There are some episodes of monk that are annoying, frustrating, boring or just flat out suck all the way through. This one does all that simultaneously. This episode is another in a recurring framework on this show, of one plot going on that has nothing to do with the title of the episode, and the one involving the main character that far more potential that just ended up being wasted.
The stuff involving the drug lord and his fiancé trying to break him out of the courthouse is bad, forced, unnecessary, and totally pointless and boring as can be.
The fiancé killing one of the jurors on the trial monk is part of leads to the most unfunny jokes that goes on for what feels like a small eternity.
If had to choose the part that makes me hate this episode the most, it's the complete rejection of effort by the writers, producers and the actors. If any of them stopped and thought about how they could make this premise work. We could have had a great episode here.
What do I mean? Monk throughout this serious has been forced out of his comfort zone, and this episode could have been a good example of Monk being taken out of his comfort zone and finding enjoyment in the place he's been put in. Because at the beginning he hates Jury Duty, but once he's on it he suddenly gets engaged because he gets to use his detective skills. If this episode had been done in the same style like 12 Angry Men, it could have been one of the best episodes the show ever did. But instead we get an uninteresting B plot that is very forced and boring and the stuff with Monk and the jury, and people (the actors and characters) are more interesting and engaging and it infuriates me that this episode couldn't do anything creative with that. This could have been a great character development filler for Monk. But it wasn't, just unfunny humor, along with the worst joke of "no I. D. versus. No Idea".