Psych’s “100 Clues” celebrated 100 episodes of the comedy series and paid homage to a 1985 cult favorite. Psych is a USA Network show that debuted in 2006 and revolved around Shawn Spencer (James Roday), whose photography memory and keen observation skills help him convince others he’s really psychic. Of course, this isn’t the case, which doesn’t prevent him from setting up a detective agency with friend Gus (Dule Hill) and aiding the police with solving crimes.
Psych ran for eight seasons in total, with the final episode airing back in 2014. The show became beloved among its fanbase, leading the cast to reunite for 2017’s Psych: The Movie. The popularity of the latter led to a greenlight for Psych 2: Lassie Come Home, which is set to air in 2020. The premise of Psych is also quite similar to CBS’ The Mentalist, where a former “psychic” medium helps the police solve crimes following his wife and child being murdered by a mysterious killer dubbed Red John. While the latter show could funny, it was a good deal moodier than Psych, which often took little jabs at the rival show throughout its run.
Psych season 7 included the show’s landmark 100th episode, so naturally, it had to celebrate in style. The plot of “100 Clues” finds Shawn and Gus heading to a party in a mansion organized by an aging rock star, which takes a dark turn when a guest is murdered. Soon there are more deaths, and it’s up to the intrepid duo to figure out who the killer is; that said, most of their theories tend to go nowhere. If the setup for “100 Clues” sounds familiar, that’s because its heavily inspired by the board game Clue and its cult 1985 movie adaptation, which starred Tim Curry (Pennywise from the IT 1990 miniseries).
The homage goes beyond the basic structure of the episode, since three cast members from Clue, including Lesley Ann Warren and Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future), also guest star; Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith appears as himself too. Psych also pays homage to Clue’s multiple ending structure - where during its theatrical run different theaters would have different endings - with “100 Clues” having two different killer reveals for its East and West Coast airings.
Psych’s “100 Clues” was the perfect way for the show to cap off its milestone and featured all the jokes and detective work typical of the series. It was also nice to see Clue get some love, which is a film that underperformed upon release but subsequently gained a fanbase.
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