Blood in, Blood Out (11 Feb. 2010)

When a member of Cho's former gang, the Avon Park Playboys, is found murdered, Patrick Jane insists on helping Cho with his off-the-books investigation.

Director:

John Polson

Writers:

Bruno Heller (creator), Ken Woodruff,

Stars:

Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Simon Baker	...	Patrick Jane
Robin Tunney	...	Teresa Lisbon
Tim Kang	...	Kimball Cho
Owain Yeoman	...	Wayne Rigsby
Amanda Righetti	...	Grace Van Pelt
David Barrera	...	Frank Rodriguez
Alexandra Holden	...	Crystal Hargrove
Sandrine Holt	...	Elise Chaye
Jon Sklaroff	...	Adam Reed
Brenda Bakke	...	Det. Sharon Florey
Alice Lo	...	Suanne Seung
Bobby Nish	...	KS
Joseph C. Phillips	...	Alan Knee
Atticus Todd	...	Jon Jon
Jerry Zatarain Jr.	...	Ty

Storyline

When a member of Cho's former gang, the Avon Park Playboys, is found murdered, Patrick Jane insists on helping Cho with his off-the-books investigation.

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Plot Keywords:

drug dealer | gangbanging | loss of friend | gang banger | occam's razor | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 14, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Primrose Hill Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Quotes

Kimball Cho: [as Rigsby joins them] Why'd you call him?
Patrick Jane: Oh, um, you're an unreliable partner. I nearly got shot.

User Reviews

The worst episode yet.

This episode borders on the absurd.

A member of Cho's former gang, the "Avon Park Playboys" is found murdered. Cho starts his own investigation into the murder. It turns out, Cho's gang name had been "Ice Man" and that when he was a member of the gang in his youth, he shot and wounded the gang leader. After wounding the gang leader, Cho entered the military and later became a law enforcement officer.

First of all, the name "Avon Park Playboys" is just ridiculous. I'm not sure who would name a gang that and then stock it with tattooed murdering gang members. It seems more of a gang name for the Billionaire Boys Club. The acting is atrocious at best. Tim Kang (Cho) does a very poor job of trying to act like a man who is putting his past behind him. No matter how hard you try to stretch your imagination, you just can not envision Cho as a gang member. Much less a gang member who commits aggravated assault and then is accepting into the field of law enforcement.

I usually enjoy The Mentalist and I certainly hope this isn't a peek at things to come. This was by far the worst episode yet. Hopefully they will recover and be back to the usual stuff for the next episode and beyond.