A Quick Thought on The Mentalist

I love The Mentalist: I think it's funny and interesting and easy TV watching. One thing though: In the three episodes I've seen, the culprit has appeared in the opening scene. I get that this is par for the course with a procedural, but it would be nice if they changed it up so that wasn't the case. It would be nice. I will say though that I enjoy the way they reveal the culprit because it's usually pretty great, mostly because Simon Baker does a good job of playing the know-it-all. I think this may be my favorite new show of the season (probably because it requires the least effort on my part--all of this TV watching is exhausting, but this one makes it feel easy).