| Psych | |
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| Season 2 | |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | USA Network (USA) |
| Original release | July 13, 2007 – February 15, 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of Psych originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 13, 2007 to February 15, 2008. It consisted of 16 episodes. James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, and Corbin Bernsen reprised their roles as the main characters, and Kirsten Nelson joined the main cast. James Roday portrayed Shawn Spencer, a fake psychic detective who periodically consults for the Santa Barbara police department. A DVD of the season was released on July 8, 2008.
Cast
edit- James Roday as Psychic detective Shawn Spencer
- Dulé Hill as Shawn's partner, Burton "Gus" Guster
- Timothy Omundson as Head Detective Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter
- Maggie Lawson as Detective Juliet "Jules" O'Hara
- Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's father, Henry Spencer
- Kirsten Nelson as SBPD Chief Karen Vick
Recurring
edit- Sage Brocklebank as Officer Buzz McNab (11 episodes)
- Liam James as Young Shawn (16 episodes)
- Carlos McCullers II as Young Gus (9 episodes)
- Phylicia Rashad as Winnie Guster, Gus's mother (1 episode)
- Ernie Hudson as William Guster, Gus's father (1 episode)
Episodes
edit| Series # | Episode # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | |
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| 16 | 1 | "American Duos" | Steve Franks | John Landis | July 13, 2007 | |
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Shawn and Gus protect a Simon Cowell-esque judge (Tim Curry) from an American Idol style reality show after multiple failed assassination attempts, but it's soon obvious that his massive ego and sarcastic remarks would make anyone want to kill him. Also guest stars Cristián de la Fuente. | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | "65 Million Years Off" | Steve Franks | Tim Matheson | July 20, 2007 | |
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The police think Shawn is overreaching when he suspects that a dinosaur killed a man, but when it's revealed that the victim was a paleontologist, suddenly his theory seems buy-able. | ||||||
| 18 | 3 | "Psy vs. Psy" | Andy Berman | Mel Damski | July 27, 2007 | |
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Shawn may have met his match when an FTD (Federal Treasury Department) agent (Lou Diamond Phillips) brings in a female "psychic" (Bianca Kajlich) to solve a counterfeiting case, but after an attraction develops between the two psychics, Shawn manages to solve the case and prove himself as the 'true' psychic. Title Reference: Spy vs. Spy | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | "Zero To Murder In Sixty Seconds" | Saladin K. Patterson | Stephen Surjik | August 3, 2007 | |
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When Lassiter's car is stolen, Shawn manages to track it down to a chop shop with little trouble. However, Shawn is certain that there is more going on and decides to find out what the true crime is. | ||||||
| 20 | 5 | "And Down The Stretch Comes Murder" | Josh Bycel | Michael Zinberg | August 10, 2007 | |
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A childhood nemesis of Gus and Shawn's, who now works as a jockey, turns to them for help in determining why his horses never win, but the investigation soon turns into a murder case when another jockey dies during a race. | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | "Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder" | Daniel Hsia | Eric Laneuville | August 17, 2007 | |
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When Gus' Uncle Burton (John Amos) visits, Shawn and Gus are forced to pretend that Gus is a psychic due to a misunderstanding, all during the investigation into a food critic's murder. | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | "If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead?" | Anupam Nigam | Arlene Sanford | August 24, 2007 | |
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Two students at a school for the gifted suspect a teacher of murder, leading Shawn and Gus to go undercover as lecturers on psychic phenomena in order to discover the truth. Coincidentally, both O'Hara - acting as the primary detective for the first time - and Lassiter are looking into the case as well. For Gus the case is somewhat personal, as he intends to find out why he didn't get into the school. | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | "Rob-A-Bye Baby" | Tami Sagher | Paul Lazarus | September 7, 2007 | |
