User Reviews

Of course this episode is great because it's Psych, and the whole show is awesome. I just felt the need to back up the other reviewer who pointed out that a class who graduated in 1995 would not be all about the 80s at their reunion- and for that the reviewer got thumbs down. Now absolutely no one else could play Shawn besides James Roday Rodriguez and I wouldn't want to see anyone but him and Dulé Hill as leads. But let's face it, Shawn should be 8-10 years older for this show's 80s obsession to make sense. I always figured it's got to really be based around the tastes of show creator Steve Franks, even though I don't know his age. As someone who really did go to high school in the 80s, I love all the references to John Hughes movies and the music played in this episode. I especially think Janet Varney is hilarious and wish she got more scenes. But continually mentioning that the class specifically graduated in 1995, makes it harder than usual to just ignore how Shawn's age doesn't match up. Maybe that's why Rachel Leigh Cook was in this - because she's so associated with 90s movies. It does help a lot. Anyway, this show's a fantasy so they can get away with not making any sense. Speaking of 90s reunions, this episode reminds me a lot of the one on Bones where Temperance goes to her reunion. I think that one had a slightly better, yet similar, mystery and they actually played music from the 90s, but obviously they were doing something very different than Psych. For me, the John Hughes references are what really makes this episode great.

The movie(Ferris Bueller, Breakfast Club etc..) and song references (Pat Benatar, etc..) are all things that would be at an 80s reunion not a 1995 reunion that this episode revolves around.

The writing seems drawn out. While there is typically superfluous side stories and scenes where Shawn is acting childish, there was too much here.

Maybe the absence of a flashback required filling the extra time.