
Speaker
yeah It's so good. And maybe that's what it is. It feels so authentic to the homage, but it also feels so authentic to the show. like I don't think if you randomly made a different theme song iteration and dropped it in some other TV show that was only airing, I feel like you'd be like, what is happening? like you yeah you know It doesn't really fit, but it makes just so much sense here.
00:11:40
Speaker
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, like, yeah, because like the references are like so much a part of the language of the show, like that it is, it's just like an extension of that. Yep. And yeah, they're all just so good. They, like, they, this show is like the definition of commit to the bit, like, or it is like a complete like from day one, really. Yeah.
00:12:05
Speaker
Yes, and yeah, that is it like day one pineapple this is all the way through. Yeah. And it's so inspiring because it's yet which we've said a number of times because we love it so much, but just that they are like they are having fun. Yeah. And things that make them have fun. They're gonna just keep doing it and do it even harder.
00:12:24
Speaker
Yes. Until everyone's having fun with them. Yeah. We're convinced everyone to have fun in the way we want to have fun. But if it's not for you, bye-bye. We're gonna keep doing it. Like, oh god, best. Yeah, so good. And I also think that...
00:12:43
Speaker
that kind of plays into this episode two with the whole dynamics with that we get from Gus's parents and how they treat Gus. And we can get into it a little in a little bit more detail in a second. yeah But that idea of like, you're either buying in or you're not buying in. I don't know what to tell you. you know Yeah. I know so much to say about those dynamics. And I feel like we have talked about it maybe forgetting that we meet them in a place where they don't like Sean. Yeah, I totally forgot about that. Yeah, because I think what I'm thinking of is maybe the fancy school one where Sean is like, well, they didn't want to separate us. Right, right, right. And we talked about how I feel like they did do things like that, or maybe we made that up in our heads.
00:13:29
Speaker
this is this show is like they are are wary of this friendship and maybe it is because of how long it's gone on and from their perspective in this episode it has affected how well Gus is doing in life and so maybe it's maybe in their youth it was more just like something they were like ah whatever but now it's like actively bothers them. Yeah and I think it's interesting too how how they talk about Gus yeah to each other. And even in the presence of Gus, it's still very disconnected from who Gus actually is. Yeah, which is so interesting too true I feel like, parent-child dynamics. Yes, very true. I mean, Sean and Henry kind of have that in a very different way. yeah um But I do think those scenes between them, especially in the beginning, like
00:14:23
Speaker
are written so well. It's so clear what's going on here. The way the dad keeps saying, we hear you, son. We hear you. Oh my god. I know. I'm not hearing. Not at all. Not listening one bit. It's brilliant. And just the way it's delivered. It's so good.
00:14:38
Speaker
but yeah Yeah, I feel like, and and also because it's Gus, who is like the most straight-laced, like, yeah together person. And also knowing, like, next to Sean, like, as a viewer, yeah this is just bananas. A little backwards, yeah. for For them to essentially be like, oh, he's he's weak, and he has a meek heart, and we're like, what? Oh my god, that line was so funny.
00:15:06
Speaker
That's Fearless Guster we're talking about. Yeah, Fearless Guster. Come on. He really, I mean, he does contain multitudes. He does. He does. But it seems like to his parents, he they really see him in one very strict way. you know Yeah. Another thing that This is a bit of a cyber, but I guess just thinking about like their whole family dynamic because we don't meet his sister, Joy. Yes. There's no mention of her at all. As if she doesn't exist. Yeah. And I feel like I would have maybe thought of her as like an older sister. um But that is not the case because Gus says,
00:15:51
Speaker
He's 29 and confirmed. Yes, confirmed. He's 29, which is frightening. That's how old I am. them you but let's in there They are way older than me, obviously. Yes. And they have been for 20 years. And they will continue for the rest of their lives.
00:16:12
Speaker
um But he's like, and I know You got married 28 years ago, by the way, or something like that. So he was the first born. It's the implication. That's what I'm getting to. yeah So like it's interesting to know that they baby their oldest child that much. And I wonder, well, when we do see Joy, we'll have to look at like how that dynamic is. Because yeah she's also like she's like a lawyer, right? She's like kind of a ah badass.
00:16:44
Speaker
Maybe she just like doesn't take it the way Gus kind of goes along more. Although, he to a point, he gets it back to them. Yeah, it seems like maybe he's been the one kind of straddled with dealing with them. And Joy was able to just kind of go off and do whatever it was she wanted. So even if he you know wanted to tell him off or something, he's probably like, for the betterment of the family unit, it's probably not worth it. Yeah, that's very true.
00:17:13
Speaker
Yeah, because she, yeah, she's very absent in the fact that she's not around here. And when she does come, it's like very exciting that she's there for everybody. So that makes sense. Yeah. And that might add to her like, mystique in the eyes of the parents. so Yeah. Rather than Gus, who's like,
00:17:35
Speaker
stunted living in Santa Barbara. yeah Yeah. And again, that's just such an interesting view because at at one point Gus does go on his little rant to them about how he has a 401k and it's diversified and you know all this stuff. I'm so good with the big words. Yes, I'm so good.
00:17:56
Speaker
and but he's not he's not wrong he lives on his own he has a well-paying job he is very responsible he's safe like he doesn't do kind of haphazard crazy things, certainly not like Sean. I mean, the wildest thing he's probably done is gone into business with Sean. And it took a long time really for a lot of convincing for him to do that. Absolutely. So for them to think he's this super irresponsible child, like stunted, like you said, I wonder where they're getting that from.
00:18:31
Speaker
And it's also interesting to think about like what they have done in the past. like For example, keeping that keeping him out of that school where that was like an Ivy track, which i Gus also has moments where he thinks he's not living up to his potential. yeah And his parents seem to think the same. yeah So it's like it's interesting that they would deprive him of an opportunity if that prestige is important to them. Right. Yeah. When I wonder even what they're what their problem is.
Exploring Societal Expectations and Generational Differences
00:19:04
Speaker
Do you know what I mean? What is the thing? Is it the fact that he's a pharmaceutical sales rep? Is it the fact that he didn't go to an Ivy League? Is it the fact that he's still living in Santa Barbara? What is it about Gus?
00:19:19
Speaker
and Well, and they also talk about how he's not he doesn't own a house. He's not in a relationship. Well. so um not based on I guess the you know norms. I would say, well, this brings us to the the seeming seemingly obvious to every everyone checklist of life. ehu Does one really need to go through the checklist of life to be happy and successful? I feel like this show often teaches us that maybe one does not. Yeah.
00:19:50
Speaker
We were just, were we just talking about that? Yeah, when were we talking about that? We were. Hold on. Oh, please. We were recently discussing this. Man,
00:20:06
Speaker
man I don't think it was bounty hunters. Oh, maybe it was. his Was it Jules? And about like her? No, because I'm thinking is like her like.
00:20:19
Speaker
oh maybe
00:20:24
Speaker
Okay. Well, I'm on the baby one. Let's see. And my notes.
00:20:31
Speaker
Oh, maybe it was the baby one with Jules talking about like marriage and stuff, marriage and babies and like, oh, and like maybe her, kind of what she tells herself she needs to be to fit into like a masculine environment of her workplace.
00:20:53
Speaker
Maybe it was that. But I do feel like we were talking about this. Yeah. So it's a theme. Yeah. Well, I mean, that I think it makes a lot of sense for the the overarching theme of the show, which is like you can be an adult and a kid. You don't have to be one or the other. And I think if you prescribe prescribed to the checklist of life, the social checklist of life, um you become an adult very quickly yeah with very little like wiggle room in there. Yeah. And and to what end? yeah Right, exactly. That might not be something that works
00:21:27
Speaker
for you. Yeah. Were we talking about it in the context of Sean and Henry and like Henry? Oh, maybe it was bounty hunters. I mean, clearly it's a theme because we're like, maybe it was as new as that. I'm thinking for Sean and Henry. like Cause like Henry having a very specific way that he wanted Sean to achieve yes things and like Sean sort of achieving them, but in a way that is not what Henry would have wanted. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's definitely great. Like baked into the show. And I think like Sean and Gus's whole thing, the way they do learn like how to kind of have it all in a way, as I said a lot for women, but can be applied to like.
00:22:10
Speaker
Anybody and, and it would be based on like what having it all, like all the things that are important to you and valuable to you. Yeah. Yeah. I like that this.
00:22:23
Speaker
Yeah, that like the things that Shawn and Gus value in this show are not necessarily the traditional things that I feel like you'd place in that. Yeah, absolutely. Have it all. you know and Maybe that's part of what's difficult for Gus's parents to understand. Yeah. like They don't understand that part of his life, so he must not be you know And maybe that's part of it. It's like he does seem successful and he's still caught up in these childish things. So it's like if he could just get away from time, he would go all the way to being successful or something like that. Interesting. That's so interesting. I feel like we were also talking about recently.
00:23:04
Speaker
um our generation or the generation kind of right right around us, we're realizing that we do not exist in life to be productive. We do not exist in life for like necessarily the betterment of companies or other things and whatnot. So I wonder if just the like mentality of Gus's parents and Gus is so vastly different that it's almost hard to kind of reconcile what they believe is successful and what Gus believes is.
00:23:32
Speaker
successful Why do you think like to a degree though, because like Gus does want to be traditionally successful in a lot of ways. That's true. And so it's like, but he's just, and maybe that's the generational thing too. Cause in terms of, you know, if Gus was 29 in 2007, like he is.
00:23:52
Speaker
You know, he's not really part of like the zeitgeist of right now where that is so much like what people are thinking about, like not wanting to subscribe to these ideas. But, but that is that desire for like fun and like self-fulfillment and stuff is in him. It's just not like all that's driving him way kind of is for Sean. Yeah. Yeah. No, I mean, Gus definitely.
00:24:20
Speaker
We haven't seen it yet, but we start to go to the office a lot more and like office politics are becoming being very very important. but Yeah. And maybe that's like, just as they have more seasons, they're just, you know, there has to be more conflict. And part of the inherent conflict is that Gus has another job. yeah yeah And so we do see that more. I just think there's some really fun ones. I know. and I look forward to.
