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Jane and the team investigate the murder of a tutor; the investigation soon turns into a search for a priceless ring stolen from a British museum. Meanwhile, Lisbon is worried when Molly Hightower takes charge of the CBI.
"Mentalist, noun. Someone who uses mental acuity, hypnosis and/or suggestion. A master manipulator of thoughts and behavior." The Mentalist tells the tale of Patrick Jane, who is employed as an independent consultant working with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to solve crimes.… More He had been making a living as a psychic, and he would assist the police on cases -- until his life changed when he lost the two most important people in his life to one of those serial killers he was helping track. He now uses his refined observation skills to help the CBI solve cases. He works with Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon, Agents Kimball Cho and Wayne Rigsby and the rookie Grace Van Pelt. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television.
The Mentalist is one of many shows I find worth following every week; it's a unique flavor of Police-tinted television program which I find particularly entertaining compared to other action/drama's (half of the time I'm chuckling away and the other half I find myself thinking...he did… More not just do that!). Although season 1 had lots of dark moments and suspense/tragedy (we learn about Red John and how he and Jane are involved), and in season 2 someone managed to kill Bosco, the rest of season 2 has seemed quite shallow so far. We've definately seen a lot of character development (not so much in Kimbel) and I love getting to know the characters better, but I'm starting to develop some serious beef with this show :P This brings me to the topic title; Is The Mentalist becoming a bit too predictable? 1. Patrick realized that joining the CBI would help him understand Red John, get closer to him and ideally exact his revenge. Although Patrick used to seem 'distracted' at work whenever he remebered his murdered family, judging by the recent episodes it's almost as if that 'minor' detail has been completely forgotten by everyone involved with the show. Maybe it's me, but doesn't his acting/script give us the impression that he's an immature-smartass-bachelor without any responsibilities? (Remember the Lambo that rolled over the cliff?) He seems unpunishable and infinitely joyous...at least in Monk we were constantly burdened with Monk's memories of his wife, Trudy. 2. Ever since Bosco died it seems as if the Red John trail completely dissolved and everybody forgot it ever happened. In season 1, and with Bosco around, Patrick seemed pretty persistent when it came to solving/working on the Red John files - but as soon as Bosco and two other agents were attacked, everyone lost interest within the next few episodes. I understand that if the writers were to weave in more Red John related episodes in this season, the show would have run its course in 2 or 3 seasons. I also realize that at the CBI (or any other realistic bureau), there are plenty of other cases they have to work on - but why are they completely ignnoring Red John :S ? It seems Patrick and the others are just jumping around working on small cases while failing to solve the bigger mystery... Also, When the secretary that shot Bosco and the two other agents was taken into custody, didn't anyone see the person who rubbed the poison onto her in the hallway? Please share your opinion :) + How wrong am I?
After reading over a few of the reviews on the most recent episode (Code Red), I wanted to rant a little bit about expectations in television. Being critical of a show is not a bad thing, far from it. The idealist in me thinks that criticism will trickle its way back to the writers, resulting in a… More change or improvement to the show. The realist in me knows that this is probably not the case but recognizes that reviews/criticism promote critical thinking, interpretation, and debate skills. And that is just super. That being said, criticism has to be in the context of the show. One cannot criticize science fiction for having faster than light travel, because it is science fiction . The show may have many realistic things depicted in it, but the background, the mechanics of the show, are fiction. Ultimately, The Mentalist is fiction. Realistic fiction, but fiction all the same. Can a person really read people as completely as Patrick Jane does? Of course not! That is a fictional component of an otherwise realistic show used to advance the story, plot, and characters. Does that mean that a show that is fiction cannot be criticized for being unreasonable? No! My first review was a scathing criticism of The Mentalist for a grossly unrealistic episode. I'll explain my criticism of 'Blood In, Blood Out' in contrast to the criticism of 'Code Red': The main problem with 'Blood In, Blood Out' is that the unreasonable fictional elements were a main part of the story. A confession obtained under duress, a quasi-sociopath Cho, and weak overall mystery resulted in the worst episode I have ever seen. These were not small things intended to advance the story, these things were the story . The Mentalist is a crime procedural. The crimes are unrealistic, the process of finding the culprit is unrealistic, but, damn it, threatening to shoot a suspect for a confession is absurd! The calm and cold, yet ultimately moral, Cho turning to torture? Seriously? The very story and plot was ridiculous and unreal within the fiction of the show. The problem most people are complaining about in 'Code Red' is the lack of safety and realism in the laboratory. It is a valid complaint, that laboratory is not very realistic at all, and could have been made better with a more talented writer (I believe someone mentioned a tear in a PPS, and that would have been an excellent explanation that requires significantly less disbelief.). The thing is, though, that the laboratory wasn't the story. The story was Patrick Jane attempting to catch the murderer through a complex process similar to a chess game. The lab complimented the story, the lab was the background for the story, but the story was not: "This is how you act in a bio-weapons lab". The story was: "This is how a gifted man catches a killer, whilst (barely) operating within the realm of law."
