The Mentalist

TV Series
2008–2015
PG
43m

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8.2/10

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A famous "psychic" outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his wife and daughte... Read allA famous "psychic" outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his wife and daughter.A famous "psychic" outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his wife and daughter.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

210K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

179

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 4 wins & 16 nominations total

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Trivia
Owain Yeoman is in fact Welsh; he puts on the American accent he uses, which even fooled the other cast members, as he always stayed in character, even when the cameras weren't rolling.

Goofs
That's not what mental acuity means. Mental acuity is intelligence, not any form of psychological manipulation and while some Mentalists may possess it, it is not a requirement or in any way part of the definition of the word.

Quotes
Patrick Jane: There's no such thing as psychics.

Connections
Featured in Loose Women: Episode #13.193 (2009)

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8/10

This show is for people like myself

I am very interested in the sort of mental tricks that are shown on this show. Not that I want to be the guy, I'm more interested in why the human brain works the way it does, and so far the tricks he uses are well based in reality...as strange as they are.

As much as I like crime dramas, there are so many of them on TV right now. I wish they could have exposed the psychology to viewers in a different format, but on the flip side, I can't suggest a better alternative either for the moment. For choosing an over-used format I take two ratings off a perfect 10. As the last reviewer suggested the plots will have to get strange to be new.

In contrast to the last reviewer, I do like the lead character a lot, probably because I understand more why he does the things he does. Simon Baker does a great job of acting as a Mentalist, from whom is he drawing his inspiration from? They must have a consultant helping the show.

If you want to understand the show better, you may be interested in Derren Brown - Tricks of the Mind videos.