Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger

Monk Episode Review

In which mugging people is the world's worst hobby.

What Happened

A murdered mugger turns out to be a software tycoon, leaving everyone wondering what he was doing skulking around a parking lot.

The Good

• Mugging. The world's worst hobby.
• Monk vs. the Housekeeper, rearranging the family photos on the piano.
• Sharona: "It's just a lamp. If you were blindfolded, you would never know the difference." Monk: "If I were blindfolded, why would I need a lamp?" You cannot argue with logic like that.
• Woman: "You come every year, asking about your wife." Oh, the pain on his face is just so awful. He was so sure he'd figured it out.

The Bad

• Perhaps it's inconsistent; perhaps it's not. I would have thought Monk would be as anal about money as he is about everything else.

The Cliche

• Yes. But how many times can Sharona threaten to quit?
• Whatever. The killer was the boyfriend, egged on by the wife.

Best Line

Monk: "What's the opposite of Batman?"
Sharona: "You are."

What Did I Think?

Sharona was a little shrill about the money, but it was fun to see her do more of the thinking to solve the case.