4x04 The Devil is in the Details and the Upstairs Bedroom
Originally posted by the_moogie on December 27, 2010
Edited 9/17/15
SHAWN
1989: Annoyed Father Westley as a kid by asking too many probing questions about the feasibility of Noah's Ark
Wanted to go to the beach but caved when Gus told him there would be girls in Catholic schoolgirl uniforms
Does an impression of Gus
Thinks Gus is there to see a girl
Says he and Gus to commercial jingles
Says when he plays Grand Theft Auto he becomes raving mad and starts foaming at the mouth Gus had to taser him once and Shawn feels that was excessive
Says he looks up to Brett Favre, but that doesn’t mean he believes everything he says
Doesn’t believe in the Devil
Had business cards made up that say Shawn Spencer, Lead Investigator
Used Ouija boards all the time as a kid
Has a photo of he and Gus cheek-to-cheek on his desk
Pretends he and Gus are grief counselors
Punches Gus in the hallway outside Lucy’s room
Believes Fr. Westley has a problem with him
Promised to paint Henry’s house but didn’t paint behind the bushes, windows or entire back
Put a tack on the chair of his seventh grade shop teacher, Mr Reno Feels guilty that the man later got blood poisoning
Gets head rushes when he’s sleep deprived
Had a friend in grade school called Stumpy
Tries to take back the X-Box from Henry who has become addicted
It’s been 15 years since his last confession
Steals food that Gus hides in his desk and blaming it on the cleaning woman, Onelia
GUS
He and Shawn were raised Catholic
Tells Shawn there will be “hotties in Catholic schoolgirl uniforms” to get him to go
Says he’s there to meet an old friend who turns out to be Fr. Westley
Looks up to Father Westley
Read about Father Westley’s exorcisms when he was a kid
Wants to case and contradicts Shawn
Believes it’s the Devil
Punches Shawn in the hallway outside Lucy’s room
Went to college
Figured out Agatha Brontus’ password and logged onto her Facebook
Calls Fr. Westley to perform the exorcism on Lucy
Had a friend in grade school called Stumpy
LASSITER
Questions priests about the dead girl
Changes “ass” to “love biscuits” as a nun walks by
Arrests Fr. Westley on Shawn’s evidence
JULIET
Questions priests about the dead girl
Devil and possession talk makes her shake in her boots
Arrests Fr. Westley on Shawn’s evidence
Cuffs Lucy
HENRY
Once told Shawn that details are everything in life
1989: Treats Shawn’s questions of Noah’s Ark like a case
Confiscated Shawn’s X-Box until Shawn finishes painting the house
Had a partner named Stevie who was convinced that a rash of break-ins was being committed by an ape who escaped from the local zoo Henry supported Stevie’s idea and afterwards Stevie supported Henry’s ideas
Tells Shawn to support his partner
Becomes addicted to playing 1st-person shooter games
Shawn caught him wearing his old uniform and carrying the gun-shaped game controller around the house
Uses the Bible to prop up a shelf
VICK
Calls Lassiter and asks if Shawn and Gus are on the case
FATHER WESTLEY
Found young Shawn frustrating when he kept asking questions about Noah's Ark
Suggested that Henry's family might prefer the Methodist church down the street
Calls Shawn his “favorite little skeptic”
Was in Buffalo NY before being transferred back
Believes Agatha was possessed
Believes in demonic possession and was involved in exorcisms before
Needs approval for exorcism
Was once considered one of the foremost experts on demon possession
Once performed an exorcism in Peru that lasted over a month
Wants to start the exorcism with a little humor
Was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 10 years ago
Took vows of poverty and abstinence forty years ago
Won't break the confidentiality of the confessional to get himself out of prison, but is okay with dropping hints
Other Characters
AGATHA
Jumped to her death at 3 am
Was a model student: hardworking, well-liked outgoing
Became sort tempered and emotionally unstable almost manic
Never touched drugs or alcohol
CAMERON
Agatha's former boyfriend
Is taking Christian studies
Caught being comforted by Lucy Ryan
LUCY
Was Agatha’s best friend
Said “triffst Du eine Entscheidung, die Dein Leben verändern kann” while “possessed” This is a portion of a line from Run Lola Run, her favourite film
FATHER BARD
Is the headmaster of St Atallus college divinity school
Doesn't believe in possession, but becomes convinced after witnessing Lucy's behaviour
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
Agatha's avatar on Facebook when she is over everybody and just wants to be "LEFT ALONE!" is a pineapple.
GUS NICKNAMES
Shawn (no relation)
MENTALIST MENTION
Episode: 1 (well, Simon Baker)
Series: 3
ALLUSIONS
“Devil’s in the Details” - The idiom "the devil is in the detail" refers to a catch or mysterious element hidden in the details, and derives from the earlier phrase "God is in the detail" expressing the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.
