Rom-Com Detectives

Overview: Crystal and Karin break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 19, "A Dozen Red Roses." The CBI is called out to Hollywood to investigate the high-profile murder of a former California state representative and finds themselves investigating at a movie studio.Recording Date: December 17, 2025Episode Timestamps0:06:27 Episode Breakdown1:03:12 Hairnalysis1:11:45 Memory Palace QuizHosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Karin LubbersWebsite: https://www.romcomdetectives.com/Community Links:r/TheMentalist (subreddit)The Mentalist Bullpen (Discord server) - Check Events if interested in our watch parties!Email the detectives at [email protected] us a text or voicemail at 1-650-733-XOXO (9696)Social Media: Follow us on Instagram, Threads, or Bluesky.Subscribe to us on YouTube!

Overview: Crystal, Tara, Karin, and Neoshia have their first holiday special, going over the various units' Christmas episodes, plus recommendations for more rom-com holiday goodness, including episodes from The X-Files, Bones, Leverage, Magnum PI, and Psych.Recording Date: December 7, 2025Hosted by: Crystal Watanabe, Tara Avery, Karin Lubbers, and Neoshia RoemerWebsite: https://www.romcomdetectives.com/Email the detectives at [email protected] us a text or voicemail at 1-650-733-XOXO (9696)Social Media: Follow us on Instagram, Threads, or Bluesky.Subscribe to us on YouTube!

Overview: In the next episode of our Castle Unit, Crystal and Neoshia break down Castle Season 1, Episode 8, "Ghosts." The gang is called away from poker night when a woman is found drowned in a bathtub full of motor oil.Recording Date: December 3, 2025Hosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Neoshia RoemerWebsite: https://www.romcomdetectives.com/Community Links:r/CastleTV (subreddit)Email the detectives at [email protected] us a text or voicemail at 1-650-733-XOXO (9696)Social Media: Follow us on Instagram, Threads, or Bluesky.Subscribe to us on YouTube!

Overview: Crystal and Karin break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 18, "Russet Potatoes." A man drags a dead woman right into the lobby of the CBI, insisting that he's simply brought them a sack of potatoes.Recording Date: November 25, 2025Episode Timestamps0:05:26 Episode Breakdown0:57:46 Cold Reading/Hot Reading1:03:43 Rewatch Checklists1:05:27 Hairnalysis1:09:15 Memory Palace QuizHosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Karin LubbersWebsite: https://www.romcomdetectives.com/Community Links:r/TheMentalist (subreddit)The Mentalist Bullpen (Discord server) - Check Events if interested in our watch parties!Email the detectives at [email protected] us a text or voicemail at 1-650-733-XOXO (9696)Social Media: Follow us on Instagram, Threads, or Bluesky.Subscribe to us on YouTube!

Overview: Crystal and Tara break down Lucifer Season 2, Episode 2, "Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire." Mum takes Lucifer on a quest to prove she's the innocent, loving mum he's never known while Chloe works to solve a double homicide and find a missing woman. Get the scoop on Crystal's and Tara's Good, Bad, and Crispy, then take the LuciQuiz along with Tara and see how much you remember.Recording Date: November 18, 2025Episode Timestamps0:03:22 Episode Breakdown0:09:00 Hotel Gleam0:15:58 Trixie's Interrogation0:32:40 SalamiGate1:03:55 Rewatch List1:13:11 LuciQuizLuciTunes:“Black Magic” by Band of Skulls [YouTube/Spotify]“Set Me on Fire" by Estelle [YouTube/Spotify]"Complicated" by Fitz and the Tantrums [YouTube/Spotify]"So Good" by Warpaint [YouTube/Spotify]"I Was Once a Glass of Tang" by Jon Von Letscher [YouTube/Spotify]"All the Things Lost" by Ms Mr [YouTube/Spotify]"Last Damn Night" by Elle King [YouTube/Spotify]Hosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Tara AveryWebsite: https://www.romcomdetectives.com/Community Links:r/lucifer (subreddit)Email the detectives at [email protected] us a text or voicemail at 1-650-733-XOXO (9696)Social Media: Follow us on Instagram, Threads, or Bluesky.Subscribe to us on YouTube!