Quick Shots: My Blue Heaven

Just a note I do not work for the show, nor have any affiliation.  I am just a fan who in between teaching enjoys discussing this great show. This is a quick bullet point review, the real review will be up tomorrow night.  The picture below is property of CBS and Warner Brothers and there are spoilers ahead for My Blue Heaven.

-I can honestly say I have never been so happily shocked before watching an episode of The Mentalist.  This from a show that always has twists and turns.  Tonight's episode though had things in that I thought we wouldn't see.  What a present to the fans!  From the letters to Jane's instance that he work with Lisbon to that reunion scene.  Wow. It might...no it is the shippiest episode yet.


-What beautiful scenery!  Simon Baker as director, the whole set and location department did a great job.  It appeared that it was filmed elsewhere not in California or on a back-lot. The guest actors and Hugo (poor baby) were awesome as well.  It was so nice to see Matt Gossen.  If you don't know that name yet you will someday- he's very talented.

-Emily Swallow- welcome aboard!  I will always miss Rigsby and Van Pelt (Owain Yeoman and Amanda Righetti) when they eventually leave but both Kim and Rockmond Dunbar's Abbott are cool additions.

-Lisbon has always saved Jane for all these years but now it is Jane's turn to save her (from her humdrum life) Love that!

-Jane came back alive when he found out Hugo was killed and that he could be flirty with a woman.  He could move on and he could still help people.  What Lisbon had created- this good, crime solving person was still there.  He just needed to get back to Lisbon.  I have never seen Jane show so much joy on the show- the look he had when he saw Lisbon and after.  Lisbon is still pretending that everything is fine for that is easier to do than admit how it crushes her not to have Jane around.  She is scared he'll be in jail or leave again.  But he won't.  He has clearly realized how much he cares about her.  She just has to admit to him that she cares, too.

-Mentalist 2.0 is so utterly engaging and Simon Baker really brought this new show to life through his direction and of course acting.   He keeps getting better and better. 

-The cast even looks hotter...they might melt some television screens.  Robin Tunney seriously is de-aging or getting even prettier as she grows older.

-This is a reboot that really works!