The Mentalist

By KP(KP@TheTwoCents.com) The Mentalist A Dozen Red Roses" Original Air Date: April 7, 2009. Liz - Associate Staff Writer liz@thetwocentscorp.com Okay, today's lesson was this: Hollywood is clearly awesome. Marilyn Monroe and Charlie Chaplin impersonators walk the streets, nepotism is well and a live, and every time you turn around someone is getting shot or telling on someone else for shooting someone. Clearly, Liz has a different definition of awesome than most people, but in her fiction, she'll take it. Continue Reading... photo: CBS]   [read the full post]

By KP(KP@TheTwoCents.com) The Mentalist Russet Potatoes" Original Air Date: March 31, 2009. Liz - Associate Staff Writer liz@thetwocentscorp.com So it's a normal day at CBI. Our heroes wait patiently in the security line to get into their offices, whispering about the people ahead of them, when a guy pulls in a bag of potatoes for the police. And when I say potatoes, of course I mean a dead body. There's a reason for the confusion, though. The man, Carl Reznick, is convinced that the bag is full of potatoes and nothing will persuade him otherwise. Using certain cues -- dilated pupils, steady heartbeat -- Jane quickly deduces that he has been hypnotized. Awesome. Continue Reading... photo: CBS]   [read the full post]

By KP(KP@TheTwoCents.com) The Mentalist Carnelian Inc." Original Air Date: March 24, 2009. Liz - Associate Staff Writer liz@thetwocentscorp.com So crime dramas aren't exactly usually my cup of tea and therefore I have not seen very many, but if I had to make a guess I would say that this week's Mentalist had one of the best openings, ever. Giant sharks in the desert and then a guy falls out of the sky into the Mojave Desert, right in front of Jane and company. Admit it, you laughed a little. Continue Reading... photo: CBS]   [read the full post]

By KP(KP@TheTwoCents.com) The Mentalist Scarlett Fever" Tonight's episode dealt with a motive that we have seen time and again: revenge. It seems like more and more like this show is less of a crime procedural than it is Patrick Jane's tour of the nine circles of Hell. Where's Virgil when you need him? photo: CBS]

By Rachel(noreply@blogger.com) The Mentalist Flame Red Original Air Date: 2 Dec 2008 Liz - TwoCents Reviewer liz@thetwocentscorp.com Oh, finally. Another episode where the theme was the most interesting part of the show. We had a case, and Patrick was up to some of his normal tricks (if scarecrow didn't have you in stitches, have your funnybone checked), but we got a real taste of how intense Patrick Jane can be. Using Moby Dick as a parallel, the question of justice versus vengeance comes up, and redemption to be found in revenge a la Captain Ahab. I know, it's some pretty deep shit, but stay with me on this one. Continue reading... photo: CBS.com]   [read the full post]