Roles:

Molly
Committee Chairman

It's only a casting call, for now. I have no idea what is going to happen in this or the previous part of this episode but I know one thing for sure... Monk will get this bastard that took away his wife from him.
For what price? Is Monk going to lose someone he loves, someone he cares about?
Time will show. As to the spoiler for this and previous part. I wouldn't count on it because it's the season finale. The finale of the whole story so it's a mystery and it will be a mystery until the premiere day.

I read and I don't understand. \/\/\/

Oh, God. What is the meaning of this? It's very confusing! I think it's not like Monk at all!

As Alex said, don't put too much faith in the "sides" you see in the link. They're only used for the purposes of casting the episode. They may not end up being part of the filmed episode at all.

Assuming that this character is in the episode, and that she is Monk's niece, would this be Ambrose's daughter? After all, he's Monk's only real brother. Is this going to be like a Shia LeBouef thing, showing up as someone's kid all over again?

I don't think the writers intended for us to see it at all.

Yeah, I didn't get anything like that from what I read either. I read the comments before I read the script and was expecting much worse than what I read.

I hope this is not true. I didn't like it. Too weird that a niece just happens to appear now from nowhere.
I hope Teresa is right and they don't film such a thing.
Anyway, I got sad. See that "end part 2" on thread title really broke my heart...

Well we should consider the possibility that, to maintain the privacy of the final episode's filming, they may be releasing disinformation to throw us off course. Or this could be from a false script page that covers up the really relevant information, much as George Lucas substituted a false page into The Empire Strikes Back so that none except Mark Hamill--privately informed just before the cameras rolled, knew Vader was to be Luke's father.

I could be wrong...

I hope you're right

Melora Hardin fb status: Just finished MONK series finale. Always good to get the back of my chair signed for memories. Tony Shalhoub has beautiful handwriting!

...or you could be right. It's not said it can't be a dream scene. Monk walking in the sand, relaxed maybe even happy, it does sound like a dream...also a lot more like OCC fanfic than a real Monk scene... I don't think it's disinformation. This also might be a scene which won't be filmed but was in plan.
I don't know if anyone of you remembers Tony Shalhoub's video chat. He mentiones there he would like to see Monk in a coma. Knowing what most episodes will be about we know it won't be any of the upcoming episodes, not including episodes the End p.1, p.2 of course. all we have to do is to wait and everything will be explained sooner or later.

Sounds good to me. Let's get you a job on the writing staff pronto.

I want you're right

That's very good question... I, honestly, have no idea

I kind of hope so too, but it could be something else entirely, something better perhaps. After all, I'm not a professional writer, I haven't gone to school to learn the craft and I don't have years of experience, so it's very possible that Breckman and Co. will far surpass me.

Also, for those worried about Natalie's future -


And Alex is quite right. No reason to stress about anything yet, we just need to wait and see. this could be part of the final episode, or it might be written out, or it could be someone's idea of a joke. Even if it is part of the final episode, since it is taken out of context, it could mean a multitude of things. I didn't read anything in this that seemed distressing to me, at least not so long as I didn't let my fertile imagination fill in the gaps and then start to think the worst. It just reads a bit surreal, and as someone said, sort of like fan fiction. Not the kind that makes you want to pour hot tea and bleach into your eye sockets, or the kind that is so irritating that you want to throw something, but the kind of harmless, very innocent, blatant fantasy of a very young fan kind of fan fiction. The kind that Adrian Monk himself would write, if he ever decided to write fan fiction. Hee, like that dream about The Cooper Clan.

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if he did write Cooper Clan fan fiction, but never knew that was what it was! He'd probably write it in very neat print in spiral bound notebooks and then hide it in the back of his closet and never show it to anyone else. And he *would* add an extra kid to the stories, someone named Adam, or Aiden, or maybe he'd just blatantly write himself in, call the character Adrian and everything. Maybe he didn't actually write them down, but would lie awake at night coming up with episodes and stories inside his head with himself in them. Or re-imagine the episodes as they would be if he was in them.

Hee, it's tempting to start a thread writing 'Cooper Clan fan fiction by Adrian Monk'. I wish I had the time this morning to start things off properly, but I have to leave soon to go to a doctor's appointment and probably won't be back till well after lunch. If someone else wants to take the ball and run with it...

