Psych/Heartwarming

• In Season Six pilot, Shawn blurts out, on lie detector, that he loves Juliet. This prompts Lassiter to later calmly announce--AGAIN on lie detector, no less--that if Shawn hurts or disrespects Juliet in anyway, Lassiter will shoot him. Repeatedly.
  • Doubles as a Crowning Moment of Funny
• "Which do you think they'd rather have? One million dollars, or 6 more months with you? You know damn well what they will choose, and they won't have to think about it for a second."
• The shot of Lassie hugging a crying Juliet after she was almost killed by Mr. Yin.
  • Also the fact that when you think about it, not only is she crying over the trauma over what happened, but because Shawn didn't come to save her. The look on Lassie's face makes it even more adorable.
• Shawn and Juliet conspiring to give Lassiter a confidence boost after he drunkenly spilled his guts to the former. Shawn solves the case, convinces Lassiter that the detective was the one who solved it, and does it all without losing his snarky, here-to-annoy edge.
• "A Very Juliet Episode", most stuff with Lassie.
• The speech Shawn makes in 3.02. <3
  • This troper dropped in just to make sure that scene got a mention here.
• Shawn and Gus showing up at Mary's funeral in tennis outfits. The only other person at the funeral is Mary's mother.
• "You kill him, I kill you," delivered in a completely serious tone. Might also counts as a Crowning Moment of Awesome.
  • That line is a Crowning Moment of Awesome, and the Heartwarming Moment is just before that:

Shawn: I can't watch him die. You'll have to kill me first.
Gus: You must be outta your damn mind if you think I'm gonna sit here and die after watching you die...I don't blame you, Shawn. I want you to know that if I had the chance to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing. You're my best friend, and we got a chance to live out our childhood dreams. I DON'T BLAME YOU. Okay? And I'm sorry if I couldn't always cut loose the way you wanted me too.

• In the episode with Alan Ruck as the bank robber, when Shawn realizes Gus is being held hostage he immediately tries to vault the car and run into the bank. Lassiter and Juliet have to physically restrain him.
• This:

Mary As he was dying.:Do you think they have racquetball in heaven?
Shawn: I know they do.

• At the end of the pilot episode Henry bluntly tells Shawn that he's not okay with Shawn's decision to pose as a psychic detective, "not okay with any of it"... then Shawn's powers of observation notice the newspaper on the passenger seat of Henry's car, open to a big picture of Shawn and a banner headline describing how he solved the big case. Awww, secret man-pride.
• As well as many of the scenes between Shawn and Gus. This troper's personal favorite is the episode when Gus becomes a hostage during a bank heist-- Shawn's determination to save him (so much that he has to be held back by Lassiter and Juliet when he gets the news) is just so awwwwwww.
• Another one is at the end of the "Dutch the Clutch" episode. What Shawn, of all people, says to Dutch goes something like this: "Which would you think they'd rather have? 6 more monthes with you, or a million dollars? You know damn well what they will choose, and they won't have to think about it for a second."
• During the very dark season four finale, Mr. Yin kidnaps Juliette and puts her in a death trap. At the end, after she's been saved, she collapses into Lassiter's arms after he pulls an EMT away from her to stop bugging her. This is a man who does not do well with people, but there and then he's exactly what she needs, someone to stand there, hold her, and say nothing.
• At the end of the last episode of the second season, Interim Chief Vick has been confirmed as the permanent Chief and everyone is very happy for her. Even Lassie gives her a non-ironic, heartfelt congratulations. She learns that the mayor was pressured into it as a result of being caught cheating, and the photo credit tells her it was Shawn who did it and they just share a look that just screams "thank you" on the one hand and "you deserve it" on the other.
• Henry tells Shawn that he's ruined his fair share of relationships by not communicating and tells him to get off his duff and share it. This is immediately followed by Shawn sharing this with Mc Nab.
• Juliet and Shawn have just had this tough case. Juliet is upset over Shawn being a goof and runs outside crying. Shawn intercepts her outside and starts to ramble about how much he loves his motorcycle because of how it's singular, and the freedom, etc.

Juliet: I get it, I get it. You love your motorcycle. Get to the point.
Shawn: Ever since I met you, I've been thinking about buying a car.

