I love Sharona and Natalie equally. I thought the show was amazingly consistent. I'd say, over the 8 year run, maybe 2 episodes were anything less than spectacular and I am a harsh critic. I can count on 3 fingers TV shows I have every loved as much as Monk. Natalie and Sharona were different but they were both amazing. I loved Benji and Natalie's daughter who for some reason I can't remember right now. What is stunning about Monk is how consistently great each episode was. If I really had to pick one o"d say Natalie, to be honest. She was sweeter. She was prettier. Monk is the sexiest show ever that never ever even tried to bring up sex for the main character. They made Monk a nonsexual guy yet you almost felt like he and Natalie cared for each other a little more than friends and it was so subtle that it was beautiful in a million little ways. Sharona had some amazing moments but 2.5 years of Sharona does not beat 5.5 of Natalie. I didn't notice the show getting worse once Sharona left. She shouldn't have left, I never saw her in anything else again. She screwed up by leaving.
