I’ve watched a lot of shows, mostly anime. Only a handful of those have made me feel emptiness in my heart after finishing. This show is now one of those. I’m watching clips and edits over and over to cope… Anyone else ever felt this way?

So I’ve been rewatching the show for the first time since following it while it was airing. I’ve just finished the season 3 finale (unbelievably good episode) and I’m wondering if anyone knows if the original intention was to have Bradley Whitford’s character actually be Red John. I know how the rest of the show goes but in watching this again it really feels like the show was going for that as the genuine RJ. I thought perhaps that the show didn’t know if they’d get a season 4 and then retconned the scene when they did, but the episode also doesn’t end like a series finale might. Does anyone know what the situation around the series was at the time?

A couple of moments I think, are >!Lisbon running in after the explosion at Lazerus' house and Lisbon when has just shot and killed the two people who were about to shoot Jane, she goes to the victim first in order to remove the duct tape and reassure her that she’s okay. Then she glances over at Jane with a relieved expression that immediately turns into realization that he isn’t okay. !< His hurting expression and her reaction to it say so much without saying anything.

So I’m watching the show for the first time and I’m a big Bones, Castle, Criminal minds fan and I got the mentalist recommended to me. I’m having trouble watching the show bc I can tell that the actors are acting, it’s like they are not the characters they are the actors playing the characters. Does it get better?

This anniversary rewatch will run daily until February 18, the 10-year anniversary of the Mentalist's series finale.

SPOILER WARNING: Since this is a rewatch, it's assumed that anyone in these discussions has already seen the entire show, so all spoilers are allowed.

Day 133 brings us to "Brown Eyed Girls," which begins with Jane waiting for dinner at a taco truck. A man carrying a sack of items from the store walks into him, and when Jane sees the items that he collects from the ground, he gets suspicious, and he follows him. Meanwhile, Lisbon and Pike are coming out of a movie, East of Eden. Lisbon tells him classic movies are the best, and he points out that she fell asleep. He asks again about what she thinks about DC, and Lisbon still has no answer. Jane calls her and says he needs backup because a girl's been abducted. Lisbon takes a cab to his location, and when she hears why he called, she gets upset, calling him a jerk and accusing him of intentionally interrupting her date with Pike. He begs her to check it out, betting her a million dollars that there's a woman inside who doesn't want to be. At the door, they hear a woman crying and head inside. They find a young girl with severe wounds. Lisbon calls 911, but Jane mentions that she's very cold. The girl says "bow and arrow," and then she dies right in front of Jane. The intro plays with no music (I believe this is the only time in the show this happens).

Title relevance: The song "Brown Eyed Girl" is thought to be about youth and growing up, so the title may be a reference to the innocent girls getting a hard lesson in the darker side of the world.

Notable guest stars: Zuleyka Silver (from The Young and the Restless), Titus Welliver (from LOST and Bosch), John Hensley (from Nip/Tuck), also, the truck driver Jane follows is apparently Emmy-award-winning stunt coordinator Norman Howell

Location: Austin

Notable scenes:

• The truck driver says he found the girl at a truck stop and that he was trying to help her. Jane suspects that the man may be telling the truth.
• Lisbon video calls with the victim Leanne Cole's roommate, and she tells her Leanne had been recruited for a modeling gig and was supposed to be in Italy with a man named Jesse.
• Jane offers the truck driver Thaddeus a beer, then helps him with memory recall using visualization.
• Pike brings Thai food for Lisbon and says he's trying to make DC look attractive. Jane walks in and realizes it's from her favorite Thai place too, then says they have to go because they have a location for the girl.
• Abbott tells Lisbon he's heard Pike is trying to take her to DC. Lisbon seems taken aback, asking how he knows. Abbott asks what Jane thinks about it, and she says he hasn't talked to her about it, so he must be fine with it, but Abbott insists that if she hasn't told Jane she's thinking about it, he likely doesn't know about it.
• At the truck stop, Cho, Lisbon, and Jane walk around until they find a waystation for trafficked people. Jane heads outside and notices a pipe sticking out of the dirt. He hears something and cries out for Lisbon, and they move a pickup and discover a young girl in an underground hole.
• The girl, Daniela, wakes up in the hospital, and Lisbon talks to her. She asks if they've found her sister. She mentions a model scout named Jesse, just like Leanne's roommate.
• Abbott says they can't shut down the road, but Jane says they only need to make them think the road is shut down. Jane and Lisbon have a go on the CB radio, and he makes a grimace after Lisbon's turn, but it isn't until Cho takes a shot that they take the bait. Jane is blown away by Cho's Texas trucker accent.
• At the truck stop diner, Jane spots the likely suspects, a man and a woman. Cho is in his usual baseball cap disguise. Lisbon shoots and kills the man, and they arrest the woman. They open the truck to find dozens of trafficked girls. Daniela's sister isn't among them. Cho delivers the news to Daniela.
• Lisbon questions the woman, who says that she was being blackmailed into driving the girls over the border, and that she'd been trying to take care of the girls the best she could. Their shipment was running late when Leanne ran, and Ramon shot her. She leads them to the Qasimi brothers, who run the operation. Jane suggests he and Abbott pose as the new truck owners. The brothers are arrested.
• At the FBI, the brothers say they're already dead and that they have no idea who they're dealing with. San Diego police call Cho to tell them Jesse was found dead.
• The man the Qasimi brothers are afraid of is shown talking to a hitman. He orders another hit on the Qasimis.
• At the hospital, Pike is waiting for Lisbon. Jane makes a comment that Pike must not be very busy if he can just wait around for her. Lisbon finally tells Jane that he's asked her to go to DC. When she asks what he thinks, he tells her congratulations. They have an awkward conversation, with Jane trying to say if that's what'll make her happy, then he's happy, and Lisbon wondering why he's not upset.

