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Clearly some of the previous reviewers weren't paying attention to the time setting wise. It's obvious this musical special is set in the storyline before Shawn's lack of psychic ability is revealed to Juliet, and therefore before Chief Vick is suspended. Please don't count such minor technicalities as a con of the episode in your review as it's not a true negative of the episode itself and only proves you didn't pay attention.

As for the music, background, and entertainment in this special, I was amused and a bit entertained by all of it. It's definitely meant to be viewed as fun, enjoyable, and humorous throughout, up until the very end, and I personally thought the singing and choreography were cute. The stage work and costumes, in terms of appearance and relation to the setting of 19th century London, in the theater weren't bad either.

Love the musical episode but I recommend watching seasons until watching the eighth season need to watch the musical episode two with the season seven

Between the seventh and eighth seasons of this show, this standalone musical appeared, listed as part of the seventh season although it screened over 6 months after the previous episode and only a few weeks before the start of the eighth and final season. The plot is that a mental patient, who formerly murdered a critic who had savaged his Jack the Ripper musical before it had even opened, has escaped on the eve of the restaging of his work and suddenly bodies are turning up. While the police hunt the man called "Z" with the unlikely help of Yang, Shawn starts to suspect things may not be as simple as they appear. Oh and everyone sings.

Although I think that it has gone a little off the boil in recent seasons, the thing I love about this show is that it does generally have a great sense of humor and doesn't take itself too seriously; this doesn't mean that the cast enjoy making it but the viewer is on the outside looking in, it usually means everyone enjoys it while we have this story to tell at the same time. That is the basis for this musical and although the frequent song and dance numbers limit the usually very funny banter and dialogue, it does fit the show because it breaks out of the restraints of the actual story and instead focuses on being silly and fun and mostly it delivers on this. The musical numbers are generally well staged and everyone throws themselves into it whether they can really do it or not (although the standard is surprisingly high). Within these the lyrics are not as consistently funny as I would have liked but there are some great lines in there and the construction of the songs are clever – a few more in the self-referential style of "I've Heard it Both Ways" riff would have been good.

Around the song and dance the show retains the same silliness in the characters and the dialogue and it is hard to top Shawn's terrible English period accent or the sight of Gus's Jamican Inspector Man ("getting' iry in Scotland Yard"). Perhaps not as funny as the show has been but I enjoyed that the Musical special seemed like a chance to relax a little and just enjoy the show. The return of Yang and the plot around her seemed like an odd device but at least it allowed some dramatic moments to be delivered (tidied up) without dragging the show into more serious territory as it could have done if it was delivered "straight". Roday and Hill are both great, with Hill in particular showing his song and dance skills. Lawson is a bit out of it while Omundson is funny throughout. Rapp, Bostwick, Chelsom, Fuller and others all give good support, while Sheedy is decent but a bit of a device – nice to see Simpson turn up briefly too.

Psych The Musical may be silly and throwaway but fans should enjoy this since this is what has driven the show for so many seasons. It may not be as consistently funny as I would have liked but it still is very entertaining with lots of good ideas and funny moments. I was a little disappointed with the previous season of this show so I hope that the fun and energy in this special can carry across into the final season.

If younlike psych or it's ridiculous style then this is the best. Anyome giving it lower simply does not appreciatr this style. The creators are not going for a traditional style musical and that goes for the entire show. I can't stop singing "santa barbara skies". They did a great job of incorporating everything this show is about. Just seeing dule hill sing and dance that much is worth it alone.

Love the two part episode. The cast was stellar, the production was campy and delightful. Thanks for the entertainment.. Seeing the characters in these unexpected roles was just plain fun. The characters are just cool. Very talented crew. Just watch it when you get an opportunity. The guest stars, e sable cast, campy scripts make this a fun experience. I'm sad that like other Hallmark shows, was discontinued and so they now they just show regular re-runs. This will give those who never saw the original series and movies a new opportunity and for the rest of us, let the good times roll...yet again. Sorry they required such a long review.

Miss the gang and will look to watch again when it's on again.

