Flame Red

Season 1, Episode 9, Aired
EDIT

Episode Summary

A murder in a small town is investigated and soon turns out to be an act of vengeance.
8.9
out of 10
EPISODE RATING: Great
341 votes
  • Your Rating: 10
    "Perfect"
  • Your Rating: 9.5
    "Superb"
  • Your Rating: 9
    "Superb"
  • Your Rating: 8.5
    "Great"
  • Your Rating: 8
    "Great"
  • Your Rating: 7.5
    "Good"
  • Your Rating: 7
    "Good"
  • Your Rating: 6.5
    "Fair"
  • Your Rating: 6
    "Fair"
  • Your Rating: 5.5
    "Mediocre"
  • Your Rating: 5
    "Mediocre"
  • Your Rating: 4.5
    "Poor"
  • Your Rating: 4
    "Poor"
  • Your Rating: 3.5
    "Bad"
  • Your Rating: 3
    "Bad"
  • Your Rating: 2.5
    "Terrible"
  • Your Rating: 2
    "Terrible"
  • Your Rating: 1.5
    "Abysmal"
  • Your Rating: 1
    "Abysmal"
Rate It

Cast & Crew

See All EDIT

Fan Episode Reviews (4)

See All

  • Though the case isn't that interesting, it's a fascinating look inside Patrick's head, motivations and agenda.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By whiteraven2005, Aug 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    Rigsby's dream come true Van Pelt fussing over him. So cute, Rigsby finally tells her he loves her and then passes out. He won't even remember so she can pretend nothing happened.

    It's an interesting distinction between Patrick and the CBI Patrick's a civilian and is after justice, not upholding the law. I seriously doubt anyone's realized how seriously Patrick's taking his vengeance he's working for the CBI to catch Red John, if he can help catch others while he's waiting, all the better. It's something that's never been directly addressed in the series to date it's been implied why Patrick's working for the CBI but never gone into how. He's obviously got a serious revenge motive and from a psychology POV, that would be a huge no-no for someone to work for you with pretty open-ended access to classified info.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    1 0

  • an old and a new look at revenge. The ugly crime committed reveals an older even uglier(?) crime and gives us a glimpse behind Janes eversmiling facade

    9.0
    "Superb"
    By iellalein, Apr 28, 2009 Report Abuse
    The other reviewers have already said most of it,
    but the part of the episode that impressed me the most was Janes view on revenge. We see again how good he is at deceiving people and hiding behind his cheerful mask. He is able to impress on a teenager how "bad" revenge is, moments later he makes it very clear to Lisbon what his very own angle on it is. For my part, he convinced me that he is very serious. It will be exciting how Lisbons dilemma, who of course has to protect the law etc., will turn out or if and how Jane changes his point of view. I hope there won't be a third party who takes care of Red John for them. Great acting on Simon Bakers part, and Tunney pulls of a very convincing reaction too.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    1 0

  • An arson-based episode this week.

    7.5
    "Good"
    By hrgaffney, Dec 07, 2008 Report Abuse
    Another reasonable episode of The Mentalist here. There were some fairly entertaining scenes with the team. Patrick dressed up as ascarecrow and an old man ghost during the episode. The murderer turned out to be a man pretending to be mentally challenged who gave himself away because he had a copy of Moby Dick on his bookshelf. This was probably stretching the viewer's credibility a bit far, even for this show.

    I'm not sure how much further The Mentalist can go, I find it difficult to see that my interest will be sustained for too much longer but you never know.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    2 6

  • More Mentalist.

    7.5
    "Good"
    By thefanof, Dec 03, 2008 Report Abuse
    So what did the crew over at The Mentalist have Patrick Jane do this week? If you guessed waving the arms of a scarecrow and dressing up as an old man pretending to be a ghost then you are right.

    This episode went all out and even had the ultimate swerve with a seemingly mentally challenged boy revealing that he is just a sick man using that disease as a gimmick to get away with a life of crime. The one problem with The Mentalist is that it is as good as it's going to get right now. There is only so much that you can do with a procedural, and the show has already tapped into a few of the generic plotlines less than a dozen episodes in.

