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Primetime Emmy® Award and Golden Globe winner Tony Shalhoub is back
for one last obsessively compulsive good time in the final season of the
hit detective series Monk. From the very first moment detective Adrian
Monk (Shalhoub) appeared on the scene, audiences have been hooked on
this intelligent and irreverent sleuth who uses his quirky phobias and
neuroses to solve crimes in a way other detectives just can’t. Join him
now as he reunites with former colleagues and friends from seasons past –
as well as guest stars Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds), Adewale
Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost), Daniel Stern (The Wonder Years) and many more –
for some of the most riveting cases yet, including the one that has
haunted him for the past eight seasons. Critics and fans agree that
“...there is something undeniably stirring about watching Tony
Shalhoub’s Mr. Monk take his victory lap” (Mary McNamara, Los Angeles
Times).
Customer Reviews
- He was seeing more than anybody
For twelve years, Adrian Monk has been hunting his wife's killer,
struggling with his phobias and compulsions, and solving plenty of
crimes.
But now his lonely quest is finally ending. "Monk Season Eight" is a
brilliant finale for the long-running detective series -- the writers
have a whole season to wrap up plot threads, sketch out futures for the
beloved characters, and introduce a final round of bizarre crimes that
only the OCD detective can solve. And of course, they finally address
the main mystery: who killed Monk's wife, and why?
First, Monk (Tony Shalhoub) is hired by a former child star who
starred in his favorite sitcom, "The Cooper Clan" -- and the reality
might tarnish his favorite show. Among his other problems: voodoo dolls,
UFOs, a Nigerian man whose wife was killed in a hit-and-run, camping
trips with surly small boys, birthday parties, the murders of Dr Bell's
new therapy group, a snobby theatre critic who apparently murdered
someone while he was watching Julie's play, a dog Monk reluctantly
adopts, and even the possible destruction of a good friend's wedding.
A familiar face returns to San Francisco when Sharona (Bitty Schram)
comes back to deal with her late uncle's legal issues, but Monk
suspects foul play. And Monk's longstanding dream of rejoining the
police force is realized, but turns out to be... less than ideal.
Finally, his ongoing investigation into Trudy's death twelve years ago
takes a deadly turn -- not only is someone trying to kill him now, but
an old secret from years ago reveals the truth...
There's a bittersweet quality to the final season of "Monk" -- on
one hand, it's sad that the series is finally ending, and on the other
hand it has some of the most particularly because it's the best season
that the show has had in quite awhile. And the writers take care to wrap
up various plot threads that have wound through the series (Trudy's
murder, Monk's desire to rejoin the police force) and arrange futures
for most of the characters.
And along the way, they provide a solid string of murder mysteries
-- baffling crimes, obscure clues, and new eccentricities. And while
there are many bittersweet moments, especially in the last two or three
episodes, the season is peppered with some comedy as well (Monk hosts a
hilariously squeaky-clean bachelor party) and some deliciously hilarious
dialogue ("There is no Opposite Killer! If there was, you would have
been killed by a falling rocket scientist years ago!").
And as for the ending... well, it has some major shocks and plot
twists, and the mystery is rather brief and simple. However, the
resolution of Monk's story is intensely satisfying and leaves you
feeling warm'n'fuzzy.
Tony Shalhoub is, as ever, lovably oddballish as Adrian Monk; while
his tragicomic performances are brilliant throughout the season, his
performance in the final episode is shattering, raw and eventually
uplifting. Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford and Ted Levine give solid
performances (and their characters all get new romantic interests...
some quite surprising!), and there are some excellent guest turns by
Schram, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Virginia Madsen. But Shalhoub is
the undisputed star of this season.
It's a wrench to say goodbye to Monk and the gang after eight long
years, but at least the eighth season is a brilliant farewell. Here's
what happened... and here's what Monk did about it.
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