00:24:49
Speaker
Wait. Yeah. It's so, and it's so, I don't, you know, would, I'm wondering your opinion. Would, do you think that Sean, Nope. Do you think that Henry, sorry, my brain's like, do you say about this episode yeah wait you think that Henry looks at Sean in a similar way that Gus's parents Look at Gus. like Do you think Henry thinks Sean so is like as much of a failure or stunted or whatever as Gus's parents? That's a great point. um I feel like the dynamics are similar, but they are different in the way that all the people involved are very different. yeah So like like Henry and Gus's parents have very different values. Yes.
00:25:42
Speaker
For example, we think when you say that dinner will be at 6.30, it should be served at 6.30.
00:25:50
Speaker
It's so funny. The whole interaction with them around the table. Oh my gosh. I love that stuff. It was almost like in-laws. They have a relationship, but they are different. They wouldn't be friends if their sons weren't friends. Oh, absolutely. Yeah, I know. It's great. I would love to see.
00:26:13
Speaker
Sean's mom in the mix there because I feel like she would have been a much better buffer like for Henry in a lot of yes maybe situations with like other parents and things like that. um So it's funny to see them out on their own. But yeah, so I feel like they are, dere I mean, obviously their expectations for their kids are very different from each other's, but they do have very high expectations for their kids. So yeah, I think you're totally right. Very similar dynamics. Yeah. And maybe that's like from a writing standpoint, maybe that's kind of where they, when they were thinking about like, what kind of relationship to create their, maybe they were like, okay, well, what would be the the Sean Henry dynamic for Gus? What would that look like?
00:27:06
Speaker
yeah i Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Cause they are kind of paralleled, but with different expectations, like you're saying. Yeah. and And also how they handle it is so different. Like Henry is very hard on Sean. Very. And then the way Gus's parents respond to him not living up to it is to just like baby him to the extreme. Yeah. and okay Like kind of passive aggressive about it, but like aggressive about it. Totally. ah Wow. Actually like.
00:27:36
Speaker
I love that from just like a narrative perspective. That's kind of brilliant. And I also think one of the other things So I think the next time that we see them all together is at the very, very end when they do the Christmas present, the Christmas game reveal, which I also love that that's set up in this episode. But we'll, we'll talk about that aspect of it in just a moment. But what I think is so great, even in that, ah even in that scene is you kind of get to see the like shaughness of Henry. Yes. If you will. And the Henryness of Shawn too. Henryness of Shawn. They are so.
00:28:15
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. And you really see it kind of because we get Gus's parents. Exactly, exactly, exactly. Yeah, it's like we get to, we like step out of them, which we're so used to them. Yes. We get to see it from these like outsiders perspectives. Yeah. You are just like,
00:28:34
Speaker
Well, and it's kind of fun because that first scene at the Christmas table at the Guster's house, it almost feels like the opposite. We're noticing how gustery the Gusters are because John and Henry are there, and then we're noticing how spencer-y the Spencers are when the Gusters are there at the end. And I mean, we're talking about this team, but we haven't talked about the episode at all, but we'll go all the way to the very end. I know! We're in the last moment of the episode.
00:29:01
Speaker
all over wherever the wind takes us. I do love like, what a full circle like moment it is for yeah the relationship between like Dusters and Sean kind of well, yeah, very much but the way they are very skeptical and like turned off by like the way Sean is behaving and the way he's being with Henry and stuff but then it's like through the through that whole interaction with the gift giving, which we we can get into more later, but like we get to see them kind of come to more of an understanding and appreciation for like the way the Spencers are. And it's not that yeah they don't have to
00:29:42
Speaker
be that way or they don't have to like get it really, but they like can appreciate it. yeah It's just really sweet. They need all that on their um their faces. I think it's kind of sweet too that like even after all this time, they're like still learning stuff about each other. you know um Their kids have been friends for so long. I know. It really is.
00:30:06
Speaker
yeah we haven't even gotten really to like the history that this suggests because like well okay let's set up the episode okay
Mystery Setup in Gus's Childhood Neighborhood
00:30:19
Speaker
selfy but so episode takes place in and around Gus's childhood neighborhood and the flashback starts with them playing some form of ball game Who knows what it actually is. Yeah. The scoring makes no sense. Who else, whoever knows. But regardless, they've lost a kickball, it looks like, over the Guster's yard and into their crotchety old neighbor's yard, old man Fuller. And it's a terrible time to lose it because they are, as you'll see, they are 114 to 114. Yes. And Sean's up. But Sean's up. I mean,
00:30:59
Speaker
yeah It could be anything, but also the suggestion that maybe they have been playing just for hours. To be a kid in the 80s, where you're just playing Just hanging out. Maybe they're just playing catch and, you know, up to 114. I don't know. I know. It's so nice to think about how people entertained themselves before on cell phones and whatnot. Just hanging out, being people. who So they lose the ball over the fence and the two of them are terrified of going and getting it because Old Man Fuller is pretty intense. You know, get off my lawn and all of that. But they need to get the ball. so
00:31:41
Speaker
Sean you know pushes Gus up over the fence to grab the kickball. And then when Gus can't get back, and Leopold starts yelling, he just falls, he's like, is the ball all right? I'm like, Sean! And clearly, I mean, clear we know that Sean cares about Gus, so it's, you know, probably just his sense of humor, but it's like, Sean, just leave Gus. Just being a kid, just priorities, man.
00:32:12
Speaker
Yeah, of course. So that's what sets up our our episode in the Gusters neighborhood. And then we flash to present day 2007. And it's Christmas at the station. Yay. It's just adorable seeing like all of the garland and all of the light and Shawn and his like, you know, Santa Claus hat. Yeah. And so sweet. And he's walking around. like So Like they're so, yeah, the fact that they did this, I know, is quite something. Like they, I mean, well, so yeah, they're handing out gifts to everybody. every He's yeah, giant sack full of presents. He just keeps handing to people. Yeah. And I don't, wait, let me look up when the Santa Claus 2 was. I don't know if it would be a reference, but it reminded me of 2002, maybe um um in the Santa Claus 2.
00:33:07
Speaker
when Tim Allen goes to the Christmas party at the school. Are you familiar with Santa Claus too? I've seen Santa Claus one. Oh my god, you've got to watch Santa Claus too. It's a rom-com. Of course. That's why it's the best. Of course. Okay, I will make sure to watch it.
00:33:26
Speaker
okay so well Anyway, so he he goes there and he uses his Christmas magic to like give all the like sad teachers um is accurate yeah mean like this like terrible party.
00:33:42
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and He uses his Santa magic to give them all like gifts that they wanted when they were kids. um and and it and It brings the magic of Christmas. and so like That's what this reminded me of. I don't know if it would be Well, I mean, i think I think it totally could be. The first one that we see being given out is to Buzz and it's like a choiled, childhood ah gun.
00:34:06
Speaker
yeah Like a BB gun or something that Buzz wanted to use. And we get a nod to the Christmas story with the, he'll shoot his eye out. Oh, there you go. got I think so. Yeah, we're referencing some Christmas stuff. yeah But yeah, so Sean is psychically giving very thoughtful gifts to everybody because the room where he naps shares a vent with the room that they do the psyche vows. Of course. It's just so funny and amazing. And I do love that, that he uses it.
00:34:42
Speaker
There's like gross breach of privacy. yeah He uses it for good, yeah. Except for Lassie. Except for Lassie. And yeah, and also to just like keep the... Yeah. The fun and child-like wonder. And also like it is, that would be a psychic thing would be to leave them things they want. So like, yeah, very funny sequence.
00:35:10
Speaker
Yeah, it's so good. Yeah, poor Lassie gets a snow globe, and I did write down the whole thing. It's a good one. Yeah, read it. Well, because Lassie's like, does not want this snow globe. And Sean's like, no, that's strange. My psychic senses told me specifically that snow blugs didn't give you nightmares about being trapped in a clear ball with snow that burns your skin off.
00:35:38
Speaker
that he also proceeds to tell everyone. Yes, so Dask is just covered in snow globes. Poor Lassiter. I can imagine if he legitimately has a fear of these snow globes. He seems to. He seems very perturbed. Yes, very. Yeah, poor Lassiter. Poor Lassiter. We go to Jules, and Shawn informs her that her cat felt like going to sleep Yes. Um, so she had to put down her cat, which I appreciated this closure on one of Jules's cats, because when we first went here, that's one of his, right um, deductions is that she has two cats. who So now we know one she unfortunately had to put down. And he gave her a little, uh, cat toys for the other one. Oh, I didn't even notice that. So I love that. Cause I haven't, I actually wonder, like there's times where we go to her house and I'm like, where are her cats? Does she still have cats?
00:36:37
Speaker
Did they throw that away? But they know. They know she has cats. They know in the background. Yeah, here which makes sense. that's but That's where cats like to be. Yes, very true. They like to do their own thing. And we find out that it's the the holiday season. So Jules' family is going to be showing up in town. Oh, I loved that too, because I feel like we have had so many questions about her family. And like and so they are coming. Yes, they are showing up. So nobody lives in Santa Barbara. so like We talked about her maybe being lonely. I was kind of confused because, and maybe this was just because it's like not the case later or because I don't really understand California. I don't know. But the, so where they go, like where Laster shows up yeah for Christmas.
00:37:23
Speaker
I never interpreted that as her house. I agree. However, at this watching, I'm like, oh, it must be her house. It must be her house. Right? Because I feel like every time we see her later, she's in like some form of apartment or like a more ranch style house or like, you know, it's not this felt very like stately almost. It did. Right? Yeah, like an aunt's house.
00:37:46
Speaker
Thank you. Yes, exactly. Like a more, you know, professional lady. Not that Jules is not a professional lady. Maybe a more established lady to the area. yeah It just never, yeah, never meshed. Yeah. No, that makes sense. I mean, maybe they all rented a vacation home because Jules's apartment is small.
