The Mentalists (4 Nov. 2011)

Sam and Dean investigate the murders of mediums in Lily Dale, the most "psychic" town in America. They discover that an angry spirit is killing off the psychics, but in a town full of ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Rohl

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator), Ben Acker,

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Dorian Brown

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Dorian Brown	...	Melanie Golden
Johnny Sneed	...	Jimmy Tomorrow
Rukiya Bernard	...	Camille Thibideaux
Dmitry Chepovetsky	...	Nikolai Lishin
Maureen Thomas	...	Grandma Goldy
Georgia Hacche	...	Camille's Client
Jennifer Koenig	...	Margaret Fox
Tabitha St. Germain	...	Nikolai's Friend
Gary Jones	...	Skeptical Husband
Kathryn Dobbs	...	Cynthia
David Bloom	...	Curator
Mia Ingimundson	...	Kate Fox
Travis Woloshyn	...	Waiter

Storyline

Sam and Dean investigate the murders of mediums in Lily Dale, the most "psychic" town in America. They discover that an angry spirit is killing off the psychics, but in a town full of people who claim to be summoning spirits, they have a little trouble identifying the medium controlling the ghost.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | zippo lighter | blood spatter | psychic vision | impersonating an fbi agent | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wonderland Sound and Vision, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)

User Reviews

That's more like it!

This is the show back to it's best, gory and thus more engaging than a blood splatter cut, which is almost as effective as throwing paint at a wall whenever a guy is punched. Here though there are good effects, which used to be what the show thrived on - I remember watching the SFX reels on the dvds - like the ghost ship, and the relationship between the two is more realistic, and also manages to balance the humour very well.

With all the underwhelming Leviathan stuff, and the increasingly annoying touchy-feely stuff which defies character style - Bobby in particular, which I can't help feeling is the responsibility of a misunderstanding, and probably female writer who doesn't hold the atmosphere in as much of a high-regard as the more classic episodes.

They needed the Leviathans to be genuine monsters, with massive presence, instead they are the typical personality bad guys, which is really disappointing - even the Egyptian Osiris god, was like a soap show villain. Leviathans as a concept should have been walking hannibal lectors, and although the head morphing is good in theory, it's not very appealing to see 1 second of a weird head and typical blood splatter. Their shifted form should be more close to ouroboros tentacle stuff in resident evil, or the very ambitious mayor-snake from Buffy.

This is Supernatural, not frackin gossip girl.