No Assless Freaks For You.

[rionaleonhart]

I cannot find any Mentalist fanvids set to 'Read My Mind' by The Killers. You disappoint me, fandom.

(I also cannot find any Jane/his entire team fanfiction! Come on, guys, don't make me cry. Although, as I have just stumbled across a Patrick Jane/Tony Stark fic, I think I may have to forgive you. I SHALL EXPECT JANE/EVERYONE AT SOME POINT, HOWEVER. (And possibly Pepper Potts/Van Pelt.))


Something that interests me: although I have written very little Mentalist fic so far, I have already noticed that I tend to gravitate towards Van Pelt's point of view. I have no idea why. I suppose it makes sense that I'm not writing from Jane's point of view, despite the fact that he is easily my favourite character, because the actual show tends to obscure his intentions from us for most of the episode and so we're always kept at a slight distance from him, but why Van Pelt specifically? There are aspects of her character - her faith, her very careful morality - that make me worry about whether I'll be able to write her well, but somehow hers is still the perspective into which I naturally fall. Odd.


I have now seen the first two episodes of the second season! And, oh, the beginning of 'Redemption' was all about the team having become Jane's family and his inability to admit it to himself. I love the amount of support The Mentalist offers for the pairing of Jane/everyone. I'm not sure how genuinely I believed it when I came up with the theory, but then every episode reinforced it and now I can't help thinking of 'Jane is deeply in love with every member of his unit' as canon. Best canon ever.

Minor spoilers for the episode; highlight to read: AND HE HUGS LISBON. ♥! Just Cho and Van Pelt to go! I mean, it's totally okay if Jane wants to hug any member of his team more than once, but he certainly has to at least give them a hug each. (And, oh, when he says 'I have nothing else to do' and literally means that the job is the only thing that has any meaning in his life, augh.)

NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST OF THINGS I AM ABSOLUTELY NOT ALLOWED TO FIND HOT: PATRICK JANE SNIFFING A DEAD BODY AHDHSHHDDFJFGH RIONA STOP REWINDING TO REWATCH IT WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU


Regarding 'The Scarlett Letter': I love how rubbish Jane is at running. Possibly a weird character detail of which to become fond, but I love it. I love that, if there is any way he can possibly avoid running, he'll take it. I love that, if he is forced to run, he's so half-hearted about it that he looks like he's moving in slow motion. I love that he's out of breath in seconds.

I also love that he thinks of the couch as 'his couch' and is far too protective of it. Aww! (Jane was so cute in this episode.)


I want to see an episode in which Jane completely screws up. I know he's screwed up before, not generally in a 'reaching the wrong conclusion' sense but in an 'approaching things the wrong way and getting the suspect killed' sense, but what I want is an episode in which he screws up and as a result a member of his team is almost killed.

I am sorry that I want so many horrible angstful things to happen to you, Jane, but I can't help it. This wouldn't happen if you weren't so good at having horrible angstful things happen to you.


EDIT: I just started watching The Mentalist: Revealed, and Simon Baker said, 'Call me a sex symbol all you like, 'cause sometimes, when I wake up, I wouldn't want to sleep with me,' and I immediately wanted so much Jane/Jane fanfiction.

Oh, dear.

(ALSO THIS IS A REALLY WEIRD EXPERIENCE. A man with Patrick Jane's face is speaking with an Australian accent! Rigsby's actor is British! I do not know what to think any more. (Yeoman's accent startled me so much that I had to rewatch what he was saying a couple of times before the similarly disconcerting fact that Rigsby's actor was talking about how attractive Jane's actor is sunk in.))


EDIT AGAIN:

Owain Yeoman: I clearly have a crush on [Baker]. I've just literally just told you I love him! (giggles)

Oh, help. Who wants to take bets on how long it'll be before I'm writing RPF? I love this documentary already.

Comments

[make-a-move.livejournal.com]

Jane and James May can form a Not-Running Club.

[rionaleonhart]

I was going to say 'I can't imagine meetings of the Not-Running Club would be terribly exciting', and then it occurred to me that perhaps a murder would occur during the first meeting and the members would be forced to investigate. Jane and May would somehow solve it with the power of walking.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

BECAUSE 'READ MY MIND' IS THE SONG FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES, HAVE I NOT SHOWN YOU THAT VIDEO? akjsgdfjhsgdfj

[rionaleonhart]

YOU HAVE AND IT IS GREAT. It's actually the reason I went looking for a vid for The Mentalist set to it! But there was none, alas.

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

asdfajsklf; asf I CAN NOT WAIT FOR YOU TO BE ALL CAUGHT UP I keep wanting to be like "HOW ADORABLE WAS THE SCENE WHERE..." and then I can't remember what episode it was in or even what season and so I can't ask you but OH MAN.

