Spring is almost here, and so shows are either on their way out or plodding away slowly and steadily until they wrap for the season. In a few cases, cable networks have found unique solutions to air their episodes.
In the case of Psych, it starts in July and runs about ten weeks or so before taking a break. This way, the fall glut of premieres and new offerings on broadcast networks do not overwhelm the quirky detective series and draw away viewers. Burn Notice and Monk work in the same manner. Other USA shows take over once these three are out of the way.
For the third season of Psych, writers threw in more character development along with the weekly mystery to be solved. Viewers learned about the divorce which Carlton Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) was going through, and met his soon-to-be ex-wife, Victoria ("Tuesday the 17th"); Police Chief Karen Vick (Kristen Nelson) had a sister, who knew ("There Might Be Blood"); and Shawn Spencer (James Roday) found out the truth about his parents divorce from many years ago.
The finale brought his mom back (Cybill Shepherd) while Shawn, Gus (Dulé Hill), and the cops attempted to haul in a serial killer who eluded capture fifteens years prior. Mr. Yang, the guilty party, communicated with the cops via riddles and the ying-yang symbol. I thought James Roday and Andy Berman did a nice job writing the script, alluding to various cases Shawn and Gus have solved over the course of the series' run. The suspense built quite nicely from beginning to end.
So who was Mr. Yang? The promos never said, which was a smart move. Too often, promos can give away the plot long before the episode airs. That makes someone less inclined to watch. Even the credits never mentioned the culprit as such. Brilliant. I will say this — the guest star is well known. Longtime fans could also recognize a link backwards to another episode early this season.
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