My Sharona
I have to say that it's about time that the new season of Monk picked up some steam. The early episodes have been disappointing, to say the LEAST! But with Sharona's return, things picked up significantly. It not only brought life into the final season, but it brought back a chemistry that had been missing ever since season 3.

I often make fun of Bitty Schram's role as Sharona, due to her Bronx accent and son Benji (seriously...BENJI???), but the truth is that Schram's chemistry with Tony Shalhoub had a comedic charm. Traylor Howard is really funny too, but I missed Sharona so much.

Having them both in the same episode was REALLY funny, because it put Monk in the extremely awkward position of having two assistants comparing notes with each other. I'm not sure if I could put up with the two assistants in the same show on a weekly basis, but I sure with they would have gotten Bitty for more than one episode. I'd have liked to have seen her appear in a few more episodes this season leading up to the finale.

And was it my imagination, or has Sharona become a lot yummier directly below the neckline? Either she's gone up a few cup sizes, or she's smuggling throw pillows! I was standing at attention for almost the entire episode. ...Hubba.

This episode gets three thumbs up.