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So Dad finally got around to complaining about Sharona's low-necked clothing. I'm surprised it took him so long. So I started trying to find some later episodes he might like. We're not watching in order, since most episodes don't really need it (and since we've seen the majority more than once in the past). Last night we saw a couple of season 6 episodes.
I'm torn. On the one hand, I liked Natalie a little better than I have in the past, although I still found her pretty perky and honestly a little ditzy sometimes (which is fine, you know, but in comparison with Sharona ...). But on the downside ... I realized that it seems like the show became even funnier/more like a downright comedy after Sharona left. When she was there, it was more serious, for the most part. Funny things happened, but it wasn't overkill. Then you get the other seasons and there's that Harold Krenshaw weirdo and Monk acting immature a lot because of him and really obnoxious episodes like the one with people thinking Harold is a daredevil (and my most-hated episode, the one where Monk gets shot). Even the episode where it looks like Natalie's daughter Julie is in danger is treated like a big comedy romp outside of the moments of serious concern for Julie's safety. Even Natalie's fear for her daughter's life is given humor as she messes up the poor Captain's car. I'm pretty sure if that episode was done in the early seasons and it was Benjy's life in danger, it would have been much more of a dramatic episode instead of trying to insert so much misplaced nonsense into it to lighten it up. Some of the car stuff might have still happened, because Sharona is a crazy driver, but otherwise, I really think it would have been more sober.
(And I still really don't see the Randy/Sharona pairing happening. I don't feel it or support it. I think any romantic interest is one-sided, on Randy's part. Nor am I sure Randy is really ready for a job like Chief of Police. If it's a small town, maybe not much will happen, but I wonder if Randy would really like living where nothing happens after being part of so many high-profile cases....)
I don't know.... I'm really starting to remember more now why in many ways Monk was not one of my favorite shows (and why in general I kind of find USA Network shows to be preposterously cheesy), and I am not looking forward to seeing most of these later episodes again....
I'm torn. On the one hand, I liked Natalie a little better than I have in the past, although I still found her pretty perky and honestly a little ditzy sometimes (which is fine, you know, but in comparison with Sharona ...). But on the downside ... I realized that it seems like the show became even funnier/more like a downright comedy after Sharona left. When she was there, it was more serious, for the most part. Funny things happened, but it wasn't overkill. Then you get the other seasons and there's that Harold Krenshaw weirdo and Monk acting immature a lot because of him and really obnoxious episodes like the one with people thinking Harold is a daredevil (and my most-hated episode, the one where Monk gets shot). Even the episode where it looks like Natalie's daughter Julie is in danger is treated like a big comedy romp outside of the moments of serious concern for Julie's safety. Even Natalie's fear for her daughter's life is given humor as she messes up the poor Captain's car. I'm pretty sure if that episode was done in the early seasons and it was Benjy's life in danger, it would have been much more of a dramatic episode instead of trying to insert so much misplaced nonsense into it to lighten it up. Some of the car stuff might have still happened, because Sharona is a crazy driver, but otherwise, I really think it would have been more sober.
(And I still really don't see the Randy/Sharona pairing happening. I don't feel it or support it. I think any romantic interest is one-sided, on Randy's part. Nor am I sure Randy is really ready for a job like Chief of Police. If it's a small town, maybe not much will happen, but I wonder if Randy would really like living where nothing happens after being part of so many high-profile cases....)
I don't know.... I'm really starting to remember more now why in many ways Monk was not one of my favorite shows (and why in general I kind of find USA Network shows to be preposterously cheesy), and I am not looking forward to seeing most of these later episodes again....
