The Mentalist is back in full swing! Last Thursday saw the airing of the first episode of The Mentalist’s new season. If you are new to this addictive, fun and intense crime/msytery/drama/thriller, you can read these posts on the show and the characters:
The Mentalist vs . Castle – fun characters and plots comparison
Television’s 3 Most Brilliant and Emotionally Intense Characters- feat Patrick Jane
Where the characters ended up after 2 seasons:
– In several episodes, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) got close to the murderer of his wife and daughter – Red John. However John elluded him and his mates in the CBI.
– Patrick was close to dating and romantic possibilities, until he crossed paths with Christina (Leslie Hope) again.
He didn’t believe in her ability as a psychic, but was impressed with her ability to read people and it seemed like he found his match in the mental area. They even agreed to go on a date, but Red John stroke again. Christina made the mistake of thinking she could reach out to the serial killer’s troubled soul and she ended up being kidnapped by him. Of course this traumatized Patrick.
– Agents Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) and Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti) dated and it was going good, until they had to come out to Lisbon and the director. If they wanted to keep dating, one of them needed to transfer. Van Pelt didn’t want this kind of pressure on their relationship so they ended it. It was awkward for a while but they got the hang of it.
Red John has Christina but no one really knows what happened to her. Their recent case is of a well-known and respected businessman – he has been kidnapped and his driver was shot to death in the process. Patrick has no interest in the case but because the guy is an important member of the society, Lisbon is pressured to involve Patrick. So she manipulates him into the case. Chow (Tim Kang) is taking care of the kidnapped man’s wife, while Patrick and Lisbon interview the dead guy’s family: his ex-wife and their daughter, with her step-dad. Of course Jane solves the case from day 1, but messes with Lisbon and their bosses just for the hell of it.
The Mentalist is back and it feels like it never went away. The chemistry and the fun are all there. If you haven’t started already, you are missing out on a great show.
Episode 2
Patrick Jane gets a call from his brother-in-law Danny. When cops arrive at the crime scene, they find a dead body and Jane holding the murder weapon. Lisbon persuades the detective to release Patrick to her custody. She knows Patrick didn’t commit the crime, but she is not sure about Danny and neither is Patrick. But he is ready to find and help Danny.
We get another fun, intriguing and emotional episode as Patrick’s search takes us to the “carnies” and we get to find out a little bit more about Jane’s past and his relationship with his deceased wife.
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Fun note: Last season, I had covered both The Mentalist and Castle separately and then did a post comparing these shows. Funnily enough, season 3 for both shows gave us one more similarity, as Castle also was suspected for murder this season. Castle’s happened in episode 1 while Jane’s happened in episode 2.
Posts featuring Simon Baker and The Mentalist
The Mentalist TV Series Review- Starring Simon Baker
Castle vs The Mentalist- Comparing the two addictive shows
Television’s 3 Most Brilliant, Emotionally Broken Men: Patrick Jane, Gregory House and Jack Bauer
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All Posts Featuring Simon Baker
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