Patrick trades Hightower's secret location to Laroche for the four remaining names on his list. The team then sets up a trap to uncover Red John's real informant, leading to a possible face-to-face ...
CBI is on the hunt for a serial killer, but Patrick soon suspects that a blogger who is obsessed with the case may actually be the killer.
A new lead in a old case prompts Lisbon to postpone her plans to relocate to D.C. The delay allows Jane to examine his feelings for her and decide on a course of action.
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Title: The Mentalist (2008–2015)
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| Series cast summary: | |||
| Simon Baker | ... | Patrick Jane 151 episodes, 2008-2015 | |
| Robin Tunney | ... | Teresa Lisbon 151 episodes, 2008-2015 | |
| Tim Kang | ... | Kimball Cho 151 episodes, 2008-2015 | |
| Owain Yeoman | ... | Wayne Rigsby 132 episodes, 2008-2015 | |
| Amanda Righetti | ... | Grace Van Pelt / ... 132 episodes, 2008-2015 | |
Patrick Jane is a crime consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation. He has a particular gift for astute observation and reading people, honed through years of being a faux psychic. His gift makes him brilliant at solving murders, which is why the CBI have him around. However, his motive for taking on the role is purely one of revenge: find and kill the man who killed his wife and daughter - Red John. Written by grantss
I am very interested in the sort of mental tricks that are shown on this show. Not that I want to be the guy, I'm more interested in why the human brain works the way it does, and so far the tricks he uses are well based in reality...as strange as they are.
As much as I like crime dramas, there are so many of them on TV right now. I wish they could have exposed the psychology to viewers in a different format, but on the flip side, I can't suggest a better alternative either for the moment. For choosing an over-used format I take two ratings off a perfect 10. As the last reviewer suggested the plots will have to get strange to be new.
In contrast to the last reviewer, I do like the lead character a lot, probably because I understand more why he does the things he does. Simon Baker does a great job of acting as a Mentalist, from whom is he drawing his inspiration from? They must have a consultant helping the show.
If you want to understand the show better, you may be interested in Derren Brown - Tricks of the Mind videos.