Great! Except I think the writing staff might be considering looking for new jobs as well, by this point. They've finished filming, there are no more new episodes, sadly. But thanks for the thought.

They're still filming. They're working on "The End: Part I" this week.

As to where these spoilers come from: they release pages of the scripts (called sides) to casting agencies who give them to actors for audition purposes. Some of those agencies are now online and they allow agents and actors (in effect anyone who pays the fee) to download them. They are not meant for public distribution and SpoilerTV is probably in violation of copyright by posting this on their site. Sides are not necessarily part of the finished episode or they can be changed drastically, because when they are released the episode has yet to be filmed. I'm not saying they won't use this, but they might not. In any case, it's out of context.

Not necessarily. As far as I know, Monk producers have never put out false sides before, but other shows have when they wanted to keep an episode secret.

They have had sides for scenes that were completely cut from episodes. For instance in Voodoo Curse they had a side for Miss Ayida, the voodoo priestess who tells Natalie Mitch is in danger. That sequence, which would have been a flashback, was either never filmed or was eventually cut. They also had a side for Little Ambrose in "Mr. Monk and Little Monk" that never made it into the episode.

This scene seems like either a tag or, as Liv suggested, a dream sequence. So, yes, it could easily be changed or cut.

The tag is the final scene of an episode.

Once again, this scene wasn't meant for our eyes. They didn't intend for it to be released to the fans or the rest of the public. The only information the writers feel obligated to give fans is the episode itself. They would rather have no spoilers distributed before the finale episode, outside of the clips given to the network for promotional purposes.

They can't wait until everything is set in stone before casting an episode. Many changes take place during the filming process.

Yeah, I guess I'm in denial that my favorite show is going to end.

How it happened is pretty clear. SpoilerTV got the side from a casting site and posted it. No big mystery there. I don't know which ideas you think that particular scene renders meaningless, but I don't think there's really enough of it or enough of a context to make that interpretation.

I don't know if there's a communication gap here or not, but once again it's my understanding that the Monk show runners don't want to provide us with any spoilers reliable or otherwise before the episode is aired. They would rather it be a complete surprise for everyone. If information leaks out, as in this case, it's not deliberate on their part.

Thank you.

KF

A little non-news from Tony:

Excerpt from Spoiler Geeks
Thursday, October 1, 2009
SPOILERS!


Question: Monk fan here. Please give us a scoop. —Joe
Ausiello: Production on the series finale is about to get underway and Tony Shalhoub still doesn’t know how it’ll all end. “I’m going to wait until the last minute to read the final script,” he says. “We’re about [two] weeks away from the finish line, and the closer we get it’s really sad. We’re all starting to feel it now. It’s going to be hard to say goodbye. But like all things, eventually it has to come to a close.”
Full Article

Thanks, Teresa.
But it's so sad to read these little notes or articles these times...I wish the end never happened...

You want sad? Here's sad. Doug's tweet from yesterday: "Tony shot his last scene of the series in Int. Monk's Apartment."

OMG! That's devastating. OMG...last scene in Monk's apartment. That was such a warmful place to see Monk...and now the last scene... . It's going too fast...That's not fair.
Is it just me or does anybody else feel like crying? It's just so unbelievable that the best show on TV ever will come to an end. For me, it's like death, the end point of everything...I just hate endings.
The way I've been feeling about this terrible moment of my favorite show is like it's said in a song:

"Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
Now that I've been lovin' you so long
How am I supposed to live without you
How am I supposed to carry on
When all that I've been livin' for is gone..."

...aaaachhh...I feel the same way.....sniff.....

Well I don't think it'll be a dream :S and either Monk and niece have romance :S I believe she will be like a daughter, who is always standing by him till the end. He never dreams of himself with a woman but Trudy; he doesn't need anyone else to be his wife nevertheless having a child can be a perfect solution. If Nat and him are not going to have sth, then Nat cannot work or be together with him forever; she could have a family(she has Julie but I mean husband and maybe a new child hehe Sabu would be great for that role ) but of course visit Monk occasionally.

and @LovAdrian I don't feel like crying I am crying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So now, if and when the wrap party takes place, hopefully someone on this board will be able to attend and get as many pictures as possible; I'll admit I am looking forward to seeing how that goes for the cast and crew that would attend.