Ray Wise (Fr Westley) - Raymond Herbert "Ray" Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. Some of his best-known roles include Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks, henchman Leon C. Nash in RoboCop, Jack Taggart Sr. in Jeepers Creepers 2, the Devil in the CW television series Reaper, Donald Wadsworth in Suburban Gothic and Hal Gardner in season 5 of 24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi1itz_1bKQ
“Take this morning's, for instance, on Noah's ark. “ - Noah's Ark (Hebrew: תֵּבַת נֹחַ; Biblical Hebrew: Tevat Noaḥ) is the vessel in the Genesis flood narrative (Genesis chapters 6-9) by which God saves Noah, his family, and a remnant of all the world's animals from the flood. According to Genesis, God gave Noah instructions for building the ark. Seven days before the deluge, God told Noah to enter the ark with his household and the animals. The story goes on to describe the ark being afloat throughout the flood and subsequent receding of the waters before it came to rest on the Mountains of Ararat.
“Was she a fan of the game Grand Theft Auto?” - Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly; the later titles of which were created by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), and published by Rockstar Games. The name of the series references the term used in the USA for motor vehicle theft. Gameplay focuses on an open world where the player can choose missions to progress an overall story, as well as engaging in side activities, all consisting of action-adventure, driving, third-person shooting, occasional role-playing, stealth, and racing elements. The series also has elements of the earlier beat 'em up games from the 16-bit era. The series has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes.
“First, I'll buy a fiddle, play a quick tune so he underestimates my ability, then I'll challenge him to a wager... He wins, he gets my soul.” - The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections. The song is written in the key of D minor. Vassar Clements originally wrote the basic melody an octave lower, in a tune called "Lonesome Fiddle Blues". The Charlie Daniels Band moved it up an octave and put words to it. The song's verses are closer to being spoken rather than sung (i.e., recitation), and tell the story of a boy named Johnny, in a variant on the classic deal with the Devil. The performances of Satan and Johnny are played as instrumental bridges. The song was the band's biggest hit, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi13NxmjqLI
“Especially after I saw this police sketch of the suspect. Last seen at the local canned ham factory.” - The William Underwood Company, founded in 1822, was an American food company best known for its flagship product, Underwood Deviled Ham, a canned meat spread. The company also had a key role in time-temperature research done at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1895 to 1896, which would lead to the development of food science and technology as a profession https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/Underwood_Meat_Spreads_logo.png
“I look up to Brett Favre.” - Brett Lorenzo Favre (/ˈfɑrv/; born October 10, 1969) is a retired American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons (1991), Green Bay Packers (1992-2007), New York Jets (2008), and Minnesota Vikings (2009-2010). Favre is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 70,000 yards, over 6,000 completions, and over 10,000 pass attempts.
“A business I was thinking of starting after we watched Erin Brockovich.” - Erin Brockovich is a 2000 biographical film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who fought against the energy corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The film was a box office success, and critical reaction was positive.
“According to a friend, she had been conducting seances and using Ouija boards.” - The ouija (/ˈwiːdʒə/ wee-jə, sometimes /ˈwiːdʒi/ wee-jee), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0-9, the words "yes", "no", "hello" (occasionally), and "goodbye", along with various symbols and graphics. It uses a planchette (small heart-shaped piece of wood or plastic) as a movable indicator to indicate a spirit's message by spelling it out on the board during a séance. Participants place their fingers on the planchette, and it is moved about the board to spell out words. "Ouija" is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc., but is often used generically to refer to any talking board. Spiritualists believed that the dead were able to contact the living and reportedly used a talking board very similar to a modern Ouija board at their camps in Ohio in 1886 to ostensibly enable faster communication with spirits. Following its commercial introduction by businessman Elijah Bond on July 1, 1890, the Ouija board was regarded as an innocent parlor game unrelated to the occult until American Spiritualist Pearl Curran popularized its use as a divining tool during World War I. Paranormal and supernatural beliefs associated with Ouija have been harshly criticized by the scientific community, since they are characterized as pseudoscience. The action of the board can be parsimoniously explained by unconscious movements of those controlling the pointer, a psychophysiological phenomenon known as the ideomotor effect. Some Christian denominations have "warned against using Ouija boards", holding that they can lead to demonic possession. Occultists, on the other hand, are divided on the issue, with some saying that it can be a positive transformation; others reiterate the warnings of many Christians and caution "inexperienced users" against it.
