4.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.1
Overview
Patrick Jane is a crime consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation. He has a particular gift for astute observation and reading people, honed through years of being a faux psychic. His gift makes him brillian...
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
Patrick Jane is a crime consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation. He has a particular gift for astute observation and reading people, honed through years of being a faux psychic. His gift makes him brillian...
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series primarily focuses on individual justice, psychological deduction, and personal revenge within a crime procedural framework, consciously avoiding a strong political stance by balancing critiques of institutional corruption with an emphasis on individual responsibility and unconventional heroism.
The series features visible diversity within its main cast, notably with a prominent Asian male character. However, the narrative maintains a traditional framing, focusing on crime-solving without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities, and DEI themes are not central to its storytelling.
Secondary
The Mentalist includes LGBTQ+ characters in various episodes, typically as part of crime plots. Their identities and relationships are presented incidentally, neither serving as a source of significant affirmation nor degradation. The show largely avoids strong positive or negative commentary, treating queer characters and their relationships as part of the diverse background of its cases, leading to a neutral overall impact.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Mentalist is an original television series, not an adaptation of pre-existing material. All its characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior canon or historical record from which a character's gender could have been swapped.
The Mentalist is an original television series, meaning its characters were created for the show. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's race could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.2
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Critic Ratings
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