You will love this episode. It is still an excellent plot and they have to catch a bad. They make fun of themselves and make lots of musical references. What's not to like? And if you have seen Galavant, know that Lassie is going to join them in the singing and dancing.

I just love it! I have seen many musical episodes of tv show, well the psych one is the best. The song are great and entertaining. It still funny and there is a good story behind.

Psych. Musical. What's not to love?! First feature length Psych movie!

Okay so i have seen A LOT of shows attempt to make a musical episode and 9 times out of 10 they are mediocre at best but psych literally shot it out of the park. The only musical episode i have seen to consistently keep me entertained and laughing 90% of the time. Absolutely incredible.

I am watching Psych on Amazon Prime and have enjoyed the wit, twists and turns but this was poor. It was out of sequence to the rest of the season which was quite confusing. The songs got in the way of a marginally interesting story. I hope that Season 8 gets back to normal.

Psych The Musical was a perfect way to get ready to say goodbye to their fans of 8 years. It contains a lot of humor just like a normal episode with singing and dancing. The characters can sing and dance. There were a few people who came back that I am sure we all missed dearly. I have to give props to the show creator Steve Franks for creating this AMAZING show and creating this episode, I am positive that us Psych-Os appreciate it. In my opinion, I don't think Psych should end. It is an awesome show and has so many great fans who don't want it to end. I love how all of these people known as the cast come together everyday to make a great show. James Roday (Shawn Spencer) and Timothy Omundson (Carlton Lassiter) have this moment in the episode that is so funny you will want to watch it over and over again. If you have a twitter be sure to thank Steve Franks for creating such a show like Psych and be sure to thank all of the cast members. I am sure that they will love it.

I truly hate when they decide to make a musical out of a TV show. They all sound ridiculous, they're boring, uninteresting, the story suffers horribly and it's a total waste of time.

Boring and boring... I have nothing else to write.. No words

The actors do show good amounts of genuine talent in this episode. I am truly sorry to say the whole episode deserves an E for Effort.

I believe that the musical isn't canon and is just a made up story told by Shawn and Gus, because that's what Z said. If the hanging scene never actually happened then Yang's death didn't happen either. However, her remains are still seen at the end, which leads me to believe that she could've died while locked up in prison and Shawn heard about it when he got to that place where Z was institutionalized. He probably saw her body there and decided to cremate her and pour her ashes into a jar. Like I don't want to believe any of this is true as the Yin/Yang situatio ended at the end of Season 5.

Terrible musical numbers. Who wrote them? They should not be allowed near a writing device again. Complete lack of continuity (chief de-suspended? Juliet forgot Shawn isn't a psychic?). What was the point of the fairy tale book thing? Is this a fairy tale or a musical? Yang has always been annoying but this scaled new depths. The actor playing Shawn's ego scaled fresh heights: is he attempting to jumpstart a singing career or something? The plot was nonsensical. And pretty much the only funny thing in the entire two hour long episode was Gus singing Jamaican at the end. This episode was like watching an Ed Wood movie.

Love Psych with a passion. It is one of my all time favorites and comfort shows that i rewatch constantly. I have seen every episode more times than i can count with one exception... the musical. Saw it once and barely made it through. Just does not fit the show at all. If i wanted to see singing and dancing i would watch glee or high school musical or some corny nonsense like that. It just feels so forced and out of place for this show.

For me personally, i do not enjoy musical episodes of tv shows. They just scream of the actors/writers trying to impress us all with their range of talents that none of us asked to see. Thats not why im watching Psych. Thats what the theatre is for. This is a tv show about crime/mysteries. The musical just seems so out of place. Its an automatic skip on rewatches for me.

When any series has a "Musical Style" episode it means that the creators have NO IDEAS and they run with the crappiest idea ever, besides asinine "Fart" and "Poop" jokes, which you can see when they have no comedic ideas in comedy movies.

It is obvious that the show is going down hill and it is a very good show. This final season 7 episode indicates that the Season 8 will be peace of cow dung with no imagination.