00:38:08
Speaker
And there were a lot of them to be fair. There were a lot of them, which I took a picture because I was like, who are all the people? I wanted to break it down with you. Let's do it. OK. Yes, that's a lot of people. It's a lot of people. And all we know about is her parents and Ewan, who's not here. Yes. Presumably off on some mission somewhere. Of course. But she has nephews.
00:38:38
Speaker
Right. She's like a sister or another brother. Or Oh, right. Cause Ewan doesn't have any kids. They must have theoretically. I'm thinking maybe like this could be a sister. Okay. Or maybe this could be a brother. I could see that.
00:38:59
Speaker
I could see her having another brother before I could see her having another sister. Yeah. Actually, he kind of looks like her and Ewan. So let's call that her brother. Okay. Jill has two brothers. Ewan and this guy. So we've got sister-in-law and they have like three teenagers. Yeah. It's a lot to handle. And then is that maybe her mom?
00:39:23
Speaker
Oh, I could see that as her mom. Yeah, because we see her mom in a flashback in an episode where her dad comes. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. And I feel like she kind of maybe has a blonde bob. I could see that. Yeah, I could see that. I could see that. OK, I'm guessing that's grandma. Yes, makes sense. And then maybe cousins. Sure.
00:39:49
Speaker
Or maybe you're just kind of older, maybe uncle? Yeah, uncle. And then cousin? Yeah, ah yeah, I think so. Okay, we'll have to post this. there This is a ah screen well not even a screenshot, it's a picture of my TV when they're yelling, the first footer. The first footer. They kind of sound Scottish when they're yelling. Like I'm like, where did they come in from? Oh, that's a good question. Where do they live? Did they live in Florida? Are they like long lost relatives? Did they come in from Scotland?
00:40:18
Speaker
ah date grandma Maybe, okay. Uncle is wearing a very thick sweater. Okay, could be. Maybe Uncle grandma and cousin live in Scotland. There you go. I like that theory. Which would kind of make sense because I feel like, you know, it's like very traditional this Christmas. So it makes sense that the the proximity to coming to the US would be like pretty recent. Yeah.
00:40:46
Speaker
I like this. Oh, we miss this guy. That must be another uncle. Yes, I would think so. And more elder uncle. Yeah. Okay. Which one do we think is the Scottish one? Do we think it's her mom or her dad? I feel like this has to be her mom's side. She probably done that. Also, I think her dad maybe doesn't doesn't, wouldn't be connected with family at all. ah Like she may not even know his family. That's a very good point. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think you're right there. An anonymity sake. Yeah. And maybe that's part of like why he is the way he is. It's just like doesn't sort of unattached. Sure. That would make sense.
00:41:31
Speaker
So well what established, everyone. Jules has a very big family from Scotland. And another brother we've never met. So two brothers, sister-in-law, they have three kids. and Unless maybe some of those other, ne or like one of those other kids could be like a cousin too. Or like a... Because there's like three young boys. First nephew.
00:41:59
Speaker
Yeah, something like that. You know, nephew once removed. I don't I don't never have to watch that scene again. Thank you.
00:42:11
Speaker
I literally remember I remember us watching that. Yeah. And he started saying it. And we paused and we're like, Oh, my God. We will know forever now why brilliant, brilliant.
00:42:25
Speaker
thing going on in that episode of Go Girls. Yeah, so they're all coming Santa Barbara, which is nice. Yeah, so sweet, especially if this is, theoretically, we didn't see another Christmas. So if this is theoretically Jules's first Christmas yeah in a new place with no one that she really knows, it's sweet for them to come and spend the holidays with her. Yeah, absolutely. And I think that makes sense that like such a big crew came out and maybe they all got a vacation home.
00:42:54
Speaker
yeah and Jules is maybe even staying there while they're there. Yeah, yeah, I can see that. I love that. Yeah, me too. And Sean is like, should I meet them or is it too soon? you They're both like, too soon. The way Sean reacts to that is like, ah nothing. Like, it's kind of like he meant it. Oh, totally. Yeah, because he's always like, he messes with her a lot, but like also he's like, so serious. Or like, yeah. to get married yeah
00:43:25
Speaker
He's totally smitten with her. Yeah. Absolutely. That's very funny. I mean, come on, he like lightly kissed her upper lip last time we were young. Oh my god, yeah, that was last week. Yeah. Oh my gosh. It's like they're married now. I know. I know. In the rules of middle school and high school. Yeah. They are now married. So Lassie shows up. Oh no, lies. We jumped around a bunch.
00:43:54
Speaker
We also find out that Sean and Henry have been invited to the Guster's house in the holidays. And Sean is very excited because he can count on one shop teacher's hand how many times they have been allowed at the Guster's house. So, okay. That tells us a lot. And Sean is like, what like you know, i I get it. My dad's weird. I'm just like, nope, not your dad. That's kind of crazy that well okay does he say like i think he says for dinner for dinner okay okay that's a little better but like wow still like the the tightness of this friendship yeah and i guess it makes sense i mean we do get the sense that shawn spent a lot of time in this neighborhood with gus but i guess in flashbacks and stuff like gus spent a ton of time at shawn's too so maybe they just like hung out more at shawn
00:44:50
Speaker
And I wonder too, in this world, what is the proximity between the Guster's neighborhood and Sean's neighborhood? Because if they were like connected through side streets, I could see Gus just running over to Sean's house and being like, my parents don't want you over for dinner. Can I come over dinner for dinner here? you know Yeah, that's true. But I don't know. Yeah. Sean says that because Jules does kind of invite them, huh?
00:45:18
Speaker
yeah Yes, she does. She does. Yeah, she invites them and then they're like, well, Sean says we can't going over to the Gusters. And then he suggests that Jules invite Lassie because Lassie's all lonely. So cute. I know. After sabotaging him so severely, still looking out. That is very much the love of Sean. who If he loves you, he will sabotage you and then also be very nice to you. Yeah.
00:45:48
Speaker
And we find out from Gus that the reason that they haven't been invited over for food all that much is because they actually don't like Sean. And Sean says, I feel like Pepe la Pew when he looks up Pew in the dictionary.
00:46:04
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no
00:46:08
Speaker
which it's like It's kind of funny to think that like, even as a kid, they were like, Hmm, yeah. child Keep him slightly out of farm's reach.
00:46:19
Speaker
Yeah. But that's, I mean, that feels like totally like real. Like them. They're like, ah this is the kid or just like real life. Like, oh, that bad kid, like we don't want to have them over like, we don't want to encourage this. Sure. Sure. Sure. I could totally see that. Like they're not going to intervene. Like it's fine, but they're not going to like, yeah yeah, you know,
00:46:46
Speaker
I want to encourage it. Yeah, no, I totally get that. Oh yes, this is where we set up the Christmas game. We then jump to the Henry side. Yeah, my note is Henry and Sean tradition, of course.
00:46:58
Speaker
Of course, again, back to the whole Henry being so insistent on setting traditions and yeah things that they do together. And I just love it. it's This is a very silly tradition, which Sean apparently has never won outside of the time he was eight. Yeah, but so much them. And that throws me for a loop a little bit because Sean is so good at it. Yes. Was it just that he didn't care? Yeah, I wonder.
00:47:28
Speaker
Well, so again, this is the first time we're seeing it, the first time we're seeing Christmas. So I wonder if this is the first Christmas they're spending together since psych opened. And if that's the case, I feel like.
00:47:40
Speaker
Well, now we know that their relationship is much better than it was. Yeah. So I wonder if, yeah, before it was just kind of like a throw away, like I don't even care about it's the old man, you know, and now he's been honing and refining his skills. Now they're at a better place. So maybe he feels like now, because I mean, really at the end of the day, we find out this whole thing is like a joke to Sean.
00:48:04
Speaker
but now he feels like he can maybe like joke with him because it does on actually that's what you just said about like with him and lastly like if he loves you he will yeah so he doesn't even also be very sweet which yeah is what he does which is literally yeah Exactly. So the the game is, the Christmas game, their tradition, is that they each get a present for each other. They wrap it so that the other one can't see it. And then the other one gets to like hold it or touch it for a minute. And then it goes in the stocking and they have to figure out what it is before Christmas. So it's a detective game, but with presents. And we find out that Sean hasn't won since the age of eight. We now know that they're 29. So he hasn't won in 21 years, but 1991 or two was a drop or something. And this is going to come up a bunch throughout the rest of the series. We're going to see this played like literally every Christmas, which I think is super adorable. And then do we jump straight to the Guster house? Yeah, I think we go to dinner and Gus gets his stocking. Yeah. So who made this stocking?
00:49:15
Speaker
Do you think Gus made this stocking and he like, did you notice that it's spelled, his name is spelled wrong? No! It said G-U-Z, Guz. I feel like Gus mustered on it then. You think so? Okay. I feel like his parents, I don't think they would have done that. It looked like he, you know, like stitched the S on backwards. Aww. Right. Yeah, they gave him a stocking. That's very cute though, but yeah, it's like their tradition.
00:49:41
Speaker
I guess we go from Sean Henry's tradition to Augusta tradition where he gets stocking with $100 in it. no money sneeze at no not at all I just remembered how that does come back in the other Guster Christmas episode with Joy, where they get their stock because then there's no money in there. they're like, not this again. They're like, wait, where's my $100? What happened? What's going on?
00:50:13
Speaker
Cause we kind of get a little of that just like, oh really? Like in this too, which we see again later. Yes. Which also is very like a child parent to be like, you don't have, like you don't have her to give me the, it's okay. Yeah. But really deep down, they're like, please please you help me because I appreciate you.
00:50:37
Speaker
And ah now that they're all at dinner together and the tradition has started, Sean is not very subtly trying to prove that he's a very good influence to Gus. And the whole thing. In a ridiculous way, like, oh my does he think that these are good? He can't. No, There's absolutely no way. Which I guess it would be sort of odd brand for Sean to just continue to like... Yes.
