a hardy laugh at the high level of dysfunctionality" with the episode while highlighted the one-armed therapist and mainly the interactions between Monk and Harold as the responsible for its humor. On his blog Cultural Leanings, critic Myles McNutt affirmed Shalhoub did a "tour de force comic performance" and that "It features most of Monk's best qualities: his feud with fellow patient Harold, his insecurity about his mental health, his reaction to a new therapist with only one arm, and his broad comedy." Although disliked the scene in which Harold took a shot as it was made in a cliched way, Finley enjoyed seem Dr. Kroger getting more attention. Similarly, Raven Snook, a TV Guide contributor, appreciated the fact that the doctor's home life was explored in the episode. Jon Weisman, writing for Variety, selected the scene in which Monk manifests the five stages of grief the best scene of the episode. The scene was also highlighted by Robert Licuria of the Los Angeles Times, who nevertheless said the episode felt "a bit 'same old same old.'" Chris Beachum, writing for the same newspaper, stated it was "the weakest episode" of the series to ever being submitted for the Primetime Emmy Awards, and, unlike other reviewers, considered the grief scene "just too forced and 'showy.'" Shalhoub was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for this episode. However, he lost at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards to Ricky Gervais for the Extras episode "Sir Ian McKellen". References External links 2006 American television episodes Monk (TV series) episodes