The Mentalist

[Xena Worried prince]

Is it just me or is the plot so thin that you can see where it is going before the cast can ?

Maybe I am a mentalist (or just Mental before anyone points that one out)

Xena

[bigbadwolf]

I liked it.

[Xena Worried prince]

Ahh, I didn't say I didn't like it, I was asking did you find the conclusion obvious ?

[bigbadwolf]

Mmmmmmmmm....That's a very good question Xena. As I said, I liked it but from what I saw they made a few errors. Was the culprit red John (the smiley face killer) because at the end when he's confronted by 'the mentalist' he mentions the note the red john character left on the door of the mentalists daughters bedroom. If he was the person who murdered your entire family you'd go postal not just shrug it off. They also seem to be attempting to achieve a bit of a C.S.I feel to the team.

[bignumber5]

Is this the "what if derren brown used his powers for good?" show? have yet to see it, but when i was at school "mentalist" was used as the possessive case of to be mental, so simply the name of the show makes me snigger.

[bigbadwolf]

Pretty much BN5.

[Asset]

I watched it with my son - he now thinks I'm psychic 'cos I was predicting what was gonna happen - ha ha.

Quite liked it as a mild diversion.

BBW - no, the nutty doctor was not red john, that one will run and run methinks. He was referring to the letter under the door at the hotel.

Although thinking about it - what was the motive for the doctor bludgeoning them to death? I've forgotten.

[bigbadwolf]

The bloke who got murdered was embezzeling money that was otherwise going to be donated to charities active in Africa.

[bignumber5]

ah, crime drama with a moral dilemma... deep.

[mystique]

This is a flashy ,but far less satisfying version of 'Medium' BBC1 (late night) The medium herself is actually psychic and has a realistic (ish) family life and a V cute husband....I just like it .

[bigbadwolf]

I'm sorry Mystique but the Medium is utter gash. If I was married to a woman like that she'd soon find herself in the spirit world, permanently!

[Xena Worried prince]

Any idea why my PVR has decided "Series linking" means recording the pilot episode 3 times so far

Now that is MENTAL

[bigbadwolf]

Does it run on coal?

[Xena Worried prince]

no steam!!

[Xena Worried prince]

Finally worked out the problem

It is a problem with the signal provided by C5 / Five US as they seem to think that they are both showing the same series at the same time so the series linking facility identifies both episodes as being linked even though one is a repeat of the other.

Have to catch up on last nights episode (so don't spoil it) as the steam is building up on the PVR now !!

[PeckhamRose]

I like the Mentalist. A lot of it is - as Derren Brown has said before himself - a life time of just observing people's reactions, working out what they say and learn body language and so on. The Series of course has a glossy American thing going on, but the point still stands, and I like it a lot. Specially like it because it is absolutely not the psychic thing happening. Because that's bollox innit.

[flapjackdavey]

i don't have no idea what any of you are talking about

[Asset]

have I missed the second one?, I can't remember when I watched it now. Is it repeated? I effing know I'll prob never see it again now.

[lenster]

Not sure when it is shown on C5, but second one is repeated on Sunday 7pm on Five USA.