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The Mentalist · Season 1 · Netflix

The Mentalist Season 1

The Mentalist Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.0/10. 23 episodes on Netflix from 23 September 2008.

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BollyMeter7.0/10A 60% Tomatometer from 25 critics acknowledged Simon Baker's transfixing performance while flagging the familiar procedural template. Metacritic's 65 from 52 reviews reflects a wider press consensus - mixed-to-positive, Baker-dependent. Audience response on Metacritic ran to 8.3 from 640 ratings, significantly warmer than critical opinion.

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What BollyAI Thinks

The Mentalist premiered on CBS in September 2008 and earned a 60% Tomatometer from 25 critics - divided along a clear fault line. Critics who engaged with Simon Baker's performance understood what the show was doing; those fixated on procedural originality found it shopworn. Baker's Patrick Jane - conman using his skills for the law, haunted by the Red John murder of his family - is a lead character with genuine psychological texture. The pilot establishes his Sherlock-lite observation skills efficiently without over-explaining. Metacritic's 65 aggregate from 52 reviews puts it in generally favourable territory. Crucially, the audience - 8.3 from 640 Metacritic raters - were warmer than critics throughout the run.

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60%critics positive · n=258.3/10Metacritic audience
  • “Simon Baker is transfixing to watch in this role. It's embarrassing to admit it, really.”
    Salon
  • “The Mentalist has an appealing low-tech approach to crime-solving.”
    The Hollywood Reporter

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  1. E1Pilot7.8

    A sharp pilot that turns Jane’s charm into pressure, even when its Red John setup explains too much too quickly.

    The moment: Jane casually deducing the lead detective's domestic situation within seconds of meeting her - the show's central trick announced without fanfare.

    Full review of E1 →