I vote....how about if "info" was placed out there for us to work to "discover"......maybe not the real info? I mean folks know fans are out there are trying to uncover things that shouldn't be found.....why not place false info. I would !!! LOL

B
I hope that Monk ends well.....and happy.

Ah! I read the spoiler and wish I hadn't. ^^; >_<; Too late. Oh well. Knew the risks and curiosity killed me so to speak.

Like someone else has suggested, I'm trying not to jump to conclusions but it sure has got the wheels turning in my head.... I have to agree with everyone that it's really sad that it's ending... T_T



PS. I've been lurking around for a month... Hi nice to meet you all *waves*. And yes, I've seen every ep till now, I just haven't been to the forums before (kiiinda late, I know, but better late than never right?).

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PS. I've been lurking around for a month... Hi nice to meet you all *waves*. And yes, I've seen every ep till now, I just haven't been to the forums before (kiiinda late, I know, but better late than never right?).


Right!!

I hope that I am not alone in thinking, "Ew!" Or hoping really, really, REALLY hard that this does not mean what it sounds like. You don't mean that you think that Monk is romantically involved with his niece, right? Just say you don't, okay?

Took me off guard too, lol. I *think* they meant they don't believe Monk and the niece will be involved romantically either and just misplaced the word "either". I think the real theory being said is that the niece will be a daughter that can be there for Monk as a companion since Monk can never love anyone else romantically. So it still keeps him from being alone.

well yes "either" went to the wrong place but if you read my whole message I say: and I wrote it because some thought of that romance.

Okay, that makes sense. And since I think the poster speaks English as a second language that makes even more sense. I should have thought of that.

Yes, my apologies. I can see it was a misunderstanding. Very sorry. And I am very relieved that it was just my own stupidity. Never been happier to be wrong.

not at all! you're right, the idea is so horrible and you're so sweet!

Would it be possible please for a kind US Monk fan to post a synopsis of the last 5 episodes in their threads on this board? Unless it's against the rules here or something!

I'm in the UK and probably won't get to see them until the series comes out on DVD, and I'm not sure I can wait that long!

It certainly won't "spoil" it for me either, I get totally immersed in whatever I'm watching even if I know the end and have seen it a million times before - I mean, I can watch movies about Christ's Passion at Easter, and STILL be almost on the edge of my seat hoping they don't kill the nice man with the beard!

There are the synopsises of all episodes in "episode guide" section.

http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/thes...rapy/index.html

I wanted to reply about the thought that Trudy might still be alive. It was just a supusition and so I'm not responding directly to the thoughts anyone put forth except that theory.

I don't believe they would bring Trudy back as really alive because they did do that before and it messed our boy up big time. Plus there are facts that both Monk and Stott were there at the scene with Trudy. Monk also was at the hospital when she died. Also in "Mr. and Mrs." he went to her grave side when he found out she might be alive and at the end of the ep told Natalie that he knew she was dead. He could feel it. or something to that affect. Now, if he was wrong about his feeling, and he never is, this would once again send him over the edge, because he said in that ep, "If it's true, then nothing is true . . ." and repeated it. So to bring her back just might destroy him.
Perhaps she'll be back in his apparitions and dreams to help him solve the case.
Just my two cents worth. Thanks.

I know that you've already been directed to the episode synopsis page on the main site, but I just wanted to also direct your attention to Teresa's reviews written for Inside Pulse TV. They usually contain a little more information that those on the episode synopsis page, like recognition of actors that don't play major roles in the episodes, some pretty wonderful tongue in cheek humor and such.

Yes, she does an excellent job!!!!

Also excellent points, which I didn't manage to beat to death in my own most recent post on this subject. It would most certainly destroy him if he found out that Trudy was alive all this time, that she could leave him, suffering in mourning and not come back, and not take him with her.

Besides, I think that for the best possible outcome, we have to see him finally able to let her go and move forward. Trudy wouldn't want for him to continue mourning for her, hurting all the time, she would want him to heal and finally be able to stand strong on his own. She would want him to not hurt at the very thought of her, especially when he's thinking of her all the time.

The END end?
*points to Doug Nabors Twitter status with quivering finger* Aaaaahhhh~! And it's probably finished too since it was 18 hours ago... o_O

Just because they shot the final scene of the series doesn't mean they're finished shooting. They don't shoot in sequence. I think there are a few more days left.

yeah Teresa!!!! you've a news about it?