History Recap / MonkSpecialMrMonkSheltersInPlace

* PlaygroundSong/NinetyNineBottlesOfBeer: Monk is singing this as he washes his hands.

* VideoCallFail: Monk's germaphobia and issues with technology combine to create a characteristically awkward meeting and when Randy sneezes into the camera, he slams his laptop shut with a broom.

* UpToEleven: Monk's OCD seems to have gotten worse, as he now wears gloves even on his feet and burns his clothes every day, things he didn't do before. Granted, the worldwide pandemic means there's a ''very good reason'' why it's become like this.

* ImOkay: Monk states he has evolved and is chill even as he is clearly nervous about the pandemic and panics for wipes when he sees a spot on his coat and eventually, for closing the computer with a broom handle, when Disher starts sneezing [[SneezeInterruption while talking about his job]] (due to ''allergies'').

* BloodTransfusionPlot: Natalie states she has the virus, but she also has antibodies, so she's been donating blood. Disher states he's been donating ''[[WhatAnIdiot sperm]]'', but that's because he's misread the article.

* UpToEleven: Monk's OCD seems to have gotten worse, as he now wears gloves even on his feet and burns his clothes every day, things he didn't do before. Granted, the worldwide pandemic means there's a ''very good reason'' why it's become like this.

* LivingDream: When asked by Monk if he's OK, Stottlemeyer points out he's living the dream, but not his: rather, it's one Creator/StephenKing once had.

-->'''Adrian Monk''': It sucks, doesn't it?

* NewsMonopoly: When the show starts, basically we keep hearing the TV blurting out Covid-related news.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In his epilogue, Tony Shalloub tells he and his wife both contracted coronavirus and the weeks prior had been bad for them, but they were both fine by the time the episode was filmed.

* ImproperlyParaniod: No, Monk, you can't catch Covid-19 when you're talking to people via computer, so no need for social distancing while in front of it, nor for wipes or getting all nervous when someone on the other side sneezes.

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: No, Monk, you can't catch Covid-19 when you're talking to people via computer, so no need for social distancing while in front of it, nor for whipes or getting all nervous when someone on the other side sneezes.

* ImOkay: Monk states he has evolved and is chill even as he is clearly nervous about the pandemic and panics for whipes when he sees a spot on his coat and eventually, for closing the computer with a broom handle, when Disher starts sneezing [[SneezeInterruption while talking about his job]] (due to ''allergies'').

* UpToEleven: Monk's OCD seems to have gotten worse, as he now wears gloves even on his feet and burns his clothes every day, things he didn't do before.

* ArtisticLicense: No, Monk, you can't catch Covid-19 when you're talking to people via computer, so no need for social distancing while in front of it, nor for whipes or getting all nervous when someone on the other side sneezes.

* BloodTransfusionPlot: Natalie states she has the virus, but she also has antibodies, so she's been donating blood. Disher states he's been donating ''sperm'', but that's because he's misread the article.

* SplitScreenPhoneCall: Via [[{{SerialNumbersFilledOff}} what appears to be]] Zoom.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In his epilogue, Tony Shalloub tells he and his wife both contracted coronavirus and the weeks prior had been bad for them, but they were both fine now.