Am I supposed to be rooting for that horrible bitch of a female prosecutor on Law & Order? Or is rooting for the bad guys to get acquited so her smug self-righteousness blows up in her face the proper reaction?

But I think the only modern cop shows where I'm not rooting for the bad guys is NCIS and Bones. All the CSI's make me want to slap the protagonists silly.

I am really enjoying the Mentalist. (Hey, Patrick Jayne took his entire team out for a steak.)

I had to stop watching the new Law & Order, I disliked the new guy prosecutor so much.

Re. The Mentalist.

Simon Baker is ADORABLE. The procedural aspect of the show is often kind of ridiculous and sloppy but I don't care because Patrick bought his entire team baubles with his winnings! He looked so freakin' pleased with himself that he should have come across as smug and obnoxious, but instead, I just wanted to pinch his cheeks or something. It's because Simon Baker is apparently made of unicorns and rainbows.

I may have a little crush.

It's because Simon Baker is apparently made of unicorns and rainbows.

Totally. I love it when his accent slips, I love everything about him.

It's because Simon Baker is apparently made of unicorns and rainbows.

Totally. I love it when his accent slips, I love everything about him.

Ditto & Ditto

And who else just wanted to tuck a blankie around him at the end when he crashed out on the sofa in the office? And had their heart break, just a little, because clearly, it seems as if it's the only place the man can sleep is at work.

I know - it's heartbreaking.

I noticed that he's no longer sleeping under the smiley face like they had him in the first ep. is that a progression, or did they just kind of forget about it?

I guess I thought that was a hotel not his house.

Yeah, that was a hotel. They haven't shown us in his house since the first ep because they've been in field offices a lot, it seems. However it looks like next week's ep could really, really be interesting with respect to Patrick's past.