Rom-Com Detectives

Overview: Crystal and Karin break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 2, "Red Hair and Silver Tape." Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon head out to Napa Valley, where a young girl has been found murdered in a vineyard. Tune in for discussion on scenes in the script that never made it in and take the Memory Palace quiz along with Karin and see how much you remember.

Recording Date: February 27, 2025

Episode Timestamps

[04:40] Episode Breakdown

[31:30] Cold Reading / Hot Reading

[40:10] Memory Palace Quiz

Show Clips:

“Truly Sorry”
“Very Sophomoric”

Hosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Karin Lubbers

Website: https://www.romcomdetectives.com/

Community Links:

r/TheMentalist (subreddit)

The Mentalist Bullpen (Discord server)

Email the detectives at [email protected]

Leave us a voicemail or text at 1-650-733-XOXO (9696)

Social Media: 

Follow us on Instagram @romcomdetectives and/or Threads

Subscribe to us on YouTube!

Overview: Crystal and Karin break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 1, "Pilot." Patrick Jane, reformed con artist and former psychic, now a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation in Sacramento, is introduced to viewers with a literal bang, and the rest of the team has to learn how to work with such a wildcard. At the end, hear about scenes in the script that never made it in, deleted scenes that were filmed but ultimately cut, and take the Memory Palace quiz along with Karin and see how much you remember.

Recording Date: February 20, 2025
Details: Episode #2 "Dear mister Jane"

Episode Timestamps

[0:07] Episode Breakdown

[0:45] Cold Reading

[0:50] Hot Reading

[1:06] Memory Palace Quiz

Show Clips:

“True Demonic Evil”

Hosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Karin Lubbers

Website: https://www.romcomdetectives.com/

Community Links:

r/TheMentalist (subreddit)

The Mentalist Bullpen (Discord server)

Email the detectives at [email protected]

Leave us a voicemail at 1-650-733-XOXO (9696)

Social Media: 

Follow us on Instagram @romcomdetectives and/or Threads

Subscribe to us on YouTube!

Overview: Crystal, Tara, and Karin introduce themselves and preview what's to come on Rom-Com Detectives.

Episode Timestamps
0:03 Introductions
00:10 How the Detectives Met
00:14 Show Concepts and Segments

Hosted by: Crystal Watanabe, Tara Avery, and Karin Lubbers
Mentalist Unit: Crystal & Karin
Lucifer Unit: Crystal & Tara
https://www.romcomdetectives.com/

Email the detectives at [email protected]
Leave us a voicemail at 1-650-733-XOXO (9696)

Follow Rom-Com Detectives on Instagram @romcomdetectives and Threads
Subscribe to us on YouTube!