The Mentalist and Revenge
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shallownessThe Mentalist 5.14 Red in tooth and claw
Mixed feelings about this ep. For starters, the beginning was gross and if I wanted to watch Bones, I’d be watching it. But I enjoyed the playfulness throughout – I knew dinosaurs would come into it the second I realised the murder was at a natural museum, but that was some of the best Cho-Rigsby stuff we’ve had in a while, epitomised by ‘I stopped asking questions a long time ago.’
The Lisbon and the poker game stuff was fun - her attitude to it is refreshing, but in character, as was Bertram not being as much of an idiot as he seemed, but as they had to write off Van Pelt for a little while, there was no tension about whether she’d go, not really, and the computer stuff to prove she was so "l33t" was just lame. However, I liked that they brought back the Rigsby/Van Pelt stuff, not per se, because I don't feel particularly shippy about the couple, but that, added with last week’s stuff about the Not!Scientologists, at least the show is reminding us of her characters stuff and promising that they’ll pick it up when the actress and character return. Which is nice. Until I remember how they’ve handled it in the past – angry!Van Pelt was better.
The case was meh to fine. I thought the programme leader throwing herself at Jane was unexpected, but so long as they don’t return her and make the character lame, that’s...whatever. They may have a recurring other female character of some variety actually. Fine in theory, but it could all go horribly wrong.
Jane exerting himself for the Team after Lisbon got to lie on the couch and spill plus the final poker with sweets scene made me happy. The museum heist was silly, but Jane playing games with smart people and being determined to show up the scientists (catching the murderer was really by the by) was engaging enough.
Revenge 2.12
After the first voice over, I presumed the ep title was Collusion, but find I don’t care enough to check.
The biggest thing about the whole episode was Nolan buying a new house. A new house! When the old one was so fabulous! I appreciate for him that the old house held memories of being assaulted etc, but so far, this house doesn’t live up to it.
I did think that Emily was sort of in a better place now than in the first season. Ironically, she is being totally honest with Aidan, who doesn’t believe in it. Well, give or take not telling him about a dream or two. Meanwhile, he lied to her and didn’t trust her. So, really, I was very pleased with the scene of her connecting again with Nolan, putting things together and plotting with him, not least because he picked up on Carrie-Ann becoming Carryon and stopped trusting Padma. (I still suspect the show of having forgotten Nolan's Plan B for Grayson Global, but at least it kept him smart and not a dupe.)
Maybe Emily should call in Takeda about Aiden?
Having Daniel claim to be on to Emily (what, because she was a wee bit stand-offish even when you were shirtless?) about the alliance with Victoria doesn’t make him seem smarter. (I noticed more of the actor’s accent in this episode.) Especially because he can’t programme his phone or whatever to remind him of his half-sister’s eighteenth birthday. I know the Greysons abandonment of her was leading to a character point for Charlotte, and I wonder what Amanda feels about her by now, while also fully appreciating that Emily got to hear the news about her name, and I’ve long wanted more scenes where the repercussions of what happens in that family to be shown on all the members, but that’s beyond lame. Daniel that is.
I’m also glad that Helen is a she to undercut the perennial men-in-charge, women-subodrinates (even if they’re scheming bosses in disguise) situation, especially in all the business deals.
Declan has no place complaining about their owing Conrad now, seeing as his idiocy started all this, arguably.
Oh and the question of whether Aiden would kill Victoria was as much of a non-starter as worrying that Emily was dead last week. As if. At least try to make your red herrings halfway convincing, show! It got more interesting when Emily found out Aiden lied about the assignment and gave him advice from her handbook of Revenge (not bad advice, necessarily, either. I’m not convinced Sister Colleen is dead).
Mixed feelings about this ep. For starters, the beginning was gross and if I wanted to watch Bones, I’d be watching it. But I enjoyed the playfulness throughout – I knew dinosaurs would come into it the second I realised the murder was at a natural museum, but that was some of the best Cho-Rigsby stuff we’ve had in a while, epitomised by ‘I stopped asking questions a long time ago.’
The Lisbon and the poker game stuff was fun - her attitude to it is refreshing, but in character, as was Bertram not being as much of an idiot as he seemed, but as they had to write off Van Pelt for a little while, there was no tension about whether she’d go, not really, and the computer stuff to prove she was so "l33t" was just lame. However, I liked that they brought back the Rigsby/Van Pelt stuff, not per se, because I don't feel particularly shippy about the couple, but that, added with last week’s stuff about the Not!Scientologists, at least the show is reminding us of her characters stuff and promising that they’ll pick it up when the actress and character return. Which is nice. Until I remember how they’ve handled it in the past – angry!Van Pelt was better.
The case was meh to fine. I thought the programme leader throwing herself at Jane was unexpected, but so long as they don’t return her and make the character lame, that’s...whatever. They may have a recurring other female character of some variety actually. Fine in theory, but it could all go horribly wrong.
Jane exerting himself for the Team after Lisbon got to lie on the couch and spill plus the final poker with sweets scene made me happy. The museum heist was silly, but Jane playing games with smart people and being determined to show up the scientists (catching the murderer was really by the by) was engaging enough.
Revenge 2.12
After the first voice over, I presumed the ep title was Collusion, but find I don’t care enough to check.
The biggest thing about the whole episode was Nolan buying a new house. A new house! When the old one was so fabulous! I appreciate for him that the old house held memories of being assaulted etc, but so far, this house doesn’t live up to it.
I did think that Emily was sort of in a better place now than in the first season. Ironically, she is being totally honest with Aidan, who doesn’t believe in it. Well, give or take not telling him about a dream or two. Meanwhile, he lied to her and didn’t trust her. So, really, I was very pleased with the scene of her connecting again with Nolan, putting things together and plotting with him, not least because he picked up on Carrie-Ann becoming Carryon and stopped trusting Padma. (I still suspect the show of having forgotten Nolan's Plan B for Grayson Global, but at least it kept him smart and not a dupe.)
Maybe Emily should call in Takeda about Aiden?
Having Daniel claim to be on to Emily (what, because she was a wee bit stand-offish even when you were shirtless?) about the alliance with Victoria doesn’t make him seem smarter. (I noticed more of the actor’s accent in this episode.) Especially because he can’t programme his phone or whatever to remind him of his half-sister’s eighteenth birthday. I know the Greysons abandonment of her was leading to a character point for Charlotte, and I wonder what Amanda feels about her by now, while also fully appreciating that Emily got to hear the news about her name, and I’ve long wanted more scenes where the repercussions of what happens in that family to be shown on all the members, but that’s beyond lame. Daniel that is.
I’m also glad that Helen is a she to undercut the perennial men-in-charge, women-subodrinates (even if they’re scheming bosses in disguise) situation, especially in all the business deals.
Declan has no place complaining about their owing Conrad now, seeing as his idiocy started all this, arguably.
Oh and the question of whether Aiden would kill Victoria was as much of a non-starter as worrying that Emily was dead last week. As if. At least try to make your red herrings halfway convincing, show! It got more interesting when Emily found out Aiden lied about the assignment and gave him advice from her handbook of Revenge (not bad advice, necessarily, either. I’m not convinced Sister Colleen is dead).
