“Bright and brash, it's the younger, (even) trashier, cousin of CSI, with a couple of other borrowed tricks thrown in for good measure.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

The Mentalist, Five
“If you enjoy your detective shows with a side order of oddness, then you might think this set-up would be right up your street. I did, until I saw The Mentalist at work.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

The Mentalist, Five
“The opening sequence introduced our titular genius, a one-time ersatz psychic who had renounced his fraudulent ways to assist a California crime unit. Upon entering the house of a recently murdered teenager, he helped himself to tea and sandwiches, thus revealing himself as a man to whom social convention doesn't apply. You know, like House. And Dexter. And every other quirky maverick to ever cross a crime scene.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

The Mentalist, Five
“It was about the least unique new show since Dawson's Creek gave birth to The OC. Bright and brash, it's the younger, (even) trashier, cousin of CSI, with a couple of other borrowed tricks thrown in for good measure.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

The Mentalist, Five
“The Mentalist, directed by David Nutter, has been a big hit in America. After this pilot, I'm not convinced.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

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