Head Detective Juliet Lynn " Jules " O'Hara is a character on the American comedy Psych and the sequel film series of the same name played by Maggie Lawson . The character is noted in part for strong relationships with other characters, including Carlton Lassiter and Shawn Spencer , and as exemplifying the show's feminism and theme of trust.
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34-439: A "very friendly, comfortable relationship". By the end of the fifth season, Shawn and Juliet are romantically involved. By the middle of the sixth season, Shawn is ready for marriage. Her older brother Ewan, played by John Cena , is an army soldier whom she had to arrest when he attempted to murder an actual killer to protect the army. Ewan was supposed to go to prison but his high level bosses made him vanish. Juliet claims Ewan
51-471: A Goldilock's zone" between Officer McNab who always trusts and Lassiter who never trusts. Cynthia Jones questions Juliet's trust in Shawn's psychic powers, asking why she doesn't notice when he examines clues or gets information from Gus. Jones suggests, "The most likely explanation ... is probably a combination of not wanting to believe he's lying, a set of background beliefs in the supernatural, working within
68-789: A cultural climate in which people believe in psychic phenomena, and just plain old-fashioned ignoring of the evidence in front of her. She shouldn't believe he is psychic." Mona Rocha evaluates whether Psych is a sexist show, initially considering some of Shawn's interactions with Juliet. Rocha suggests that the main male characters all know or suspect Shawn is lying, but that Juliet and Chief Vick are left in an "inferior epistemic position". She then contrasts Psych with The Mentalist noting that in Psych, Shawn shows implicit trust in both O'Hara and Vick, embodying feminist values. Rocha concludes her initial concerns about Shawn's interaction with Juliet as not patriarchal or misogynistic. She goes on to describe
85-426: A gentle counterpoint to Lassiter's gruff, rigid style. She reminds her partner repeatedly to "be sensitive" with the media, the victims, and the witnesses of their cases. Unlike Lassiter, she is friendly with Shawn Spencer and more willing to work with him and Burton Guster . Lawson says that, although Juliet is bemused by Shawn at first, she has slowly gained respect for him and by the second season, Juliet reveals
102-579: A review of the episode "Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark," Jonah Krakow notes how Juliet and Shawn's potential romance was used to tease the audience, with Shawn making a phone call to Juliet, in a tense situation, faking a goodbye to his then girlfriend Abigail. Romanko explains that Juliet tends to believe Shawn is psychic. On the philosophical question of whether to trust Shawn and generally how to evaluate testimony, Benjamin McCraw notes that Juliet's "trust hits
119-465: Is initially frustrated by her coworkers not taking her seriously enough due to her relatively young age, as the series progresses she is given more responsibility, being left in charge in the absence of Lassiter and then Interim Chief Karen Vick . She has grown more assertive with her partner, and actors Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson (who plays Lassiter) both suggest that a strange mutual respect has developed between them. Juliet seems to present
136-581: The United States on USA Network from July 18, 2008 to February 20, 2009. It consisted of 16 episodes. James Roday , Dulé Hill , Timothy Omundson , Maggie Lawson , Corbin Bernsen , and Kirsten Nelson reprised their roles as the main characters. James Roday portrayed Shawn Spencer , a fake psychic detective who periodically consults for the Santa Barbara police department. A DVD of
153-426: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christmas_Joy&oldid=1186988987 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Christmas Joy (Psych) The third season of Psych originally aired in
170-461: The movie Psych 2: Lassie Come Home , Natalie Zutter surmises that Juliet's character is used as a way for the show and actress Lawson to speak to actor Timothy Omundson and the audience in acknowledgement of the actor's stroke recovery. Brace describes Juliet and Shawn's friendship as an Aristotelian "erotic friendship" that begins with bounds of a utilitarian friendship early on. Karen Romanko describes Juliet as being attracted to Shawn, noting