THE JOB IS ALL HE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS. *________________________*

[rionaleonhart]

WHEN I AM ALL CAUGHT UP I WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO WRITE (whoops) WATCH AN EPISODE A DAY AND IT WILL BE TRAGIC. But, yes, I am looking forward to being able to freely discuss the adorability of scenes!

(The answer to probably almost any scene you could put after 'WHERE...': so adorable.)

[cobecat.livejournal.com]

You're making me want to watch this show. Riona, this keeps happening. Soon I will do nothing all day but watch television and it will be your fault.

[rionaleonhart]

Oh, please do give it a try! The entire team is delightful, and Jane in particular is such a fun, interesting character.

(If you do watch it, I'd love to hear your thoughts.)

[cobecat.livejournal.com]

Okay, so I've watched the Pilot episode.

...it's a noticing-things show with great dialogue, suitably intelligent writers, interestingly dark themes, good actors and a continuous plot line with evidence of forethought. Uhm. I might be a little in love.

[rionaleonhart]

Victory! Oh, I am delighted. (And it gets better!)

[cobecat.livejournal.com]

...on the fourth episode now. I think I'm starting to attribute way too much intelligence to Jane, because I've realized my instinct is to assume everything he does is just one giant Xanatos Gambit. XD

[rionaleonhart]

I think that assumption sounds about right. I love Jane and his smug brilliance.

[dots.livejournal.com]

There is no "assless freak" in that spoiler block! My world is so confusing now, as a result.

[rionaleonhart]

You never know what'll happen next! My journal is a rollercoaster.

[honeymull.livejournal.com]

I'M SORRY, I'M COMPLETELY DEAD AND MENTALLY SMASHED FROM A CRAZYRIDICULOUSHORRIBLE DAY AT WORK, SO ALL I CAN SAY IS JUST A VERY TIRED, BUT VERY, VERY SINCERE "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO."

Mainly because I am only on the second episode of the second season and am going to have to start freaking out on my own journal about this season because oh MY god. How is this show so amazing. HOW IS THIS DAMN OT5 SO AMAZING?

hbgluglhubgulhbgulh.

[rionaleonhart]

EXACTLY. Eeeeeeeeee. Eeeeeeeeeee. I love them all so much!

Also: yay, you have made an entry about it! I can't read it yet, because I haven't seen the fourth episode, but just seeing an entry about The Mentalist on my generally Mentalistless flist was enough to brighten my day.

[honeymull.livejournal.com]

I love how almost every episode, NO MATTER HOW SHITTY MY DAY or horrible my mood, I end up smiling like a fucking idiot within the first ten minutes. Usually less. THE FOURTH EPISODE, NO JOKE, I WAS SMILING BY JANE'S SECOND LINE. N'aww.

But sdf;lkj;ldkhf I have only one more episode to watch before this Thursday and then I will be caught up and have to WAIT EACH WEEK FOR NEW EPISODES and this is sad like a dead panda.

Pretty sure the CBI OT5 should be on my TV all the days of the week. Bah.

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

NO ASSLESS FREAKS! I AM CRUSHED! WOE! WOE!

I'll just go off in the corner and cry my eyes out forever.

[rionaleonhart]

I'm sorry. Have a heartbreaking clip from The Mentalist to make up for it.

...wait, no, breaking hearts doesn't actually make things better, does it? (Van Pelt is gorgeous, though, so perhaps her gorgeousness can improve things.)

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

As I can no longer use my "I am going to Papua New Guinea quite soon" excuse for Not Watching The Mentalist (I'm not going for several weeks, as it turns out - did you jinx me?) I think I shall use "lack of assless freaks" as my new excuse.

Ha! Revenge!

[rionaleonhart]

...

...if you don't want to watch The Mentalist, you don't have to. Please don't feel you have to hunt for excuses! Just say you're not interested and I won't pester you.

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

I was sort of joking, but I don't want to watch the Mentalist. I mean I enjoy hearing you ramble about it, but it doesn't appeal to me without added Riona-factor. So, unless you personally start writing it, no.

Mostly, that was meant to be "I don't get to go to Papua New Guinea next week! Poor me!" ;-)

[rionaleonhart]

Fair enough. I'll let you know when I become the main writer.

My plan is perfectly in place.

Aww, poor you. Have a hug. (Wouldn't it be alarming if you read that on the screen and SUDDENLY I HUGGED YOU IN REAL LIFE? As it happens, this hug is entirely virtual. Probably.)

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

I promise I will watch any show you write for, whether it seems otherwise to my taste or not. And I will quite happily.

I'd be deeply frightened by sudden virtual hugs becoming real. Virtual anything, really, although right now virtual chocolate suddenly appearing in real life would be both alarming and somewhat tempting.

[rionaleonhart]

(Also, I know I've said that you can watch the episodes of The Mentalist out of order, but I've realised that only works for the first season. If you watch it and like it enough to move on to the second season, you should watch that in sequence.)