“She's kind of gothy, so it's probably something like ‘Bauhaus’ or "Siouxsie’ with an ‘x’.” - Bauhaus were an English post-punk band, formed in Northampton, England in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy (vocals, occasional instruments), Daniel Ash (guitar), Kevin Haskins (drums) and David J (bass). The band was originally named Bauhaus 1919 as a reference to the first operating year of the art school Bauhaus. They dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation. Bauhaus is best known for their gloomy sound and dark image. Generally considered the first gothic rock group, musically the band was also quite diverse. Over their career, they released tracks that encompassed everything from ska to folk rock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRJfIPiJGY Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the English punk rock scene, the band rapidly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation". With the release of Juju in 1981, the group also became an important influence on the emerging gothic rock scene. The Times cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era." They disbanded in 1996, with Siouxsie and drummer Budgie continuing to record music as The Creatures, a second band they had formed in the early 1980s. In 2004, Siouxsie began a solo career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hMagNuhLkk&list=RD_hMagNuhLkk
“’Bjork’?” - Björk Guðmundsdóttir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpjœr̥k ˈkvʏðmʏntsˌtoʊhtɪr], born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk (/ˈbjɜrk/), is an Icelandic experimental singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and occasional actress. She initially became known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes, whose 1987 single "Birthday" was a hit on US and UK indie stations and a favorite among music critics. Björk began her career as a solo artist in 1993. Her album Debut was rooted in electronic, house, jazz and trip hop and is widely credited as one of the first albums to introduce electronic music into mainstream pop. Over her three-decade solo career, Björk has developed an eclectic musical style that incorporates aspects of electronic, alternative dance, trip hop, experimental, jazz, alternative rock, avant-garde and classical music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htobTBlCvUU
“I was in the desert at Burning Man.” - Burning Man is an annual festival that takes place at Black Rock City-a temporary community erected in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The event is described as an experiment in community and art, influenced by 10 main principles, including "radical inclusion" and community cooperation, "radical self-expression", "radical self-reliance", gifting and decommodification, and leaving no trace. First held in 1986 on Baker Beach in San Francisco as a small function organized by Larry Harvey and a group of friends, it has since been held annually, spanning from the last Monday in August to the first Monday in September
“She charges, what, five cents for psychiatric help.” - Lucille "Lucy" van Pelt is a fictional character in the syndicated comic strip Peanuts, written and drawn by Charles Schulz. She is the main bully and the older sister of Linus and Rerun. Lucy is characterized as a crabby, bossy and opinionated girl who bullies other characters in the strip, particularly Linus and Charlie Brown. Lucy also has a psychiatric booth, parodying the lemonade stand operated by many young children in the United States. Here, she pretends to be a psychiatrist and tells her opinions on problems for five cents to the other characters in the strip, most frequently an anxious Charlie Brown; this "advice" is usually completely useless and nonsensical. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NJGRiV8jGM
“A Diet Coke, some garlic hummus, and the new Tv Guide, if you have it.” - Diet Coke, (and similar Coca-Cola light available in some countries), is a sugar-free soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. Unveiled on July 8, 1982 and introduced in the United States on August 9, it is the first new brand since 1886 to use the Coca-Cola trademark. The product quickly overtook the company's existing diet cola, Tab, in sales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BRfcbkBmxo Hummus or houmous (/ˈhʊməs/, /ˈhʌməs/, or /ˈhuːməs/; Arabic: حُمُّص) is a Levantine and Egyptian food dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. Today, it is popular throughout the Middle East (including Turkey), North Africa (including Morocco), and in Middle Eastern cuisine around the globe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0aDihT5SqE TV Guide is a bi-weekly American magazine that provides television program listings information as well as television-related news, celebrity interviews and gossip, film reviews, crossword puzzles and in some issues, horoscopes. The print magazine is owned by private equity firm OpenGate Capital, while its digital properties are controlled by the CBS Interactive division of CBS Corporation.
“Mrs. Ryan, is your daughter by any chance an expert yogi?” - A yogi is a practitioner of yoga. The term "yogi" is also used to refer specifically to Siddhas, and broadly to refer to ascetic practitioners of meditation in a number of Indian religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
“You once tried to solve a case using the movie Pretty In Pink.” - Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of John Hughes' films starring Molly Ringwald, and is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film. The film was directed by Howard Deutch, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and written by John Hughes, who also served as co-executive producer. It has become a cult favorite. The film was named after a 1980 single by the band The Psychedelic Furs. The film's soundtrack has been rated as one of the best in modern cinema. It features a rerecorded sax-heavy version of the title song by The Psychedelic Furs. Additionally, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's "If You Leave", which plays prominently during the emotive final scene, became an international hit and charted at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1986. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-X5ixDLuhM
“Just like in The Exorcist.” - The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted by William Peter Blatty from his 1971 novel of the same name. The book, inspired by the 1949 exorcism of Roland Doe, deals with the demonic possession of a 12-year-old girl and her mother's attempts to win back her child through an exorcism conducted by two priests. The adaption is relatively faithful to the book, which itself has been commercially successful (hitting the New York Times bestseller list). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDGw1MTEe9k
“Where is my Xbox?” - Xbox (stylized as Xbox) is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. It represents a series of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with three consoles released in the sixth, seventh, and eighth generations respectively. The brand also represents applications (games), streaming services, and an online service by the name of Xbox Live. The brand was first introduced on November 15, 2001 in the United States, with the launch of the original Xbox console. That original device was the first video game console offered by an American company after the Atari Jaguar stopped sales in 1996. It reached over 24 million units sold as of May 10, 2006.