00:51:05
Speaker
poke the bear, I guess. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, he yeah. and They're talking about like smoking. And he tells him that Gus never smoked because he made him smoke a whole pack and Gus decided he didn't like the taste. So you're welcome. and they're Like probably why his growth is stunted and why he has asthma. Just bickering at my favorite line in the the whole scene.
00:51:28
Speaker
is when Henry goes, to be fair, there are a lot of complicated causes for us.
00:51:34
Speaker
Henry is like, just serve dinner, please. I'm starving, someone. That is a great line. So funny. It's also kind of funny seeing Henry like trying to be the peacekeeper. Yeah, absolutely. like he is He is kind of the difficult one. In this environment, he's like,
00:51:57
Speaker
Yeah, yeah right he's like the mediator. Yeah, it was really funny. It was like, wow, he is holding his tongue. I feel like we have yet to see. A tongue-held Henry. yeah We've talked a lot about the dynamic, but we this is where we start to see that the Gustars are not very impressed with where Gus is at in his life. They feel very critical. Very. They have very little patience for Sean's antics, but I feel like we get this we understand that they have seen a lot of shenanigans.
00:52:31
Speaker
Yes. She's like, how is this different from your pet baptism? yeah yeah We also see later, not with Gus' mom, but with another neighbor like that they had a lawn mowing business where they didn't actually they took money and then they didn't mow the lawn. They have seen this so much. They're like, yeah, yeah you're being psychic detective now, whatever. Right. right and I could see too, like you're saying, if this was something that happened in childhood, like as kids, I could see you being like, Oh yeah, go, go break the leaves, go mow the lawn, but it's still happening into adulthood. You're like, what? Yeah. What's wrong with you guys? Yeah. And like, you're still doing this and you don't have a house and you don't have a girlfriend. Right. Right. Like, so yeah, it's just like all compounded in their heads, which is what happens when we know people very intimately and for a long time, like it does all like,
00:53:31
Speaker
It gets just messy, you know, we keep people in boxes. Yeah. well and And to that point of keeping people in boxes, I'm sure it's hard as a parent, if you've always wanted a particular life for your kids or always imagined a particular life for your kids, yeah I'm sure it's difficult to navigate them not having that or not wanting that. Like I'm sure there's a lot of internal work they would have to do there, you know?
00:54:02
Speaker
he Which they seemingly have not done yet because they're not very happy with Gus and Sean. And yeah, they're they're bickering and just, you know, going back and forth. But then we decided to go caroling, which I I mean, the gusters do seem very traditional. They do. About Christmas. Absolutely. And I guess just in general, they just seem like, well, as I said, their values are quite traditional. So i think yeah I think that was on the itinerary for the evening. Oh, totally. Yeah. They had a whole minute by minute, except for dinner not being served at 6.30, minute by minute shot of what they were going to be doing and caroling. Definitely on the list. And they're they're going door to door. and
00:54:49
Speaker
They were going to actually pass up Old Man Fuller's house because, you know, apparently no one likes him. And Sean, in the Christmasy spirit, convinces everyone to go up there and give Fuller some of the Christmas cheer. He has a sweetheart. Yeah, so sweet. Until he opens the door and he's- Is it me? He psychically knew. Oh, of course. That there was a body to be found. There was a body to be found, yes. Yes, so sad. Yeah, it seems like And it seems like from the onset that it was ah suicide. However, after being in on the scene, Sean clocks a couple of really important clues. He's got a little bit of blood on his head. There's like some spit up on his shirt. um He's circled some shows on in his newspaper. He's got a beautiful dinner laid out. Beautiful dinner, yep. I love the way that line is delivered when Sean's like, he's clearly going to settle in and eat his
00:55:49
Speaker
Wobster? Wobster? he's like so confused. Why not? Yeah so and he's like this could this doesn't make sense right? yeah Things don't kind of thread together so he of course waiting for the gusters to actually be in the room puts on the show and then calls it murder.
00:56:08
Speaker
And I love that moment where, and like, you just see Henry be like, here we go. Yeah, yeah. And Henry is at his wit's end with this evening. Absolutely, absolutely. I love Gus's line when, when they come in. Is it like the 26 and a half other crimes we saw for the police department? Lay it on thick. Not subtle, not subtle. No, not at all. And 26 and a half, what was the and a half?
00:56:38
Speaker
That's what I want to know. Yeah. I don't know. I mean, I feel like it's there for silliness, but I don't know what it would mean. Maybe like one that they weren't actually hired for, but like did, ah which they do often. Certainly could be. And 26 and so there are 15 episodes in season one. Okay. Wait, I have an idea. of Maybe it's the one where they gave it to Lassie. Oh.
00:57:09
Speaker
Yes. They let him solve it, but that they did solve it. i like that Yes, totally. Oh, I like that. Okay. Yeah. 26 and a half crimes. so So Lassie's like, you guys are crazy. It's very clearly suicide. And then BuzzChime's in. Well, the CSU actually might support it. Colorado State University. So Sean, no, that's Gus. Cryocene Unit. And I love that Sean's like, them too. Them too. Because he's not wrong. CSU is Colorado State University. it's It's like our halfway to, I've heard it both ways. Yes, absolutely. We haven't quite gotten there yet. It's a real one. Yeah. yes
00:57:50
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um
00:57:55
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ah Yeah, and then again, laying it on thick, Sean like puts his arm on Lassie's shoulder and is like... And then... um Classy grabs his finger, like, breaking I love Sean's. I love that performance. I'm like, whoa.
00:58:14
Speaker
That hurt, man. and There's some really great lines in this. There are. I wrote, yeah, I wrote it all the time. And some really great performances, like I'm thinking of um Gus's mom when she eventually gets arrested in the but whole thing. Yeah. I'm not going to do well in prison.
00:58:35
Speaker
I know. So oh good. Yeah, so good. um Okay. Oh, another line I wrote down from this scene was when Sean's trying to get Gus on board and then Gus, and then he like tells Gus that like they can impress them, which I was thinking they just, it just worked with Gus's uncle. So it makes sense that Gus would be like, Oh yeah. Okay. Let's do that. yes good point And Sean's like, now you're feeling me, you convertible of Baron.
00:59:07
Speaker
I feel like it's really clever to be converted. Yes, opinion. Yeah, perfect. Yeah, great lives. So smart, always. so also so Okay, this is kind of a side magnet.
00:59:20
Speaker
just made a note of like the outerwear in this scene. ah like I love the sense of like place and season in this episode. and We see Sean in his leather jacket, which is like yeah motorcycle Sean, which we don't see very often, but like drew we know he's still there because there he is in his leather jacket. yeah um and Then we've got like coats and scarves.
00:59:41
Speaker
Yeah, just it just really feels like we we were caroling and it's a ah December night and the vibes. Yeah, agreed, agreed. And I think it's interesting too, because they shoot this in Canada.
00:59:58
Speaker
So I bet it really was probably cold. This was probably the most comfortable they've been during all the short sleeves and short filming episodes. That's a very good point.
01:00:13
Speaker
so we That time of year they film. Yeah, I don't know. well like There's times where it's like it's clearly like wet out. Yes. That's not very Santa Barbara. No. But what makes sense for, I think, are they in like Vancouver? Vancouver, I think. What makes sense for Vancouver? Yeah.
01:00:31
Speaker
Then go to Lassie's house. Or Jules. Jules' house, sorry. Where Lassie shows up. Jules' family's vacation home, which we used to. Yes, Jules' family's vacation home. And Lassie shows up. Empty handed. So sad. First footer must always bring food. I do. I always feel when I watch this episode that like, Jules should have given him a head touch. I was gonna say, how was he supposed to know that? Also, how would he know that he was going to be the first one? like Yeah. I feel like...
01:01:02
Speaker
It's a very, which maybe says something to the two of them, but I feel like it's a very natural thing to be like invited somewhere and be like, oh, should I bring anything? No, yes, whatever. Yeah. So the fact that they didn't do that, I feel like says something about them and how like they're both kind of weird. Yes, oh totally. I mean, it's a bit awkward. Yeah, they're still not completely settled. and Yeah, we'll get there eventually.
01:01:27
Speaker
Yeah, so there's that element and maybe Jules, you know, Jules is young and also this is very normal to her, so maybe she wouldn't even think that he wouldn't think to bring something. Oh, good point, yes. But yeah, I always think of that, like, just give him a heads up. I know, when him being like, I have a cliff bar in the car, but I would like that, so my ride would be problematic. He's so straight about that, too. I'd rather save that for my ride.
01:01:58
Speaker
this whole lassie in this house with julie's family the whole thing i'm like lassiter do you like do you know how to interact with people like ne and i'm like you are so bad with kids like gosh but ah but in a way that like i love because it's the kind of like specificity and weirdness that when he has a kid or when he finds a kid who's like on his level, oh, yeah, it will be great. Like he will be great because he kind of like he treats them like grownups, which for a lot of kids, I feel like that is what they want. Yeah, what they want. Yeah, but he's just also like weird even with grownups. So yeah, what he just like, I feel like with kids,
01:02:50
Speaker
Even when treating them like they're normal people, as one always should, there's like a time and a place for certain things. So him just being like, this wouldn't have happened. Let me take that out of your diorama and let me like crush this thing, like throw it over there. I'm like, Lassie, like they're.
01:03:06
Speaker
yeah um something like style you know We're on the same page that around the holidays, the people think the nativity looks a certain way. So like, just lean in. yeah But he's like, actually, the scholars agree. Right. Or like, you could give that information, but like, maybe don't destroy the thing they're working on. Yeah, he just like peers off the winter foliage. It's like Lesnar. Yeah, it's very funny.
01:03:34
Speaker
oh Jules is just like wincing in the background. Yeah, yep. Trying her best to like, let him be, but... Yeah, and even like when he brings Santa in the mix. Yes. He does try, like she's like, last year this is for children. Yeah. And he's like, let's do what? Santa. With Santa.
