Then I Was Thinking About A Sandwich.

[rionaleonhart]

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.

Comments

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

Or bodyswap adventures.

Or something where Patrick Jane suddenly develops actual psychic powers of some sort and is incredibly upset.

Or something where someone tries to manipulate Van Pelt into thinking she has psychic powers as part of some elaborate scheme to trick her into doing something or being somewhere, and Patrick Jane is trying to show her it's a trick and she keeps going "I'm not saying it is true, just that it might be true" right up until the big reveal.

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

And zombies is always a good route.

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

Or dragons. Dragons make everything at least 40% more awesome. True story.

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

Or zombie dragons. It combines coolness upgrades.

[rionaleonhart]

I'm not entirely surprised that only one of the combined concepts you and Wolfy have thrown at me is actually possible in the world of The Mentalist. I have rather pigeonholed myself, haven't I?

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

If you're going to limit yourself to what's possible in the world you're writing in...

Then what in the world is your excuse for everything else you write?

[rionaleonhart]

I'm certainly not limiting myself to in-universe plausibility! I'm just amused by the fact that I ask for fic ideas and immediately get 'POKÉMON. BODYSWAP. SILENT HILL. DRAGONS.' You guys know me too well.

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

Don't forget 'PONIES. ZOMBIES. AUs.'

You might also consider ninjas, vampires, and ninja vampires.

And hey, I'm giving ideas for a show I know next to nothing about, so, you know. Go with the broadest spectrum.

[rionaleonhart]

Or something where Patrick Jane suddenly develops actual psychic powers of some sort and is incredibly upset.

Oh, this would be fascinating.

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely sure how he would react to being actually psychic all of the sudden, but he wouldn't take it well.