EPISODE
SEASON
The Mentalist - Season 1
The first season kicks off at the scene of murder by famed serial killer John. John has just killed his daughter and wife. The Bureau of investigation is finally after John.
11 April 1971, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
7 September 1972, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA
18 April 1976, Miami, Florida, USA
23 February 1961, San Francisco, California, USA
1980, Chicago, Illinois, USA
16 March 1956, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
2 June 1968, Iran
23 July 1975, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
31 December 1967, Sydney, Australia
15 August 1957, Ljubljana, Slovenia
September 23, 2008
Too many serial killers threaten to overwhelm "The Mentalist."
September 23, 2008
As the setup for a TV show, this is no more ridiculous than Profiler and at least as likely as Patricia Arquette. And so far, so-so.
September 23, 2008
There's an old-school feel to the storytelling (shades of "Columbo") that makes it feel comfortable - perhaps too comfortable, or at least too easy.
September 23, 2008
The stories seem dashed-off, and whodunit quickly becomes whocareswhodunit.
September 23, 2008
We don't need another cop show, that's for sure -- especially on CBS. But if we're going to have one anyway, "The Mentalist" is definitely the way to go.
September 23, 2008
For the most, "The Mentalist" plays like just another clue-sifting procedural, so forgettable that I had difficulty recalling the particulars of the central case 15 minutes after watching it.
September 23, 2008
As a show, The Mentalist sets the power of science on the side and says up with people. In turn, we're paying it attention.
September 23, 2008
Unless the storytelling gets more interesting, you have to really like Baker to make "The Mentalist" more than something you pay casual attention to at best.
September 23, 2008
By now, of course, eccentric white male smartypants on police procedurals are all too common.