“Who's up for some fro-yo?” - Frozen yogurt (also spelled frozen yoghurt; also known as frogurt or by the tradename Froyo) is a frozen dessert made with yogurt and sometimes other dairy products. It varies from slightly to much more tart than ice cream, as well as being lower in fat (due to the use of milk instead of cream). It is different from ice milk (more recently termed low-fat or light ice cream) and conventional soft serve. Unlike yogurt, frozen yogurt is not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but is regulated by some U.S. states. Frozen yogurt may or may not contain live and active bacteria cultures.
“Carson D.'s got Simon Baker on tonight.” - Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973) is an American television host, radio personality, producer and television personality. Prior to 2002, Daly was a VJ on MTV's Total Request Live, and a DJ for the Southern California-based radio station 106.7 KROQ-FM. In 2002, Daly joined NBC, where he began hosting and producing the late night talk show Last Call with Carson Daly, and occasionally hosting special event programming for NBC, such as the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show and executive producing New Year's Eve with Carson Daly from Times Square beginning in 2003. In 2011, Daly began working for NBC, hosting its reality music competition The Voice. In 2013, Daly joined NBC's morning show Today as a social media correspondent. Simon Baker (born 30 July 1969) is an Australian actor and director. In his television acting career, he is best known for his lead role in the CBS television series The Mentalist as Patrick Jane and as Nicholas Fallin in The Guardian. In his film acting career, he is best known for the lead role of Riley Denbo in Land of the Dead and Christian Thompson in the film adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, based on the 2003 novel of the same name.
"Shawn Spencer is trading in his Chevy for a Cadillac-a-lac-a-lac-a-lac." - "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" is a song written and recorded by Billy Joel. The track details the singer's disgust with the upwardly-mobile bourgeois aspirations of working- and lower-middle-class New Yorkers who take pride in working long hours to afford the outward signs of having "made it". Characters have stereotypically ethnic names (Anthony, Mama Leone, Sergeant O'Leary, Mr. Cacciatore) and blue-collar jobs. Joel considers their rejection of their working-class roots (trading a Chevy for a Cadillac and buying a house in Hackensack, New Jersey) ultimately futile; in the end, the rewards are a "heart attack" or "a broken back". Near the end of the recording is the sound of a car starting up and driving away; the bass player Doug Stegmeyer's 1960s Corvette was used. In the single mix the engine sound was removed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UBpt1dya60
“The German... Etcetera is a line from Run Lola Run, which according to her page is her favorite movie.” - Run Lola Run (German: Lola rennt, literally "Lola runs" or "Lola is running") is a 1998 German thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Franka Potente as Lola and Moritz Bleibtreu as Manni. The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutsche Mark in twenty minutes to save her boyfriend's life. The film's three scenarios are reminiscent of the 1981 Krzysztof Kieślowski film Blind Chance; following Kieślowski's death, Tykwer directed his planned film Heaven. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz2-D4lY2qg
“Proverbs 11:6. It's been especially comforting to me as of late.” - ‘The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.’ (King James Version)
“When Harry met Sally.” - When Harry Met Sally… is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally. The story follows the title characters from the time they meet just before sharing a cross-country drive, through twelve years or so of chance encounters in New York City. The film raises the question "Can men and women ever just be friends?" and advances many ideas about relationships that became household concepts, such as those of the "high-maintenance" girlfriend and the "transitional person". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8DgDmUHVto
“Linda Blair would be proud.” - Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress. Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the film The Exorcist (1973), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe. She reprised her role in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977).
“And now you can do your best impression of her in Chained Heat.” - Chained Heat (alternate title: Das Frauenlager in West Germany) is a 1983 exploitation film in the women-in-prison genre. It was co-written and directed by Paul Nicholas for Jensen Farley Pictures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YULgDR2LzP8
“Red Heat.” - Red Heat is a 1985 women in prison film starring Linda Blair and Sylvia Kristel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHVkXzE-puI
CONTINUITY
Shawn’s drawing of the Underwood devil harkens back to his drawing of a T-Rex (2x02 "65 Million Years Off")
Their fascination with labradoodles continues (2x09 “Bounty Hunters”)
Shawn solving a case based on “Pretty in Pink” (3x02 "Murder? … Anyone? … Anyone? … Bueller?")
Edited 9/17/15
SHAWN
1989: Annoyed Father Westley as a kid by asking too many probing questions about the feasibility of Noah's Ark
Wanted to go to the beach but caved when Gus told him there would be girls in Catholic schoolgirl uniforms
Does an impression of Gus
Thinks Gus is there to see a girl
Says he and Gus to commercial jingles
Says when he plays Grand Theft Auto he becomes raving mad and starts foaming at the mouth Gus had to taser him once and Shawn feels that was excessive
Says he looks up to Brett Favre, but that doesn’t mean he believes everything he says
Doesn’t believe in the Devil
Had business cards made up that say Shawn Spencer, Lead Investigator
Used Ouija boards all the time as a kid
Has a photo of he and Gus cheek-to-cheek on his desk
Pretends he and Gus are grief counselors
Punches Gus in the hallway outside Lucy’s room
Believes Fr. Westley has a problem with him
Promised to paint Henry’s house but didn’t paint behind the bushes, windows or entire back
Put a tack on the chair of his seventh grade shop teacher, Mr Reno Feels guilty that the man later got blood poisoning
Gets head rushes when he’s sleep deprived
Had a friend in grade school called Stumpy
Tries to take back the X-Box from Henry who has become addicted
It’s been 15 years since his last confession
Steals food that Gus hides in his desk and blaming it on the cleaning woman, Onelia
GUS
He and Shawn were raised Catholic
Tells Shawn there will be “hotties in Catholic schoolgirl uniforms” to get him to go
Says he’s there to meet an old friend who turns out to be Fr. Westley
Looks up to Father Westley
Read about Father Westley’s exorcisms when he was a kid
Wants to case and contradicts Shawn
Believes it’s the Devil
Punches Shawn in the hallway outside Lucy’s room
Went to college
Figured out Agatha Brontus’ password and logged onto her Facebook
Calls Fr. Westley to perform the exorcism on Lucy
Had a friend in grade school called Stumpy
LASSITER
Questions priests about the dead girl
Changes “ass” to “love biscuits” as a nun walks by
Arrests Fr. Westley on Shawn’s evidence
JULIET
Questions priests about the dead girl
Devil and possession talk makes her shake in her boots
Arrests Fr. Westley on Shawn’s evidence
Cuffs Lucy
HENRY
Once told Shawn that details are everything in life
1989: Treats Shawn’s questions of Noah’s Ark like a case
Confiscated Shawn’s X-Box until Shawn finishes painting the house
Had a partner named Stevie who was convinced that a rash of break-ins was being committed by an ape who escaped from the local zoo Henry supported Stevie’s idea and afterwards Stevie supported Henry’s ideas
Tells Shawn to support his partner
Becomes addicted to playing 1st-person shooter games
Shawn caught him wearing his old uniform and carrying the gun-shaped game controller around the house
Uses the Bible to prop up a shelf
VICK
Calls Lassiter and asks if Shawn and Gus are on the case
FATHER WESTLEY
Found young Shawn frustrating when he kept asking questions about Noah's Ark
Suggested that Henry's family might prefer the Methodist church down the street
Calls Shawn his “favorite little skeptic”
Was in Buffalo NY before being transferred back
Believes Agatha was possessed
Believes in demonic possession and was involved in exorcisms before
Needs approval for exorcism
Was once considered one of the foremost experts on demon possession
Once performed an exorcism in Peru that lasted over a month
Wants to start the exorcism with a little humor
Was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 10 years ago
Took vows of poverty and abstinence forty years ago
Won't break the confidentiality of the confessional to get himself out of prison, but is okay with dropping hints
Other Characters
AGATHA
Jumped to her death at 3 am
Was a model student: hardworking, well-liked outgoing
Became sort tempered and emotionally unstable almost manic
Never touched drugs or alcohol
CAMERON
Agatha's former boyfriend
Is taking Christian studies
Caught being comforted by Lucy Ryan
LUCY
Was Agatha’s best friend
Said “triffst Du eine Entscheidung, die Dein Leben verändern kann” while “possessed” This is a portion of a line from Run Lola Run, her favourite film
FATHER BARD
Is the headmaster of St Atallus college divinity school
Doesn't believe in possession, but becomes convinced after witnessing Lucy's behaviour
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
Agatha's avatar on Facebook when she is over everybody and just wants to be "LEFT ALONE!" is a pineapple.
GUS NICKNAMES
Shawn (no relation)
MENTALIST MENTION
Episode: 1 (well, Simon Baker)
Series: 3
ALLUSIONS
“Devil’s in the Details” - The idiom "the devil is in the detail" refers to a catch or mysterious element hidden in the details, and derives from the earlier phrase "God is in the detail" expressing the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.
