History Headscratchers / Psych

* The only confirmed change Shawn made from what really happened (aside from the songs, presumably) is an oil lamp being used for the FieryCoverUp of the critic's murder. Is it possible that that's the extent of his artistic license, or is the whole event only VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory? I personally felt that Z was a little too mellow after reading the script for a man who had really lost his girlfriend in addition to being re-institutionalized.

[[folder:How was Shawn planning to explain away having a number admitting he fakes his visions for the musical he wrote?]]

* Have not seen the episode but,speaking as someone who come from a family where ADD and ADHD is not uncommon, I can assure you not everyone reacts the same way on medication. in fact, in some people, medication can make their symptoms worse depending.

[[folder: Why does the Psych fandom think the Psych slashers are racist?]]
* I've seen a lot of people believing the Psych slashers to be racist just because Shassie is more popular than Gus/Shawn. It isn't racist- it's just normal. In practically every fandom I've seen to date, slash between rivals is more popular than slash between friends. Personally, I think that there's a normal amount of Gus/Shawn slash...
** There's a good part of every fandom and a bad part of each fandom, this applies to every fandom and if you say 'not my fandom!' you're probably part of the bad part. It's honestly not that racist unless you say "You can't ship Gawn because Gus is black!". That is racist. What's not racist is "I like Shassie more than Gawn because I think they have better chemistry." TL;DR: It's probably due to a misunderstanding of racism.
** The main argument as I understand it is that slashers generally ship male characters at the drop of a hat, for little or no reason, even if the two characters are [[{{Series/Supernatural}} biologically related]]. Considering the closeness and chemistry between the two leads, and the AmbiguouslyBi tendencies of Shawn, the lack of shipping between the two is suspicious. You see similar arguments with [[Film/IronMan Tony Stark and James Rhodes]].
** What people choose to ignore is that, often, what is called "preference" is the product of lots of social factors. It's not uncommon for people who believe that they hold no racial biases to have very deep-running subconscious ones. As stated, shippers are not above taking a single line or even 3 seconds worth of on-camera posture and building elaborate headcanon around it. People who question Shassie shippers are probably noticing that there's TONS more to work with that is directly handed to you by the writers of show, yet a more popular pairing is made out of a fraction of in-universe material. Canon gives you a ship that's pretty much on par with [[Series/TheMightyBoosh Howard and Vince]] or [[Series/{{Misfits}} Nathan and Simon]]... and fans walk away trying to make Vince and Dixon happen. There could be a variety of reasons for this, but to deny that a level of racism is possible is... naive. It's overtly happened in many fandoms and is sure to happen in many more.
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* I know the outside answer is: 1. RuleOfFunny to allow James Roday do so silly things, 2. the show would end or just be ''Series/{{Monk}}'', ''Series/TheMentalist'', or ''Series/{{Unforgettable}}'', and 3. MST3KMantra and BellisariosMaxim applies. But what's the InUniverse reason?

** In an interview Maggie Lawson, the actress who plays Juliet, said that her character ''does'' believe in Shawn's abilities. Whether or not this counts as WordOfGod, however, is debatable.