I really like a lot of magic, but mentalism isn't very interesting magic to me because it always boils down to the same thing:
1. They get passed information via some surreptitious source (hidden mic, signals, ode, etc.)
2. They make some kind of swap using sleight of hand
3. They got lucky/had multiple outs/the person was in on it
And the presentation beyond that is really boring, like: "pick a card", then "oh I know what it is". Once you've seen it once it's always the same. Obviously everyone knows you can't actually read minds or predict the future, so it's just a matter of what type of cheating occurs.
1. They get passed information via some surreptitious source (hidden mic, signals, ode, etc.) 2. They make some kind of swap using sleight of hand 3. They got lucky/had multiple outs/the person was in on it
And the presentation beyond that is really boring, like: "pick a card", then "oh I know what it is". Once you've seen it once it's always the same. Obviously everyone knows you can't actually read minds or predict the future, so it's just a matter of what type of cheating occurs.