Red Tide

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired
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A drowned girl's body is found on the Santa Marta beach, and many of her surfer friends are suspects. When interviews lead to nothing, Patrick uses his skills to determine and catch the killer.
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  • Lackluster by comparison

    6.5
    "Fair"
    By katiebsmith, Sep 06, 2011 Report Abuse
    Red Tide felt like it was lacking some of the usual mystery and pizazz of the previous episodes of The Mentalist. I absolutely LOVE Simon Baker, but even he was on my nerves in this episode. It all felt contrived; there were so few clues as to who was truly guilty that the ending was almost a shock, though none of the other endings have been. I also thought it felt scattered. There was too much going on in one short episode. It felt like everyone was going in different directions and the viewer was caught in the middle. If The Mentalist is to survive harsh critics, it needs to fix a few things: 1. get rid of Robin Tunney - she tries to play tough but comes off weak or catty 2. come up with more outrageous story lines 3. don't neglect Patrick Jane's history.moreless

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  • Very interesting episode.

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    By whiteraven2005, Mar 27, 2011 Report Abuse
    Liked Patrick's questions to the initial witnesses it's bizarre but genius: your instinctive answers to colour and animal indicate your unconscious impressions of someone. The choice of rabbit equals who Chris was gentle, sweet, helpless. It's a nice play on psychology the hawk and the rabbit. Rose really was smart make the entire group participate and it creates a pact of silence.

    I liked Lisbon reaching out to Chris' father the two remaining kids have lost their mother and sister, the father should do everything he can.

    Patrick's sandcastle was awesome. Loved the look on the little girl's face!

    Very interesting episode nicely complex with psychology thrown in.moreless

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  • A dead girl is found in the ocean.

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    By thefanof, Jul 21, 2010 Report Abuse
    The Mentalist is really starting to come into its own. Sure, we're only 3 episodes in and the program is formulaic by CBS standards, but it is still a well-written show.

    Patrick Jane is one of the most compelling characters on television. Like a chess master he is always one step ahead of his adversaries, and coincidentally is literally well-versed in the game. The scene with him building a spectacular sandcastle was hilarious on so many levels.

    At points the episode dragged, but as a whole it had me glued to my screen hoping to solve the mystery along with the CBI unit. I was guessing from start to finish and the end came as somewhat of a surprise. It's not necessary to constantly have a plethora of plot twists (like Law and Order often does) but an occasional tricking of the viewer is always a good thing.

    It's easy to see why The Mentalist has become the highest-rated new show.moreless

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  • The show's gettin better.

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    By Luainn, Jul 21, 2010 Report Abuse
    I really do think that! The first episode was, lets be honest, a little bit annoying. A guy whose fakes psychic abilities, and then becomes police consultant??!! Come on! That can't be serious.
    But then, next episode's got little bit better and better, so I started to think, that it still might be worth to watch.
    This episode - Red Tide - was the best episode since. Well written, interesting and whit a lot of laugh (the scene on the beach, while building a castle; the opening scene - looking for the keys, tha was funny:D ). Have to admit - I'm ipressed by the development of the show. Still have some doubts, but mainly, thanks to this episode, I'm willing to give it a second chance :)moreless

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  • When the body of a 15-year-old girl is found washed up on a beach in Santa Marta, the CBI are called in to investigate. Meanwhile, Jane saets a trap to get a group of surfers to turn on each other and ultimately reveal who the killer really is.moreless

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    By Tsilatnemeht, Nov 24, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode is another fine example of why I watch this series. I love the scene in the beginning were Jane uses his mentalist abilities to find where Van Pelt hid the van keys, "Who's got shotgun?". My all time favorite moment was when they played the little game at the end, and everyone was turning on each other. I suspected Danny was the killer since the hypnosis scene, but, I never suspected all of them. The cast were all amazing as always and the writing was marvelous. You could ask for a better episode. Ok, I am giving this episode to much credit. Yes, the cast was amazing. Yes, the writing was great, but,this episode is my second least favorite, so far, followed by the Pilot.moreless

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    • Hope, Danny, Andy and Win were interrogated alone, without presence of their parents or legal guardians or lawyers. As they are minors police must wait for the arrival of their legal guardians even if the suspects didn't ask for them, or to provide some sort of public legal guardian to bear witness that the interrogation was not under coercion. Otherwise, all the confessions and all the information received during interrogation are inadmissible in the court. And police can not pursuit any leads from such information because it's called "fruits of a poisonous tree" and also inadmissible. Edit
    • When Patrick gathers Christine's four friends at Devon point in order to put his cunning plan in motion the day is bright. Once they've pushed the gate and sit on the beach it's complete dark. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Rudý příliv (Red High Tide) Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: The Netherlands: January 8, 2009 on SBS6 Spain: January 15, 2009 on La Sexta Norway: January 21, 2009 on TV3 Belgium: February 11, 2009 on VT4 Denmark: February 16, 2009 on TV3 Hungary: February 16, 2009 on RTL-Klub Sweden: March 3, 2009 on TV3 Germany: March 15, 2009 on SAT 1 United Kingdom: April 9, 2009 on Channel Five Thailand: April 23, 2009 on True Series Finland: September 17, 2009 on MTV3 Czech Republic: December 14, 2009 on TV Nova Slovakia: January 18, 2010 on Markiza Poland: September 20, 2010 on TVN India: November 22, 2010 on Zee Cafe Edit

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    • Cho: You had the keys the whole time. Rigsby: You gotta let it go, man. Cho: Did you have the keys in your hand? Jane: If I tell you how it's done, the Magic Circle will send a team of assassins to kill us all. It's the law. Edit
    • Van Pelt: It's gotta be tough. Lisbon: What? Van Pelt: I mean, a drunk driver. Isn't that what happened to your mother? (Lisbon stares at her) Sorry. It's not my business. Lisbon: We don't discuss our personal lives in this unit. It's not useful and it's not professional. Edit
    • Jane: You want symbolic? You're a hawk and Christine was a rabbit. Hope: What does that even mean? Jane: Bird of prey, rabbit. You tell me. Edit

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