Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Name: Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Movie/Mini-Series
Released: July 15, 2020
Rating: 77

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Peacock | Release Date: July 15, 2020

Summary: The sequel to 2017's Psych: The Movie sees Gus and Shawn returning to Santa Barbara after Police Chief Carlton Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) starts seeing supernatural phenomena while recovering at a clinic.

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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Kaitlin Thomas

Jul 1, 2020

Season 1 Review: It's enough to make you wish Roday and Hill could keep playing these roles forever, releasing a new movie every couple of years to remind us just how great Psych is and just how funny they can be together. Read full review

Kelly Lawler

Jul 15, 2020

Season 1 Review: "Psych 2: Lassie Come Home" is a bright light amid the original offerings. ... The return of Shawn Spencer (James Roday) and Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill) doesn't stretch the story too far (it feels like a typical mid-series episode, just longer than usual). Read full review

Danette Chavez

Jul 15, 2020

Season 1 Review: These movies work as charming follow-ups to the series and as pick-me-ups during a summer that’s basically been postponed. Lassie Come Home goes a step further, opening up a poignant new chapter for these characters and performers. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Jul 15, 2020

Season 1 Review: Apart from the work of time, all in this oddball detective show is as it ever was — fast, goofy, old-school double-act comedy that seems modern only in that it is sometimes a little rude. Read full review

Alexis Gunderson

Jul 16, 2020

Season 1 Review: Mystery-wise, while it does succeed in luring out most of the original series’ core characters as they each try, in their own way, to help Lassiter find some peace, the central scheme is so convoluted that it took me two careful watch-throughs and multiple rewinds to make even shaky sense of its timeline and mechanics. ... And yet, it’s still Psych, and the alchemic reaction that happens when Steve Franks brings James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Maggie Lawson, Corbin Bernsen, Kirsten Nelson and Timothy Omundsen together will always feel like something close to magic. Read full review

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Davrosdaleks1

Jul 15, 2020

This sequel to the first film, which itself was a follow-up to the entertaining USA Network series, does some things better than the first film and some not as well.

The first film made the mistake of trying to squeeze in so many familiar faces that the plot got away from it. The story,This sequel to the first film, which itself was a follow-up to the entertaining USA Network series, does some things better than the first film and some not as well.

The first film made the mistake of trying to squeeze in so many familiar faces that the plot got away from it. The story, while having some pretty fun villains, also felt a little bare. This one is stronger. Psych 2 feels like the show as there is more focus on the mystery and the story in general, not to mention that there is a lot more of the trademark rapid fire funny remarks of fake psychic Shawn (James Roday) and his friend Gus (Dulé Hill).

On the other hand, this film suffers from the same issue as the last one: Things just feel stretched out. The movie is written by people who worked on the show and they haven't quite nailed how to evolve Psych from episode to feature length. Also, this movie misses some of the bigger swings and more energetic moments from the first.

I do like that Psych 2 carried over and double downed on a couple of the plot elements they introduced last season instead of forgetting about them.

The most pleasant part about this is the return of Lassiter (Timothy Omundson). The grumpy, tightly wound foil to Shawn had to be mostly written out of the last movie when Omundson suffered a stroke. Luckily, the actor has recovered enough to appear here. He's not in 100% condition (I mean, he suffered a stroke), and the writers were smart enough to have him recover from a similarly debilitating incident. I saw an interview with Omundson and the movie appears to be specifically looking at the struggles he has had to go through. Lassiter hands down has the best subplot and journey in what is a poignant look at the man at his lowest. There is one aspect of Lassiter's story that felt odd. I know that I complained about the character nods in the last film, but you'd think you'd see at least some of his family members hanging around while he is recuperating in a hospital.

Psych fans will enjoy this. Not the best work but still entertaining. If you're new to Psych, though, this probably isn't the best entry point. You can find this on NBC's new streaming site Peacock. It has a free tier, just be prepared to sit through a few commercials at the beginning.… Expand

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imthenoob

Aug 21, 2020

The main focus of the special is the return of Timothy Omundson as Lassiter (he was previously absent from the first special because he had a stroke). And while it was great to see him return, The special really didn't do him any justice. The plot was relatively mediocre and filled a bit tooThe main focus of the special is the return of Timothy Omundson as Lassiter (he was previously absent from the first special because he had a stroke). And while it was great to see him return, The special really didn't do him any justice. The plot was relatively mediocre and filled a bit too many one-liners for my taste. It was by far the worst special that they've done IMO and this is coming from someone who has watched the show since the very beginning.… Expand

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