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Psych S5E3 — Not Even Close... Encounters

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Psych•Season 5•Episode 3

Not Even Close... Encounters

8.8/10 · 1,483 votesJul 28, 201043 min

Ranked #3 of 16 in Season 5•+0.4 vs season avg

Shawn and Gus get themselves hired onto the case when an unstable lawyer claims his assistant was abducted by aliens.

Directed byJohn Badham

Written byBill Callahan

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Not Even Close... Encounters

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Cast6

James Roday Rodriguez

James Roday Rodriguez

Shawn Spencer

Dulé Hill

Dulé Hill

Burton Guster

Timothy Omundson

Timothy Omundson

Carlton Lassiter

Maggie Lawson

Maggie Lawson

Juliet O'Hara

Kirsten Nelson

Kirsten Nelson

Karen Vick

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Henry Spencer

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Bill Callahan

Writer

John Badham

John Badham

Director

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Chris Cheramie

Associate Producer

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Episode Summary

"Not Even Close... Encounters" is episode 3 of Psych season 5. It scored 8.8/10 from 1,483 votes, ranking #3 of 16 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by John Badham and written by Bill Callahan, it aired on July 28, 2010.

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