Psych is my favorite show of all time, and I love rewatching it, discussing it, and eating pineapple (grilled with some cinnamon sugar is my favorite way to make it!)
I’ve started reading Sherlock Holmes books earlier this summer and there is a pretty clear connection between Sherlock Holmes and Psych (Shawn as Sherlock, Gus as Watson)
Now, that wasn’t something I discovered/determined. This video goes into a lot details on why Psych is the best Sherlock Holmes adaptation and I am pretty sure I got the idea for my little series from seeing this video posted on this sub before (I was reminded of it’s existence last week, and started watching it, and haven’t finished it yet, but so far it’s been a fun watch!)
https://youtu.be/aB6Rk3V296o?is=y1Wtc9LXH6MO6C77
But, as we consider it as an adaptation, it’s fun to consider what episode is the a retelling of what story. There are 121 Psych Episodes and 60 Sherlock Holmes short stories, so there may be times where more than one episode seems to reference a story but that’s where the fun and discussion lies!
So, I’ll plan to post a small summary of each story (y’all can let me know if the summary is bad, too short, or too long) and we’ll go from there!
So, without further ado, here’s “A Study in Scarlett”
Watson, a recently returned army doctor, meets Holmes and agrees to share rooms with him at 221B Baker Street. Soon afterward, they are called to investigate the mysterious murder of Enoch Drebber, whose body has been found in an empty house in London. There is no apparent wound, but the word “RACHE” has been written in blood on the wall. Holmes carefully examines the crime scene and notices details that the police have overlooked. He determines that Drebber was poisoned, rather than stabbed or strangled, and deduces that the murderer was a tall man with distinctive boots who had entered the house with Drebber. Holmes also uses the evidence at the scene—including footprints, the position of the body, the blood on the wall, and a woman’s wedding ring—to reconstruct what happened. When Joseph Stangerson, Drebber’s companion, is subsequently murdered, Holmes connects the two cases and realizes that the killer is targeting both men. Through a combination of deduction, scientific experimentation, disguises, and information gathered from London’s network of street children, Holmes eventually identifies Jefferson Hope as the murderer and has him arrested.
The novel then explains Hope’s motive through a flashback to Utah. Years earlier, Hope had loved Lucy Ferrier, but she was forced to marry Drebber after her father was killed and her family became subject to the authority of the Mormon community. Lucy died soon afterward, and Hope swore revenge on Drebber and Stangerson. He eventually tracked them to London and killed them by forcing them to choose between two pills, one harmless and one poisoned. Hope dies shortly after his arrest.