I only just saw the episode (watched it illegally since I was out of town over the weekend). Wahhh, loved Keven Sorbo! The vest, the hairgel, the super smeller! It was all fabulous!
And, despite not being a Shawn/Juliet person, I was completely in love with how they handled that moment. The talking, and the closeness, all of it was great.
My favorite bit was probably the youth scene, where Shawn and Gus watched Bird haul a guy in. I didn't catch any Hercules references, did anyone here?