01:03:54
Speaker
yeah with Santa. Yeah, he's really, he's trying. i And then he proceeds to tell them that the Dutch Santa like delivers presents with slaves or they like he's just not, he's bringing in things down. Yeah, yeah. This is supposed to be a joyful time. He's making it not very joyful. Not very joyful at all. yeah And he tries to make up for it later. And then he also kind of ruins that. and In a weird lasseter way.
01:04:27
Speaker
In a weird, laster way. Yep, that's the best way to put it. So then we get a confirmation that it was, in fact, murder. And Sean- That's the police station. Yep, brings the Guster family to the police station to, you know, give their account of what happened. Yeah. Just, uh, normal stuff. Yeah. Turns out not to be very innocent in a moment because We don't actually know who did it, but maybe, maybe the person who, uh, you know, has the same poison in their house and prints on the hammer and also owns the rope that killed him could have done it. good And that person is, I love the awkwardness of Jules and Lassie in this scene of like, I don't want to be doing this, but no, it's true. Yeah.
01:05:25
Speaker
Well, and do we ever, we don't ever really get an explanation, do we? For like officially how the culprit got all of that stuff. He says, Mr. Guster says that he uses, there's a ah property line dispute. So he occasionally used some form of like foliage poison on some of Fuller's plants. And then he.
01:05:50
Speaker
borrowed Fuller's hammer or Fuller borrowed his hammer. And then he has no idea how he got the rope from Mr. Guster's boat. Okay. Although wait. Okay. The rope used to hang Mr. Fuller matches rope from a boat belonging to so it is an an existing boat. Okay, so must be a new one that they got.
Clues and Family Dynamics in the Murder Mystery
01:06:19
Speaker
So yeah, we we find out that they those things do end up getting used, but we don't actually learn how they get in the possession of the culprit. Yeah. And we don't know how long the culprit really spends there. It's possible. they I don't know.
01:06:36
Speaker
and It's hard because we only get Sean's nutshelling of what happened. right so We don't know if there was any intention there to like frame Mr. Guster or if it was just like that was what was at hand.
01:06:49
Speaker
right Yeah, I don't think we have an answer. We don't. I mean, I think that the evidence points to an attempt to frame him. I mean, it it seems pretty. Yeah, that is wild that it's all three things. Right. Exactly. Seems almost too perfect. Yeah. Which is interesting that the culprit had such presence of mind to do that. Yes. Well, also, I was gonna say while trying to make it look like a suicide, but they weren't.
01:07:20
Speaker
That's true. It started with poison. That's true. Oh, and and you know, i I wonder if they just all happened to kind of be around his house. Because you're right. They tried the poison. The poison didn't work. So they grabbed a hammer. Hammer didn't work. That had to be handy. Because if he was like up and moving, like. Right. And then they went and they got a rope. Who prepares for three eventualities of a murder? like No one. So I bet they were all just around and just happened to be. Yeah.
01:07:48
Speaker
I did find it was really funny because I don't remember this ever being brought up in another context, but maybe you remember it. They're arresting Gus's dad. It's like walking out of Vic's office and you can just hear him shout in the background, I'm a deacon.
01:08:04
Speaker
I didn't hear that, but actually, earlier here while I was watching, i was like going I was referring to the transcript, to copy large chunks of text, and I saw the line of me, I'm a deacon in the church, and I'm like, did he say that? What was that? It's so funny that you bring that up. is I feel like that would be something Gus would have mentioned. That is really funny. But I don't recall him ever mentioning that.
01:08:29
Speaker
Which I feel like kind of that really fits with the whole like, you know, the tradition. Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Totally. So, Gussie's dad's been arrested and we're very concerned for him.
01:08:46
Speaker
So we, oh, Henry has suggested that they come over to his house. He'll give them some food, let them calm down a little bit. So Gus and his mom and obviously Sean and Henry are all at Henry's house. I thought it was so cute that Henry had Christmas lights up everywhere. Aw. A little festive house. He is a big mushy hearted little guy, even though he puts up a big front.
01:09:12
Speaker
Yeah, he definitely likes, he definitely likes the family, like traditions and the, you know, bothness. Yeah. Yeah. He really is like a family man. Yeah. Just in like his own way. Yeah. And I think that's part of like all the tension that he carries around is like, he hasn't been able to make it work.
01:09:38
Speaker
Yeah, it is kind of funny that Henry invites them up because he at the same time is like telling Sean, don't get involved. Yes. Yeah, that whole interaction at the ah sink or by the window. I don't know if there was a sink there. I just don't know if the sink is by a window. I don't know. That whole interaction, the whole like mini argument was really interesting.
01:10:00
Speaker
Um, yeah, Henry telling Sean not to get involved. Essentially he's like too close to it. His emotions are going to get in the way. And then he's already decided, which is true. Like he's like you. Yeah. like To you. They didn't do it or he didn't do it. So right what if he did, you know? Right. And then Sean's like, well, no, I think that this is what's going to make me better on this case. I'm like, interesting take, Shawny boy. Yeah. I'm trying to like.
01:10:30
Speaker
We have seen him be wrong. huh Oh, yeah. So, yeah, I mean, maybe it is kind of naive of him, but but he is very because he is very like he sure. But also he has been wrong. Yes. Well, I could see. So I think I think the the underlying meaning of what they're saying here is Henry saying that because Okay, because you love the Gusters, you are going to ignore or not notice certain facts that could lead to them being the culprits.
01:11:15
Speaker
And Sean, on the other hand, is like, no, I'm going to work harder to find the answer because I love the gusters. And I think part of the miscommunication here is maybe the fact that at the end of the day, again, Sean always wanting to find the capital T truth. Maybe Sean knows he's not, like he's not even thinking about that because he knows he's not going to ignore evidence. He's the one throughout the rest of the episode who's trying to calm Gus down because there's not enough evidence yet. yeah call people or do things, you know? but so and ah huh Yeah and maybe like Henry doesn't like isn't capable of seeing that Sean could have such like
01:12:03
Speaker
pure, could be so like purely in service of the truth, which we have seen him to be. yes So he's like, you're not going to be able to distinguish, as you're saying. Right. And especially Sean, who is seemingly so, like from from the outside, if you didn't get all this extra backstory that we've gotten about Sean, he seems at the face of it very self-serving. He does things for himself and the benefit of himself. So why, if you want the gusters to be innocent, why wouldn't you?
01:12:41
Speaker
ignore evidence so that the investors can be, you know? Yeah. And going back to like keeping people who we know very well in boxes, like that is what he does with Sean all the time. like All the time. Good point. Yeah. He cannot even fathom that Sean would be, like wouldn't be, as you say, like serving the the truth he wants to be true.
01:13:05
Speaker
Yeah. Well, I mean, he even says to him at one point, it's why you would have made a bad detective or why you- Oh, I wrote those lines down. Yeah. Is it that exact kind of lame ass thinking? I can see why you were never a detective. Sean says, and I can see why you ended up a divorced detective.
01:13:28
Speaker
which I do love that like for their relationship because they say these like vicious things to each other and then they should completely take the wind out of it and they're like, wow, we went three hours not arguing. Which is like yeah but beautiful. The fact that they can say those things to each other and be like, you know, oh, Merry Christmas. Like that was good that we went that long. Like it's very sweet.
01:13:58
Speaker
I think it speaks to how much both of them really cares about the other. Yeah. I mean, to feel safe enough to be able to have like to say things like that to each other and know like they can just kind of laugh it off sort of. Yeah. Like they've come so far. Oh my. So far. So far. It's really quite miraculous, isn't it? hu And we're not even through season two. Oh my God. Yeah. And it will be, you know, maybe a couple of steps forward, step back here and there, you know, it's not linear, but no, very true. Yeah. I just love that moment. And the way that Henry like says his piece and then it's kind of like, they kind of let it go. And then it's back to the guests that they have, but yeah, to they they just seem to have like,
01:14:56
Speaker
a bit of respect for each other, which they don't we don't always see and we haven't always seen. Yes. Yeah. Well, I think think they've gone through a lot to build that. I think Sean now feels like he can actually go to Henry and Henry kind of sees him as a legitimate detective to some degree. and And Henry does the same. Henry respects Sean's ability and and will help him in things. So I think they've You know, it I think it happened slowly, but we've gotten there. Yeah. And now I'm just thinking about like what you're saying about kind of the miscommunication and how Henry like wouldn't be able to understand that Sean's always going to go for what is true, even if it's not beneficial to him. Like Sean's line of I can see why you ended up a divorce detective. Like really all that together says like Henry is
01:15:54
Speaker
extremely emotional yeah in a way that Sean is not. yes yeah Like Henry could not fathom that Sean could be objective about this because he could not be. Right. Interesting. And because he's so emotional and like that's why he ended up a divorced adult.
01:16:18
Speaker
Totally. And I think we see so many instances of a very emotional Henry. ah We come back to it all the time, but Henry sitting at that little table waiting for Sean's mom, like he's just so like such a sweetheart. Like you can tell he's just so like, he's like ready to maybe try and make it work. You know, just like, he would do, he would do anything. Like whatever she said that would be enough for her. Like he would do it, but like,
01:16:48
Speaker
Yeah. But he's also like, does have, like come from this like macho environment and stuff. And so it's like, yeah he has these emotions, but like doesn't express them in a way that's well, which we see in his relationship with Sean a lot. So it's like, yeah, if he had more skills of handling those big emotions, like maybe his relationships would be healthier, but yeah he doesn't.
01:17:19
Speaker
Yeah, and it's interesting when we start talking about Henry as an emotional person because I feel like I could not say the same of Sean. It's interesting that you say that because I feel like, yeah, Sean is in a way even more guarded,
01:17:38
Speaker
like yeah more more or less in touch with his feelings than Henry is. sean at times I don't want to say it seems like he has no feelings, but you know what I mean? like he He masks it all so well yeah that sometimes you're just like, are or you happy? Are you upset? There's maybe two instances in the show, and I'm being dramatic, obviously, that he gets like legitimately angry. I feel like we see Gus getting angry all the time. Yeah, he always gives it off in jokes.
