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‘Psych’ Season 8, Episode 9: ‘A Nightmare On State Street’

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: | Updated on September 2, 2016 CommentsComments (0)

Psych Season 8, Episode 9 A Nightmare On State Street

“Psych” season 8, episode 9: “A Nightmare On State Street” airs Wednesday on USA.

Coming up on the next episode, Gus has been suffering from terrifying nightmares, so he goes to dream therapy to help alleviate the problem. But Gus’ nightmares start to feel like reality when he and Shawn work to solve an unlikely case for the SBPD. Throughout the case, Gus dreams about battling zombies and other classic horror story characters–all while trying to cope with the many changes the future is bringing.

USA describes the show as follows:

“Psych’ is a quick-witted comedy/drama starring James Roday as young police consultant Shawn Spencer who solves crimes with powers of observation so acute that Santa Barbara PD detectives think he’s psychic. Psych also stars Dule Hill as Shawn’s best friend and reluctant sidekick, Gus, and Corbin Bernsen as his disapproving father, Henry, who ironically was the one who honed his son’s “observation” skills as a child. Also featured are Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson and Kirsten Nelson. Using his charm and well-tuned talent, Shawn convinces the cops that he’s actually a psychic, and although highly skeptical of his explanation, they hire him to help solve tough cases. With the reluctant assistance of his best friend Gus, Shawn uses his skills of observation and charismatic personality to become the detective he was trained to be, opening his own PI agency – Psych – and solving cases for an ever-suspicious, but grudgingly impressed, police force.”

  “Psych” season 8, episode 9 airs March 19 at 9 p.m. EST on USA.

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