I love The Mentalist, but Cho and Rigsby have to improve their "stakeout" skills. In last week's episode, they were on a stakeout at night, but sat so close to a street light, Cho could read a book. In last night's show, they parked directly in front of the home they were watching.

Did anyone else notice what I think was the silver bullet Jane used to hypnotise in the opening scene and the reference to Jane as the Lone Ranger at the end?

I usually don't guess whodunit too quickly (I don't watch enough procedurals maybe?) but I guessed it within the first half on this one. Doesn't bother me one bit. I am glad they are pouring their work into concreting the characterization and chemistry of the characters rather than on trying to trick/tease the viewers. Well done TM.

I was just telling someone that I can always guess the killer on this show, usually right away. Still I enjoy watching.

Whenever I watch The Mentalist I try to think of the most unlikely guy as the killer. This makes no sense, but I was thinking maybe the kid killed his mom, by accident, some kind of game gone wrong.

One More Other Thing Worth Mentioning.

Lisbon saying that Jane doesn't like to be around when the family came in because he wants to be the Lone Ranger. "Who was that masked man, I never got the chance to thank him."

Yeah I knew instantly that Kyle's mom was the murderer. But does that matter? Look at the rest of the episode!

The exchange between Cho and Rigsby about the "Bogart moment"? I could hug the writers for that alone. And Rigsby picking up that MILF err Cougar at the end and how van Pelt reacted? I could have hugged them again. And the lesbian lovers? Or the way they made Kyle's mom confess?

How good and how different is that compared to all the other precedurals? On "The Closer" I always get a little bit annoyed about their antics when the Deputy Chief acts extra annoying but here - it all fits! This show has chemistry, all pieces combined form a brilliant puzzle and on top of that we also have a main story arch that we will re-visit at the end of the season for sure. I love this show. It's high-brow and I for once the viewers reward a good show with the ratings it deserves.

How the people behind "Lie to me" can even dare to compare their show with "The Mentalist" is beyond me.

This show is right on the heels of Lost for me this season.

I was kinda bummed out when I figured out *whodunnit* half way through the show. The great thing about this show, is that you just never know who the killer is.....it's fantastic that way. I liked the episode, but not as much as the others. I hope this isn't a foreshadowing of the episodes to come.

I thought it was the husband; glad I'm not quick to pick up on such things.

And, regarding if Jane's being tempered by those who tell him that revenge does or doesn't help, this isn't the first time he's asked and we've seen the wheels turning in his head. Yes, I do think that each such encounter is causing him to ponder and will have an effect in the end. If we ever see him encounter Red John, we're not going to see him blow the guy's head off -- that'll end the series. We'll see much development, both leading to their meeting and then the follow up as Jane watches RJ's legal battle for several weeks. Maybe Jane'll be allowed to throw the switch, having applied for and gotten the prison job to do just that, and we'll watch that grin come to his face, the final scene of the series.

"Do you think that Heather's answer, 'It doesn't change a thing,' will have an affect on Jane's actions in the future?"

I doesn't change a thing.