    The Mentalist has the potential for a lengthy run on television but you have to question if they'll be able to remain creative and come up with more Patrick Jane zaniness on a regular basis.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    8 4
 

Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

See All

  • Trivia

    ADD TRIVIA
    • When Jane tells Lisbon he's going to read her mind, he tells her to think of shape other than a square -- while he is telling her this, he is holding his hands in front of him with his fingers outlining an invisible triangle. He then tells her to think of a shape that circumscribes the first shape; as he tells her this, his index fingers draw an invisible circle in the air. She then admits that her shapes were a triangle in a circle and it appears that Jane has read her mind. Edit

  • Notes

    ADD NOTES
    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Rudá záře (Red Effulgence) Edit
    • Simon Baker (Patrick Jane) and Cheryl White (Susan Garcia) previously worked together on The Guardian. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Chile: February 12, 2009 on WC The Netherlands: February 19, 2009 on SBS 6 Norway: March 4, 2009 on TV3 Belgium: March 25, 2009 on VT4 Denmark: March 30, 2009 on TV3 Hungary: March 31, 2009 on RTL-Klub Germany: April 26, 2009 on SAT 1 United Kingdom: May 21, 2009 on Five Finland: October 29, 2009 on MTV3 Czech Republic: January 25, 2010 on TV Nova Slovakia: March 1, 2010 on Markiza Poland: November 8, 2010 on TVN Edit

  • Quotes

    ADD QUOTES
    • Jane: We've never discussed this because I thought it went without saying, but when I catch Red John, I'm gonna cut him open and watch him die slowly like he did with my wife and child. (Lisbon just stares at him quietly.) If you have a problem with that, we should talk. Lisbon: Then let's talk. Because when we catch Red John, we are gonna take him into custody and he's gonna be tried in a court of law. Jane: Not if I'm still breathing. Lisbon: If you try and do violence to him, I will try and stop you. If you succeed in doing violence to him, I will arrest you. Jane: I understand. Lisbon: I hope so. Jane: Well, I'm glad we talked. I had no idea you were so bourgeois and conventional on the issue. Edit
    • (Talking about releasing Ben Machado from custody) Jane: If he's here, how is the killer gonna get to him? Lisbon: He could be the killer. Even if he's not, we don't want the killer to get him. Jane: Yes, we do. Machado is our bait. He's our tethered goat. Lisbon: And too bad if the bait gets killed? Jane: Well, yes. That's why you use goats and not babies or virgins for that matter. Lisbon: Machado's not a goat. Jane: You're right, he's not actually a goat. He's goatish. He deserves to suffer. Lisbon: Nobody deserves murder. Jane: Machado helped burn Dave Martin alive out of greed. Lisbon: Jane, we're officers of the law. Jane: You are. I don't care about the law. I care about justice, and justice says Machado deserves to suffer. Lisbon: That's not justice, it's vengeance. Jane: What's the difference? Edit
    • (Jane barely gets out of a burning barn) Jane: That was close. Where were you guys? Rigsby: We called in to check out a lead. Cho: Yeah, Lisbon didn't know you were about to pull an idiotic stunt, sorry. Jane: No hard feelings. Edit

  • Allusions

    ADD ALLUSIONS
    • Kimball Cho: (to Wayne Rigsby as Grace Van Pelt is bandaging his burned arm) Hey, it's The Mummy. The Mummy (1932) is a movie starring Boris Karloff, directed by Karl Freud and produced by Universal Pictures. The plot centers on archaeologists/treasure hunters who accidentally revive a mummy, ancient High Priest Imhotep, who in turn searches for his ancient princess Anck-Su-Namun. Universal Pictures did a loose re-make of The Mummy in 1999 with Brendan Frasier and Rachel Weisz and followed up with the sequels The Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). Edit

Show Forums

See All
Last Activity
Replies

Watch The Mentalist Full Episodes

See All

Related Shows

Season 1 Episodes

See All
Ep 23
Red John's Footsteps
Ep 22
Blood Brothers
Ep 21
Miss Red
Ep 20
Red Sauce
Ep 19
A Dozen Red Roses
Ep 18
Russet Potatoes
Ep 17
Carnelian Inc.
Ep 16
Bloodshot
Ep 15
Scarlett Fever
Ep 14
Crimson Casanova
Ep 13
Paint It Red
Ep 12
Red Rum
Ep 11
Red John's Friends
Ep 10
Red Brick and Ivy
Ep 9
Flame Red
Ep 8
The Thin Red Line
Ep 7
Seeing Red
Ep 6
Red-Handed
Ep 5
Redwood
Ep 4
Ladies in Red
Ep 3
Red Tide
Ep 2
Red Hair and Silver Tape
Ep 1
Pilot

Contributors

Become a contributor
More
Less

TV Listings

Full Listings
BROWSE | Shows | Videos | News | Listings | Forums | People | Photos | TV.com Blog

CBS Entertainment | About TV.com | About CBS Interactive | Jobs | Advertise

© 2012 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Ad Choice | Terms of Use