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Friday, 15 of November of 2024

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The Mentalist – “Red Moon”

I’m sure we can all think of examples where revenge has worked splendidly.”

I received a pretty high compliment from Justin Fowler on Twitter a few days ago: “One of the reasons I like your blog is that you guys write about shows most other blogs don’t. No Mentalist, tho.”

I like that we write (and now talk) about shows that don’t get a lot coverage at the more visited blogs (though A.V. Club’s new leadership will be adjusting some of that I think). In any case, I decided to thank Justin for his compliment by reviewing this week’s The Mentalist. This was a bit of fun because I’ve never seen an entire episode of The Mentalist (Pysch for life, yo). Based on the promos, I expected a reasonably light, but not too light, procedural about a stylish guy who is seeking the man who murdered his family.

I think I got a different kind of episode than what is normal for this show, as it appears I stumbled onto an episode concerned in some way with the Red John storyline and it was a little darker than I was expecting, especially Patrick Jane himself. Read more »