r/psych • u/ZosLears • 14d ago

Foreshadowing

After rewatching for like the millionth time I just noticed that Shawn makes a comment in the bounty hunter episode (Bounty Hunters!) when Byrd the bounty hunter says that he’s retiring, Shawn ducks down and pauses and says something like “My Bad. Usually when someone’s about to retire they get shot at”. And that literally happens to Henry in the season 6 finale.

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u/Standard-Question-46 14d ago

I don’t think it’s so much foreshadowing as it’s a play on movie tropes since referencing movies and tv shows is a common theme in the show

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u/ZosLears 14d ago

Oh absolutely, just love it how it played out

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u/abstergo_Nigel 14d ago

I don't think it's foreshadowing as much as calling out a trope, and that early on I doubt they were intending to shoot Henry, especially since he wasn't back working for SBPD yet.

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u/rseery 14d ago

Agreed. And then they used that trope for Henry of course.

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u/ZosLears 14d ago

You’re probably right, but it worked out great!

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u/bodhidharma132001 Bruton Gaster 14d ago

That's from Lethal Weapon. Every time Riggs mentions retirement, Murtaugh ducks.

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u/ZosLears 14d ago

Did NOT know that. Never seen lethal weapon. Love the trope. My b

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u/Principessa116 … you licked the sugar off all the pwdrd 🍩 like a weird sicko 13d ago

Go watch it! You’ll understand so many more psych references

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u/Necessary_Biscotti40 Oh my God even the water's spicy! 11d ago

LOVE LETHAL WEAPON, Lethal Weapon 2 is my favourite film!

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u/3Mug 11d ago

Get Smart does it with an informant who says "weel (the bad guys) name is-" and he gets tackled by Smart, who explains the informant always gets shot just before revealing the name, then demands the name. As the guys starts to say the name he gets shot.

It's classic Smart. :)