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He solved over 100 cases a long long time ago so that bothered me. Otherwise it was a good episode. I'm only commenting because it's gotten tiresome to see user sandcrab consistently belittling someone with mental health issues. Why watch a show you clearly hate and where are the moderators to put an end to his bullying type comments. Horrible human being

For the six thousandth time, "It's a Prime Time TV show?" It's not perfect. Not every tiny detail isn't checked out. Especially when it come to titles for the police. So they messed up a word. Did you bother to look at the success of the episode or is this issue so overwhelming that you can't. I was a public school teacher for over 43 years. If I nitpicked over every shortcoming in the portrayal of teachers and schools, I would never watch another show where educators are at the center. I know immediately that there will be some mistakes made. Criticize the big stuff. I thought this was a particularly effective episode. Using the TV documentary mode was very good. What was real genius was taking it a step further from a simple recreation of the investigation. I also enjoyed Natalie's insight at the very end.

'Monk' has always been one of my most watched shows when needing comfort, to relax after a hard day, a good laugh or a way to spend a lazy weekend.

For a milestone episode, "Mr Monk's 100th Case" was very interesting and entertaining. At the same time, while one of the better Season 7 episodes (after seeing disappointments like "Mr Monk Takes a Punch" and "Mr Monk Falls in Love"), it could have been more. It was a lot of fun as a celebration of 'Monk' and as a nostalgic reunion episode, and amends some of the errors made in some Season 7 episodes. With that being said, the mystery aspects could have been better executed, the number of cases, considering that there were two two parters and a couple of episodes having more than one case didn't add up, and there are numerous errors in continuity and inconsistencies (like a character's age being mentioned twice but a different one a second time) that come over as sloppy.

The real Monk scenes could have been more illuminating, not doing enough with telling us more than we already know and there should have been more of them. The mystery is mostly fun and engaging, with a clever reveal, but is too simple and let down by that the killer is blindingly obvious far too early, like from the start, which takes away from the suspense.

However, there is a lot to like about "Mr Monk's 100th Case". One of the best things about 'Monk' has always been the acting of Tony Shalhoub in the title role. It was essential for him to work and be the glue of the show, and Shalhoub not only is that but also at his very best he IS the show. Have always loved the balance of the humour, which is often hilarious, and pathos, which is sincere and touching. Traylor Howard is earthy, sassy and sympathetic, Jason Gray-Stanford is amusing even as a geeky goofball and Ted Levine only has to read the phone book and still be great.

Loved the supporting cast/guests. Standing out is Eric McCormack who is fabulous. Likewise with Tim Bagley, John Tuturro (despite the obvious green screen in his scene), Sarah Silverman, Melora Hardin and David Koechner. Even Jarrad Paul was fun, rather than annoying, Kevin is meant to be annoying but Paul thankfully doesn't overdo it. The scenes with past criminals, like the characters played by Andy Richter and Howie Mandel, were interesting. The format of the episode, documentary/talk-show style, is likewise executed well.

The writing for "Mr Monk's 100th Case" is some of the best of the season, though not perfect due to some parts not adding up. The humour, quirks and drama are balanced well, and all three are dealt with better than most Season 7 episodes, while McCormack has some juicy and deliciously corny lines and introductions. The humour is genuinely funny, the quirks are sympathetically handled, not ignored or exploited or overdone and the scenes with Trudy are very touching and heart-warming.

Visually, the episode is slick and stylish as ever. The music is both understated and quirky. While there is a preference for the theme music for Season 1, Randy Newman's "It's a Jungle Out There" has grown on me overtime, found it annoying at first but appreciate its meaning and what it's trying to say much more now.

In summary, entertaining and interesting, though some aspects work better than others with the mystery and continuity faring the least. 8/10 Bethany Cox

PLEASE! Writers, you are writing a show based in San Francisco and if you've been in San Francisco for 24 hours you'd know that the proper title for the people that wear plain clothes is INSPECTOR and not detective. 27 minutes into the broadcast, Monk was on a TV show that was cutting to a news report calling Monk a SF Police Detective. If he was with the SFPD at the time, he was an Inspector. I was born in SF and I've been to many parts of the US and abroad and I've learned we need to be educated on the terminology of wherever we are. It may seem petty but it's like calling the clusters of communities in Louisiana counties instead of Parishes. It matters to the locals. I hope you find it important too.

EVER to refer to San Francisco as "Frisco" It BURNS our hide...AND it's "Highway 101" NOT "The 101" as LA and SOUTHERN California refer to Interstate 101. In MONK they OFTEN refer to "101" as "THE" 101..NO Northern California native would ever call it "the 101" It bothers me and again..NEVER EVER call our Beautiful City by The Bay "Frisco" As we were taught why would anyone want to shorten such a beautiful name like SAN FRANCISCO. Enjoy MONK as it is one of my FAV silly police shows. MONK has so many fun characters. MY FAV was "Kevin Dorfman" I was very surprised when they killed him off. He was delight and made me laugh so much. I also like Harold Krenshaw. And when his first DR's son was buried alive with MONK, you saw that his beloved DR was human too!!

Do you really believe he solved 100 cases. They say he solved 100 cases because this is the 100th episode. But let's not forget that there were a couple of two part episodes. Like the pilot and Mr. Monk on the run. And I distinctly recall Monk solving two o cases in one episode. And there's the fact that Monk was working a few years before the show began. How can he only have worked on 100 cases.

Guest star Eric McCormack, famous as the spokesperson in the ASPCA commercials, adds little to this episode. The ASPCA spends almost a third of its budget on fundraising, but that is another story. The scene where the actress re-enacts the strangling of one of the victims was in poor taste and exploited the viewer's emotions. "Monk" did not stoop so low in previous years.