rionaleonhart | Then I Was Thinking About A Sandwich.

I love The Mentalist so much. It has its flaws, yes, but I love it. Patrick Jane is a contender for my favourite fictional character of all time, and Jane/everyone in Lisbon's team (with optional Hightower) is without question my favourite 'ship.

Have I ever said that before? I know I babble on about how Jane is in love with everyone in every other Mentalist post I make, but have I ever said it's my favourite 'ship in the world? I'm saying it now. If I had the power to pour hundreds of high-quality fics about a single 'ship into any fandom: Jane/everyone. I wouldn't even need to think about it.

The second episode of series four ('Little Red Book') demonstrates what I've always suspected: Jane can't work with people he's not in love with. Try to put him in a new team and he'll just sabotage it until the team of his heart are gathered around him again. I love him so much. He's such a child; he's completely incapable of maturely putting up with a situation that isn't to his liking. NOPE. RUIN EVERYONE'S LIVES UNTIL I HAVE MY FAVOURITE PEOPLE WITH ME AGAIN. I WIN.

I've been rewatching a few second-series episodes recently, and I'd forgotten how heartbreaking 'Blood In, Blood Out' was. Cho. (Also, I've mentioned several times that I'd like to see Jane screw up more often; I'd evidently forgotten about his tendency to get bored, wander into a high-tension situation and ruin everything. The man needs to be kept in a cage.)

I'd love to write more fanfiction for The Mentalist, actually. Point Five is a piece I'm really fond of (my view of it is probably skewed by the fact that it deals with, as mentioned, my favourite 'ship of all time), but save for a few snippets I've never managed to write anything else. I don't know why I find it such a difficult fandom to work with. I need more ideas. Does anyone have ideas I can borrow?

This is a really pointless entry, I know, especially considering how few of you actually watch The Mentalist. I HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS I NEED TO EXPRESS.

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♥ ♥ Jane! ♥ ♥

He's slowly inching his way to my favourite character as well :)

Someone at TVtropes made a very good point that even though Lisbon's career is constantly on the line because of Jane, she actually has just as good job security as he does. Because if Bertram or anyone else were to actually fire her, Jane would destroy them. And smile while doing it.

Does anyone have ideas I can borrow?

I just rewatched "Red Sauce" and am now obsessed with the idea of Team!birthdays. Either Jane organising a surprise party for someone, or the others trying to organise one for him.

Also,

comment_fic has loads of The Mentalist prompts in their lonely prompts archive, though mostly Jane/Cho (and I didn't leave them all, swear! :D)

I just made such a weird noise of delight at your icon. JANE AND HIGHTOWER ♥. I miss Hightower! (I've only seen up to episode four of the fourth series, though, so don't tell me if she suddenly parachutes through the CBI ceiling in episode five.)

she actually has just as good job security as he does. Because if Bertram or anyone else were to actually fire her, Jane would destroy them.

...that really is a good point. Jane is so fascinating when he's being scary. And I love that there's very little middle ground with him; there are exceptions, but on the whole either he doesn't really care about someone or he cares about them to an unhealthy and dangerous extent.

Ooh, thank you very much for the link to the commentfic prompts; I'll take a look and see whether anything jumps out at me.

Incidentally, I read Wrath this morning and really enjoyed it. I wish we could have seen the immediate aftermath of That Incident for the rest of the team, but I'm very happy to assume that your excellent fic was the case! I particularly liked the description of Jane's dreamlike state, and as I'd just rewatched 'Blood In, Blood Out' Cho thinking he'd let a friend down really hit hard.

I've only seen up to episode four of the fourth series, though, so don't tell me if she suddenly parachutes through the CBI ceiling in episode five

I've only seen up to episode four myself so far, so I'll join you in hoping that she really will parachute through the roof in the next episode :D

(the fact that this show seems to love bringing characters back gives me hope that we haven't seen the last of her)

And I'm guessing you were that anon kudos to "Wrath" last week that cheered up my day? :) I'm glad you liked it. I had such trouble trying to come up with an idea for who Cho would hate, until I remembered "Blood In, Blood Out" and then it just clicked. Cho may usally come across an no-nonsense and unemotional, but he also seems to value loyalty and friendship very highly, like when Rigsby used him as an alibi for his father.

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