+++Warning, this contains spoilers from the prior season, but no major season six spoilers+++
Season six of Psych included 16 episodes that aired from the fall of 2011 to the spring of 2012, including the mid-season break that lasted almost two months. The show continues with the formula that has worked well for the show up to this point. It is still mostly a case-of-the-week procedural crime comedy with a bit of drama mixed into it. It does have some ongoing story arcs. One of the big ones this season is Shawn and Juliet's relationship since they finally got together during the prior season. Another multi-episode arc involves Lassiter getting a love interest, played by the movie version of Buffy in a vampire-themed episode. And, as has been the case in all of the seasons, there are several pop-culture references, including an episode that is a total spoof on the movie The Hangover and an episode that is an homage to Indiana Jones. That episode brings back Cary Elwes' character Pierre Despereaux and brings in the nearly ageless Mädchen Amick, who was not a part of the Twin Peaks homage in the prior season but whom James Roday said he really wanted to work with. This season ends on a pretty big cliffhanger that leaves the life of one of the main characters in doubt going into the next season.
The DVD set is a four-disc set with the extras and the episodes spread evenly throughout the discs. The extras are pretty consistent with what has been released for the prior seasons. There are deleted scenes for nearly every episode, a gag reel, montages (which are almost gag reels themselves), psychouts, and commentary tracks (audio and/or video) for many of the episodes. So, if you want to go through the bonus material then there is a lot for you, although you will have to watch episodes multiple times (which, I'm guessing most people will not mind).
Overall, if you have liked the prior seasons, you will probably like this one. Yes, the show is on the sixth season and some of the jokes are getting recycled now, but on the whole, I think the writers do a good job keeping the stories fresh, and the cast seems to really enjoy their characters. The show is mostly a comedy, but does have some moments of drama mixed in that works well. So, it is definitely worth watching.
The DVD set is a four-disc set with the extras and the episodes spread evenly throughout the discs. The extras are pretty consistent with what has been released for the prior seasons. There are deleted scenes for nearly every episode, a gag reel, montages (which are almost gag reels themselves), psychouts, and commentary tracks (audio and/or video) for many of the episodes. So, if you want to go through the bonus material then there is a lot for you, although you will have to watch episodes multiple times (which, I'm guessing most people will not mind).
Overall, if you have liked the prior seasons, you will probably like this one. Yes, the show is on the sixth season and some of the jokes are getting recycled now, but on the whole, I think the writers do a good job keeping the stories fresh, and the cast seems to really enjoy their characters. The show is mostly a comedy, but does have some moments of drama mixed in that works well. So, it is definitely worth watching.
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