Quick Shot Review of Violets

Fun episodes sometimes miss out on being called brilliant.  But this fun episode was also fun of meta and depth to it.  Jordan Harper's Violets was an episode that gave us thrills and fun and a showcase for the actors.  This is just a quick shot review- tomorrow I will have up my more rambling or in depth review.  There are spoilers ahead and I sadly do not own the picture.

-This was a real chance for the actors to break out of their normal shells as characters and have some fun.  Baker's Jane with a scarf was hilarious, adored Swallow's sexier Kim but it was Tunney's dress wearing Teresa and Dunbar's, cool as ice Dennis, that stole the show.  What a great chance for the actors to show how talented they are.

-Jordan Harper really set The Mentalist world in a different realm which was awesome.  The house was fabulous (hey, Lisbon likes that word).  The clothes were...revealing.  We saw all new layers to each and every character.  Everything truly worked.  Bravo, Mr. Harper!

-This episode also had a new arc emerge- a fellow agent smitten with Lisbon.  I will go on record saying that Pike won me over.  So well written and well acted by Pedro.  Plus there was the realization between Jane and Lisbon that their feelings for each other might be different.  You know that the two of them might be more Rigsby and Van Pelt than Rigsby and Cho.  Where these two arcs shall lead us by the finale we don't know yet.  It was interesting to see new layers to Lisbon and she deserves to be happy.   As does Jane.  Now they just have to figure out what or who will make them the most happy.

-Violets was a major success to me at least.