Season Two of Psych consists of 16 episodes and originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 13, 2007 to February 15, 2008. The season DVD was released on July 8, 2008.
Production[]
Steve Franks remained in his position of showrunner, and "I Know, You Know", performed by The Friendly Indians, continued to be used as the theme song, though it was modified for two episodes: "Gus' Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy", in which it was performed with a Christmas theme, and "Lights, Camera... Homicidio", in which the lyrics were sung in Spanish.
Mel Damski directed three episodes for the season, while John Badham, Jason Ensler, Joanna Kerns, John Landis, Eric Laneuville, Paul Lazarus, Tim Matheson, Arlene Sanford, Oz Scott, Matt Shakman, Stephen Surjik, and Michael Zinberg directed one episode each. Steve Franks directed his first episode of the series, directing the season finale.
Franks also wrote four episodes, while Andy Berman wrote three. Josh Bycel, Anupam Nigam, Saladin K. Patterson, and James Roday Rodriguez wrote two episodes each. Daniel Hsia, Tim Meltreger, and Tami Sagher each wrote one episode.
Cast[]
Every cast member for Season One returned, with one addition. James Roday Rodriguez continued to play fake psychic detective Shawn Spencer, and Dulé Hill returned as his partner Burton "Gus" Guster. Timothy Omundson returned as Head Detective Carlton Lassiter, while Maggie Lawson continued to portray Junior Detective Juliet O'Hara. Corbin Bernsen was kept on as Henry Spencer. Kirsten Nelson returned as SBPD Interim Chief Karen Vick, this time receiving star billing.
Sage Brocklebank continued to portray Officer Buzz McNab, in 11 of the 16 episodes. Liam James was the sole actor portraying young Shawn Spencer, and Carlos McCullers II took over the role of young Gus. Phylicia Rashad and Ernie Hudson made an appearance as Gus's parents Winnie Guster and Bill Guster.
Other notable guest stars included John Amos, Curtis Armstrong, Obba Babatundé, Malcolm Barrett, W. Earl Brown, Matt Cedeño, Tim Curry, Cristián de la Fuente, Amanda Detmer, Gina Gershon, Philip Baker Hall, Howard Hesseman, Telma Hopkins, Katharine Isabelle, Christopher Jacot, Bianca Kajlich, Eric Keenleyside, Melanie Lynskey, Shane Meier, Alex Meneses, Brian Doyle-Murray, Dylan Neal, Amanda Pays, Lou Diamond Phillips, Saul Rubinek, Corey Sevier, Kevin Sorbo, Kerry Washington, and Calum Worthy.
Episodes[]
Screenshot | Title | Air Date | # | |
American Duos | July 13, 2007 | 16 | ||
When a talent show judge finds himself in a panic after a series of near-miss attempts on his life, he hires Santa Barbara's most reliable psychic detective to protect him. | ||||
65 Million Years Off | July 20, 2007 | 17 | ||
Shawn finds himself out on a limb alone when he contends that a dead man who washes ashore was killed in a manner that skews the agreed death timeline – by approximately sixty five million years. | ||||
Psy vs. Psy | July 27, 2007 | 18 | ||
Hot on the trail of a counterfeiter, the Feds show up in Santa Barbara with their own 'new and improved' version of Shawn. The SBPD have to band together to save their integrity and prove who has the better psychic. | ||||
Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds | August 3, 2007 | 19 | ||
Lassiter's car gets stolen and Shawn solves the case in record time, but he soon realizes that nothing's ever that easy and must then drag Gus away from his vacation to further investigate a case he's already solved. | ||||
And Down the Stretch Comes Murder | August 10, 2007 | 20 | ||
Shawn and Gus's childhood bully is now a jockey and hires them to find out why his horses keep losing. What looks like a simple horse whispering assignment turns deadly when a rival jockey dies while racing. | ||||
Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder | August 17, 2007 | 21 | ||
Shawn and Gus investigate the tasty world of gourmet cuisine when a restaurant critic is murdered. Meanwhile, a misunderstanding with Gus's Uncle Burton forces Gus to play the part of psychic detective. | ||||
If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead? | August 24, 2007 | 22 | ||
When a couple of certified genius teenagers claim one of their teachers is a murderer, Shawn and Gus become guest lecturers at a prodigy school and soon discover the kids' imaginations might not be so wild after all. | ||||
Rob-a-Bye Baby | September 7, 2007 | 23 | ||
When Chief Vick hires Shawn and Gus to find her a new nanny, they soon realize that their investigation might overlap with Lassiter's – a string of home invasion robberies. | ||||
Bounty Hunters! | September 14, 2007 | 24 | ||
When an accused murderer goes on the lam, Shawn and Gus play bounty hunter and race to catch him before anyone else. However, the plot thickens when Shawn realizes the guy is actually innocent. | ||||
Gus' Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy | December 7, 2007 | 25 | ||
Shawn and Henry are invited to Christmas dinner with Gus's parents, but the yuletide cheer is interrupted when a neighbor is found dead and Gus's dad is the suspected killer. | ||||
There's Something About Mira | January 11, 2008 | 26 | ||
When a groom leaves his bride at the altar, Shawn becomes determined to uncover the truth about him for his new client, the last person on earth he'd ever expect to take a case from – Gus's previously unheard of wife. | ||||
The Old and the Restless | January 18, 2008 | 27 | ||
A missing-persons case from a posh retirement community turns into a family affair when Shawn and Gus must team up with Henry to solve the case. | ||||
Lights, Camera... Homicidio | January 25, 2008 | 28 | ||
On the set of Santa Barbara's most popular Spanish telenovela, life imitates art when a fictional murder turns real. Shawn solves the crime from the inside, while inadvertently becoming one of the show's stars. | ||||
Dis-Lodged | February 1, 2008 | 29 | ||
Shawn and Gus discover there's more to a local brotherhood than funny hats and handshakes when their incoming leader is found dead after a secret ceremony at the lodge. | ||||
Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion | February 8, 2008 | 30 | ||
It's Fashion Week in Santa Barbara, and all around town it's models, parties, and... death by electrocution? Shawn and Gus go undercover as male models to investigate the murder of a prominent designer. | ||||
Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead | February 15, 2008 | 31 | ||
Shawn is called to the Natural History Museum when a mummy goes missing and all indications are that it got up and walked out on its own. | ||||
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