187-701: The season was released on July 21, 2009. Steve Franks continued to serve as showrunner for the third season. "I Know, You Know," performed by The Friendly Indians, continued to serve as the theme song for the series, though the Christmas-themed version used for the previous season's " Gus's Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy " was used again for " Christmas Joy ." Mel Damski returned to the series to direct three episodes, while John Badham and Stephen Surjik returned to direct two each. Returning to direct one episode each were Steve Franks, John Landis , Eric Laneuville , and Tim Matheson . New directors for
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#1732801532995204-749: The season, directing one episode each, were Jay Chandrasekhar , Martha Coolidge , Michael McMurray, Steve Miner , and series star James Roday . Andy Berman and Steve Franks returned to write three episodes each, while Josh Bycel , Anupam Nigam, Saladin K. Patterson, and James Roday wrote two. Tim Meltreger returned to pen one episode. New writers for the season included Kell Cahoon, who wrote two episodes, and Victoria Walker, who wrote one. James Roday continued to play fake psychic detective Shawn Spencer . Burton "Gus" Guster returned, portrayed by Dulé Hill . Timothy Omundson returned as Head Detective Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter , while Maggie Lawson continued to portray Juliet "Jules" O'Hara . Corbin Bernsen
221-579: The show's second episode, "Spellingg Bee", as a recently transferred junior detective from Miami Beach where she attended the University of Miami , replacing Lucinda Barry as Head Detective Carlton Lassiter 's partner after Shawn discovered Carlton and Lucinda were having an affair during the first episode, " Pilot ". Born in October 1981, she was raised in a family of brothers and is shown to be close with both her parents and her siblings. Although she
238-1030: The show, as Abigail Lytar. Phylicia Rashad reprised her role as Winnie Guster, while the role of Bill Guster was turned over to Keith David . Ally Sheedy made her first appearance as the deranged serial killer Mr. Yang. Jimmi Simpson also made his debut on the show, as Mary Lightly. Other prominent guests during the season included MacKenzie Astin , Justine Bateman , Sonja Bennett , Jere Burns , Faune A. Chambers , Gary Cole , Barry Corbin , Brooke D'Orsay , Jeff Fahey , Frank Gifford , Milena Govich , Elden Henson , Mickie James , Benjamin King , Emma Lahana , Ted Lange , Jane Lynch , Christopher McDonald , Bruce McGill , Ted McGinley , Ty Olsson , Kelly Overton , Richard Riehle , Shawn Roberts , Alan Ruck , Cassandra Sawtell, Jonathan Silverman , Todd Stashwick , Serinda Swan , Janet Varney , Steven Weber , Christopher Wiehl , and Mykelti Williamson . Juliet O%27Hara Juliet O'Hara first appears undercover in
255-419: The time it takes for them to "find romance", and the difficulties they go through after they do. Amanda Lotz notes that Juliet's character occasionally functions to provide serial narrative via her relationship with Shawn, but that the series "willfully avoids ... relationship melodrama". Lotz also notes how Shawn's consideration of marriage to Juliet represents a complication for his relationship with Gus. In
272-500: Was kept on as Henry Spencer. Kirsten Nelson continued to receive star billing as Karen Vick , while her character was promoted to permanent Chief of the SBPD. Sage Brocklebank continued in his role as Officer Buzz McNab in six episodes. Liam James portrayed young Shawn, while Carlos McCullers II continued to play young Gus. Cybill Shepherd joined the cast as Madeleine Spencer for three episodes. Rachael Leigh Cook also joined
289-478: Was the reason she became a cop, that him joining the military gave her enough confidence to join the police force. Her estranged con artist father Frank O'Hara is played by William Shatner . She seems to be Scots Irish , with her family hailing from Inverness . Patricia Brace describes O'Hara's friendship with Lassiter as one of utility and pleasure, describing their characters' dichotomy and dedication to their work that they ultimately enjoy doing. Reviewing
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