The Mentalist Season Three- Review

I came across a nice review of The Mentalist season three, which praises Robin for her work:
"Robin Tunney as Teresa Lisbon is a priceless quality on the show, proving that a female actor can be equally stunning and a hard case at the same time".
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Source: socyberty.com





If you thought that Simon Baker who plays Patrick Jane on the hit CBS television show “The Mentalist” was just another pretty face, you likely have guessed wrong. No, this actor has shown an impressive transformation over the course of his three season run on the show. While “The Mentalist” seems to be at its best when Jane and company are hot on the trail of serial killer Red John, season three has proven to be extremely entertaining in the realm of character development. Of course, while Patrick Jane is a great character, he would next to useless without a supporting cast to play off.

Robin Tunney as Teresa Lisbon is a priceless quality on the show, proving that a female actor can be equally stunning and a hard case at the same time, while Amanda Righetti’s Grace Van Pelt seems to almost be a foil to Lisbon lacking only the get-to-the-point qualities of the lead detective. As for the guys, hard to find a better pair than Tim Kang as Kimball Cho and Owain Yeoman as Wayne Rigsby. The two provide the tough hands that Jane often requires, yet the zippy one liners generally fly freely between the two. This group often find themselves trying to keep Jane in line, and you often wonder why they put up with him and his antics. The answer seems to be plain and simple, Jane gets the job done.
And that is what it really comes down to, it is all about Simon Baker as he is the main character. The show itself is poised for a great third season, as it seems to have finally found its footing that it lost in season two. Having Patrick Jane perform simple to complex mind games with bad guys just seems to be pretty entertaining, but the cases and themes of “The Mentalist” are just as original as the characters themselves, which is no easy task in the modern television landscape. Baker shows impressive range keeping Jane reeled in tightly when necessary, condescending one minute, blistering the next, and downright pitiful the next. It is easy to see that he and Lisbon have a kind of sister-brother relationship, and that chemistry should be exploited more by the writers.