The Bank Job

So, a man walks into a bank. He wanted his best friend/business partner to go with him, but that best friend/business partner chose to wait in the car because he's pissed at the bank for denying him a small business loan for a zip line that delivers food from the kitchen to the living room. While the first man is in the bank, a gunman holds everyone hostage and things begin to spiral out of control faster than you can say "where's the pineapple?" If the first man is Gus and the second is Shawn, then you know that Man #2 was winding up in that bank so he could quell some of that waited-in-the-car guilt. What I didn't expect was to see Shawn running the negotiation for the bank robber. Nor did I expect to see him sparring with someone more obnoxious than Lassie! In fact, Shawn and Lassie were on the same team this week because neither could stand to be around that arrogant SWAT idiot. Too bad Arrogant SWAT Idiot also happened to be dating Jules.

Once inside the bank, Shawn was able to ascertain the robber's motive, mess with SWAT and tease Jules. Funny lines aside, he got himself back out of the bank, saved the robber's wife and figured out who had been holding her hostage to arrange the heist in order to secure a client's rare diamonds. There was only one thing that Shawn wasn't able to accomplish in this mid-season finale -- he didn't successfully lure Jules away from Arrogant SWAT Idiot and into his arms. Looks like it's going to take some more psychic abilities and a few more seasons to pull that off.

Psych will return with all new episodes this January. Until then, you can catch up on this episode and others at hulu.com.