- There is a reason people say Cerone in capslock on Twitter- the man is a writing genius. He had two very difficult episodes to write so far this season. With Wedding in Red he had to have a regular case of the week, Rigsby and Van Pelt wed and learning more about Red John suspect McAllister who of course turned out to be the killer. That was a heavy load and he did it seamlessly. Now with Green Thumb he has to introduce a new world, new characters, get Jane back into the fray, and have a case of the week. Oh, please he gives us huge character revealing moments that set up the new shift of this series. It was masterfully done. Congratulations Daniel Cerone! Or as they say on Twitter- CERONE!
-At first I felt sad that we were saying goodbye to the CBI set, the cup, the attic etc. I had grown attached to those familiar places. I thought, too, gee why not have Abbott just take over the old CBI set for the FBI. But I now I understand why we had to put the past away. You see the show wasn't about a building, a teacup, Lisbon's office, Jane's couch. It wasn't even about a serial killer. It was about Jane. Jane who just happened to inhabit a world with an attic, car etc. But it wasn't just about Jane it was also about Lisbon. The two characters that evolved the most over the course of this series, the ones that have had so many layers and connections to other things....it has always been about them. They are the center of The Mentalist world. No matter if their working relationship was mother/son, friendship, aggravated, romantic ...who they were and what they meant to each other has been the journey viewers followed. They don't need the Pico House, they don't need the Equinox...they just need each other. Now the show is built even more firmly around that relationship (however you view it) and those characters. This is the new chapter of their journey they are just beginning to start.
-We need to keep Henry. He could be Lisbon's assistant at the FBI. Matt Gossen made the character immediately likable and hilarious. Also we need to keep Wiley (Joe Adler).
-The socks scene, as I'm sure it will be now be referred to, has so many different levels to it. But at the heart it is simply someone did something nice for Jane that she didn't have to. The last woman to buy him socks surely was his wife. Jane's overwhelming gratitude for them...it is almost as if Lisbon gave him the world. And maybe alas she has because they now work for the FBI together, flying around the world, a job he wouldn't have taken if not for Lisbon. His relationship with Lisbon, as it it hinted at here, might be changing and if that occurs will that will be opening his world in all new ways. Jane will finally reenter the world and get a true life again.
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