Ultimately, the show was very entertaining. It led the viewers down the path constantly guessing who Red John could be. This underlying story in the background with about half the episodes related to Red John made the show appealing.
However, there are some poor decisions by the writers/producers.
They had the character of Lisbon do some a few darn foolish things that should have gotten her killed.
They ended some of the series long-time members very abruptly.
They didn't delve further into Jane's childhood and father.
In particular. Red John was solved about half-way through a season. It should have been the season's finale.
They didn't allow the audience a real chance to guess Red John's identify. (hidden DNA blah blah).
They could have expanded on the history of Red John and any involvement with Visualize.
The MAJOR MISS IMO was that they didn't devote episodes post Red John to route out members of the Blake Association. This was content gold and could have sustained the series for another season, if not two.
Overall the show, while entertaining, was mostly predictable. The weak conclusion of the show was really disappointing..
I thought Simon Baker did a good job, and most of the cast did well too.
However, there are some poor decisions by the writers/producers.
They had the character of Lisbon do some a few darn foolish things that should have gotten her killed.
They ended some of the series long-time members very abruptly.
They didn't delve further into Jane's childhood and father.
In particular. Red John was solved about half-way through a season. It should have been the season's finale.
They didn't allow the audience a real chance to guess Red John's identify. (hidden DNA blah blah).
They could have expanded on the history of Red John and any involvement with Visualize.
The MAJOR MISS IMO was that they didn't devote episodes post Red John to route out members of the Blake Association. This was content gold and could have sustained the series for another season, if not two.
Overall the show, while entertaining, was mostly predictable. The weak conclusion of the show was really disappointing..
I thought Simon Baker did a good job, and most of the cast did well too.