Eddie Lowery was an innocent man wrongfully convicted of a crime. He paid for it for 30 years.

An opening title sequence constructs the atmosphere of a TV show and can stick with us long after the details of the show have faded. What are your favourites?

Is Chuck cursed? No, but this episode isn’t all that grand.

This was a welcome change from the usual episode of ‘The Mentalist’, giving us a flashback to Patrick Jane’s past, without actually flashing back.

My hope for Russell, that his marriage to Liz would make him more serious — if not in general than at least about relationships — doesn’t appear to be coming true just yet. How long can he continue to chase everything in a skirt? Isn’t David Spade closing in on fifty (hint: he is)?

He didn’t get a free ride this time around. The inevitable came knocking, trimming the pool down to a trio and setting up next week’s finale.

A kinder, gentler CommercialClack than last week’s, courtesy of Tara and Michael and their holiday spirits.