The two stumble upon the worlds best cinnamon pie, which keeps popping up throughout the episode. When they arrive they are thrown into a mystery of the drowning death of a teenage girlwho was declared dead under similar circumstances seven years ago in santa barbara. Dec 01, 2010 dual spires is the twelfth episode of season five traditionally, the hundredth episode for many shows with a twentytwo episode season. The dual spires episode did a great job recreating some of the stranger moments of twin peaks. They arrive to find themselves embroiled in the mystery of the drowning. An extra 7minute extended version of this homage episode season 5, episode 12 is now included in the psych. Psych star james roday talks twin peaks episode, and the one.
Shawn and gus receive a mysterious email inviting them to the. Twin peaks was scored by angelo badalementi who used a lot of slow jazz mixed with other musical genres. Inexplicable dancing is a theme shared by many characters on the show. The town of dual spires is twin peaks concentrated. They arrive to find themselves embroiled in the mystery of the drowning death of a teenage girl who was.
If anyone is interested there is a great panel on this specific episode with both the twin peaks and psych actors. Dual spires its the muchheralded twin peaks tribute episode, and its a good one. Dual spires season 5 twin peaks was a weird show, and dual spires was an appropriately weird episode that sent shawn and gus to a tiny california town for a cinnamon festival and a. This is what makes dual spires such a success it perfectly blended a usual episode of psych with the twin peaksinspired insanity. Nov 18, 2010 the long awaited twin peaks inspired episode of psych airs wednesday, december 1st at 109c on usa network, guest starring ray wise, sherilynn fenn, sheryl lee, dana ashbrook, robyn lively, lenny.
Which speaks to how patently unnecessary dual spires is conceptually but also how potentially endearing it could be, too. So i wanted to talk to you about the episode that some insiders are calling your baby, dual spires. When they arrive they are thrown into a mystery of the drowning death of a teenage girl who was declared dead under similar circumstances seven. If youre craving some cinnamon pie but dont want to hang out with the unusual patrons of the sawmill diner, youve come to the right place. Jul 14, 2010 all 21 songs featured in psych season 5 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Dual spires is, after all, a big labor of love for roday, who cowrote the episode with series writercoexecutive. Season 5, episode 12dual spires shawn and gus receive a mysterious email inviting them to the cinnamon festival in dual spires, a quirky small town essentially invisible on a map.
Psych on usa network dual spires 121 promo youtube. Thats the question begged by an anonymous emailer a few minutes into dual spires, an episode roughly halfway through the fifth season of usas longrunning series psych. Jan 25, 2018 the town of dual spires is twin peaks concentrated. Shawn and gus receive a mysterious email inviting them to the cinnamon festival in dual spires, a quirky town thats nearly invisible on a map in this homage to twin peaks. Shawn and gus are invited to the cinnamon festival in dual spires. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees f 175 degrees c and bake for an additional 45 minutes. Dual spires was the fourth episode directed by matt shakman, the sixth to be written by producer bill callahan, and sixth to be written by series star james roday. The episode tuesday the 17th includes a creepy doll as part of the camps props, modeled closely after the extremely creepy and allegedly haunted robert doll in key west, florida. Dec 01, 2010 well, i didnt direct dual spires, so i would probably say dual spires was more fun just in terms of the richness of the experience. Shawn and gus receive a mysterious email inviting them to the cinnamon festival in dual spires, a quirky small town essentially invisible on a map. Psych pays homage to the 20th anniversary of twin peaks with dual spires, a supersize episode that finds kooky crimebusters shawn james roday and gus dule hill investigating the murder of a highschool girl in a quaint mountain town. Shawn spencer james roday may be lying about having actual. That was my reaction to psychs love letter to twin peaks, an episode titled dual spires that made for an entertaining and nostalgic look back at one of the most groundbreaking shows of the 90s. Additionally, the dvd version of the episode runs an extra 12.
Shawn spencer james roday may be lying about having actual psychic powers, but thanks to endless pop. We got gus being a sympathetic crier, the tandem bike. Its much too cluttered with awesome references to hit them all individually, so ill just point out a few as i go, and then clump the rest together in a big coffeeandcherrypiesoaked wad of awesomeness at the end. We still get a goofy psych episode with a kindof random, yet enjoyable, plot, but really, once in dual spires the episode becomes a spottheecho game. In the episode, there are more than 200 references to twin peaks in the last 10 minutes alone. Dual spires is the 12th episode of the fifth season of the american comedy drama television series psych, and the 75th episode overall. They arrive to find themselves embroiled in the mystery of the. All 21 songs featured in psych season 5 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. It stars james roday as shawn spencer, who uses his eidetic memory with the observational and investigative skills that his father ingrained in him during childhood to fake being a psychic who consults with the santa. The twin peaks tribute episode had the log lady julee cruise singing the psych theme songs lyrics to the twin peaks theme song. Comedic and investigative antics aside, the homemade cinnamon pie in the episode was impossible to forget. When they arrive they are thrown into a mystery of the drowning death of a teenage girlwho. Well, i didnt direct dual spires, so i would probably say dual spires was more fun just in terms of the richness of the experience.
