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Rom-Com Detectives

Crystal Watanabe, Tara Avery, Karin Lubbers, Neoshia Roemer

Co-hosts Crystal, Tara, Karin, and Neoshia break down and react to romantic comedy police procedurals. Currently watching: The Mentalist, Lucifer, and Castle.

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All Episodes

62:45

Trust Fall - Mentalist Unit 1x17 "Carnelian Inc"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/11/06

Overview: Crystal and Karin break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 17, "Carnelian Inc." When the team is assigned to investigate a mysterious email sent to the AG's office, they end up in the middle of the Mojave Desert... with a picnic lunch.Recording Date: November 5, 2025Episode Timestamps08:11 Episode Breakdown46:06 Cold Reading/Hot Reading50:44 Rewatch Checklists54:43 Favorite Lines55:45 Memory Palace QuizHosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Karin LubbersWebsite:

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79:16

Supernatural Fire Poker - Lucifer Unit 2x01...

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/10/30

Overview: Crystal and Tara break down Lucifer Season 2, Episode 1, "Everything's Coming Up Lucifer." Chloe and Lucifer head to the Warner Bros. lot to investigate the murder of a young girl, and we finally get to meet Ella Lopez. 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: October 28, 2025Episode Timestamps0:05:08 Episode Breakdown0:21:43 Lucifer and Amy0:29:09 Amenadiel's Plan B0:41:11

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94:32

I'm Like Daredevil - Mentalist Unit 1x16 "Bloodshot"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/10/23

Overview: Crystal and Karin welcome Rom-Com Consultant Liv to help break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 16, "Bloodshot." Patrick Jane receives a text message about a bomb, and he finds it with only enough time to look the man in the eyes before he dies. Blinded by the explosion, Jane must help solve the case without his eyes.Recording Date: October 14, 2025Episode Timestamps0:08:07 Episode Breakdown1:13:38 Cold Reading/Hot Reading1:18:54 Rewatch Checklists1:25:12 Memory Palace

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105:56

Shotgun with the Devil - Lucifer Unit 1x13 "Take Me...

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/10/16

Overview: Crystal and Tara break down Lucifer Season 1, Episode 13, "Take Me Back to Hell" with Rom-Com Consultant Aria Adagio. With a priest murdered in Lux, a manhunt for Lucifer Morningstar begins. 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: October 11, 2025Episode Timestamps0:08:16 Episode Breakdown1:20:32 Rewatch List1:31:17 LuciQuizLuciTunes:“Rough Detective” by The Dead Weather

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61:43

Deep-Fried Twinkie - Castle Unit 1x06 "Always Buy...

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/10/09

Overview: In the next episode of our Castle Unit, Crystal and Neoshia break down Castle Season 1, Episode 6, "Always Buy Retail." Distracted at a ritualistic crime scene, Castle admits what's troubling him: his ex-wife is moving back to New York. After the breakdown, take the Beckett's Interrogation quiz along with Neoshia and see how much you remember.Recording Date: October 6, 2025Episode Timestamps06:53 Episode Breakdown51:46 Rewatch List55:50 Beckett's InterrogationHosted by: Crystal

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68:58

Tongue in Cheek - Mentalist Unit 1x15 "Scarlett Fever"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/10/02

Overview: Crystal and Karin break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 15, "Scarlett Fever." A woman is poisoned in her own home, and the team must navigate their way through the country club crowd of a wealthy neighborhood to find the killer.Recording Date: September 26, 2025Episode Timestamps0:09:22 Episode Breakdown0:58:33 Cold Reading/Hot Reading1:01:56 Rewatch Checklists1:04:36 Memory Palace QuizClips:"What the hell happened to you at that country club?"Hosted by: Crystal Watanabe and

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113:29

I Hurl Ficis - Lucifer Unit 1x12 "#TeamLucifer"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/09/25

Overview: Crystal and Tara break down Lucifer Season 1, Episode 12, "#TeamLucifer." After being ignored for three weeks, Chloe finally shows up at Lucifer's penthouse to bring him on board a case involving Satan worshippers, and Lucifer must face his fear of Chloe's mysterious power to make him vulnerable. 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: September 21, 2025Episode

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81:35

Cho Business - Mentalist Unit 1x14 "Crimson Casanova"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/09/18

Overview: Crystal and Karin break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 14, "Crimson Casanova." A woman cheating on her husband is shot dead at a spa resort, and the team must conduct a discreet investigation while also dealing with a "professional womanizer."Recording Date: September 11, 2025Episode Timestamps0:06:43 Episode Breakdown1:06:25 Cold Reading/Hot Reading1:10:38 Rewatch Checklists1:16:28 Memory Palace QuizHosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Karin LubbersWebsite:

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80:15

First Cold Case - Castle Unit 1x05 "A Chill Goes...

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/09/11

Overview: In the next episode of our Castle Unit, Crystal and Neoshia break down Castle Season 1, Episode 5, "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins." When a woman's body is found frozen solid at a work site, Beckett and Castle find themselves working a cold case... in more ways than one. After the breakdown, take the Beckett's Interrogation quiz along with Neoshia and see how much you remember.Recording Date: September 2, 2025Episode Timestamps0:05:52 Episode Breakdown1:10:32 Caskett Corner1:14:05

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88:17

Five-Star Hellhole - Lucifer Unit 1x11 "St. Lucifer"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/09/04

Overview: Crystal and Tara break down Lucifer Season 1, Episode 11, "St. Lucifer." Chloe wakes up in Lucifer's bed naked, and Lucifer is proud to inform her that he turned her down, which gave him quite a rush. When former pro athlete Tim Dunlear is shot dead, Lucifer takes up a "saintly" mantle to try to experience that rush again. 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: August 31,

