Review of Mr. Monk Falls in Love

I liked the fact that Monk found a love interest and found the plot overall interesting. I also found it that the explanation why she wouldn't see Monk after this episode plausible and in character. I don't agree with previous review that they should have casted a younger and more beautiful actress to be a worthy love interest for Monk. First of all, Monk is almost 50 in this episode and the actress is a few years younger than him so that's a perfect match for mature audiences. Also, the beauty is in the eye of beholder and Monk was attracted by her general attitude and kindness to others, which was the thing that first attracted him to Trudy as well. One of the previous reviews also stated how Monk could have known that she wasn't the guy the first time he saw her - well, that's the whole point of the episode, he wasn't thinking for once, he was speaking from his heart. As a native of the country that is often dragged through American shows or movies as bad bad country, I was for once relieved that they used a made-up country in this episode. They should do that every time. People who complained here about fake geography never even noticed fake history in one of the previous episodes when my country was dragged through the mud based on completely faked political and historical circumstances. Maybe because they failed so badly in historical accuracy of that one, they decided to go with making up a country in this episode - I found that more believable. I wish it would become a standard in the filming industry.