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I think you all will be interested in this but Natalie herself (Traylor Howard) is appearing on the Randy Disher podcast tomorrow to talk about her role on Monk and more. I am so excited for this one

I totally agree with everything you are saying. Awesome analysis and perspective. I also liked how each assistant catered to the plot in their own way like how they had episodes kind of tailored to them and wouldn't really work with any other character which helps bring out more character development. Plus, I think both actresses play their parts really well

yeah, she just had youthful looks IMO. I think I read that there was an audition process and quite a bit of people came to try for the role back in late 2004 when the show was on its hiatus, and they thought she fit the role the best cause she had the best combination of humor and warmth that the role required if I recall correctly. despite coming on originally as a replacement, I think she did really well in the role and became her own character within a few episodes, which I think helped viewers like her more

Randy Disher Podcast episode 2 comes out tomorrow. He will be interviewing the guy who wrote the show and came up with the idea of Monk (Andy Breckman). On episode 3 next week, he interviews Emmy Clarke who played Julie Teeger. Can't wait to see who else he gets on.

fair. i think majority of viewers liked it as it is the highest rated episode on imdb being 9.4/10. let me clarify, second part is 9.4 and first part is 9,2

i will disagree you there. i thought it was a great twist in the ending and it was a great way to wrap up his story, and it showed he was getting better. i understand what natalie meant. I think she meant because Molly is sort of an extension to Trudy, it is someone he can be connected to through the memory of Trudy. Of course, he still loves and cares for his peers around him, but anything Trudy related means a lot to him. Just check out the game show episode. Look at how comfortable he was with his father and mother in law. They are practically like a father and mother figure to him

Even though Monk could be rude to them at times, there are times where he is really nice to them and cares for them. Season 8 he returns a hug to both of them. Sharona in the episode she comes back, and Natalie when he finally sees her again after leaving the force again and her coming back from her short lived music job. I think it kind of shows how much appreciative he really becomes after realizing how much he missed them

i love that portion in the end of the Natalie x Sharona episode when Sharona was like "you are a saint" and Natalie was like "you needed to be tough with him". I also found this awesome photo too. Something about it is so legendary

well I don't think Natalie took money from her parents even after the wedding episode. I just think she was in a better position after working for Monk for a while because even in season 8 she states she doesn't take a dime from her parents which I believe since it is a TV show, and I doubt Natalie was lying. She did definitely have a fashion glowup in the 5th season, but is is kind of what I respect about her. Her being as "fiercely" independent as she is true, but I still Natalie had a hard job too than just "friendly support". Even though, she didn't have the job of getting him out of the bed, she still kept him on his feet and pushed him to take cases and in some cases confront his fears. I still think even at that stage of his life, working for Mr. Monk is one of the toughest jobs in the world. I did love the way they bonded and complimented each other.

makes sense. i think both bitty schram and traylor howard played their characters well and their characters were also good. too bad we don't hear from them nowadays

Anyone else like Sharona and Natalie pretty much the same or is it just me? IK most people are either mostly firmly for team Natalie or firmly for team Sharona. I appreciated both of the characters though and the actresses portraying them

Check this official site for the podcast out

RANDY DISHER PODCAST THIS FRIDAY EVERYONE.

Speaking of Monk, Traylor Howard and Emmy Clarke (Julie) apparently a few months gave an interview to some podcaster about their experience on Monk. The interview had some pretty interesting insights. It is not the full 1 hour and 23 minutes, but the interview is like the first 35 minutes of this. I really liked it.

It was a very small role, but he was one of the other princeton students at the bar while John Nash was talking about game theory I believe. I think he appears in a few other scenes too.