I've never watched any of the Mentalist and I don't intend to but I was watching this interview of James Roday and Dule Hill on the Today Show and they pretty much made it seem like the Mentalist was just a poor imitation of Psych. What surprises me most, however, is that Psych… More premiered in 2006, a whole 2 years before the Mentalist first came on air meaning that CBS must have known about the show and yet still went ahead and started airing it despite the fact that the show's core concept is exactly the same as Psych's. Ok, I'm sure there are various sub-plots in the Mentalist that are completely different to those that feature in Psych but come on, the main idea is exactly the same as Psych's. Is there anyone here who has watched both shows? I'd be interested to see your take on the whole Psych/Mentalist concept theft that seems to have occured.
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The Mentalist reminds me of a lot of Columbo.
When I first sat down to watch The Mentalist, I thought that it was an ok show but I really wasn't impressed with it. I compare most Detective / Mystery shows to Columbo and most of those shows fall short.
The main reason why I wasn't impressed with The Mentalist was because I thought that character Jane was created as a cheap Columbo knock off, but I was wrong.
There are a lot of similarities between Columbo and Jane but there are also a lot of differences. The Mentalist is more upbeat and takes away some of the darkness to a typical murder mystery.
The Mentalist is a really good show, though not as thought provoking as Columbo but still a good show.
The Mentalist is the best show currently airing on broadcast television. hide show
A mentalist is a master manipulator of thought and behavior. The mentalist is Patrick Jane (Simon Baker in an acclaimed performance), a celebrity psychic whose wife and child are viciously murdered by an elusive serial killer called Red John. Devastated, Patrick admits his paranormal act is fake, renounces his earlier life and uses his astonishing skills of observation and analysis - talents that made him appear psychically gifted - to bring killers to justice. At crime scenes across California, Patrick now helps an elite team of detectives break their toughest cases. But no matter how many criminals he catches, Patrick never forgets his central goal: Find Red John. And bring him down. Patrick's superior is the no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon who openly resists having Patrick in her unit and frequently alternates between reluctantly acknowledging his usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon's team includes Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and rookie member Grace Van Pelt, who all think Patrick's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases. Sometimes light-hearted and funny, sometimes serious and dramatic. All in all, The Mentalist is the best show currently airing on broadcast television.
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I love this how so clever, and i love Simon Baker so gorgeus and from Aus land like me, hope it ends up with like four or five series.
The Mentalist
This crime drama centers on Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), a well-known former television psychic who, after being exposed as a fraud, uses his very real abilities as a mentalist to help the California Bureau of Investigation solve crimes. As a mentalist, Jane uses his highly developed skills of observation, deduction and manipulation to aid the Serious Crimes unit. He's charismatic, if a bit odd - an edgy, modern Sherlock Holmes whose controversial methods often cross the line, but, ultimately prove him right.
Hope it last for even longer
I found this show interesting at first. It was sort of a less comical version of Psyche, and I liked the puzzle solving approach and the Sherlock Holmes like deductions. And the lead was quirky and interesting.
After seeing the first episode I didn't watch it for a while. I liked it, but there was something else on that night I liked more. But later I caught some more episodes. Oddly enough, the Psyche approach seemed to have seemed to have been tossed out, making the show more of a standard cop/detective thing.
But I still liked the lead, and I kept watching until this episode where some hypnotist has this army of the hypnotized do their bidding.
It wasn't that I made a conscious decision to stop watching the show at this point, but I have a long history of giving up on a show when it does something really moronic. A super hypnotist would make sense in an episode of Batman or Superman, but in The Mentalist it struck me as being utterly ludicrous. The show simply turned out to be stupider than I thought it was, and I've never watched it sense.
They took it off Tuesdays, My only night off
They did the Unit, too. Now it's been canceled.I love Mentalist.Simon Baker is perfecto. It was last "years hottest new show"
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Not your ordinary case,eh? But what case is?
Where's Jane going now?
Patrick Jane has been assigned to the CBI. He's not a cop, doesn't carry a gun, can't fight. But can he solve cases! "Let him go, there's a reason he's here"
"Ok,but stay with him" Jane will figure it out, call out the perps for the scum they are, then in the end he will show humanity and mercy for the victims, lift them up you know,bring estranged relatives together.
Then there's the subplot that carries through the entire series--Red John who murdered Jane's wife and daughter (it happened before the series started)At first there were very few details,we learned a little at a time. Red John is still out there and Patrick Jane wants his justice!
I haven't seen any of season 2 yet...
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