Ray Wise (Fr Westley) - Raymond Herbert "Ray" Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. Some of his best-known roles include Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks, henchman Leon C. Nash in RoboCop, Jack Taggart Sr. in Jeepers Creepers 2, the Devil in the CW television series Reaper, Donald Wadsworth in Suburban Gothic and Hal Gardner in season 5 of 24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi1itz_1bKQ
“Take this morning's, for instance, on Noah's ark. “ - Noah's Ark (Hebrew: תֵּבַת נֹחַ; Biblical Hebrew: Tevat Noaḥ) is the vessel in the Genesis flood narrative (Genesis chapters 6-9) by which God saves Noah, his family, and a remnant of all the world's animals from the flood. According to Genesis, God gave Noah instructions for building the ark. Seven days before the deluge, God told Noah to enter the ark with his household and the animals. The story goes on to describe the ark being afloat throughout the flood and subsequent receding of the waters before it came to rest on the Mountains of Ararat.
“Was she a fan of the game Grand Theft Auto?” - Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly; the later titles of which were created by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), and published by Rockstar Games. The name of the series references the term used in the USA for motor vehicle theft. Gameplay focuses on an open world where the player can choose missions to progress an overall story, as well as engaging in side activities, all consisting of action-adventure, driving, third-person shooting, occasional role-playing, stealth, and racing elements. The series also has elements of the earlier beat 'em up games from the 16-bit era. The series has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes.
“First, I'll buy a fiddle, play a quick tune so he underestimates my ability, then I'll challenge him to a wager... He wins, he gets my soul.” - The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections. The song is written in the key of D minor. Vassar Clements originally wrote the basic melody an octave lower, in a tune called "Lonesome Fiddle Blues". The Charlie Daniels Band moved it up an octave and put words to it. The song's verses are closer to being spoken rather than sung (i.e., recitation), and tell the story of a boy named Johnny, in a variant on the classic deal with the Devil. The performances of Satan and Johnny are played as instrumental bridges. The song was the band's biggest hit, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi13NxmjqLI
“Especially after I saw this police sketch of the suspect. Last seen at the local canned ham factory.” - The William Underwood Company, founded in 1822, was an American food company best known for its flagship product, Underwood Deviled Ham, a canned meat spread. The company also had a key role in time-temperature research done at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1895 to 1896, which would lead to the development of food science and technology as a profession https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/Underwood_Meat_Spreads_logo.png
“I look up to Brett Favre.” - Brett Lorenzo Favre (/ˈfɑrv/; born October 10, 1969) is a retired American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons (1991), Green Bay Packers (1992-2007), New York Jets (2008), and Minnesota Vikings (2009-2010). Favre is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 70,000 yards, over 6,000 completions, and over 10,000 pass attempts.
“A business I was thinking of starting after we watched Erin Brockovich.” - Erin Brockovich is a 2000 biographical film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who fought against the energy corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The film was a box office success, and critical reaction was positive.
“According to a friend, she had been conducting seances and using Ouija boards.” - The ouija (/ˈwiːdʒə/ wee-jə, sometimes /ˈwiːdʒi/ wee-jee), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0-9, the words "yes", "no", "hello" (occasionally), and "goodbye", along with various symbols and graphics. It uses a planchette (small heart-shaped piece of wood or plastic) as a movable indicator to indicate a spirit's message by spelling it out on the board during a séance. Participants place their fingers on the planchette, and it is moved about the board to spell out words. "Ouija" is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc., but is often used generically to refer to any talking board. Spiritualists believed that the dead were able to contact the living and reportedly used a talking board very similar to a modern Ouija board at their camps in Ohio in 1886 to ostensibly enable faster communication with spirits. Following its commercial introduction by businessman Elijah Bond on July 1, 1890, the Ouija board was regarded as an innocent parlor game unrelated to the occult until American Spiritualist Pearl Curran popularized its use as a divining tool during World War I. Paranormal and supernatural beliefs associated with Ouija have been harshly criticized by the scientific community, since they are characterized as pseudoscience. The action of the board can be parsimoniously explained by unconscious movements of those controlling the pointer, a psychophysiological phenomenon known as the ideomotor effect. Some Christian denominations have "warned against using Ouija boards", holding that they can lead to demonic possession. Occultists, on the other hand, are divided on the issue, with some saying that it can be a positive transformation; others reiterate the warnings of many Christians and caution "inexperienced users" against it.
