r/psych • u/demon_kings_ • 3d ago
New watcher!
Hey everyone!
I just started this show (instantly loved it) and wanted to dip into the fandom a bit—without spoiling myself. I’m about halfway through season 2, which feels like barely the beginning since there are 8 seasons. Idk, maybe this is one of those shows where everyone swears the first 3 seasons are peak? We’ll see.
Anyway, I just wanted to get a feel for the fandom. I’m in a bunch of other ones and they all have such different vibes—fandoms honestly have their own personalities.
Also… can someone explain the pineapple thing to me? From what I can tell, Shawn loves it, the show kinda rolled with it, and then the fandom took it and ran—so now it’s on literally every piece of Psych merch. Or is there a deeper meaning I’m missing? Either way, I think it’s hilarious.
Thanks for reading!
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u/One-Load-6085 2d ago
It has one of the most solid story arcs from the first ep to the last and the movies are also fun. The musical is brilliant. We got lucky the whole cast really gelled immediately. Dule left West Wing for this and it was a great move. He and James acknowledge that because the show was made at the right time on the right network it allowed them to explore the story really well and not focus only on the viewing numbers for the first few seasons so it ultimately did become one of the best " blue skies" era "characters welcome" shows in the lineup on USA network. It ran with White Collar, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Suits, Necessary Roughness.
It is still one of my favorite inspired by Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson shows.