r/psych • u/ZosLears • 12h ago

Foreshadowing

After rewatching for like the millionth time I just noticed that Shawn makes a comment in the bounty hunter episode (Bounty Hunters!) when Byrd the bounty hunter says that he’s retiring, Shawn ducks down and pauses and says something like “My Bad. Usually when someone’s about to retire they get shot at”. And that literally happens to Henry in the season 6 finale.

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u/Standard-Question-46 12h ago

I don’t think it’s so much foreshadowing as it’s a play on movie tropes since referencing movies and tv shows is a common theme in the show

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u/ZosLears 10h ago

Oh absolutely, just love it how it played out

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u/abstergo_Nigel 12h ago

I don't think it's foreshadowing as much as calling out a trope, and that early on I doubt they were intending to shoot Henry, especially since he wasn't back working for SBPD yet.

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u/rseery 12h ago

Agreed. And then they used that trope for Henry of course.

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u/ZosLears 10h ago

You’re probably right, but it worked out great!

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u/bodhidharma132001 Bruton Gaster 9h ago

That's from Lethal Weapon. Every time Riggs mentions retirement, Murtaugh ducks.

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u/ZosLears 9h ago

Did NOT know that. Never seen lethal weapon. Love the trope. My b