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Chief Vick assigns Shawn and Gus to use Shawn's psychic powers to screen a new nanny for her before she loses her mind to sleep deprivation. Though Shawn has his eyes on a string of high-profile robberies -- especially after stumbling on a crime scene where the robbery turned to murder after being picked up for harassing nannies and children in the park -- the chief demands that they focus only on the nanny-search. The two are even fired for dividing their attention -- until Shawn determines that there's a connection between the robberies and the nanny agency. | ||||||
| 24 | 9 | "Bounty Hunters!" | Andy Berman | Josh Badham | September 14, 2007 | |
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When an accused murderer/burglar escapes custody on Juliet's watch, Shawn and Gus enter the case to track him down, only to realize that he is not guilty of murder, but a bounty hunter (Kevin Sorbo) complicates matters further. | ||||||
| 25 | 10 | "Gus' Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy" | Saladin K. Patterson | Oz Scott | December 7, 2007 | |
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After Gus' parents (Phylicia Rashad and Ernie Hudson) are arrested for murdering an old man around Christmas time, Shawn sets out to prove their innocence, and at the same time show them that he is not a bad influence on Gus. | ||||||
| 26 | 11 | "There's Something About Mira" | Josh Bycel | Joanna Kerns | January 11, 2008 | |
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Shawn is shocked to learn that Gus has a wife named Mira (Kerry Washington), whom he drunkenly married in 1997 during Spring Break in Mazatlan. His shock turns to intrigue when Mira's fiancee, a private investigator, a stolen refrigerator truck, and a winery come into the picture. In the meantime, O'Hara and Lassiter compete against each other when they learn their scores from their detectives exams. | ||||||
| 27 | 12 | "The Old and The Restless" | Anupam Nigam | Jason Ensler | January 18, 2008 | |
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Henry goes undercover at a local retirement community to help Shawn and Gus investigate a resident's disappearance. Even after they find the missing man, others from the same home begin to suffer health problems, and Shawn realizes how a break-in at the community's pharmacy links them all together. | ||||||
| 28 | 13 | "Lights, Camera...Homicidio" | Andy Berman | Matt Shakman | January 25, 2008 | |
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A murder is accidentally committed on the set of a telenovela when someone replaced a collapsible prop knife with a real one. As usual, Lassiter considers the case closed, so Shawn sets out to discover why someone would facilitate such an act, and gets a role on the show in the process. | ||||||
| 29 | 14 | "Dis-Lodged" | Tim Meltreger | Mel Damski | February 1, 2008 | |
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A high-ranking member of the Monarch Lodge - a secret society in Santa Barbara - is found dead. Henry was once a member himself, and Shawn, having followed him there, believes it was murder. Lassiter discreetly asks Shawn to go undercover, but his soon to be ex-father-in-law is the highest ranking member, and the main suspect. For Gus, the case is an opportunity to rack up some prestigious clients. Guest stars Philip Baker Hall. | ||||||
| 30 | 15 | "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion" | Steve Franks | Mel Damski | February 8, 2008 | |
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A fashion designer is electrocuted at his exclusive party. Shawn and Gus go undercover, having gotten into the party by pretending to be models, but Gus is more focused on dating one of the models, leaving Shawn all but completely forgotten. Meanwhile, Chief Karen Vick surprises Henry by bringing her female friend into his house and then leaving them alone. Henry is reluctant to date her, but she proves to get just what she wants. Shawn is left frustrated between solving the case without Gus' help and putting up with Henry's need for dating advice. | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | "Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead" | Steve Franks | Steve Franks | February 15, 2008 | |
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As Karen Vick makes a surprising announcement about her future, a 3,000 year-old mummy disappears from a museum. Shawn reasons that the mummy walked out, leading him and a terrified Gus to believe that an actual mummy is on the loose, even more so after the night watchman is found strangled to death. In the meantime, Henry receives a phone call which prompts Shawn to meet him, "without Gus," and as the second season comes to a close, Shawn's entire world turns on its head. | ||||||