01:18:10
Speaker
ah I mean, well, a great example of that is in the Yang episode where he has to make Gus be the joke because he can't, like in order for him to be serious, someone has to be deflecting because yeah he can't handle it, like that much feeling. Why do we think this is? Like do we think, so I'm just thinking if Henry is very clearly a very emotional person. And Sean spent a lot of time with him, but Henry obviously doesn't really know how to control his emotions. Did Henry like, did Sean like look at Henry at some point and was like, clearly, that's not working. subconly Of course, that's not working. Like, we're just not gonna do that. Or is it just like kind of his personality and he just, you you know, that's his defense mechanism. He just doesn't deal with things. Well, maybe it's a combination. And I feel like
01:19:06
Speaker
I feel like even though Henry is emotional, like he would not say that about himself and he would think he's got a pretty under wraps. And so I feel like Sean would have inherited, I mean, like thinking about that scene where they Sean talks about how Henry has never said, I love you. How would he know if Henry loves him? Like he at eight expresses that. ah So like he he would inherit this kind of like,
01:19:34
Speaker
don't feel mentality. But then also he's got his mom who right is a therapist and would be like very, but also, you know, people who are in that field, I feel like can be very aware of feelings, but also very clinical about them. Sure. Yeah, I could see that. And create like a distance too.
01:19:58
Speaker
huh which Which, like a different kind of distance, but like really intellectualizing, you know? Sure. Pathologizing the way people are. Yeah. um So maybe that would have made Sean feel like maybe above it in a way, like, like he understands. So right right he doesn't have to feel it or I don't know. Yeah. He's like distant from it in a way. Yeah. Just like he's got, yeah, from both of them, he would get these layers of, yeah.
01:20:25
Speaker
distance from his own feelings. I could totally see that. That makes sense. yeah and I think it's funny to think that Henry would not identify himself as an emotional person. He so very clearly is, but I think that also i think that also speaks to how we have socially understood emotions or how we um accepted that certain emotions are acceptable and certain emotions are unacceptable, particularly for the different genders. sure Like men, for example, can be very aggressive and or very angry and no one goes, that's such an emotional person.
01:21:10
Speaker
yeah when in reality anger is an emotion. um And Henry expresses that emotion pretty often. Yeah. And also like that expression can be a symptom of other feelings that he doesn't know how to express.
01:21:26
Speaker
Yeah, totally. Cause he is such a, like does belong to this like very old feeling, masculinity and in a lot of ways. And then we also see him really like push the boundaries of that, which made me came later in life, which I love. yeah And also we saw him say, I know feelings. So I feel like, you know what it's making me think of?
01:21:49
Speaker
in Gilmore Girls when Luke can see her face. And you know, like Luke and Jess like going through the whole self-help thing and like they like allowing themselves to, as like the gruff kind of guys that they are,
01:22:06
Speaker
yeah like almost like ask for help of these like texts. Yeah. I wonder like if Henry has done any like self work because he kind of I could see that it's kind of evolved a little bit. Yeah. I wonder maybe after the divorce he would have done that because like I could say that he when she when his ex comes like we see him try to be what she wants. Yeah. And so it's like he's clearly thought a lot about it like what he did wrong. Yeah.
01:22:36
Speaker
It makes me so sad every time thinking about Henry thinking about Sean's mom. Yeah. you could tell You can tell in that episode in that scene that he just like loved her so much and she just needed something else. And you know, not everyone is going to work for all of eternity together, right?
01:22:59
Speaker
But it's still so sad to see Henry like deal with all of that. Yeah. Well, it's hard to watch like two people who are at different places where like yeah had a great you know they had a marriage, they had a bait like they had a son. like There's a lot that they can like a lot to show for the time that they had together. And like she, I feel like is cool with that. Yeah. And he is not. No. It's like that Taylor Swift lyric. I was still dancing when the music stopped, you know. Henry was still dancing. Yeah. Yeah, totally. um Still dancing. He is still dancing.
Lassiter's Awkward Encounters and Deduction Process
01:23:39
Speaker
And also, the book is not shut on them. There is, you know,
01:23:43
Speaker
There's some more that happened. We're early on. No.
01:23:50
Speaker
So much to talk about. So much to talk about. know we' have really We've digressed a bit. but We have. That's okay. Let's get back. It's Christmas. You got to get into the family dynamics. Of course. What is Christmas without a little bit of family drama?
01:24:05
Speaker
All right, so they go back to the Guster's neighborhood because Shawn and Gus are now determined to go here. Oh, sorry. We may have skipped the Wii moment. The Wii moment. Oh, yeah, I don't think we have that one. That happened though. Lassie with the kids crying emoji. Oh my god. Because he brings the Wii to them. He shows up uninvited with a Wii from like a crime scene.
01:24:36
Speaker
And at first, Joel's like, oh, that's really thoughtful. And then he's like, yeah, I mean, technically it's belongs to the DA, but they can play with it. Like, oh God. Lasseter. Lasseter. Again, time and place. Sorry. Time and place. And then they go play boxing. Yeah. And he and destroys them. He literally pulls no punches. And they're all just like, lame-o. This isn't fun. Yeah. Like, oh man. He just.
01:25:06
Speaker
Yeah, you know, Laster is the kind of person that when he finds his people, they'll have a strong bond. But the people that aren't his people really aren't his people. yeah you know And these children are very clearly not his people. Yeah. And also, I mean, we'll see later. He does it can't read this experience very well at all, but we'll get to that.
01:25:28
Speaker
you know Then we go back to the the old neighborhood. The whole thing is that they're trying to clear Gus's dad's name yeah or like looking for evidence that would clear him. So they're looking at Fuller's house and he's noticing that it's pretty decrepit. It hasn't really been cleaned. It's disheveled. So he wonders, you know is there a homeowners association? Is there someone who would have been like,
01:25:57
Speaker
trying to make him. I do love that Gus is like, he's like, extremely agitated, with good reason. Yeah. um But the way he's just like, well, first he's like, ah he tells Sean, whatever you need, you just let me know, which I thought was kind of cute. but Yeah, like,
01:26:21
Speaker
I'm here to support you as you solve, as you clear my dad's name, please." yeah Like that was cute. And then he just keeps bugging Sean as Sean is looking at the house deducing things. Yeah, yeah. I actually have a process. I know you think this is easy for me. yeah And then the way he describes it, A equals B equals C. I thought it was so fun, like a little glimpse into his, the way his mind works of like, okay, it's like this, so it means this, which means this.
01:26:49
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. But he's right. There is definitely, and we can see it like in spurts, there is definitely a process to everything that he does. Like he takes in a lot of information very quickly. So it seems as if it just kind of, you know, all, all yeah but he just kind of moves it rapid fire. So the process is very quick.
01:27:10
Speaker
But he, yeah, eventually gets Gus to be quiet for long enough so that he can figure out the need to go talk to the Homeowners Association, which is at the Mitchell's house. So they go to the Mitchell's house.
01:27:24
Speaker
and The guy doesn't initially want to let them in. He gives them a whole spiel about all the things he doesn't want to do. Such a crotchety old man-neighbor spiel. But I loved how then he's like, Sean shouts from outside the house, I'm a psychic with the Santa Barbara Police Department. And the guy goes,
01:27:41
Speaker
Well, in that case. He kind of seemed like the kind of person who would be skeptical of psychics. Yeah, you would think. charlatans, but yeah he's like, okay, yeah, maybe please. He's like, that's true. I could see that a body of authority. Okay. Yes. You know, Sean starts asking questions and you he, Mr. Mitchell starts talking about how Uh, Mr. Fuller never followed any of the association rules. He always just tore up the notices that were given to them and then did whatever he wanted anyway. And how it was really annoying. He was such a pain in his side and all this stuff. And, and, you know, Gus is in the background like, bust him, Sean, do it.
01:28:23
Speaker
You're gonna be like, Get him and talk about like, what Henry was worried about with Sean. That is what Gus is. Yes, absolutely. Yeah, well, cuz Gus is, yeah, Gus has no ability to be objective. And Sean, even though he is very emotionally tied to the case in that he loves Gus, and these are his parents, he has the ability, not necessarily to be attached, but to be objective with with the facts.
01:28:48
Speaker
and So we eventually ended up finding out that Fuller and him were like great friends. And Fuller was one of the biggest supporters of this plan that the Mitchells wanted to do, which was make the neighborhood like a historic district or something. So Mr. Mitchell doesn't really have a reason to want Mr. Fuller dead. This is also when we meet Mrs. Mitchell.
01:29:12
Speaker
who tells us about the fact that the boys had a lawn mowing business which Kylie mentioned before and was supposed to mow their lawn they paid them five dollars and they never mowed the lawn so she makes them mow of the lawn now which i was like wow it's such a hilarious moment because she's like oh It'd be funny if she was like kind of mad, but she's just like, oh, well, the tools are outside. It's like she thought they came to do that. Yeah. They're just in the neighborhood and wanted to pay her back with the shop. Sean's like, ah is she serious? She's serious. She's so, yeah, she's just like willfully
01:29:56
Speaker
Yes. Ignoring the fact that they're like, what? Yeah. Yeah. And makes them water the plants. Yeah, it's quite a full service. Yes, very. And for five bucks, I would say, what? Yeah. I feel like you can- With inflation? Yeah. I feel like you can get away with kids, paying kids that because- Right. And you're not going to do a great job. Exactly. To a grown adult man, I was like, five bucks. Oh my gosh. Yeah. That's crazy.
01:30:26
Speaker
So while they're in the backyard mowing the lawn and watering the plant, they see someone in Mr. Fuller's house. So they once again ditch Mitchell's lawn. And one thing to mention before we leave is she, as she's instructing them, says, make sure you water the gardenias.
