EPISODE
SEASON
The Mentalist - Season 1
Patrick Jane dedicates his life to hunting down Red John; a serial killer that utterly killed his wife and child.
2 September 1970, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA
4 December 1965, Devils Lake, North Dakota, USA
17 January 1985, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
13 July 1953, San Antonio, Texas, USA
September 23, 2008
As the setup for a TV show, this is no more ridiculous than Profiler and at least as likely as Patricia Arquette. And so far, so-so.
September 23, 2008
Unless the storytelling gets more interesting, you have to really like Baker to make "The Mentalist" more than something you pay casual attention to at best.
September 23, 2008
Too many serial killers threaten to overwhelm "The Mentalist."
September 23, 2008
As a show, The Mentalist sets the power of science on the side and says up with people. In turn, we're paying it attention.
September 23, 2008
We don't need another cop show, that's for sure -- especially on CBS. But if we're going to have one anyway, "The Mentalist" is definitely the way to go.
September 23, 2008
For the most, "The Mentalist" plays like just another clue-sifting procedural, so forgettable that I had difficulty recalling the particulars of the central case 15 minutes after watching it.
September 23, 2008
By now, of course, eccentric white male smartypants on police procedurals are all too common.
September 23, 2008
There's an old-school feel to the storytelling (shades of "Columbo") that makes it feel comfortable - perhaps too comfortable, or at least too easy.
September 23, 2008
The stories seem dashed-off, and whodunit quickly becomes whocareswhodunit.
