{"id":29323,"date":"2026-04-05T20:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/?p=29323"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:39:16","slug":"arta-absentei-the-mentalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/arta-absentei-the-mentalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Arta absen\u021bei: The Mentalist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Deja o \u0219ti\u021bi despre mine: iubesc un murder mystery mai mult dec\u00e2t orice pe lume. \u00cemi plac la nebunie inteligen\u021ba scenariului, faptul c\u0103 nimic nu e l\u0103sat la voia \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103rii, indiciile, heringii ro\u0219ii, tot jocul de \u201do fi \u0103sta, sau poate \u0103l\u0103lalt\u201d, \u0219i c\u00e2nd se nimere\u0219te s\u0103 g\u0103sesc vinovatul corect din prima \u00eencercare, dau pe dinafar\u0103 de bucurie. Sunt copilul care citea Agatha Christie \u0219i Arthur Conan Doyle pe furi\u0219 \u00een banc\u0103, \u00een timp ce restul clasei \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba Ana are mere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cum printre premierele recente ale lui Netflix se num\u0103r\u0103 \u0219i <strong>The Mentalist<\/strong>, unul dintre cele mai populare seriale de murder mystery ale anilor 2000, am ales s\u0103 petrec c\u00e2teva seri cu acest serial, al c\u0103rui sinopsis \u00eemi aminte\u0219te de<strong> Psych<\/strong>  &#8211; un b\u0103iat cu faim\u0103 de spiritist, dar care \u00een realitate e un fin observator, lucreaz\u0103 cu poli\u021bia rezolv\u00e2nd crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dac\u0103 anii 2000 ne-au l\u0103sat o mo\u0219tenire cultural\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 vie \u0219i etern punct de reper, acesta e reprezentat de seriale: <strong>Breaking Bad<\/strong>, <strong>Lost<\/strong>, <strong>Dexter, The Sopranos<\/strong>,<strong> Law and Order, The Wire, CSI, Criminal Minds<\/strong> \u0219i a\u0219a mai departe. Cu o ofert\u0103 media at\u00e2t de bogat\u0103, e u\u0219or de admis c\u0103, pe atunci, <strong>The Mentalist<\/strong> nu mi-a suscitat interesul. \u00cen fond, \u0219i ziua mea are doar 24 de ore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nu l-am v\u0103zut atunci, dar l-am v\u0103zut acum pe Netflix \u0219i vreau s\u0103 spun doar at\u00e2t: merit\u0103. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pe Simon Baker \u00eel \u0219tiu deja oamenii, e carismatic \u0219i popular, m\u0103 amuz\u0103 c\u00e2t\u0103 expresivitate facial\u0103 folose\u0219te \u00een jocul actoricesc, chit c\u0103 nu devine niciodat\u0103 cabotin ca James Roday Rodriguez \u00een <strong>Psych<\/strong>. Episoadele de sine st\u0103t\u0103toare respect\u0103 trope-urile investiga\u021biei. Ca \u00een<strong> Dosarele X<\/strong>, avem o inversare a rolurilor clasice const\u00e2nd dintr-un b\u0103rbat puternic \u0219i o femeie fantezist\u0103 \u0219i seduc\u0103toare: Patrick Jane, spiritistul jucat de Baker, un spirit liber, gra\u021bios \u0219i boem, lucreaz\u0103 \u00een tandem cu \u0219efa departamentului de criminologie, Teresa Lisbon, care e elementul straight din poveste: stabil\u0103, responsabil\u0103, autoritar\u0103, dar \u00een\u021beleg\u0103toare, \u0219i, adeseori, omul care repar\u0103 gafele \u0219i boac\u0103nele lui Jane, sau care \u00eel scoate din ghearele c\u00e2te unui criminal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ca \u00een <strong>Dosarele X<\/strong>, avem o supratem\u0103. Patrick Jane, un fost spiritist &#8211; magician &#8211; vedet\u0103 TV  cu veleit\u0103\u021bi de escroc, a comentat aiureli \u00een prime time despre un criminal \u00een serie pe nume Red John. \u00cen reac\u021bie, Red John i-a ucis so\u021bia \u0219i fiica, \u0219i i-a desenat un emoji z\u00e2mb\u0103re\u021b din s\u00e2ngele lor pe perete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atunci, via\u021ba lui Patrick s-a schimbat definitiv: a devenit colaborator al Biroului de Investiga\u021bii, lucr\u00e2nd la fiecare crim\u0103 \u00een parte \u0219i, totodat\u0103, conduc\u00e2ndu-\u0219i propria anchet\u0103 pentru a-l identifica pe Red John. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0218i aici e arta \u0219i originalitatea lui <strong>The Mentalist<\/strong>, detaliul care \u00eel diferen\u021biaz\u0103 de alte seriale cu detectivi, excelente la r\u00e2ndul lor. Dac\u0103 Omul cu \u021aigara din <strong>Dosarele X<\/strong> era un pic prea enervant de prezent, Red John e prezen\u021ba misterioas\u0103 \u0219i amenin\u021b\u0103toare din umbr\u0103, care face cele mai sinistre groz\u0103vii \u0219i \u00ee\u021bi lunec\u0103 mereu printre degete, ca o fantom\u0103. Mereu aproape, dar niciodat\u0103 la \u00eendem\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red John e un vr\u0103jitor din Oz al criminalilor \u00een serie: legenda lui cre\u0219te, are fani \u0219i fanatici, chiar \u0219i nebuni care \u00eei imit\u0103 crimele sau \u00eei ridic\u0103 altare cu sacrificii, chiar \u0219i idio\u021bi ca aceia din <strong>Natural Born Killers<\/strong> care vor s\u0103 transforme crima \u00een trend viral &#8211; unde erau hashtagurile \u00een era preinternetului? &#8211; chiar \u0219i trep\u0103du\u0219i care \u00eei taie calea lui Patrick \u0219i se dau drept Red John, apoi se dovede\u0219te c\u0103 erau g\u0103inari m\u0103run\u021bi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mi se pare incredibil me\u0219te\u0219ugit slow burn-ul a \u0219ase sezoane \u00een care Red John ni se reveleaz\u0103 f\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103 cu f\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103, un pas \u00eenainte \u0219i doi \u00eenapoi, ca \u00een cel mai lent \u0219i s\u00e2ngeros striptease din univers. \u0218i da, \u00een tot acest tip, plou\u0103 cu victime \u0219i cu eternul emoji z\u00e2mb\u0103re\u021b ro\u0219u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avem dou\u0103 secte \u00een serial. Una e Visualize, o parodie a unui cult de tip Scientology, de care eroii no\u0219tri se tot ciocnesc \u00een timpul muncii lor de detectivi &#8211; iar Malcolm McDowell, legendarul protagonist al lui <strong>A Clockwork Orange<\/strong>, joac\u0103 rolul unui lider de sect\u0103 carismatic \u0219i vag s\u0103rit de pe fix, alternativ exaltat \u0219i deta\u0219at, niciodat\u0103 vinovat de vreo crim\u0103, dar mereu suspect de aproape. \u0218i cealalt\u0103 e Asocia\u021bia Blake, o \u0219leaht\u0103 a ofi\u021berilor \u0219i poli\u021bi\u0219tilor corup\u021bi, care au ei \u00een\u0219i\u0219i un fanclub Red John \u0219i-\u0219i acoper\u0103 reciproc crimele \u0219i fraudele. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ei saboteaz\u0103 nonstop ancheta lui Lisbon, a lui Jane \u0219i a colegilor lor de birou, \u0219i le iau mereu de sub nas martorii relevan\u021bi, care ar putea s\u0103-i ajute cu detalii concrete legate de Red John. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E u\u0219or de ghicit care din aceste dou\u0103 secte e mai fanatic\u0103 \u0219i mai nebun\u0103, \u0219i aceast\u0103 satir\u0103 a corup\u021biei de \u00eenalt nivel e o alt\u0103 calitate de necontestat a lui <strong>The Mentalist.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce nu mi-a pl\u0103cut aici e exact detaliul care m-a nemul\u021bumit \u0219i \u00een <strong>Dosarele X<\/strong>: nevoia pulimii de a-i combina pe Patrick \u0219i pe Teresa, a\u0219a cum a insistat s\u0103-i combine \u0219i pe Mulder \u0219i Scully. Unele rela\u021bii sunt profesionale. Doi oameni care muncesc \u00eempreun\u0103 au nevoie de claritate \u0219i eficien\u021b\u0103. F\u0103r\u0103 idile la birou, please and thank you. Ambele roman\u021buri sunt for\u021bate \u0219i impuse de gura publicului, prin urmare, ambele seriale pierd din originalitate \u0219i for\u021b\u0103 de cum se blureaz\u0103 liniile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hai cu rela\u021bii credibile de munc\u0103 pe micile \u0219i marile ecrane, v\u0103 rog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ce\u021bi place s\u0103 cite\u0219ti aceste articole? Po\u021bi ajuta \u00een mod direct la scrierea lor. Iat\u0103 cum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/Trollywood\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paypal-.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paypal-.jpg?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paypal-.jpg?resize=150%2C49&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vrei s\u0103 m\u0103 urm\u0103re\u015fti \u00een social media? \u00cemi po\u0163i da follow pe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lorenaalmighty\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u015fi&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lorena.lup\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>, subscribe pe&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCHBtHi6S2GlUFqETH70cjQ\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u015fi pe<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lorena.lupu\">&nbsp;TikTok<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deja o \u0219ti\u021bi despre mine: iubesc un murder mystery mai mult dec\u00e2t orice pe lume. \u00cemi plac la nebunie inteligen\u021ba scenariului, faptul c\u0103 nimic&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spicy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mentalist.webp?fit=474%2C266&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29323"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29328,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29323\/revisions\/29328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}