RELATED | CBS Fall Schedule Revealed: The Mentalist On Hold for MidseasonĪfter dousing Jane with a glass of water and a bit later reading him the riot act, Lisbon makes tracks for the airport. Upon checking in, Lisbon finds waiting in her room dresses to wear, for which she promptly thanks Jane, who shrugs, “It’s our last case,” so it should be extra “nice.”īut then, en route to dinner (while looking quite dynamite), Lisbon discovers that Jane booked their rooms before the mysterious letter ever surfaced - meaning (as probably 85 percent of us had already decided/assumed), Jane wrote it, not the killer. That sends Jane and Lisbon to Miami, where the latter eventually cracks a code at the bottom of the missive, pointing them to a cozy island lodge. The episode then headed in a new direction when a random cold case churned up a fresh clue - a letter seemingly written by the killer, taunting the Feds. Will End With 2-Hour Series Finale - Get Airdate The Mentalist is one of those tortured anti-heroes the strikes a cord with the audience and we can not wait to unravel Patrick's full story.It’s Official: Magnum P.I. Simon Baker portrays these subtle shades of Patrick's personality with an ease, and has made this so accessible to the audience. He's warm and cold at the same time, full of contradictions and full of flaws. He is charming yet gritty, nonchalant yet brilliant, careless yet vulnerable. The show is named after the lead protagonist, and he promptly delivers. But the show is slowly providing space for their development. Lisbon, Cho, Rigby and Van Pelt all play second fiddle to Patrick and look like sidekicks rather than team members. Another drawback is the seemingly lack of character depth in the minor cast members. The show however still follows much of the conventional approach to to the crime genre, with the cliché of red-herrings, incompetent officers and a detective on a personal mission, but the charisma of Simon Baker as the lead detective Patrick Jane pulls the show together. The way each case is solved is complex, yet very believable, and the magic comes from the sense of wonder at Patrick's mind tricks. It is a breathe of fresh air in a genre saturated with technical jargon and outlandish plot. Unlike other crime TV series such as CSI, that depend on sophisticated, often over-the top 'scientific' methodology (CGI effects) to appeal to audiences, the Mentalist brings us back to the good old 'detective's hunch' style of crime-busting. And of course its always Patrick that comes out on top. The humour and tension between the characters do not appear to be contrived. The conventional law abiding enforcement officers are often at odds with Patrick's eccentric and often risqué way of going about solving crimes. The dynamic between him and the rest of the unit is one of great 'hooks' of this show. The character of Patrick is full of intrigue he's sexy, funny, smooth but at the same time is tormented by a dark secret of his own doing. But Patrick is no psychic, he relies upon acute observation and a penchant for playing mind games with the 'suspects' (and other members of the unit)to solve the case. The lead character Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) aka the 'Mentalist' plays a 'psychic' consultant for a serious crime unit headed by Lisbon (played Robin Tunney, "Prison Break") along with the rest of the cast, Cho (Tim Kang "Rambo"), Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti, "OC") and Rigby (Owain Yeoman "Nine").
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