The defective detecitve Adrian Monk has found himself at the San Francisco Band Jam, biggest rock concert of the year, because he is looking for Captain Stottlemeyer's son. Of course, wherever Monk and Natalie Teeger go, murder comes up, in this case, a roadie found dead of an apparent drug overdose in a port-a-john. Sure enough, Monk and Natalie focus on the murder instead of on finding the Captain's son, getting some help from a roadie who was a friend of the victim. The uncomfortable detective suddenly gets a lot more comfortable with the environment when his investigative impulses kick in.
It proves that Monk can still be sent to a lot of places he is NOT comfortable going to, and there are many more to take care of (like football tailgate parties, but I'll tell you later).
There is a perfect blend of investigation and slapstick humor that makes this episode great.
Some of my favorite moments in this episode:
1. Monk walks into a port-a-john, thinking it's a payphone, and mumbling to himself as Natalie walks him away.
2. Stottlemeyer calls Randy from a few feet away on his cell phone and is "embarrassed" to learn that he has woken Randy up!
3. Monk tries to compulsively touch a very hot lamp even as Natalie holds down one of his arms. He touches the heat lamp with his free hand, then uses his restrained hand to touch it again so that his two hands are even (with regards to the burns).
4. Monk touches an acupuncture needle in an attempt to straighten it, causing the patient to have an obviously painful reaction (needles must go in a certain way).
5. Monk attempts to control rowdy concertgoers without success.
6. A woman asks Stottlemeyer how long he is going to take inside the port-a-john, and Stottlemeyer replies "As long as it takes, miss. This is a crime scene." The woman is not convinced, so Stottlemeyer has to gesture both to Monk (who is analyzing the crime scene from a hillside and communicating with Stottlemeyer on a walkie-talkie) and to Disher.
This episode balances humor with drama. Although the teaser does kind of give away the who and the why, at least we have to figure out how the culprit did it. All in all, this episode is an example of a higher quality episode for the season.
It proves that Monk can still be sent to a lot of places he is NOT comfortable going to, and there are many more to take care of (like football tailgate parties, but I'll tell you later).
There is a perfect blend of investigation and slapstick humor that makes this episode great.
Some of my favorite moments in this episode:
1. Monk walks into a port-a-john, thinking it's a payphone, and mumbling to himself as Natalie walks him away.
2. Stottlemeyer calls Randy from a few feet away on his cell phone and is "embarrassed" to learn that he has woken Randy up!
3. Monk tries to compulsively touch a very hot lamp even as Natalie holds down one of his arms. He touches the heat lamp with his free hand, then uses his restrained hand to touch it again so that his two hands are even (with regards to the burns).
4. Monk touches an acupuncture needle in an attempt to straighten it, causing the patient to have an obviously painful reaction (needles must go in a certain way).
5. Monk attempts to control rowdy concertgoers without success.
6. A woman asks Stottlemeyer how long he is going to take inside the port-a-john, and Stottlemeyer replies "As long as it takes, miss. This is a crime scene." The woman is not convinced, so Stottlemeyer has to gesture both to Monk (who is analyzing the crime scene from a hillside and communicating with Stottlemeyer on a walkie-talkie) and to Disher.
This episode balances humor with drama. Although the teaser does kind of give away the who and the why, at least we have to figure out how the culprit did it. All in all, this episode is an example of a higher quality episode for the season.