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My favourite ship dynamic: straight passing bi couple, and their guy™️
I'm a psychic detective? Or I'm a pharmaceutical salesperson.
Listen I know shassie's popular and I don't hate it, it's just... Shawngus/shus is right there and so in love and I just don't understand-
I think there is something really special about Lassiter and O'haras relationship. It's so refreshing to see opposite sex characters just being friends and romance not being put into the mix. Bonus, they also have a very close relationship with each other, which is made very clear when Lassiter jumps in to save her when she was put in danger on the clocktower. Of course, he also hugs her too , comforting her when she needs it, and it is completely platonic and wholsome. They kind of give me little sister, big brother vibes, and I love that. Lassiter is the grumpy , protective big brother, while jules is the fierce but bubbly little sister.
Something cool i haven't seen anyone point out yet. Lassiters middle name 'Jebediah' literally means 'beloved friend'. No idea if this was intentional by the writers but i think it's really sweet.
The Song "alarm call" screams psych to me , but the really dramatic episodes like the yang episodes or shawn takes a shot in the dark and I am dying to do an aniamtic at some point lol. Probably a bit of shassie sliced in there too
Shawn acts like his life is a play constantly. Like he's in some sort of theatre performing or in some sort of skit with a laughing track in the background . Even though I'm aware psych is a comedy, shawn does not need to act the way he does to MAKE it a comedy. No other character acts as theatrical, nonsensical, and dramatic as shawn does, which leads me to believe this is a character trait, not just a byproduct of the show genre.
He sees his life as some big game. Like a performance that he participates in to make pop culture references, bizarre jokes, and flirty comments to make things interesting to an auidence that doesn't exist( at least in his reality). It's only when things become REAL that shawn actually shows any of the darker sides to his personality. I deffo do think he has some sort of personality disorder because he acts SO different on the surface from the far more analytical, almost antisocial personality below it all.
When anything breaks the illusion to him that his life ISNT some sort of game or play. When things get emotional , when stakes are high, when his friends are in danger or his family , shawns entire exterior personality crumbles. He becomes the opposite to everything he is normally compleatly shutting down. In the first yang episode for example he gets very mad and very upset. He consistently asks Gus to make things more lighthearted and like normal eventhough it's extreamly inappropriate given the stakes. He needs to stay in that illusion to be able to not only think clearly , but too distract himself from reality and dissociate himself from it entirely to feel a sense of stability which he does on a constant already.
Also with the first yang ep or any time he has to be forced to be serious, he seems to become a lot more closed in, emotional, and insecure which is alarming considering he has a huge ego usually about things and wouldn't just bail. He goes overwhelmingly out of character that it's hard not to notice the stark contrast.
Shawn clearly doesn't want to address the issues he has and the issues of his life. Or his emotional problems. He doesn't like being or feeling vulnerable either, so instead , he just acts as though there isn't anything wrong in the first place. If he doesn't see it, it's not there , right?
(I really love analysing shawn. He's such a deep and interesting character)
Lassiter: "shut up"
Shawn: " I didn't say anything"
Lassiter: "don't care. Shut up"
Shawn: " do you ever get sad and watch ancient Swedish hearding calls?"
Gus: "no..?"
Shawn: "are you sure?"
Gus: "I'm pretty sure Shawn"
FRRRR , I was thinking very similar things! I'm so glad someone else can see that now other than me, LOL. This idea has been living rent-free in my head for a while now, and I've been dying to do something or say something about it. The sorta entire vibe as well in general of the music in terms of tune as well fits really nicely. Love this song , and I love how well it can fit with psych. TYSM for ur input also abt it all :D I love reading all the lil comments and ideas Abt posts I make or psych in general <3
The Song "alarm call" screams psych to me , but the really dramatic episodes like the yang episodes or shawn takes a shot in the dark and I am dying to do an aniamtic at some point lol. Probably a bit of shassie sliced in there too
Doodle of him on my phone at like 1am or smth smh. Ima try draw the silly fella up properly at some stage :D the shading is awful bc im lazy LOLLL
Did anyone else notice the parallels of Marlowe speaking to lassie and shawn speaking to lassie, bc I did.
The man rolls his eyes sm istg 😭 I swear he's a lot grumpier than he makes out outwardly, so here is a small slice of proof 😌
Pretty much everything Shawn does can be pinpointed back to his childhood, and it's sad too see because most of his toxic traits could have been mended if his parents just had a bit of stability, or just where a little less controlling when he was younger.
His relationship with henry for example is one of the most obvious pointers to why Shawn is the way he is.
Shawn HATES losing, he hates not being on top and he hates not being the centre of attention. Even though some of this is ego, a lot of this is to do with self worth issues as well which is why he gets so irritable when people 'beat' him.
One time this behaviour really stuck out to me like a sore thumb was an episode or two after "from earth to starbucks". In the episode itself , shawn helps lassie with his mental health. he gets it so he feels as though he can solve cases again, and as a result of his confidence boast Lassiter really DOES start solving cases on his own much better than he was before. Evethough Shawn clearly was happy for him at first, and does care a whole lot about Lassiter than he would say out loud, a few episodes after when Lassie starts getting TOO good, Shawn starts acting pretty toxic about him and competitive. Which is a little paradoxical when originally he wanted him to be better, and do better than he was before. I'm pretty sure he does anyway cuz i remember watched a few eps after being like "why is he doing that, i thought he wanted him to do better?".
