Shawn takes a shot in the dark
*in the style of beatboxing* ANGST ANGST ANGST ANGST ANGST ANGST ANGST!
This has to be one of their most jarring title switches haha *gus horrified* “ohmygod, shawns been shot” *fun guitar music* “IN BETWEEN THE LINES-“
Let me tell ya’ll my 13 year old self was all over this ep. I mean my fave going through the turmoils and all the others are searching for him and fretting over his safety?!?!! Oh i ate that shit up so much! This was definitely my most rewatched ep as a kid (sometimes i would watch it sneakily so my family didn’t think i was psychotic) genuinely, i think this is the ep that made me look for fanfiction because i was like, surely someone has expanded on this right?!?! And lo and behold! This is my fanfiction origin story.
But seriously, it was bound to happen. Shawn and Gus just show up in places they shouldn’t be all the time and have already had multiple guns pointed at them. This is the first time he hasnt been able to talk or think himself out of, though. All he can do is try to escape and theres a genuine fear that comes across which helps ground the situation while still giving us enough humor to keep it light hearted (“note to self: call hefty with commercial idea.”)
Okay okay okay, the crime- is actually pretty solid and the way shawn figured it out and how the others followed his breadcrumbs was great. No notes.
But man shawn was just completely out of luck this ep, over and over. He shows up to check out a lead and gets shot and kidnapped, accidentally calls gina repach (who i cant wait to see again) and uses his one chance to make a call, manages to escape and takes off into the forest, eludes him for the whole night until he stumbles across a gas station that just so happens to be their hideout and gets hit over the head and kidnapped all over again, his dad and lassie find him but he cant say anything because hes getting choked, manages to get unbound but answers a call from gina instead, finally gets ahold of juliet only to have to talk in code and leave an awkward message. Terrible, terrible luck the whole ep.
This is one of my favorite shots in the series! Its so cool and sells the horror without showing the impact or even the reaction. Phenomenal work!
Alright, so because this ep is about survival, i looked up some actual techniques when you’re getting chased in the woods! One: run as fast as you can initially but if your assailant is persistent you’ll need to slow down and pace yourself. Two: if you’re in the woods run downhill or downstream. If theres a hiding space you may be able to use it to recover but be aware that your assailant could also find it like you did. Three: look for ways to increase distance if you can. The goal is to get your assailant to lose sight of you so you can hide until they stop pursuing. Theres also ways to get out of duct tape!
Meemees fluff and hold made me wanna move into commercial zones but this is not a viable way to live. However, doesnt this show how handy shawn really is? He must have renovated the fluff and fold, installed a shower, fixed the floors and the walls etc. screw it, im putting basic carpentry down as one of his skills
Humor is how he copes okay! Is this where he becomes canonically ADD? It comes across as a joke but ill take it
A flesh wound is defined as: an injury involving penetration of the body musculature without damage to bones or internal organs. I find it hard to believe that he shot his shoulder and managed not to hit the scapula at the very least.
Lets talk about the chase!!!
Hilarious to me that this bad guy absolutely cannot keep shawn tied up whatsoever! Its not his fault really. They just so happened to kidnap the one of probably two guys in santa barbara who have studied and practiced for those exact scenarios.
Welcome all again always pumps me up and makes me think of this ep
Shawn has never been so cool than in this moment. Im pretty sure lassies seat was wet. Hes shooting from the hood of a moving vehicle, using his non-dominant and injured arm and hit his target! It gets rarer in later seasons to see shawn showcase his skills but extreme competency is sexy as hell and i wont apologize for that.
Ooo but also theres an alternate reality where henry didnt shove this cop stuff down shawns throat and he actually did become a detective and they worked together on the force. Papa and baby spencer a united detective duo.
Nah they’d probably “accidentally” shoot one another first
Should i talk about Shawn having to confess he loved “Abigail” to juliet? Awkward. She clearly was on the verge of saying something back… love triangles man, theyre a bitch. I love how they do it though, because Juliet isn’t doing things out of jealousy or trying to “steal” Shawn from her, but they still make it clear that she’s interested and a little bummed, like how awkward she is around Abigail, pointing out the toothbrush at Shawn’s place etc
I wish we’d seen Abigails reaction to this whole thing. Like, we’re at the end right, and shawns in the hospital or something and juliet goes to talk to him about it but theyre cut short when abigail shows up and juliet leaves and abigail gives him a hug and shawn watches her go but then clasps abigail back tightly because he actually really needed a freaking hug after all that.
Hmm. Anyways thats basically what i imagine happened later
P.S SHAWN AND HENRY ARE NOT THE SAME PERSON
