The main character, Patrick Jane (played by Simon Baker) is smart, clever and funny. He always look relaxed and confident. He never seems to doubt and never get wrong. He understands where we didn't even have time to start thinking. He takes time to think and remain funny though. Funny on a crime scene, funny talking to a widow, funny playing chess between two worlds-to-save. He transcends us. Here is the reason why we love him and why he definitely carries the serie on his always suited shoulders. But is this it?
Of course Simon Baker's talent isn't the only reason why The Mentalist is a successful series. The construction of the stories plays an important part in it. The general atmosphere takes us in a very not-too-serious world in which the gravity of a situation is always enlighted by an efficient sense of humour. Nevertheless the background of this story remains very dark. Patrick Jane feels guilty as he provoked the psychopath who killed his family. He lives a depressive life and doesn't really manage to run it well. Beside he carries a lot of defects and a latent violence.
Generally speaking the strength of the serie is Jane's will of revenge covered by a smooth plot.
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