You're who I come to when I catch up on The Mentalist, haha. So here I am again! Sorry? :)
I'm not sure how I feel about the reboot overall. Mostly I like it. I really liked the art dealer episode too. A few of the others were kind of... nothing special, and some were even blah. :/ I think I'm not used to the different dynamic and lack of Rigsby and Van Pelt yet. A matter of time probably. It feels like maybe they don't know how to have Fischer and Lisbon being different people existing at the same time, so the art episode was nice in that respect. I wasn't immediately super happy about Lisbon's boyfriend, I admit, but Jane's processing is kind of satisfying to see, and I like seeing her happy, finally. To have a life outside work. I don't want her to go to DC, but it's nice that she's getting to have good things and I wouldn't want her to give it up to wait around for Jane forever, you know? Silly boy. I wouldn't want this to be It but like... Jane is going nowhere fast. :/ He does tell her she's beautiful, but it's kind of... impotently, I guess? Like, you wouldn't know if there's anything behind it. Anyway. Robin Tunney continues to make great faces. :)
I like the reboot a lot. I would have prefered if they'd just fixed the show in its earlier context. I miss the CBI.
I really enjoy Abbot and Wiley. I enjoyed Fischer in her first couple of episodes, but I do think the character has been bungled. And totally agree that the show doesn't seem to know how to differentiate her from Lisbon. The way to do that wasn't to have Fischer spend a lot of time with Jane in her first few eps, either. That was super problematic.
I really wish they'd done the Lisbon's boyfriend storyline earlier. I'm enjoying how they're doing it, but it's starting to feel rushed (for logistical reasons, I supsect). I can only assume Lisbon's not actually going to go to DC. I find that method of (probably) getting rid of the boyfriend a bit annoying. Just because it requires the relationship getting really serious, ridiculously fast. And I'm not sure I want to watch Lisbon and the boyfriend for much longer. A few episodes is charming. Too long, and I might not enjoy it so much.
I'm really enjoying Jane's reactions though. Like he's realized he screwed this up. It pleases me.
And I obviously alwyays enjoy Robin Tunney's faces. To the extent that I am sad when she hasn't been in a scene in a while.
When Fischer asked what Jane's type was and Lisbon was like UM IDK I remember noticing it really highlighted their similarities, to me at least? Idk if that's what they were going for or if it was obvious anyway, which it kind of was, but anyway. Watching everything after the hiatus in one go, I can't realllly differentiate when this happened chronologically, but it seemed to further them not knowing how to have them both in a scene without taking away from each other in a way that didn't really happen with Grace. Blerg. It was like for a while she was going to be the new Lisbon (pfft) and then she just stopped... all these little things make me kind of question the reboot. If it was really smooth... but it's not. :/
I'm really enjoying Jane's reactions though. Like he's realized he screwed this up. It pleases me. Heeee yes this. You express it much better than I do, heheheh. I also like HOW he's expressing this little "oh shit" moment, like he's clearly a little flustered, but still seeming happy for her and making her life easier. It's the only acceptable response, and it's what can lead to the female being like "oh well this is never going to happen" and riding off into the late afternoon, but if he was all petty or teased her too much it would be unacceptable. But I kind of wish they'd talked when she went downstairs and put the blanket over him, or something. Something and then when she first tried to say no to whatever-his-name, and looked a little to the left, it would be because some tiny thing had been sparked into a maybe. Or if not, this really should have happened earlier as a slow build. Like, it was a bit late. It couldn't have been too early because she needed time to get her groove back but depending how this resolves it risks feeling messy. But there is the conceivable potential, if this were the real world at least, for her to say yes, because afaik she doesn't really have anything in Austin (is that even where they are?) besides Jane and Cho and her job, and Jane isn't making a compelling case and the FBI is everywhere.
Sorry, I got super behind on my LJ comments and such.
I think making Lisbon and Fischer similar to a point is deliberate. And I think it's part of the reason they'd make good friends. But there is a section where they were definitely almost interchangeable. I actually thought they did a really good job with both characters for the first couple of episodes of the reboot. It was the next couple that were rockier, for me.