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72:25

She Is Beautiful - Mentalist Unit 1x13 "Paint It Red"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/08/28

Overview: Crystal and Karin, joined by Rom-Com Consultant Emma (aka Ble-Petalouda) break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 13, "Paint It Red." A man is found dead in an office building, and a painting worth 50 million dollars is missing.Recording Date: August 13, 2025Episode Timestamps0:04:30 Episode Breakdown0:54:47 Cold Reading/Hot Reading0:58:31 Rewatch Checklists1:01:52 Memory Palace QuizClips:Rigsby's Yogurts"Everybody Knows That"Hosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Karin LubbersWebsite:

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81:01

Lamey McLamester - Castle Unit 1x04 "Hell Hath No Fury"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/08/21

Overview: In the next episode of our Castle Unit, Crystal and Neoshia break down Castle Season 1, Episode 4, "Hell Hath No Fury." On the day Castle's last Derrick Storm book is released, a local politician is found murdered and rolled up in a rug, and Castle and Beckett investigate. After the breakdown, take the Beckett's Interrogation quiz along with Neoshia and see how much you remember.Recording Date: August 19, 2025Episode Timestamps0:02:13 Episode Breakdown1:11:53 Author's Notes1:13:50

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85:15

Heroin Inspector - Lucifer Unit 1x10 "Pops"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/08/14

Overview: Crystal and Tara break down Lucifer Season 1, Episode 10, "Pops." When a popular local chef falls dead in a grocery store of poison, Lucifer and Chloe investigate, and Lucifer finds a way to throw his daddy issues into the mix. 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: August 10, 2025Episode Timestamps0:03:56 Episode Breakdown1:16:27 Rewatch List1:20:14 LuciQuizLuciTunes:“Devil

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56:07

Witchcraft Malarkey - Mentalist Unit 1x12 "Red Rum"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/08/07

Overview: Crystal and Karin break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 12, "Red Rum." A teenager goes missing and is suspected to be dead, so the team heads to the small town of Boonville and discovers something Cho is afraid of.Recording Date: July 3, 2025Episode Timestamps05:15 Episode Breakdown45:56 Cold Reading/Hot Reading46:43 Rewatch Checklists50:36 Memory Palace QuizHosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Karin LubbersWebsite: https://www.romcomdetectives.com/Community Links:r/TheMentalist

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86:14

Cruel Manipulative Bastard - Lucifer Unit 1x09 "A...

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/08/02

Overview: Crystal and Tara break down Lucifer Season 1, Episode 9, "A Priest Walks Into A Bar" A priest walks into a Lux and asks Lucifer for a favor, setting off a chain of events that helps Lucifer gain some understanding of what friendship means. 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: July 15, 2025Episode Timestamps0:03:19 Episode Breakdown1:09:50 Rewatch List1:11:59 The Good, the

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63:13

Mandatory Ice Cream - Castle Unit 1x03 "Hedge Fund...

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/07/25

Overview: In the next episode of our Castle Unit, Crystal and Neoshia break down Castle Season 1, Episode 3, "Hedge Fund Homeboys." Eighteen-year-old student Donny is found shot dead in a boat in Central Park, and Beckett and Castle are on the case to find out from the boy's prep-school friends whodunnit. After the breakdown, take the Beckett's Interrogation quiz along with Neoshia and see how much you remember.Recording Date: July 10, 2025Episode Timestamps06:51 Episode Breakdown54:40

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72:24

He is Mar - Mentalist Unit 1x11 "Red John's Friends"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/07/17

Overview: Crystal and Karin break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 11, "Red John's Friends." A year after he's convicted of murdering a woman, a man summons Jane to the prison, offering to give him information that will lead him to Red John in exchange for proving his innocence.Recording Date: July 3, 2025Episode Timestamps0:03:08 Episode Breakdown0:55:16 Cold Reading/Hot Reading1:03:14 Rewatch Checklists1:06:07 Memory Palace QuizBonus Content:RED JOHN SPOILER WARNING - He is Mar

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66:38

Douche Fixation - Lucifer Unit 1x08 "Et Tu, Doctor?"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/07/10

Overview: Crystal and Tara break down Lucifer Season 1, Episode 8, "Et Tu, Doctor?" When Chloe starts doing some investigating with Dan, Lucifer finds himself grappling with several new human emotions and brings Dr. Linda into the mix. 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: July 5, 2025Episode Timestamps0:02:35 Episode Breakdown0:55:29 Rewatch List0:57:35 The Good, the Bad, and the

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67:17

Mr. Mom - Castle Unit 1x02 "Nanny McDead"

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/07/03

Overview: In the next episode of our Castle Unit, Crystal and Neoshia break down Castle Season 1, Episode 2, "Nanny McDead." A young woman is found dead in an apartment building's laundry room, and Beckett and Castle work their first "official" case together, now that he's signed away all his rights to sue the city. After the breakdown, take the Beckett's Interrogation quiz along with Neoshia and see how much you remember.Recording Date: June 26, 2025Episode Timestamps0:06:34 Episode

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70:38

Calibrated for Evil - Mentalist Unit 1x10 "Red Brick...

Rom-Com Detectives ·

2025/06/26

Overview: Crystal and Karin break down The Mentalist Season 1, Episode 10, "Red Brick and Ivy." When Jane gets a call from someone from his past, he gets Lisbon to take over a murder case at a state university, only to reveal some uncomfortable things.Recording Date: June 20, 2025Episode Timestamps0:03:52 Episode Breakdown0:54:30 Cold Reading/Hot Reading0:58:54 Rewatch Checklists1:05:33 Memory Palace QuizShow Clips:Coming soonHosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Karin LubbersWebsite:

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