01:30:48
Speaker
I've had them longer than you've been alive. Yeah, which is another perfect rendition. Thank you. Something about that line. It's almost like the paleontologist line. It's just like six. Yeah, maybe because we spoiler hear it again. Yeah. later on But um yeah, it's just such a specific like yeah delivery the way she says it. I don't know. But it's stays with ya. Agreed. Agreed.
01:31:15
Speaker
So they head over to Mr. fos house Fuller's house next door and they run into Rosa, the real estate agent. And Gus gets introduced as Scooney U-Turn Singleton. And they are apparently the landscape architect architects who are there to help out with the Fuller's yard.
01:31:35
Speaker
And they end up getting inside the house and they're looking around and they find out, oh no, I lied. That's not what happens yet. Nope, go back. Real estate agent, they call.
01:31:51
Speaker
Lassie and Jules, because Gus just wants her Rosa oh real estate agent. Oh, yeah. And you can tell Sean is like- Yeah, no. Like he, but he's kind of humoring Gus. Yes. And he's like, I guess we can do some phone records. Right. So they do the phone records and turns out- Another great scene because Jules and Lassie come.
01:32:16
Speaker
They rush over to follow up on this lead that Sean provided them. yeah And Jules just like talking to them.
Emotional Speeches and Family Tensions
01:32:27
Speaker
like And then we we understand that it's because she's distracting them as Lassie takes Gus' mom away in handcuffs.
01:32:38
Speaker
and Gus running over there like, glassy! That was my mom! Yeah, cute. Yeah, and I love it. Speaking about like Sean and his emotions, that felt, the way he like turns on Jules and like throws his arms out, he couldn't have warned me. like It feels like a serious Sean moment, as he himself calls it.
01:33:00
Speaker
um And I just love that little like performance beat. It's like such a small thing, but he is so serious. Like when he looks at her and also like the relationship that they have. Right, right. Like he can kind of do that with her. Right. um Yeah. So. Yeah. He's like, you can you can let me soften the blow for him. Yeah. And it's funny, too, like the way that Lassie and Jules are going about this. Yeah. Like they could have maybe warned be sean Like, I don't know, like... Yeah, it got us away from the singing and that. No, he's such a... Anything. He's such a... I don't know, he's sort of unpredictable. That's true, he can. Like, kind of wild. Like, they don't know what he would do, maybe. Wily, yeah. Yeah.
01:33:50
Speaker
Yeah. Great moment. They think it's, a yeah, better to take Mrs. Guster away. Yeah, but they do love, like, lassie, you know, like, watch your head and just like, don't touch my hair. Yeah, yeah. Such a, such a good line, too. Absolutely. And then we get Mrs. Guster and Mr. Guster in ah the interrogation room where she gives the wonderful. Yeah. I'm not gonna do well in prison. Yeah. before that, the Gus's dad be like, so we lawyered up.
01:34:19
Speaker
And that's how they say it in the bucket, son, where I did an eight hour bid.
01:34:26
Speaker
Mrs. Guster's like, I don't know those words. So fun. So good. I love. say I mean, it's kind of like, oh, it actually reminds me of Shawn and Gus themselves. When Shawn tells Gus that he went to the prison to talk to Wally, I think, and then Gus is like, you went to the clink, you went to the joint. They're like kind of thrilled they have about prison. You sense that in Gus's dad that even though this situation sucks, he's like, ooh, I was there.
01:35:00
Speaker
yeah Mom, not so much. She's like pretty, pretty terrified. And then be best. We've called Nana. She has to look after you.
01:35:15
Speaker
ah
01:35:18
Speaker
As if like he's been, you know, living at home and they've been seating him. I said he's like five. Yeah. I think he's going into the, you know, social services is going to show up.
01:35:32
Speaker
So preposterous. And that's really what sets us over the edge. The final straw. Yeah. And he goes on a whole. high rate about how responsible he is and how like they you know need to cool it and how Sean's been the one who always believes in him, even when he didn't believe in himself. Yeah. And like and they're going to solve this case. yeah like I'm going to start giving you money. Yeah, it's so good.
01:36:04
Speaker
And then you can see Sean's dad being like, okay, son. Yeah, we get, oh, we hear you, except it actually, and which, you know, again, the performances, like, this is a different we hear you, yeah, that all the we hear you as we've gotten before, where it's like, he did hear him. Like, it's so good. Yeah.
01:36:27
Speaker
And the end of that scene is really funny. Like it's just like devolves into awkward silence. Gus kind of looks like he's going to cry and I'm like, okay, let's go. Before you got to make another speech, let's get out of here.
01:36:41
Speaker
And they go to, ah they go to Mr. Fuller's house, but this time they go inside. And they see around the house post-it notes, rope burn on the railing. They are all the way upstairs. They see a rocking chair. They look outside and can see all the way down the street. They're like just noticing a lot of stuff. And Gus steps on like a- Yeah, we didn't even say the reason Gus's mom was arrested was because she was being blackmailed by-
01:37:12
Speaker
Old Man Fuller for the insurance product, which we alluded to earlier. Yes, she accidentally burned the boat. Yeah. And then the insurance paid for it before she could come clean. And so she just kind of let it happen. But somehow Old Man Fuller knew. Seems to know everything, this Old Man Fuller. And she thought it'd be cheaper to just pay him off for the rest of his life because he was so old. Yep. And we figure out.
01:37:40
Speaker
that he knows what's going on because he's got a little perch up in the house. A whole neighborhood. A whole neighborhood. When Gus steps on this creaky board, and we eventually pull it up after some antics. I do love those antics. That they have time to just pause and screw with each other. Yeah, telltale heart and recycle each other. I love that they both know each other's tells or takes like Sean is doing telltale heart for Gus because that story freaks him out and then because he won't stop Gus goes all what is that like psycho yes so it's like oh yeah which we'll have to watch at some point yeah I'm not looking forward to it based on that moment but I know very creepy very and then they're like
01:38:29
Speaker
Okay, game over. yeah Yeah, they're both like, all right, I won't do it if you don't do it. And then I love when they were like going down and they're about to start, they both like yeah flinch like they're gonna both do it. yeah yeah yeah gosh They're just so silly. Yeah, they're just such best friends. Yes. Such best friends.
01:38:47
Speaker
So they eventually pull up the board after all of this and they find in their ah tripod and a camera with a really long lens and a bunch of black and white photos all clearly showing us the different people that he's been blackmailing and all the different things that have been going on on the street, which I was like, holy God, a lot of. Yeah.
01:39:08
Speaker
A lot of stuff, illegal stuff has been going on on the street. Yeah, we get a suburban pot farm. Yup. And it's like DVDs. yeah DVDs, yeah. And I do love the kind of like, none of this is really stuff to kill over. And then they come across an affair, which matters of the heart, I guess. Yes, I suppose. That's something to kill for.
01:39:31
Speaker
hu So in the photo, they can see a very distinctive wrought iron on a window pane. And Sean uses this and the position that they're in in the perch to find the house where the photo was taken. It's across the street. They go over to the house and a I don't know, gentlemen around the same age as them, maybe a little bit older, opens up the door and they try and confront him about the illicit photos and he books it. What is happening? Very suspicious behavior. No, why did they always run? I don't know. I also didn't make a note. Sean was wearing a green shirt and a green jacket. Yes. He was very green. Very green. Very green.
01:40:23
Speaker
Which makes sense because he's very shawny. Yes. So there a whole chase scene ensues and Gus is baring fast. So funny Gus's form. Oh my gosh. Perfect form. Yeah. Beautiful. As one would expect from Guster.
01:40:37
Speaker
you see And Sean very quickly realizes he's not keeping up.
Chasing Suspects and Revealing Neighborhood Secrets
01:40:44
Speaker
So he takes a shortcut, Sam Floyd's treehouse shortcut ambush to be exact, and swings from a rope. It's such cute, Lore, because you really feel through this whole episode. They grew up in this neighborhood. Yes, totally. They know all the nooks and crannies. they They knew the neighbor kids. They have a lot of annoying business. I just love them.
01:41:08
Speaker
Yeah, it's very cute. Yeah, I love the idea that they've taken the shortcut before. Yeah. And swung on this. They hung out at Sandy Floyd. like yeah So cute. And we knocked the guy to the ground. Turns out it's not him, nor is it his mom, but likely his dad and some woman in the neighborhood who smelled like, was it white linen? White linen perfume. White linen perfume.
01:41:36
Speaker
So we're on the case with white linen perfume. I have a note Jules letting him have this one. Oh, we go to the station. ah Okay. And Lassie.
01:41:49
Speaker
goes to Jules and talks about coming over for Christmas dinner, I think, if you've got another seat. And Jules is like, you know, like she's kind of try like basically like break up with him for her family. And Laughs is like, it's okay. You know, I get it. ah You can't handle the fact that your nephew's like me more. And Jules is like, uh, what? And then she's kind of like, she just lets him have it. She's like, yep, you're right.
01:42:19
Speaker
It's sweet of her. Yeah. And then we jumped to the Gusters for some snacks before an estate sale that's going on next door at the Fuller's house. Yeah. they What they're out on bail, I guess. Yes, must be. Must be. Yeah. Yeah. Because they haven't been cleared yet. Yeah. So I wonder if Gus maybe be posted their bail.
01:42:45
Speaker
And they're having jerk chicken and while they're about to partake in their jerk chicken, the guster snart, snart, sniffing it up yeah with the super sniffer. This is the best. I don't know what makes it so good. And they're like, well, let's see. And then they each take turns analyzing.
01:43:09
Speaker
And they call it the super sniffer again. So we are the crazy ones, I guess. mother It has been called, canonically, the super sniffer. So we will see if it shifts. Super sniffer just feels right. Yeah, super sniffer. It's just like, ah it's kind of funnier.
01:43:27
Speaker
Yeah, super smeller feels, if does it feels weird coming out of the mouth. Yeah, it doesn't come out as as smoothly. Super smeller. Yeah, no, super sniffer. Yeah. Yeah. But yeah, Gus came by and honest and Sean has a revelation. Yes. Can the super smeller pick up a scent from memory? Of course. The olfactory yeah receptors, very close to memory centers in the brain.
