Main cast: Joe Flaherty (Dr Sherwin Chester), Miriam Flynn (Luann Chester), Teresa Ganzel (Debbie Walters), and Marvin Kaplan (Murray Van Pelt)
Director: Scott Alexander

Psychiatrist Dr Sherwin Chester has the perfect wife in Luann. She cooks wonderfully, she keeps everything clean and tidy, and he hates her guts so, so much because she is also a control freak that talks all over him and controls every aspect of his life every step of the way, every day.

Even his daily therapy, which sees him ranting and raving to his receptionist Debbie about his wife, does nothing to dim his immense hatred of his wife.

Then he meets Murray’s Monster. Rather, his new client Murray Van Pelt turns into a dude in a cute gorilla costume, I mean, monster whenever hypnosis allows him to unleash his suppressed anger at the world around him.

Well then, Sherwin just may use that problem of Murray to his advantage… goodbye Luann, muahahaha!

This is one of those rare comedic episodes of Monsters that work like a charm. Then again, writer and director Scott Alexander’s forte seems to be more comedy than horror anyway, so this makes sense.

Perhaps a more unintentional kind of comedy is the monster suit, as it looks a lot like the tragicomedy affair that is the monster in the most unfortunate film adaptation of Clive Barker’s Rawhead Rex, made only better by the lack of goofy overlarge overbite. That’s a very low bar to beat, I know, but really though, at least the monster looks kind of cute here.

Meanwhile, the cast members do a remarkable job playing their roles without getting too over the top. Joe Flaherty is excellent as the conniving asshole that is still rather sympathetic in some ways, Miriam Flynn makes her character remarkably annoying, while Marvin Kaplan is just adorable as the meek Murray.

Oh, and this is the second episode in a row to have sex. While nothing explicit is shown, the implication of hot, hot sex is so blatant that it’s barely an implication as much as it is an announcement. If this trend continues in the next few episodes, this show is definitely growing up, heh.

To be honest, this episode is rather predictable and it doesn’t really do anything out of the ordinary. However, by boasting a solid cast, good pacing, and actual comedy that works, it is already heads and shoulders above many other “comedic” episodes on this show. Naturally, that’s a good thing!