I thought Robin Tunney did a fine job. I can't think of any other actress I would have gotten to play her part. I thought her character was weak, however, in that she seemed to make a lot of lame decisions and I wondered how well she was at closing a case if not for Jane. I think she should have been more on par with Jane as far as her detective skills. More sparing would have been fun.
I thought she and Jane had good friend chemistry, not smoldering lust, to start. I believe they did a good job growing together during the course of the show, so that it became natural for them to have the kind of bond and friendship that, when threatened, made each aware their relationship had gone beyond friendship. I think it is the kind of love that people have who are committed, like the arranged marriage in Nectar in a Sieve, or even in "Love Comes Softly". They were an older couple, unlike the passion of Rigsby and Van Pelt, Jane and Lisbon were in their late 30's or early 40's by the shows end. Their relationship had grown through mutual trust and commitment, familiarity, concern, and watching each other's backs and putting each other's lives before their own. I think that is what made the chemistry strong at the end, so that there was no one else I could see them getting married to.
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grimlockmm
8 years ago
the writers wanted Jana and Lisbon relationship to be similar to Watson and Holmes. With Jane/Sherlock always two steps ahead of their colleagues.
I thought it worked well with Jane sparing being provided by Red John.
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