01:43:56
Speaker
says guster and So Sean has an idea. He's going to spray white linen perfume for Gus and then Gus is going to smell all the women in the estate sale. Which I also just thought was so funny because they seemingly went from the Guster's house next door to the estate sale. Where did he get this white linen perfume? That's a great question.
01:44:19
Speaker
but And a full bottle too, not like a sample or like a drop, like a full bottle. That was a good question. But yeah, I love the idea that Gus is just going to go in and start smelling all over the place. This is one of my favorite reveals, like this whole like, it's such a great sequence. Yeah. And like the way it comes together and who it is, it's just like, it's just, yeah. And I liked that it was He was right, but he was also kind of wrong. like i I love that. Yeah, that's true. It is fun when he figures it out in the moment. because and Maybe that's part of it, is like because Lassie and Jules get there, and there is a sense of like they have to solve it right now, and they haven't yet, and then he does. Yes, so good.
01:45:10
Speaker
So guf's Gus starts sniffing around and none of the ladies are wearing white linen, but unbeknownst to Gus as he's sniffing. Oh my gosh. He's betting on a Confederate flag. Because he was standing up when the auctioneer said $500 and sold. So that gentleman over there, enjoy your flag.
01:45:36
Speaker
this is just like Aww, look at this great flag. And then Sean's like, dude, we're gonna have to get a gun rack. We'll get a gun rack for your truck now. Oh my gosh. So funny. But then... And they don't really address? Like that's it? No, that's it. And then they just move on. Like it's such a great little...
01:45:58
Speaker
ah hilarious moment. Yes. I wonder if he maybe donated it to Lassie's reenactment crew. Oh, maybe. Or just refused to pay for it, either one.
01:46:11
Speaker
Then um Gus has, or Sean has another bit of a revelation and he thinks, okay, maybe it's not white linen since no one's actually wearing white linen perfume.
01:46:21
Speaker
maybe it's something a part of white linen. So I love how he delivers a line, identify the base component of that fragrance, sprays it in Gus's face. It's like a, like an athletes or something. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. Very official. Like spelling me. Yeah. And the way Gus like reacts to it is also like, he has been in that circuit, you know, he is. Yeah, it is kind of quiz-bully. Yeah, they take it.
01:46:50
Speaker
Very seriously, both of them. Yes. And he comes up with Gardenia, which hu per guard are you absolutely sure. and it Tahitian guardian, yeah? Yeah, Tahitian. Become specific. Yeah, because they got to be sure if they're going to do this big thing right in front of everybody. Yeah. And Charles is like, give me a push. He goes, give me a push. He pushes them into the walkway. And then our nutshelling begins. And we find out that Gladys Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell,
01:47:28
Speaker
end up ended up killing Mr. Fuller because she was the one having an affair with the man across the street. And, you know, she tried. She tried to poison him. She tried to hit him on the head with the hammer. None of it worked. He just simply wouldn't die. He's like Michael Myers. Like Michael Myers. Yeah, true. Evil, both of them. ah And she ends up, apparently,
01:47:58
Speaker
using the chair lift in at this ridiculous agonizing pace. I love that. It's so funny. I mean, it's awful and it's so funny. So yeah, so bad. What that was interesting too is there's like a discrepancy between the nutshelling and the flashback. In the nutshelling, he says that she
01:48:27
Speaker
put him on the chair like she had he put Gus on the chair and then like oh and then in the flashback of it or what actually happened he was like on the ground and she rode the chair from the top to the bottom I thought that was kind of interesting because whichever way he explains it He's like, not technically wrong. Like, yeah does it really need to be precise?
Case Resolution and Family Reflections
01:48:54
Speaker
I suppose. Well, I wonder if like, by putting him on the chair, like he meant, like attached him to it. Even though that is a weird way to say that. Cause now that you say that it did in that moment where he pushes Gus onto it, it feels like Gus is fuller. And especially cause Gus is doing like a, yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah
01:49:18
Speaker
kind of a thing. Um, but I don't really think it, you know, usually the semantics get me, two but I don't think it even really matters here because he gets the general premise of it, right? Yeah. And then she confesses. Yeah. So clearly he didn't get it wrong enough for her to be like, Nope, that's not what happened.
01:49:41
Speaker
h you know, he got it right enough. And that's really all he needs is right enough to aha get the person behind. Yeah, because at first she does try to say like, I couldn't possibly get him up there. Right. And then he breaks it down. um And she kind of can't say anything more to that. Yeah. And then they end up arresting her. Yeah. And I do love like Jules and Lassie kind of like I don't know, there their reactions, I feel like we're, as they jump into action, we're like, yeah, she better get her. Yeah. Um, i get the wait here andt tell your parents, we'll, uh, thank you. Thank great ba goodness. So the gusters get let out. Yay. We head back to the Spencer's house where everyone is enjoying, which now I have to wonder, have they ever been there?
01:50:37
Speaker
Oh, they are not friends. I doubt it. I mean, maybe to pick up Gus, but yeah, or like maybe, um, maybe Maddie invited them over. I could see that, but yeah, probably not much, if ever. Yeah. So, so sweet. Yeah. It's very sweet. And this is when we get the Christmas game reveal.
01:51:01
Speaker
Henry has gotten Sean golf balls, psych printed golf balls. And Sean has gotten Henry a piece of paper that says that Henry got Sean psych printed golf balls with a lesson from a trainer at the golf center and then tells him his name. I think his name is Pierre.
01:51:28
Speaker
yeah And Henry rightfully so is like, we're not going to play this game anymore. We're going to cheat like this sucks. Like how is he even supposed to get it right? If he didn't give him the thing, didn't give him anything. Yeah, that's true. You know, but then as we discussed, Sean ribs him, but then actually gives him a really nice, nice present, which is he loves which is it's such a like, simple. I love how simple both these gifts are. Like it's like, because it really, and, and Henry is so tickled by it. Like, so it really says how much Sean knows what to get Henry. Yeah, I love that. Yeah, Sean gets Henry like a silly kind of goofy gift, but it's still something that he likes.
01:52:19
Speaker
And also like, actually that's kind of a big deal coming from Henry to like acknowledge psych so much that he gets him on a grand golf balls. Totally. Yeah. While still like getting him a gift that theoretically they can do together. Yeah, that's true. Yeah. Like the whole thing is just sweet. It is. Then, you know, Gus's parents are like, maybe you guys aren't doing, you know, too bad.
01:52:48
Speaker
Essentially, we're proud of you, son. You know, you you seem to be making good decisions. Maybe you can help us with some of that diversifying. And Gus is like, yay!
01:53:00
Speaker
Little do we know. They are, yeah, just behind Gus's back. They go over to Sean and they're like, you know, to take care of our boy. Thanks. They gave Sean some money. Yeah. It's irresponsible of them.
01:53:17
Speaker
I know, all the people. And Sean's like, you think this is going to be enough to discuss what we're talking about? like I feel like he's just taking advantage of it. I could see one of two things happening with that money. Either Sean would just like blow it on something stupid, or he would go to guest afterward and be like, dude, we've got money for dinner. They'll get them drunk chicken or something. you know ah good Such a good episode. And one more beat, I do want to, then we get a Henry Sean beat where Henry's like, okay, tell me how did you do it? And then Sean is the like, dramatic like, finger to head and Henry's like, and then Sean just laughs and oh, it's so cute. It's so sweet. Yeah. you And you can tell too, even though Henry's like annoyed, he's like,
01:54:06
Speaker
Yeah, it's a great Christmas episode where we it end with everybody okay with each other and and not even just okay with each other, but enjoying each other. Yeah, and good spirits. well Such a lovely way to come back from a mid-season break. Oh got yeah, It's been two and a half months since we've seen everybody.
Sitcom Tropes and Episode Anticipation
01:54:31
Speaker
So nice, yeah so cozy.
01:54:34
Speaker
I do. Okay. I would be remiss if I did not mention that in Friends. Yes. Another one of my favorite shows. There's a very similar plot with Monica and Ross and Chandler. Minus a murder? No murder, okay and but a very similar plot of like, well, Monica has moved in with, or is moving in Yeah, they have moved in she together, and Monica's parents, Monica and Ross's parents come, and ah it is revealed that is parents their parents don't like Chandler, who has been Ross's best friend since college. Oh my gosh. Because Ross has kind of like lied to them about, like has made it seem like every bad thing he's ever done, Chandler has made him do.
01:55:25
Speaker
or he's actually Chandler and all this stuff. so so um And in the end, it's like is like they they end up, once everything is kind of out in the open, which it's an iconic scene. It's Thanksgiving episode. Again, another holiday. so um But when like all these crazy things are revealed, and then Monica's mom says, that's a lot of information to get in 30 seconds or whatever, which is a classic.
01:55:51
Speaker
classic line. and no But, ah and then like, they like thank Chandler for mean being responsible for their two children this whole time. So it's very similar. Little like sitcom. Yes. Premise. And I always love seeing those kinds of like tropes repeated in television. So I just have to mention that. Yeah, I feel like we got real deep in a lot of these dynamics. Yeah, there was a lot there in this episode. Let's unpack, yeah. Let's unpack a lot of new, met a lot of new people. Yeah.
01:56:36
Speaker
new and old in a way because it's like people who have always been there true that we just didn't get to see yes very true yeah now we have names to faces although some of these will change yes that is true that is true right
01:56:56
Speaker
We actually I do remember seeing what the next episode was. It's there's something about Mira, which means you're going to have a glass of wine while we talk about it. And done another great like Gus centered episode. yeah I love getting Gus lore. Yes. Very fun. Very It's going to be interesting to see Mira because I feel like she's an interesting, um, she's interesting in comparison to Sean because she almost kind of feels Sean esque, but in a very different way. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. yeah Let's not take too much into that, but I look forward to that too. Me too. And if you'd like to join us back here next time, we'll be discussing, like we said, season two, episode 11 of the Fame TV show psych.
01:57:44
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