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Was Mellini psychic?



In the episode "Smoke and Mirrors", Mellini is the washed up mentalist who is suspected for the murder of another magician.
Throughout his interrogation, he makes guesses that turn out to be startlingly accurate. This seems to go beyond interpreting minuscule social cues. Mellini even infers Toby's abandonment by his mother just by looking.
Toby said " That was intense. Being inside of his head while he was inside of mine.I could see him looking at me."
It seems like Mellini really can read minds, but to a lesser extent than Toby. Since he expressed skepticism when Toby confessed to being psychic, he might not even be aware of his or anyone's abilities, just chalking it up to be good at reading people

 MasterOfFear posted over a year ago
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Roseinthewild said:
No I don't think Mellini was psychic because he trained to know what the little things we do and the signs that we have mean, and when Toby said it was intense being inside his mind while he was inside mine meaning that it was intense reading his mind while he was looking him over closely finding all the little signs of what has happened in his life.
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posted over a year ago 
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I appreciate your take on it, but stress can be visible, but being abandoned by his mother is too specific to detect.
MasterOfFear posted over a year ago
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Yes it does seem like mind reader because he knew Toby was abandoned by his mother but he also would have known how Toby knew stuff like the color boots he was wearing on a specific night therefore not needing to ask Toby what his secret was.
Roseinthewild posted over a year ago
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