RedJohn-related stories
Posted Nov 13th 2009 12:52AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Mentalist
(S02E07) "This man ... I don't even know what he is. He is an accident waiting to happen." - Bosco about Jane
Don't adjust your computer screen. The picture above was not tempered with: Jane and Bocso are in the same area and are not at each others' throat! As Bob hinted at the end of
his review of last week's The Mentalist episode, the "Jane and Bosco having to work closely together on a case" episode we've been expecting since Bosco joined the show has finally arrived!
Continue reading Review: The Mentalist - Red Bulls
Posted Jan 14th 2009 1:03AM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Mentalist
(S01E12) The opening scenes grabbed me right away this week.
The Mentalist is best when Jane is doing his divergent thing, and that's just what he does when the rest of the team goes into the flower shop to interview the missing boy's parents. He puts together the pink bike, the glance to the woods and the crows and finds the boy's body before the theme. Nice.
There were other parts of this episode that were throwbacks to the early days, when Jane was not only way ahead of the team, but also more over the top than some of the more recent episodes. Thank you, Bruno Heller!
Continue reading The Mentalist: Red Rum
Posted Jan 7th 2009 1:42AM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Mentalist
Finally, an episode of
The Mentalist with a significant amount of story arc. We really got to see Jane's lust for revenge in this one, and the lengths he would go just to get a bit closer to finding out who Red John is.
The Mentalist jumped out of its formula slightly this week, and it worked for me. We learned some new things about Jane, Red John and the team, and even though it could have been an extremely dark episode, it was just dark enough to get the point across while still being entertaining.
Continue reading The Mentalist: Red John's Friends
Posted Dec 19th 2008 7:29PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Saturday Night Live, Festivus, The Office, Celebrities, 30 Rock, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl, Mad Men, Life on Mars, The Mentalist
Since I'm still new enough at TV Squad not to exist on the "Meet the TV Squad" page, this is my first Festivus. It's nice to be able to dig deep into my heart for all of my TV wishes in hopes that some internet fairy will grant them and make the television landscape just a little bit more awesome... for me, at least.
Without further ado, here is what I want for Festivus:
- Christina Hendricks and the rest of the Mad Men cast should guest-star on more shows. Ever since I started watching Mad Men, I've noticed Hendricks popping up places. She's on an episode of Without a Trace here, an old episode of Cold Case there... I love me some Joan Holloway and Mad Men isn't returning soon enough. I loved seeing Jon Hamm host SNL, and I'm super excited about his upcoming guest stint on 30 Rock. More please!
Continue reading All Kona wants for Festivus
Posted Dec 17th 2008 2:07AM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Mentalist
(S01E10) Man, I just love
The Mentalist. This episode was no exception. Yes, it's a formulaic show, but like
House, I've grown to love every piece of the formula and feel robbed if something is missing.
The only negatives tonight? Once again, I knew who did it early on in the episode, but they really did a good job of creating many believable suspects this week. I also missed mention of Red John, although we did get to learn a little bit more about Jane in the aftermath of his tragedy through his relationship with Sophie.
Let's get into the nitty-gritty after the jump.
Continue reading The Mentalist: Red Brick and Ivy
Posted Dec 2nd 2008 11:26PM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Mentalist
(S01E09) I had been craving more Jane, and also more interaction with the team, and I got my wish on both counts in this week's
The Mentalist. The opening scene with Jane reading Lisbon's mind was so much fun, and I love the little seed he planted: "Now I have access to your innermost thoughts."
Simon Baker continues to please with his larger-than-life presence. He reminds me a bit of Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen in
Burn Notice -- just one smart smile can say so much.
Just when I was starting to think I was
The Mentalist, because I could predict the killer in the first act of the show, they threw me off a bit. Ah, something's got to keep my ego in check, I suppose. I have to say, I had a bit more fun not knowing, even though I get that it is about Jane's thought process and not really a whodunnit.
Continue reading The Mentalist: Flame Red
Posted Nov 28th 2008 9:02PM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Celebrities, Reality-Free, The Mentalist
Being a huge fan of CBS's new show,
The Mentalist, I was pretty thrilled to see a smart and insightful
Q&A with Bruno Heller over at
The Live Feed with James Hibberd.
What struck me the most about this interview was that the questions were good ones, and the answers were thoughtful, honest and complete. So many times I'll get excited about an on-line interview, only to find that I haven't learned anything new about the interviewee and / or the show, and I'll finish reading the interview with the feeling that the person didn't really want to be interviewed in the first place.
Thanks to Hibberd's good questions and Heller's elaborate answers, we learn how
The Mentalist came about, Heller's history with procedurals, how Heller feels about
The Mentalist, and more. Was Heller's answer about Red John spoilery? Join me after the jump to find out ...
Continue reading Bruno Heller talks of The Mentalist, procedurals, and Simon Baker
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