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david&maddie4ever · 02-14-2004, 12:11 AM

Okay, I'm so confused right now.

I just finished watching the latest episode of Monk, and the ending is making me nuts!

When Monk is telling everybody what he thinks happened, he says that the guy needs the car because he has to get to the handgun for some reason. When asked what the reason was, Monk replied, "I don't know." This was all well and good, but I don't think they ever explained why!

It's late and I could've dosed off for a minute, but I don't think so. Can anybody help?

~Lauren

TJL · 02-14-2004, 01:04 AM

The handgun was used in an earlier bank robbery, another case the department was working on. It was mentioned briefly while the captain and his task force were working on the sniper case.

That's what I love about this show. You have to really pay attention, because any bit of information can allow you to piece things together.

Artfiore1 · 02-14-2004, 04:23 AM

Hi all,
I think that from a crime and crime-solving perspective, this episode was as interesting and clever as any other "Monk" episode.

Meanwhile, it was an extraordinarily fascinating episode, for several reasons. It had one of the frequent "Monk" elements kind of turned completely around. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that more often than not, Adrian has had to prove that "the guy" was someone who couldn't possibly be "the guy" (a woman in a wheelchair with a shattered foot, a man who's been in a coma for months, a teacher with a classroom full of witnesses to the fact that he was *not* at the crime scene when it occurred, an 800-lb. man who hasn't left his bed in 11 years, etc., etc.) This time, however, as in the "Theater" and "Missing Granny" episodes and maybe a handful of others, his mission was to prove that who looked to be "the guy" or "the guys" *wasn't* or *weren't*.

One thing I especially liked about this one was that Capt. Stottlemeyer, who historically has had a hard time tolerating Monk's little quirks, got a little bit of a better idea of just where Monk is coming from. And, that kind of brought the two of them closer together. The thing about the wristwatch was a nice touch, I thought.

Something that had not even fully occurred to me right away was how unbelievably difficult it must have been for Monk to be torn between not wanting to lose important evidence and not wanting to handle dirty, smelly garbage bags and intentionally litter the street! He showed real growth there, as opposed to some of the setbacks he's seemed to have suffered lately regarding his condition.

Over all, another gem, I say!

Later,
Art

02-14-2004, 12:11 AM	#1
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02-14-2004, 01:04 AM	#2
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	The handgun was used in an earlier bank robbery, another case the department was working on. It was mentioned briefly while the captain and his task force were working on the sniper case. That's what I love about this show. You have to really pay attention, because any bit of information can allow you to piece things together.
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02-14-2004, 04:23 AM	#3
Artfiore1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2001 Location: East Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 457	Hi all, I think that from a crime and crime-solving perspective, this episode was as interesting and clever as any other "Monk" episode. Meanwhile, it was an extraordinarily fascinating episode, for several reasons. It had one of the frequent "Monk" elements kind of turned completely around. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that more often than not, Adrian has had to prove that "the guy" was someone who couldn't possibly be "the guy" (a woman in a wheelchair with a shattered foot, a man who's been in a coma for months, a teacher with a classroom full of witnesses to the fact that he was not at the crime scene when it occurred, an 800-lb. man who hasn't left his bed in 11 years, etc., etc.) This time, however, as in the "Theater" and "Missing Granny" episodes and maybe a handful of others, his mission was to prove that who looked to be "the guy" or "the guys" wasn't or weren't. One thing I especially liked about this one was that Capt. Stottlemeyer, who historically has had a hard time tolerating Monk's little quirks, got a little bit of a better idea of just where Monk is coming from. And, that kind of brought the two of them closer together. The thing about the wristwatch was a nice touch, I thought. Something that had not even fully occurred to me right away was how unbelievably difficult it must have been for Monk to be torn between not wanting to lose important evidence and not wanting to handle dirty, smelly garbage bags and intentionally litter the street! He showed real growth there, as opposed to some of the setbacks he's seemed to have suffered lately regarding his condition. Over all, another gem, I say! Later, Art