my moral standing is lying down

I don't normally talk about watching The Mentalist because it doesn't really make me squee in a fannish way. I enjoy the show almost completely for Patrick Jane (what's the actor's name again? Simon something?) as he's a different sort of take on Sherlock Holmes, but with all the flippancy and impudence that makes him so highly entertaining.

I haven't been at all involved in fandom for this show (if there even is any?) because I don't see any interesting (and believable) pairings in it, with either of the two characters I'm at all interested in (Jane and Cho -- whom I wouldn't realistically slash together). BUT. With season three's introduction of Hightower (I don't even remember her first name, much less her title)... well, at first she wasn't too much on my radar, but with episode 3x15 "Red Gold", I realized HOW AWESOME HIGHTOWER/JANE COULD BE! \o/

She's so badass and so in control of herself, yet clearly has a lot going on under that. And she acknowledges Jane's abilities without being annoyed by them in the way that Lisbon is-- she questions why he does things but accepts his answers when they make sense rather than only getting caught up on the rudeness factor. She also seems a lot more in touch with her motivations and emotions than other characters on the show... yeah, I guess she's more mature. And she is totally snarky back to Jane, and Jane-- I don't know if he's holding back because there's difference in rank between them (although that has never stopped him with anyone else), but he's actually respectful of her desire not to discuss certain, private things. Which means, what, he actually respects her? He thinks she's smart enough to handle things without his prodding? (Until, of course, the point where she isn't, but then his prodding is done in a light-handed way.) She makes him stop and think about what he's doing because it's her?

These questions are probably a bit of an overreaction for ONE episode, but what's interesting is that his attitude/behavior toward her is UTTERLY DIFFERENT from how treats everyone else; therefore, is it really an overreaction or a stretch?

I'm not all of a sudden going to turn into a raging fangirl for this show, but it's a little exciting to feel like I can ~imagine~ things for Jane aside from what's in canon. I think I may attempt a snippet or a Five Things fic for this. lkasjdflasjflasjdf!

Poor Cho, though, he'll never get any long-term love interest... and any fic I'd potentially read or write about him would probably be somewhat of a Mary Sue as I'm inordinately in love with him. <3


( ETA: HUGE SPOILERS )

So, having come back from London, I, for some reason, have dived back into the world of TV shows. In the last several days I have caught up on:

The Mentalist. Finished all of season 1 -- I had only seen the first 2 episodes as they aired. It was a good thing I didn't try to continue watching as episodes aired because the individual episode plots are WEAK and sometimes amusingly lame. Having said that, the main character (Patrick Jane) is pretty interesting. Kind of like House, but without the medicine, and with less exposition, I think (which I think it could use more of, for credibility). Still, he's interesting, and that's what's holding my attention. One of the other team members, though, is extremely adorable. I swear, he's Heero Yuy. He's even Asian. It took me a while to realize, because I don't think they focus on him for the first half of the season, but he gets more screen time later, which is when I realized. HE'S SO CUTE!

I'll watch the second season, but only once it's all aired.

Supernatural. Finished season 4. WOW. A couple of "revelations" at the end that weren't completely surprising. This was not the best season, though it certainly had its moments. The last moments left us on a high note, though with disaster looming ahead. Which is alright by me, I suppose. It can't compare to that first season finale, but can anything, really? I'm curious to see where season 5 will go and whether that will be the last season. I would rather it not end, but I do agree that the longer it goes on, the more potential for crap writing there is. I wouldn't want to see it go too far downhill. I'm glad at least, that they've gotten rid of a certain actor/actress that I think CANNOT ACT HIS/HER WAY OUT OF A FREAKING PAPER BAG.

In one of my youtube-browsing moments, I came across this. HAHA, MUST WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQptF_iCfok

House. I'm now right smack-dab in the middle of season 5. I remember coming across someone's comment that they weren't thrilled with what was happening. I'm not sure exactly what point in the season that was, so it may refer to something I haven't seen yet. However, I will say that so far, I've been entertained by all that's going on. I have no issues with anything just yet. None of it has been particularly deep, however, so I'm hoping something interesting will happen. I have to say, I really miss the clinic visits -- they were one of my favorite parts of the show -- and there was a brief return to that in one of the episodes I just saw -- maybe 9 or 10? That was highly entertaining.

I can't wait to finish watching the rest of the season. I have to remember to buy the 4th season on DVD sometime when I have an extra $40 or so.