“She's kind of gothy, so it's probably something like ‘Bauhaus’ or "Siouxsie’ with an ‘x’.” - Bauhaus were an English post-punk band, formed in Northampton, England in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy (vocals, occasional instruments), Daniel Ash (guitar), Kevin Haskins (drums) and David J (bass). The band was originally named Bauhaus 1919 as a reference to the first operating year of the art school Bauhaus. They dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation. Bauhaus is best known for their gloomy sound and dark image. Generally considered the first gothic rock group, musically the band was also quite diverse. Over their career, they released tracks that encompassed everything from ska to folk rock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRJfIPiJGY Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the English punk rock scene, the band rapidly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation". With the release of Juju in 1981, the group also became an important influence on the emerging gothic rock scene. The Times cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era." They disbanded in 1996, with Siouxsie and drummer Budgie continuing to record music as The Creatures, a second band they had formed in the early 1980s. In 2004, Siouxsie began a solo career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hMagNuhLkk&list=RD_hMagNuhLkk
“’Bjork’?” - Björk Guðmundsdóttir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpjœr̥k ˈkvʏðmʏntsˌtoʊhtɪr], born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk (/ˈbjɜrk/), is an Icelandic experimental singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and occasional actress. She initially became known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes, whose 1987 single "Birthday" was a hit on US and UK indie stations and a favorite among music critics. Björk began her career as a solo artist in 1993. Her album Debut was rooted in electronic, house, jazz and trip hop and is widely credited as one of the first albums to introduce electronic music into mainstream pop. Over her three-decade solo career, Björk has developed an eclectic musical style that incorporates aspects of electronic, alternative dance, trip hop, experimental, jazz, alternative rock, avant-garde and classical music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htobTBlCvUU
“I was in the desert at Burning Man.” - Burning Man is an annual festival that takes place at Black Rock City-a temporary community erected in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The event is described as an experiment in community and art, influenced by 10 main principles, including "radical inclusion" and community cooperation, "radical self-expression", "radical self-reliance", gifting and decommodification, and leaving no trace. First held in 1986 on Baker Beach in San Francisco as a small function organized by Larry Harvey and a group of friends, it has since been held annually, spanning from the last Monday in August to the first Monday in September
“She charges, what, five cents for psychiatric help.” - Lucille "Lucy" van Pelt is a fictional character in the syndicated comic strip Peanuts, written and drawn by Charles Schulz. She is the main bully and the older sister of Linus and Rerun. Lucy is characterized as a crabby, bossy and opinionated girl who bullies other characters in the strip, particularly Linus and Charlie Brown. Lucy also has a psychiatric booth, parodying the lemonade stand operated by many young children in the United States. Here, she pretends to be a psychiatrist and tells her opinions on problems for five cents to the other characters in the strip, most frequently an anxious Charlie Brown; this "advice" is usually completely useless and nonsensical. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NJGRiV8jGM
“A Diet Coke, some garlic hummus, and the new Tv Guide, if you have it.” - Diet Coke, (and similar Coca-Cola light available in some countries), is a sugar-free soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. Unveiled on July 8, 1982 and introduced in the United States on August 9, it is the first new brand since 1886 to use the Coca-Cola trademark. The product quickly overtook the company's existing diet cola, Tab, in sales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BRfcbkBmxo Hummus or houmous (/ˈhʊməs/, /ˈhʌməs/, or /ˈhuːməs/; Arabic: حُمُّص) is a Levantine and Egyptian food dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. Today, it is popular throughout the Middle East (including Turkey), North Africa (including Morocco), and in Middle Eastern cuisine around the globe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0aDihT5SqE TV Guide is a bi-weekly American magazine that provides television program listings information as well as television-related news, celebrity interviews and gossip, film reviews, crossword puzzles and in some issues, horoscopes. The print magazine is owned by private equity firm OpenGate Capital, while its digital properties are controlled by the CBS Interactive division of CBS Corporation.
“Mrs. Ryan, is your daughter by any chance an expert yogi?” - A yogi is a practitioner of yoga. The term "yogi" is also used to refer specifically to Siddhas, and broadly to refer to ascetic practitioners of meditation in a number of Indian religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
“You once tried to solve a case using the movie Pretty In Pink.” - Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of John Hughes' films starring Molly Ringwald, and is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film. The film was directed by Howard Deutch, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and written by John Hughes, who also served as co-executive producer. It has become a cult favorite. The film was named after a 1980 single by the band The Psychedelic Furs. The film's soundtrack has been rated as one of the best in modern cinema. It features a rerecorded sax-heavy version of the title song by The Psychedelic Furs. Additionally, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's "If You Leave", which plays prominently during the emotive final scene, became an international hit and charted at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1986. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-X5ixDLuhM
“Just like in The Exorcist.” - The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted by William Peter Blatty from his 1971 novel of the same name. The book, inspired by the 1949 exorcism of Roland Doe, deals with the demonic possession of a 12-year-old girl and her mother's attempts to win back her child through an exorcism conducted by two priests. The adaption is relatively faithful to the book, which itself has been commercially successful (hitting the New York Times bestseller list). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDGw1MTEe9k
“Where is my Xbox?” - Xbox (stylized as Xbox) is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. It represents a series of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with three consoles released in the sixth, seventh, and eighth generations respectively. The brand also represents applications (games), streaming services, and an online service by the name of Xbox Live. The brand was first introduced on November 15, 2001 in the United States, with the launch of the original Xbox console. That original device was the first video game console offered by an American company after the Atari Jaguar stopped sales in 1996. It reached over 24 million units sold as of May 10, 2006.
