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The Best Episodes of Psych Season 4

Every episode of Psych Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Psych Season 4!

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Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Psych Season 4 Episode 16 - Mr. Yin Presents...
    9.4/10(2219 votes)

    S4:E16

    A serial killer targets Shawn using scenarios from classic Hitchcock films.

    Director:James Roday Rodriguez
    Writers:James Roday Rodriguez, Andy Berman

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  2. Psych Season 4 Episode 9 - Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark
    9.1/10(1772 votes)

    S4:E9

    While investigating a possible crime, Shawn stumbles upon one of a pair of criminals, gets shot, and is dumped in the trunk of a car.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writer:Andy Berman

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  3. Psych Season 4 Episode 1 - Extradition: British Columbia
    8.7/10(1484 votes)

    S4:E1

    Shawn and Gus spot an art thief whom Lassiter has been trying to arrest for years. So, although they are on a skiing vacation in Canada, they appeal to the local constabulary with mixed results: someone gets axed, another finds himself interrogated and Pierre Despereaux may get away scot-free, once again.

    Director:Steve Franks
    Writers:Steve Franks, Andy Berman

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  4. Psych Season 4 Episode 7 - High Top Fade Out
    8.6/10(1466 votes)

    S4:E7

    Shawn and Gus investigate the death of Leonald Callahan, aka Diddle, a computer cryptologist who was the baritone in Gus’s old college a capella group.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writers:James Roday Rodriguez, Saladin K. Patterson

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  5. Psych Season 4 Episode 13 - Death Is in the Air
    8.4/10(1254 votes)

    S4:E13

    Shawn and Gus must recover a deadly pathogen before a thief releases it into the city.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writers:Bill Callahan, Anupam Nigam

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  6. Psych Season 4 Episode 5 - Shawn Gets the Yips
    8.1/10(1219 votes)

    S4:E5

    After a cop bar is shot up in an apparent robbery during Officer McNab's birthday celebration, Shawn realizes the shooter was actually targeting Lassiter.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writers:Bill Callahan, Kell Cahoon

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  7. Psych Season 4 Episode 11 - Thrill Seekers and Hell Raisers
    8.1/10(1227 votes)

    S4:E11

    When Shawn and Gus join Gus’ new girlfriend on a rafting trip, a member of the group goes overboard, but Shawn quickly realizes it was no accident.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writers:Kell Cahoon, Saladin K. Patterson

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  8. Psych Season 4 Episode 12 - A Very Juliet Episode
    8.1/10(1221 votes)

    S4:E12

    In 2003, Juliet made a pact with her boyfriend Scott Seaver to meet up in seven years. After he fails to show up, Shawn finds him, and by extension endangers his life since he was a key witness against mobster JT Waring, who was convicted for the murder of a US Marshall. When Waring denies killing the Marshall, Shawn must prove him right in order to protect Scott.

    Director:Steve Franks
    Writers:Steve Franks, Tim Meltreger

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  9. Psych Season 4 Episode 4 - The Devil's in the Details... and in the Upstairs Bedroom
    8.0/10(1313 votes)

    S4:E4

    When a college girl at a Catholic university commits suicide, Gus and Shawn are brought in because one of the professors at the school believes the girl was demon-possessed.

    Director:John Badham
    Writer:Bill Callahan

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  10. Psych Season 4 Episode 6 - Bollywood Homicide
    8.0/10(1336 votes)

    S4:E6

    Raj, a young East Indian man whose serious girlfriends have all met with suspicious accidents, is convinced that he is the victim of a curse, but Shawn and Gus aren't buying the supernatural explanation. They are convinced that a mysterious assailant is actually responsible and they're out to catch the culprit.

    Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
    Writers:Steve Franks, Anupam Nigam

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  11. Psych Season 4 Episode 15 - The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode
    8.0/10(1158 votes)

    S4:E15

    After Lassiter takes a page out of Shawn's book and claims a shark attack victim was actually murdered, the guys must then scramble to find the fish and prove him right.

    Director:Matt Shakman
    Writers:Steve Franks, Tim Meltreger

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  12. Psych Season 4 Episode 3 - High Noon-ish
    7.9/10(1317 votes)

    S4:E3

    Lassiter reluctantly asks Shawn and Gus for help when his surrogate father, sheriff of Sonora, thinks a ghost is wreaking havoc in his town. And even though this Wild West re-creation town is bigger on show than facts, it turns out a real crime is being planned and the murder of the Sheriff's business rival is only the beginning.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writer:Kell Cahoon

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  13. Psych Season 4 Episode 8 - Let's Get Hairy
    7.9/10(1247 votes)

    S4:E8

    Shawn and Gus attempt to protect Stewart Grumbley from himself because the poor man believes he may be a sheep-killing werewolf who may soon enough begin killing humans.

    Director:Andrew Bernstein
    Writers:James Roday Rodriguez, Todd Harthan

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  14. Psych Season 4 Episode 10 - You Can't Handle This Episode
    7.9/10(1278 votes)

    S4:E10

    Abigail is disappointed when Shawn accepts a case at the Army base instead of going on a date with her, but he and Gus are intrigued by a death they believe shouldn't have been ruled a suicide and the thought of working with Juliet's brother.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writer:Andy Berman

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  15. Psych Season 4 Episode 2 - He Dead
    7.8/10(1231 votes)

    S4:E2

    A billionaire hedge fund manager asks Shawn and Gus to find his murderer – a last request Shawn can't resist. So he and Gus step into a world of privilege that's rivaled only by the depths of betrayal it contains.

    Director:Michael McMurray
    Writer:Saladin K. Patterson

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  16. Psych Season 4 Episode 14 - Think Tank
    7.5/10(1200 votes)

    S4:E14

    Shawn and Gus are recruited into a think tank to help prevent the murder of a business tycoon, but once the group has disbanded, they realize that one of the members plans to use the assassination ideas to kill the client instead of save him.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writers:Steve Franks, Andy Berman

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Mr. Yin Presents..." is the best rated episode of "Psych" season 4. It scored 9.4/10 based on 2219 votes. Directed by James Roday Rodriguez and written by James Roday Rodriguez, Andy Berman, it aired on 3/10/2010. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark".