Tonight's "Medium," an episode called "Psych" (which pretty much gives away the ending, if you ask me), was not one of its betters ones...or at least that's how I felt. But aside from the plot holes you could drive a truck through, I found one particular part, a cat death scene, especially unnecessary and garish. It echoed a scene from an earlier episode this year in which a dog died in an equally gruesome manner.
Lately (as it did way back in the first season before it found its footing) "Medium" often seems to be going for shock value instead of something integral to the plot...both the dog and cat killings were just nasty weird, like a puppet show gone horribly wrong...I always find "Medium" at its best when it goes for sweet (but not sugary) and quirky with a real, gripping mystery to sink our teeth into...take "Dear Dad," for example. While that dealt with sensitive material (i.e. date rape) it handled it in a thoughtful manner.
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