“Who's up for some fro-yo?” - Frozen yogurt (also spelled frozen yoghurt; also known as frogurt or by the tradename Froyo) is a frozen dessert made with yogurt and sometimes other dairy products. It varies from slightly to much more tart than ice cream, as well as being lower in fat (due to the use of milk instead of cream). It is different from ice milk (more recently termed low-fat or light ice cream) and conventional soft serve. Unlike yogurt, frozen yogurt is not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but is regulated by some U.S. states. Frozen yogurt may or may not contain live and active bacteria cultures.
“Carson D.'s got Simon Baker on tonight.” - Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973) is an American television host, radio personality, producer and television personality. Prior to 2002, Daly was a VJ on MTV's Total Request Live, and a DJ for the Southern California-based radio station 106.7 KROQ-FM. In 2002, Daly joined NBC, where he began hosting and producing the late night talk show Last Call with Carson Daly, and occasionally hosting special event programming for NBC, such as the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show and executive producing New Year's Eve with Carson Daly from Times Square beginning in 2003. In 2011, Daly began working for NBC, hosting its reality music competition The Voice. In 2013, Daly joined NBC's morning show Today as a social media correspondent. Simon Baker (born 30 July 1969) is an Australian actor and director. In his television acting career, he is best known for his lead role in the CBS television series The Mentalist as Patrick Jane and as Nicholas Fallin in The Guardian. In his film acting career, he is best known for the lead role of Riley Denbo in Land of the Dead and Christian Thompson in the film adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, based on the 2003 novel of the same name.
"Shawn Spencer is trading in his Chevy for a Cadillac-a-lac-a-lac-a-lac." - "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" is a song written and recorded by Billy Joel. The track details the singer's disgust with the upwardly-mobile bourgeois aspirations of working- and lower-middle-class New Yorkers who take pride in working long hours to afford the outward signs of having "made it". Characters have stereotypically ethnic names (Anthony, Mama Leone, Sergeant O'Leary, Mr. Cacciatore) and blue-collar jobs. Joel considers their rejection of their working-class roots (trading a Chevy for a Cadillac and buying a house in Hackensack, New Jersey) ultimately futile; in the end, the rewards are a "heart attack" or "a broken back". Near the end of the recording is the sound of a car starting up and driving away; the bass player Doug Stegmeyer's 1960s Corvette was used. In the single mix the engine sound was removed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UBpt1dya60
“The German... Etcetera is a line from Run Lola Run, which according to her page is her favorite movie.” - Run Lola Run (German: Lola rennt, literally "Lola runs" or "Lola is running") is a 1998 German thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Franka Potente as Lola and Moritz Bleibtreu as Manni. The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutsche Mark in twenty minutes to save her boyfriend's life. The film's three scenarios are reminiscent of the 1981 Krzysztof Kieślowski film Blind Chance; following Kieślowski's death, Tykwer directed his planned film Heaven. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz2-D4lY2qg
“Proverbs 11:6. It's been especially comforting to me as of late.” - ‘The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.’ (King James Version)
“When Harry met Sally.” - When Harry Met Sally… is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally. The story follows the title characters from the time they meet just before sharing a cross-country drive, through twelve years or so of chance encounters in New York City. The film raises the question "Can men and women ever just be friends?" and advances many ideas about relationships that became household concepts, such as those of the "high-maintenance" girlfriend and the "transitional person". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8DgDmUHVto
“Linda Blair would be proud.” - Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress. Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the film The Exorcist (1973), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe. She reprised her role in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977).
“And now you can do your best impression of her in Chained Heat.” - Chained Heat (alternate title: Das Frauenlager in West Germany) is a 1983 exploitation film in the women-in-prison genre. It was co-written and directed by Paul Nicholas for Jensen Farley Pictures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YULgDR2LzP8
“Red Heat.” - Red Heat is a 1985 women in prison film starring Linda Blair and Sylvia Kristel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHVkXzE-puI
CONTINUITY
Shawn’s drawing of the Underwood devil harkens back to his drawing of a T-Rex (2x02 "65 Million Years Off")
Their fascination with labradoodles continues (2x09 “Bounty Hunters”)
Shawn solving a case based on “Pretty in Pink” (3x02 "Murder? … Anyone? … Anyone? … Bueller?")