• • So Shawn, and so much "I love you".
• "You treat a woman like a person, and then a princess, and then a Greek goddess, and then a person again." Partially because of it being a sweet philosophy that shows Shawn is not just a player, and partially because of it being a Henry/Shawn moment (and one of the few pieces of fatherly advice Shawn took seriously).
• The little moments of real concern from Shawn are the best. At the end of "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion", when Shawn is talking to Emily Bloom, who is in the hospital after almost dying, and shows legitimate concern that she's all right (and regret that he has to leave when he figures out the mystery) I always want to say "Awwww." Close second: During the exorcism in "The Devil's in the Details...and the Upstairs Bathroom" when Shawn repeats "You're all right, you're all right," to the girl being exorcised--whose mental state nobody else seemed to worry about.
  • One of my favorite things about Shawn is how those characteristics have always been there, even in the pilot. He's guilt-stricken when he thinks he could have prevented the deaths at the cabin, and he uses his Hyper Awareness to figure out the characteristics of the girl he has a crush on and like her for her personality.
• At the end of "There's Something About Mira," when Shawn, Jules, and Lassiter are rushing to save Gus, and Shawn begs them to give him a gun--Gus is in danger!
• The end of "This Episode Sucks": Lassie's been writing a note for the woman he's been involved with for the episode who was stealing blood for her ill brother. He was rather angry, and we're lead to think the letter is an angry breakup note. Then we get to see what he actually wrote: "My dearest Marlowe, I will wait for you for the next six to eight months. See you next Wednesday" All together now: aaaaawww!
  • Even more heartwarming when you think of Lassiter's attitude towards criminals.
  • The window love people the window love!
  • Heck, just the fact that he's smiling. Not in glee over his rivalry with Shawn, not over being crazy prepared, not over anything of that sort at all but simply because he's honestly happy and not angry in the least... that's pretty heartwarming.
  • At this point, any moment between Carlton and Marlowe can count as this. When we see her again in “Let’s Do-wop It Again” Marlowe and Lassiter are almost the definition of Sickeningly Sweethearts. You will hate the one “no touching” guard.
• Throughout "Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat", Shawn has been griping about his Nintendo 3DS being stolen. We're led to believe this is him being his normal Adult Child self. When Gus retrieves it, he hears an uncharacteristic rattling. Shawn hid an engagement ring in the battery compartment...
• In Season 5, Episode 14 "The Polarizing Express" at the end. Henry's fallen asleep and Shawn puts a (pineapple) blanket over him. Furthermore, this is just after Shawn asks Chief Vick to give Henry his job back.
• From "Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark", this one also counts as a Crowning Moment of Awesome. After Shawn has shot the front of a truck while on the hood of Lassie's car going 80 mph and now the day is saved, Lassie gives us this gem as he slaps the cuffs on the suspect

Lassie: Nice shooting, Detective.

• In "He Dead" Shawn asks Henry what he would say if he only had a few seconds to live. Henry starts bumbling so Shawn gets impatient and leaves. After he leaves Henry replies,"I love you."
• Shawn and Henry's conversation at the end of "Santabarbaratown", right before Henry gets shot, in which they finally admit to one another that they respect each other as cops.
• A small one, but at the beginning of "From the Earth to the Starbucks", Shawn is on a date with a girl. He uses his observation to deduce that she has just gotten out of a relationship, and she admits that she just found out her boyfriend was cheating on her, describing all the behavior he's been exhibiting to prove it. Shawn puts together the clues and tells her that the boyfriend's not cheating on her -- he's getting ready to ask her to marry him, and convinces the girl to call and confirm it. One scene later, the girl runs through the bar screaming that she just got engaged and hugs Shawn, sobbing "Thank you, oh thank you!"
• Another small one in "9 Lives": when the killer aims his gun at Gus during the climactic standoff with the police, Shawn sidles in front of Gus to shield him with his body. The completely casual, subtle way he does it makes it even better, as though it were a completely obvious move for Shawn to make.
• Shawn's utterly unstrung, frantic, babbling panic when he's trying to pull the limp figure who he mistakes for Gus out of the shallow water of the reservoir in "Tuesday the 17th".
• Gus telling Shawn that he loves him, and clinging to him in a tight bear hug for several seconds while visibly holding back tears in "Gus Walks into a Bank".
• After (Interim) Chief Vick tells Lassiter that everyone expected things between him and his crazy new partner to work because they were so similar, he realizes that he comes across as a trigger-happy jerk, so he goes around the station trying to smile and greet people... and gets ignored. He notices and then listens in on Shawn, Gus, and Juliet talking and laughing, smiles at their jokes and thinks about joining them, but decides they probably don’t want him there. As he turns to leave, Shawn calls out to get his attention and tosses him a fortune cookie from their take-out. Gus smirks at him and Shawn and Juliet look at him expectantly. Lassiter keeps walking, but once they can’t see him, he smiles and opens the cookie. Aww.

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