The Mentalist
The Mentalist is an American television crime drama (2008–2015) centered on Patrick Jane, a former fraudulent psychic who consults for California law enforcement.
The title plays on mentalist—a performer who appears to read minds—while Jane uses keen observation rather than supernatural powers to solve cases.
Stretched or strained state
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
cat-and-mouse · serial killer · nemesis · closure · tragedy · redemption · trauma · grief
Formal examination of facts
- caseContainer or instance
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- homicideCausing another's death
- suspectBelieve to be likely
evidence · interrogation · confession · witness · testimony · alibi · culprit · perpetrator
Major television and radio network
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- seasonsYear's four divisions
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
network · broadcast · ratings · finale · pilot · Nielsen · viewership · scripted
One who perceives beyond senses
- mediumMiddle size or state
- seerOne who envisions futures
- fortunetellerOne who predicts futures
- fake psychicOne feigning supernatural insight
debunker · skeptic · séance · supernatural · ESP · sixth sense · premonition · vision
Attentive watching or remark
- deductionConclusion from premises
- cold readingGleaning information through shrewd observation
- hypnosisInduced trance state
- memory palaceSpatial mnemonic system
suggestion · misdirection · perception · intuition · body language · microexpressions · manipulation · persuasion
tension
Stretched or strained state
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
obsession · cat-and-mouse · serial killer · nemesis · closure · tragedy · redemption · trauma · grief · justice
investigation
Formal examination of facts
suspect · evidence · interrogation · confession · witness · testimony · alibi · culprit · perpetrator · forensics
CBS
Major television and radio network
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- seasonsYear's four divisions
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
primetime · network · broadcast · ratings · finale · pilot · Nielsen · viewership · scripted · cast
clairvoyant
One who perceives beyond senses
- mediumMiddle size or state
- seerOne who envisions futures
- fortunetellerOne who predicts futures
fake psychic · debunker · skeptic · séance · supernatural · ESP · sixth sense · premonition · vision · spiritualist
observation
Attentive watching or remark
- deductionConclusion from premises
- cold readingGleaning information through shrewd observation
- hypnosisInduced trance state
memory palace · suggestion · misdirection · perception · intuition · body language · microexpressions · manipulation · persuasion · trick
The MentalistTrue Detective
HBO crime anthology series
The Wire · Criminal Minds · Hannibal · Luther · Breaking Bad
The MentalistMedium
Article-sharing website
Supernatural · The X-Files · Criminal Minds · Sherlock · Monk
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