First, the replacement for Stanley Kamel (Hector Elizondo) is a great choice. Also, the final shot tribute Mr. Kamel was very nicely done. The story was clever and fun. The inclusion of Jack Carter was fitting and a nice gesture (he passed in 2015). However, the final resolution scenes were poorly done and, reflecting many of the comments from the final episodes of the prior season, amateurish at best. It was almost as if they had 10 minutes to write the final scenes, but invoked the prior season finale rule of "be sure to make Natalie and Monk turn stupid and don't put too much thought into scene - people will buy whatever we are selling." The clash of skill in writing seems obvious. The "willful suspension of belief" is not a license for laziness.
Review of Mr. Monk Buys a House