I'm kind of annoyed by how they're dealing with the Lisbon/Jane at the moment, to be honest. And by kind of annoyed, I mean really annoyed. I understand why, to a point, but I think they've made D.C. a bit too perfect-sounding. And I think the Pike thing has been an episode too long. Also, the number of times Lisbon and Jane have gotten interrupted at the start of a conversation is ridiculous.
I'm not sure how I feel about the reboot overall. Mostly I like it. I really liked the art dealer episode too. A few of the others were kind of... nothing special, and some were even blah. :/ I think I'm not used to the different dynamic and lack of Rigsby and Van Pelt yet. A matter of time probably. It feels like maybe they don't know how to have Fischer and Lisbon being different people existing at the same time, so the art episode was nice in that respect. I wasn't immediately super happy about Lisbon's boyfriend, I admit, but Jane's processing is kind of satisfying to see, and I like seeing her happy, finally. To have a life outside work. I don't want her to go to DC, but it's nice that she's getting to have good things and I wouldn't want her to give it up to wait around for Jane forever, you know? Silly boy. I wouldn't want this to be It but like... Jane is going nowhere fast. :/ He does tell her she's beautiful, but it's kind of... impotently, I guess? Like, you wouldn't know if there's anything behind it. Anyway. Robin Tunney continues to make great faces. :)
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I really enjoy Abbot and Wiley. I enjoyed Fischer in her first couple of episodes, but I do think the character has been bungled. And totally agree that the show doesn't seem to know how to differentiate her from Lisbon. The way to do that wasn't to have Fischer spend a lot of time with Jane in her first few eps, either. That was super problematic.
I really wish they'd done the Lisbon's boyfriend storyline earlier. I'm enjoying how they're doing it, but it's starting to feel rushed (for logistical reasons, I supsect). I can only assume Lisbon's not actually going to go to DC. I find that method of (probably) getting rid of the boyfriend a bit annoying. Just because it requires the relationship getting really serious, ridiculously fast. And I'm not sure I want to watch Lisbon and the boyfriend for much longer. A few episodes is charming. Too long, and I might not enjoy it so much.
I'm really enjoying Jane's reactions though. Like he's realized he screwed this up. It pleases me.
And I obviously alwyays enjoy Robin Tunney's faces. To the extent that I am sad when she hasn't been in a scene in a while.
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I'm really enjoying Jane's reactions though. Like he's realized he screwed this up. It pleases me. Heeee yes this. You express it much better than I do, heheheh. I also like HOW he's expressing this little "oh shit" moment, like he's clearly a little flustered, but still seeming happy for her and making her life easier. It's the only acceptable response, and it's what can lead to the female being like "oh well this is never going to happen" and riding off into the late afternoon, but if he was all petty or teased her too much it would be unacceptable. But I kind of wish they'd talked when she went downstairs and put the blanket over him, or something. Something and then when she first tried to say no to whatever-his-name, and looked a little to the left, it would be because some tiny thing had been sparked into a maybe. Or if not, this really should have happened earlier as a slow build. Like, it was a bit late. It couldn't have been too early because she needed time to get her groove back but depending how this resolves it risks feeling messy. But there is the conceivable potential, if this were the real world at least, for her to say yes, because afaik she doesn't really have anything in Austin (is that even where they are?) besides Jane and Cho and her job, and Jane isn't making a compelling case and the FBI is everywhere.
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I think making Lisbon and Fischer similar to a point is deliberate. And I think it's part of the reason they'd make good friends. But there is a section where they were definitely almost interchangeable. I actually thought they did a really good job with both characters for the first couple of episodes of the reboot. It was the next couple that were rockier, for me.
I'm kind of annoyed by how they're dealing with the Lisbon/Jane at the moment, to be honest. And by kind of annoyed, I mean really annoyed. I understand why, to a point, but I think they've made D.C. a bit too perfect-sounding. And I think the Pike thing has been an episode too long. Also, the number of times Lisbon and Jane have gotten interrupted at the start of a conversation is ridiculous.
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