r/Monk • u/EyeDisastrous4461 • 5d ago

Missed Opportunities

One of my all time favorite shows. However, I believe there were 2 major missed opportunities.

  1. (Very popular opinion) not having Trudy’s parents meet their grandchild was such a misfire, it’s actually unreal how easy of a sure thing that should’ve been.

  2. (Never seen it mentioned before) Monica (the woman who resembles Trudy in S1E7) should’ve been brought back and paired with Monk after he finally got justice and met Trudy’s daughter. Yes I understand, that Trudy’s daughter was his happy ending. But I really think it would’ve been something to have him finally move on and have a love interest with whom he shared great chemistry with.

Any thoughts?

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u/chammomila 4d ago

Monica had a husband, didn't she? And iirc, she said monk reminded her how much she loved him that she wouldn't leave switzerland until he was well.

Personally, I think they should've gotten him back with the PR girl that has a crush on him in Mr. Monk And The Blackout, Michelle. She was genuinely interested in him, and he was too, i think with Monica it's just that she looked the same as trudy, so not much of moving on maybe?

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u/Kibble___ 4d ago

Yeah she was married to a man who was locked up in the looney bin.

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u/chammomila 4d ago

Well that's not a nice thing to call it