Regardless, Shawn starts getting hostile to people "better" than him because his dad basically engraved into him that if you are anything other than a winner , you are a loser and you see this all the way from episode 1. When shawn wants cake, he has to get all the hats in the room perfect otherwise he won't get anything. This same thing comes up again when he goes to his dad much older now to ask for help. he has to "win" the hat game in order to get anything out of his father. No matter if his dad had good intentions or not with it, mostly only rewarding shawn when he wins and being so intense about being 'the perfect cop' MADE shawn hate being anything other than the top of the top. the best of the best. Especially when it came to police work.
It's why he gets hostile over any form of competition, and even gets more hostile when people in his life show more interest in anyone but him. He does it with Jules, he does it with Lassiter, and i think he may even do it to gus at some stage. Jules it was her boyfriends, because he viewed himself as the 'best' to be with her. He was on top, so he should be the one to be her boyfriend right..? Then with Lassiter, there are two guys that are somewhat similar to shawn,are good at police work and Lassie clearly admires a lot which makes Shawn pretty heated and sulky that Lassie is no longer looking to him. With gus he got annoyed because Lassiter started spending time with him and 'took away' his best friend from him when be believed gus was HIS friend, not Lassies.
life doesn't work as black and white as 'winner and loser' .People don't have to be the 'best of the best 'to 'earn' love and appreciation, which seems to confuse and aggravate Shawn. It sort of makes him insecure. If people like them more, they...must be better than him because the 'best' are only deserving of appreciation. Well, in his eyes anyway. I think some part of him knows thats insanity as he only has this mentality with his own self worth, but because it was programmed into him at such a young age, it isn't something he can easily brush aside.
To him, having someone be admired more than him, to be 'better' than him for even a second basically diminished his value as a person and makes him less deserving. That and he still feels as though hes the best so people should be looking at him (bro has a HUGE ego). A lot of his anger issues have roots in insecurity , especially this one, and i think it's why for a comedy show there is something so....almost tragic about Shawn despite all the jokes and references he makes.
Aw no problemo man! 💜 that makes two or us obsessed with psych and discussing shawn spencer smh. He's just a little mentally ill guy ,and he's just so interesting to look at because he copes so differently with struggles compared to what is typical , or what you see typically in shows. Tysm for the replys too 💜 I adore interacting with people (^∇^)
Pretty much everything Shawn does can be pinpointed back to his childhood, and it's sad too see because most of his toxic traits could have been mended if his parents just had a bit of stability, or just where a little less controlling when he was younger.
His relationship with henry for example is one of the most obvious pointers to why Shawn is the way he is.
Shawn HATES losing, he hates not being on top and he hates not being the centre of attention. Even though some of this is ego, a lot of this is to do with self worth issues as well which is why he gets so irritable when people 'beat' him.
One time this behaviour really stuck out to me like a sore thumb was an episode or two after "from earth to starbucks". In the episode itself , shawn helps lassie with his mental health. he gets it so he feels as though he can solve cases again, and as a result of his confidence boast Lassiter really DOES start solving cases on his own much better than he was before. Evethough Shawn clearly was happy for him at first, and does care a whole lot about Lassiter than he would say out loud, a few episodes after when Lassie starts getting TOO good, Shawn starts acting pretty toxic about him and competitive. Which is a little paradoxical when originally he wanted him to be better, and do better than he was before. I'm pretty sure he does anyway cuz i remember watched a few eps after being like "why is he doing that, i thought he wanted him to do better?".
Regardless, Shawn starts getting hostile to people "better" than him because his dad basically engraved into him that if you are anything other than a winner , you are a loser and you see this all the way from episode 1. When shawn wants cake, he has to get all the hats in the room perfect otherwise he won't get anything. This same thing comes up again when he goes to his dad much older now to ask for help. he has to "win" the hat game in order to get anything out of his father. No matter if his dad had good intentions or not with it, mostly only rewarding shawn when he wins and being so intense about being 'the perfect cop' MADE shawn hate being anything other than the top of the top. the best of the best. Especially when it came to police work.
It's why he gets hostile over any form of competition, and even gets more hostile when people in his life show more interest in anyone but him. He does it with Jules, he does it with Lassiter, and i think he may even do it to gus at some stage. Jules it was her boyfriends, because he viewed himself as the 'best' to be with her. He was on top, so he should be the one to be her boyfriend right..? Then with Lassiter, there are two guys that are somewhat similar to shawn,are good at police work and Lassie clearly admires a lot which makes Shawn pretty heated and sulky that Lassie is no longer looking to him. With gus he got annoyed because Lassiter started spending time with him and 'took away' his best friend from him when be believed gus was HIS friend, not Lassies.
life doesn't work as black and white as 'winner and loser' .People don't have to be the 'best of the best 'to 'earn' love and appreciation, which seems to confuse and aggravate Shawn. It sort of makes him insecure. If people like them more, they...must be better than him because the 'best' are only deserving of appreciation. Well, in his eyes anyway. I think some part of him knows thats insanity as he only has this mentality with his own self worth, but because it was programmed into him at such a young age, it isn't something he can easily brush aside.
To him, having someone be admired more than him, to be 'better' than him for even a second basically diminished his value as a person and makes him less deserving. That and he still feels as though hes the best so people should be looking at him (bro has a HUGE ego). A lot of his anger issues have roots in insecurity , especially this one, and i think it's why for a comedy show there is something so....almost tragic about Shawn despite all the jokes and references he makes.
I love shawn but i hate him but i love him. Like sometimes he's so girlypop and i wanna crush him lovingly into a nice lil soup. Other times i want to crush him non lovingly, slap him out of my screen and knock some sense into him bc WHAT ARE YOU DOING.
My class doodles that are just mostly shassie