The Mentalist 2.20 Red All Over (2010, Light Crime Drama) – 6/10 TV review

Cast / crew Creator: Bruno Heller Simon Baker: Patrick Jane Robin Tunney: Teresa Lisbon Tim Kang: Kendall Cho Owain Yeoman: Wayne Rigsby Amanda Righetti: Grace Van Pelt Malcolm McDowell: Bret Stiles Michelle Clunie: Tara Harrington Steven Hack: David Robyn Lively: Sadie Cardoza Harrington Tanc Sade: Edward Harrington Joseph Will: Steven Wench Virginia Williams: Heather Evans Bob Gunton: Alexander Harrington Producer: Charlie Goldstein Writer: Carolyn Ingber Director: Roxann Dawson Executive Producer: Bruno Heller

Mentalist, The 2.20 Red All Over (2010) The CEO of a major international media group is murdered and his under-achieving brother is prime suspect. 6/10 The final solution is pretty interesting (father kills son who had an affair with his wife and sired a daughter; only he kills the wrong son) but how we get there is, frankly, unexplained. Jane wanders around for a bit, there’s an astoundingly ridiculous bomb-cultist story branch then he sets up the killer. It’s fun enough and Malcolm McDowell is always good for a bit of sliminess, but the formula is wearing thin. Links Next episode: 18-5-4 Previous episode: Blood Money