On this week’s episode of “The Mentalist,” serious and long-suffering CBI agent Lisbon (played with eye-rolling perfection by Robin Tunney) finds love. Or at least lust. The object of Lisbon’s affections is much-married rich guy Walter Mashburn, a handsome and charming if a bit too self-assured, character introduced to us last season. After flirting cleverly, […]
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The hit CBS show “The Mentalist” is an interesting adaptation to a traditional procedural crime drama. The main character Patrick Jane, played by Simon Baker, is a writer who uses the interesting stories behind each criminal investigations as inspiration for his writing. What started out to be a simple hobby has now turned into a […]
The February 23, 2012, episode of “The Mentalist” entitled “His Thoughts Were Red” featured a guest appearance by Malcolm McDowell portraying Bret Stiles, the guru of a cult called Visualize. McDowell’s character had appeared in a previous episode as Patrick Jane’s nemesis. This time, Stiles has been framed for the murder of Gabriel Meadows, an […]
At the end of last season, Red John was supposedly killed by Patrick Jane. Supposedly is the key here, because the whole show is about Jane seeking vengeance, not justice, on Red John. So with Red John supposedly dead, will the series end? Hardly. So did Jane kill Red John? No. Here’s why. Red John […]
When The Mentalist first aired in 2008 I was excited about it. My thinking was “Finally! A crime show that gives the viewer clues to figure out for themselves!” And Simon Baker to boot! If ever there was an Aussie who could turn people’s heads, he’s definitely the man. Okay, so is Alex O’Laughlin, but […]
In the 1/6/11 “Bloodsport” episode of “The Mentalist” was one where an undercurrent involving Agent Rigsby continued to emerge. In fact, the mystery of the arson assertion for me began to overtake the primary episodic storyline. The reporter’s death, her father’s understandable grief and heart attack (broken heart), and the fight-fixing story line are pretty […]