The Mentalist
I was very surprised that this was the finale, as the announcer told us, frankly, until I worked out that I’d forgotten to catch up on 5.21 (and the truth is, I was almost not bothered enough to bother).
5.22 Red John’s Rules
I noted that it was written by Bruno Heller, showrunner. I thought Lisbon was occasionally written a little too stupid for the plot’s sake and for making Jane look smarter. I took it that he didn’t share the list for her protection, which is what he didn’t say when he pointed out that sh’d behave differently around the suspects if she knew. There should, by the way, be a vid, official or not, of Jane shaking hands with all of those men. (Is Red John necessarily one of their number through? I suppose if Jane thinks so, yes.)
The creepiest moment was when the babynapper said she wasn’t going to talk anymore, although how Red John had influenced her and Lorelei was pretty creepy (and yes, Bruno, I get the parallels with Jane and Lisbon/the Team - because maybe Jane stopped being secretive in this episode, but of course he’s controlling. Although I can’t see you getting away with what I think you want to get away with Jane at the very end, even while this episode tried to keep all the options open.) Given what has happened with Red John’s Friends in the past, the CBI was negligent in not keeping a closer eye on her while transporting her, but we’re not caring about this one, apparently.
I really wanted more flashbacks to Jane’s youth than that one scene. The most interesting stuff was about Jane and the Travellers/Carnival folk (although Baker’s accent slips into Aussie, not Irish), although I have no idea how accurate it is - are the American and British Isles communities that closely intertwined? Sean Barlow certainly made an impact. I didn’t love that they left the baby with Roddy, who was violent.
As for Red John reaching into Jane’s mind, eh. Killing someone whom Jane would have crossed paths with when she was a small child isn’t a stretch.
Again, this season has come under the shadow of the season 4 takeback. I’ve enjoyed bits, but whenever the Red John episodes happen and the show pretends that they are all meaningful - even when there are glaring inconsistencies or things that are never addressed - it has lost its tang. Even when Baker gives of his best (certainly true of some scenes in this episode.)
5.21 Red and itchy
I had forgotten about Brenda, but I suppose it made sense to deal with her, and to have LaRoche return after helping out, although I’d have rated ‘what was in the box?’ as a minor mystery, myself. I genuinely thought that we weren’t going to find out what it was, but finding out did also reveal that LaRoche knew what revenge, which is so important to Jane, was.
(Also, why not learn ASL?) (Yes, that was my response.)
Apparently only one type of Tupperware box is available in Sacramento?
I thought there’d be more Van Pelt/Rigsby as a lead up to the conversation with Cho in the next episode, but there was more Lisbon/Jane, really.
And there was no explanation for the wrist - I wondered if it would be something that happened when Jane was working on his list - so I’ll presume that was something that happened to Tunney, making this the season they had to work around the actresses’ conditions.
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5.22 Red John’s Rules
I noted that it was written by Bruno Heller, showrunner. I thought Lisbon was occasionally written a little too stupid for the plot’s sake and for making Jane look smarter. I took it that he didn’t share the list for her protection, which is what he didn’t say when he pointed out that sh’d behave differently around the suspects if she knew. There should, by the way, be a vid, official or not, of Jane shaking hands with all of those men. (Is Red John necessarily one of their number through? I suppose if Jane thinks so, yes.)
The creepiest moment was when the babynapper said she wasn’t going to talk anymore, although how Red John had influenced her and Lorelei was pretty creepy (and yes, Bruno, I get the parallels with Jane and Lisbon/the Team - because maybe Jane stopped being secretive in this episode, but of course he’s controlling. Although I can’t see you getting away with what I think you want to get away with Jane at the very end, even while this episode tried to keep all the options open.) Given what has happened with Red John’s Friends in the past, the CBI was negligent in not keeping a closer eye on her while transporting her, but we’re not caring about this one, apparently.
I really wanted more flashbacks to Jane’s youth than that one scene. The most interesting stuff was about Jane and the Travellers/Carnival folk (although Baker’s accent slips into Aussie, not Irish), although I have no idea how accurate it is - are the American and British Isles communities that closely intertwined? Sean Barlow certainly made an impact. I didn’t love that they left the baby with Roddy, who was violent.
As for Red John reaching into Jane’s mind, eh. Killing someone whom Jane would have crossed paths with when she was a small child isn’t a stretch.
Again, this season has come under the shadow of the season 4 takeback. I’ve enjoyed bits, but whenever the Red John episodes happen and the show pretends that they are all meaningful - even when there are glaring inconsistencies or things that are never addressed - it has lost its tang. Even when Baker gives of his best (certainly true of some scenes in this episode.)
5.21 Red and itchy
I had forgotten about Brenda, but I suppose it made sense to deal with her, and to have LaRoche return after helping out, although I’d have rated ‘what was in the box?’ as a minor mystery, myself. I genuinely thought that we weren’t going to find out what it was, but finding out did also reveal that LaRoche knew what revenge, which is so important to Jane, was.
(Also, why not learn ASL?) (Yes, that was my response.)
Apparently only one type of Tupperware box is available in Sacramento?
I thought there’d be more Van Pelt/Rigsby as a lead up to the conversation with Cho in the next episode, but there was more Lisbon/Jane, really.
And there was no explanation for the wrist - I wondered if it would be something that happened when Jane was working on his list - so I’ll presume that was something that happened to Tunney, making this the season they had to work around the actresses’ conditions.
This entry was originally posted at http://www.dreamwidth.org/12345.html.