History Recap / MonkS3E9MrMonkTakesHisMedicine

-->'''Monk:''' Trudy didn't like him.

-->'''Monk:'' How did you know she was wearing a bathrobe? No one said anything about a bathrobe!\\

* TheLastStraw: It's one thing for "The Monk" to be unable to solve cases like he used to or to alienate everyone around him. It's another thing when the medicine renders him unable to invoke the strong memory of Trudy when he smells the pillow. This is the final straw for him that the medicine isn't worth "being normal".

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: The medication Doxinyl seems to work overnight. They usually take days or weeks to show any effect. The dosing is also suspect since Dr. Kroger puts Monk on half a dose when usually a psychiatrist would probably start a patient on the lowest dose to monitor his reaction.

* PutOnABus: This is Bitty Schram's final episode as Sharona Fleming.

* DespairEventHorizon: It's one thing for "The Monk" to be unable to solve cases like he use to, or leaves him friendless. It's another thing when the medicine renders him unable to invoke the strong memory of Trudy when he smells the pillow. This is the final straw for him that the medicine isn't worth "being normal".

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Stottlemeyer fears he's dying when Monk hugs him. Both Stottlemeyer and Sharona are shocked to see Monk eat a sandwich off of Stottlemeyers plate. This is when they start seeing the side-effects of the medication.

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: The medication Doxinyl seems to work overnight. They usually take days or weeks to show any effect. The dosing is also suspect since Dr, Kroger puts Monk on half a dose when usually a psychiatrist would probably start a patient on the lowest dose to monitor his reaction.

* WeNeedADistraction: Lester couldn't walk right into his apartment to get Marlene's suicide not because cops were outside the building. To get around this, he drove around the block and shot Captain Stottlemeyer.

* AbscenceOfEvidence: Once Monk is back to normal, he realizes the suicide note Marlene Highsmith "left behind" is a fake, as it was written in red marker when there was no such marker in the apartment.

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: The medication Doxinyl seems to work overnight. They usually take days or weeks to show any effect. The dosing is also suspect since a psychiatrist would probably start a patient on the lowest dose to monitor his reaction.

* DrivenToSuicide: Marlene Highsmith apparently felt guilty over the death of an armored car Lester had robbed before. When he plans a repeat performance, she throws herself off a ledge, but not before leaving a suicide note explaining Lester's current robbery.

-->'''Monk:'''Trudy didn't like him.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: When Monk talks to the vision of Trudy and how conflicted he is about taking the medication. No matter what he chooses, Trudy lets him know she wants him to be happy.

* HeelRealization: "The Monk" acts like a teenage frat boy who is immature and obnoxious, even to other teenagers. So they invite him to play Marco-Polo. After a while of playing, he realizes they all ditched him. This is the wake-up call Monk needs to realize he's being exceptionally annoying to everyone around him.

* {{Jerkass}}: The medication makes Monk act like an obnoxious frat boy, to the point where he starts dressing in Hawaiian shirts, referring to people as "L7s" (squares), and calling himself "The Monk".

* ShoutOut: To [[Film/TheMask The Mask]] especially the end where Sharona tosses the medication in the trash.

* PutOnABus: This is Bitty Schram's final episode as Sharona Fleming
* ShoutOut: To [[Film/TheMask The Mask]] especially the end where Sharona tosses the medication in the trash
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Despite showing exasperation at Monk's idiosyncrasies and neuroses, the SFPD and Sharona want Monk to return to his old self after seeing him on medication. Monk decides to give up the medication when he realised that the medication made him lose his connections to Trudy
-->'''Sharona:''' Where's "the Monk"
-->'''Monk:'''Trudy didn't like him

* DespairEventHorizon: It's one thing for "The Monk" to be unable to solve cases like he use to, or to leave his friends. It's another thing when the medicine leaves him unable to invoke the strong memory of Trudy when he smells the pillow. This is the final straw for him that the medicine isn't worth "being normal".

* {{Jerkass}}: The medication makes Monk act like an obnoxious frat boy, to the point where he starts dressing in Hawaiian shirts, referring to people as "L7s" (squares), and calling himself "The Monk"

* Jerkass: The medication makes Monk act like an obnoxious frat boy, to the point where he starts dressing in Hawaiian shirts, referring to people as "L7s" (squares), and calling himself "The Monk"