Mentalist and Patrick Jane you don’t want to miss if you love mysteries. Whenever I find a good mystery series it’s difficult not to binge-watch. Sometimes I just relax and enjoy the drama on screen. Today I will tell you about The Mentalist
The Mentalist, an American drama television series that ran from 2008, until 2015 has 151 episodes over seven seasons. Originally aired on CBS, its now available on Amazon Prime Video. It was created by Bruno Heller. Its the story of former “psychic”/mentalist, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), working as a freelance consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The web series traces Jane using his exceptional observational skills (previously use to con gullible people) to solve gruesome murders and solve the mystery behind his families death at the hands of Red John,
Why Mentalist?
I am a fan of Patrick Jane for several years. Previously on CBS, the entire series is on Amazon Prime including the final season 7. Why am I telling you this? It’s because nowadays I try to see how many seasons are available on Amazon prime, before starting to watch a thriller or drama web series. After being disappointed with the unavailability of the latest seasons of several popular series I started watching, this was the only way to watch smartly.
Who is Red John in Mentalist?
Red John the psychopath is highly connected to people high up and seems to enjoy a cat and mouse game with Patric Jane. It’s scary and makes for some nail-biting suspense.
The Cast of Mentalist my Favourites
Simon Baker as Patrick Jane
Robin Tunney as Teresa Lisbon
Tim Kang as Kimball Cho Main
Owain Yeoman as Wayne Rigsby
Amanda Righetti as Grace Van Pelt
Who is Patrick Jane?
Golden Globe nominee Simon Baker stars as an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation and his handling officer Teresa Lisbon is played by the charming, Robin Tunney.
He is an ex-con man who used to earn working as a Psychic. His background and intelligence make him a valuable member of the team. He helps in the psychological profiling of victims and works backward to solve the mystery.
I play a game if trying to guess. Who did it with each episode and its always fun.
5 Reason Mentalist is gripping
The team leader is a woman and she rocks. Teresa Lisbon is inspiring.
The personalities of the main characters are well defined and help to build up the story tension.
The backstory of Patrick’s family being cruelly killed by a serial killer and Patrick goes one step ahead at catching him with every episode. It is gripping and you are rooting for Jane the entire time!
The team solves one problem every day. What’s brilliant is they keep solving other crimes in each episode, while collecting clues for the big story.
Non-gruesome deaths. They shoot with style. I don’t like gore.
The actors are superb.
Mystery solving is interesting and takes you along. Patrick Jane is a charmer and he keeps you hooked to his deductions. I like how he slips out of doing boring work and focuses on productivity. Drinking tea is his favorite. He seems to read people like a book a very useful skill in all lines of work.
Conclusion
If learning to understand why people do what they do is a useful skill, then Mentalist is not just a web series, its a psychology tutorial. Do you enjoy watching psychological thrillers?
If you haven’t watched it go watch it now. But you will need access to the Amazon Prime Video. Go check it out, watch it and let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
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