Sheryl lee et sherilyn fenn completent le casting dun episode. See more ideas about psych, psych tv and i know you know. The village was a ridiculous film psych dual spirestwin peaks episode. At first i tried to keep a running list of the ways in which psych was emulating twin peaks, but quickly realized that there were simply so many references that my task was sisyphean. Shawn and gus receive a mysterious email essentially inviting to solve the murder of dual spires sweetheart paula merral. Psych also pokes fun but mostly pays homage to twin peaks in dual spires, an episode which reunites most of the cast of twin peaks. Oct 31, 2011 last week, we watched the dual spires episode, in which shawn and gus go to a small town to attend a cinnamon festival, but stay for the cinnamon pie not to mention the notunforeseen murder investigation. One of the joys of the show is that it occasionally tweaks the theme song to reflect the episode s theme. Watch psych episode dual spires s5 episode 12 after meeting many of the colorful residents, including robert and michelle barker who run the local diner and sheriff johnson, who questions how they heard about the festival since they deliberately keep it simple in their town, they make their way to the square where the festival is being held. Shawn and gus receive a mysterious email inviting them to the cinnamon festival in dual spires, a quirky town thats nearly invisible on a.
At the beginning of the episode on the psych desk are postit notes laid out in the shape of a pineapple. The intro is sung by the same woman who sang the twin peaks theme song and the end of the intro of psych is modified to resemble the into for twin peaks. Psych star james roday recently told entertainment weekly that a twin peaks homage has been on his mind since his show began five years ago. So naturally psych would create an episode that is a love letter to david lynchs legendary series.
Psych ended three years ago, but its witty crimesolving remains as delightful as ever. Dec 01, 2010 the dual spires episode of psych on usa is a homage to twin peaks and features many members of that shows cast. Dual spires is the 12th episode of the fifth season of the american comedydrama television series psych, and the 75th episode overall. The episode was directed by matt shakman and written by bill callahan and series star james roday. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Jul 30, 2015 in 2010, shawn and gus were invited to the cinnamon festival in the episode dual spires. It was an extended episode, at 67 minutes including commercials or 50 without. Episodes usually begin with a flashback to shawns youth, showcasing one of henrys lessons for his son. While i have zero desire to visit the fictional town of dual spires, the cinnamon pie in this episode of. The experiment would result in dual spires being one of the most popular episodes that psych would ever produce. In 2010, shawn and gus were invited to the cinnamon festival in the episode dual spires. Psych star james roday talks twin peaks episode, and.
Season 5, episode 12dual spires shawn and gus receive a mysterious email inviting them to the. How about the fact that dual spires is a variation of twin peaks. Why psychs love letter to twin peaks needs to be watched now. The average running time of a psych episode is 42 minutes, but dual spires was allowed 7 extra minutes of air time to accommodate the wide range of clues, gags, and homages written in honor of the episode s inspiration, twin peaks. Randy takes the roll of bobby briggs in this episode. An extended version of the episode is included in the psych. Psych is an american crimemystery dramedy television series that premiered on july 7, 2006 on usa network, and aired its series finale on march 26, 2014. The long awaited twin peaks inspired episode of psych airs wednesday, december 1st at 109c on usa network, guest starring ray wise, sherilynn fenn, sheryl lee, dana ashbrook, robyn lively, lenny. Dual spires is the twelfth episode of season five traditionally, the hundredth episode for many shows with a twentytwo episode season. A twohour tv movie based on the psych series, titled psych.
Jun 29, 2019 dual spires is the 12th episode of the fifth season of the american comedydrama television series psych, and the 75th episode overall. Last week, we watched the dual spires episode, in which shawn and gus go to a small town to attend a cinnamon festival, but stay for the cinnamon pie not to mention the notunforeseen murder investigation. I and several other psychos took the internet in search of this magical pie only to find thatwait for iiiiiiitit didnt exist. Jun 15, 2011 last december, psych paid tribute to twin peaks in an episode called dual spires. It originally aired in the united states on december 1, 2010, on usa network as the 12th episode of psych s fifth season and the 75th episode overall. It also features audio commentary by creator steve franks, executive producer kelly kulchak, writers james roday. The hindi and chinesethemed episodes phonetically translated words into devanagari and chinese characters, respectively, in their title sequences. Psych dual spires tv episode 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The dual spires episode of psych on usa is a homage to twin peaks and features many members of that shows cast. The average running time of a psych episode is 42 minutes, but dual spires was allowed 7 extra minutes of air time to accommodate the wide range of clues, gags, and homages written in honor of the episodes inspiration, twin peaks. These lessons are typically used or applied later in the episode. Dec 02, 2010 that was my reaction to psychs love letter to twin peaks, an episode titled dual spires that made for an entertaining and nostalgic look back at one of the most groundbreaking shows of the 90s.
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