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Hey, Anyone else have a random ‘dress like’ a character from The Mentalist day? Patrick Jane’s costume in particular is almost timeless & has a certain slightly crumpled elegance. It not difficult to replicate/create a similar look. Obviously Simon Baker is just awesome & no-one can ‘hold a candle to him’ looks wise etc.- but it is fun to play ‘dress up’ like the ‘Cosplay’ bods…. and interestingly enough no one even gives you a second glance when out and about…. 😂 It is worth wearing Jane’s costume just for the waistcoat and jacket pockets alone I say…wow-so many pockets! Ladies jackets have small inadequate or no pockets at all….

This show has been my favorite for years and I‘ve watched it a lot of times and I was wondering if there‘s maybe some background story to Bret Stiles. Like what happened in his life, why exactly did he join Visualize, how did he gain the top position and how did he gather all these influential followers? I think a series about him could be really interesting

This anniversary rewatch will run daily until February 18, the 10-year anniversary of the Mentalist's series finale.

SPOILER WARNING: Since this is a rewatch, it's assumed that anyone in these discussions has already seen the entire show, so all spoilers are allowed.

Day 132 brings us to "Forest Green," which propels the Lisbon/Pike storyline forward even more. The episode opens with Lisbon having stayed the night at Pike's. He asks her out to dinner that night, and when Lisbon gets to the office, Jane has a look on his face like he suspects they spent the night together. Kim comes to them with a case, and Lisbon seems bothered it's so far away. Jane asks for a helicopter, saying Lisbon has plans that night. The victim is a young woman. Jane sniffs her and mentions her shampoo. The ranger who called it in tells them about the Forager's Club but says she can't have come from there. At the gate, Lisbon flashes her badge, but they still resist letting them in until Jane says one of their members murdered someone. Lisbon rolls her eyes at his lack of subtlety.

Title relevance: Lisbon and Jane head off to a men's only club in the forest.

Notable guest stars: Mark Harelik (from Preacher), James Patrick Stewart (from 656 episodes of General Hospital!), James Ryen (from Days of Our Lives and Mighty Med), Ellen Wroe (from For All Mankind), Camryn Grimes (from 1,288 episodes of The Young and the Restless!)

Location: Sam Houston National Forest

Notable scenes:

• The director of the club mentions that their members are for important men who need to get away, and that they don't allow cell phones. He denies she was from their club, but Jane says that she was killed at the club. He says that the woman had two holes on her shirt, made by the same badges Lisbon and Jane were asked to wear. Lisbon begins acting aggressive after their discussion.
• They meet Marvin Gryska, who was busted with his cell phone. Jane tells Lisbon he's going to go for a walk... to do "men stuff."
• Kim IDs the victim as Madison Pryce. Lisbon walks around and interviews a worker named Peter Kilgallen. He also denies their club had anything to do with Madison's death.
• Jane finds Gryska in the woods, again with his phone, angry about financial trouble with the FBI. Jane brags about how the FBI had him dead to rights on murder, but he got away with it just by knowing the right people.
• Kim and Cho interview Madison's sister and she shows them a video Madison made. Jane is able to to determine she was at a cabin the night before she died. At lunch, Lisbon is texting, and Jane says to tell Pike he said hi. Lisbon notices he's making excuses to sniff all of the staff women. He explains to Lisbon that Madison borrowed the shampoo from someone on the grounds, and he finally finds the right server, who was hooking up with Madison. She tells Kim that Madison was working as an escort for the "fishing camp," a brothel on the club grounds. (People seem to start teleporting to and from the Austin office after this point.)
• Abbott arrives after things complaints are made, and they look at the cabins. Lisbon says Kilgallen hasn't been seen. (Note that you can see Jane and Lisbon's lake cabin in the background in this episode) Abbott finds a fancy golf ball marker, so they look for a celebrity golfer and find Grant Kimura. After denying being at the fishing camp, Grant is about to admit something when his lawyer, Greg Dyer, arrives. Jane notes suspicious things about Dyer.
• Gryska approaches Abbott and asks to talk to him in private. He tells him Matthews at the FBI office has frozen his assets and is being unreasonable. He's looking for "someone reasonable" to help him.
• Lisbon tells Pike that because they can't find Kilgallen, she won't be able to make it to their dinner. Pike gives Lisbon a tip on how to find him with satellite imagery, and they find Kilgallen dead. Jane suggests they keep Kilgallen's death quiet, and Lisbon says it's because word of his death will make all the members leave. Abbott mentions Gryska's offer and says he's going to bust him for bribing a federal officer, but Jane seems excited and says they can use that to catch the killer.
• Abbott asks Gryska for thirty percent of his assets freed up, then Wylie does digital trickery to make it look like the funds have been unfrozen.
• Because of the lockdown Jane requested, the director is upset that his speaker can't get in. Jane offers his magician services and performs a flaming money trick to convince him. Lisbon has Madison's phone, which has an audio file on it but it's too broken to retrieve. Jane says they'll find the killer that night.
• Jane performs a lost-and-found trick with Lisbon as his assistant, and they show the phone to the audience. No one takes the phone, but knowing that they only talked about the phone in Cabin Nine, Abbott goes there and offers the phone to the person watching the camera feed. The lawyer Greg shows up. Abbott is thrilled Jane's trick worked. Madison had found Greg placing the camera in the cabin.
• At dinner, Pike tells Lisbon he got a job offer in DC but that he's going to turn it down. She tells him he can't turn it down, and Pike asks her to move with him.

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I just love her so much. plus, she's absolutely gorgeous.💖😍

Just started watching the series, and this episode kinda confused me. So 3 fake paintings, the forgers own piece, the one in AP's vault, and the one Kathryn the art pro sold to Arlov. It is revealed at the end that Kathryn has the original, and that the piece Jane burns in front of AP is a fake (the one he switched with Arlovs). So why did Jane have to steal/swap Arlovs fake?? He could obviously tell right away it would be a fake based on the first two fakes he deduced in 5 seconds, so he obviously knew Arlovs was fake too since he stared at it for a few seconds, so why continue with the risky swap??

Hi, i'm new here. Just finished watching for the first time and I feel so empty now 😭💔

I have watched wayyy too many TV shows, and this one is the best I have seen in a long time.

For me, there is only one singular thing I feel they deprived us of, and it's that I so wish we got to see the teams reaction to finding out that Jane finally got what he wanted, he caught and killed Red John. I would have loved to see the relief on their faces, knowing that Jane was okay, that he'd finally done it - but that stupid FBI agent wouldn't let Lisbon answer the phone 🙄

Is there any singular thing for you which you feel was missing or not done as well as you'd hoped it would be?

Found my old patrick cup today. I packed it extra good so it would not shatter during our move. My biggest treasure in my teenage days <3 I can't bring it now (were are moving in another country for two years)but I will make sure that it gets an extra special place after we found a for ever Homepage <3 for now, it stays safe at my father in law's place.

I need a show with a main character like House (2004), Sherlock (2010), or Patrick Jane from The Mentalist (2008)—basically a smart character who’s an asshole to those around him but also has personal stuff he's trying to hide.

I've made a post similar to this, but after that I just ended up watching House for the second time. So what I also need is for the show to be interesting from the beginning. Also not a new show because of how censorship has changed since the 2000s. (For example, I love racist jokes that also make fun of racism, and the new shows are not allowed to do that.) And also, I need the show to have around 7-8 so it's not too short, but also doesn't get boring.

I like the whole show but hate the fact that his love life is always stopped abruptly. Personally as a character I didnt like Summer so much cuz she was too reckless, but in later seasons they could have a decent normal female FBI cop, who Cho would be going out with

Even his mentorship with Vega is cut short.

Having a character end up with no one is fine, but just seems like a failed opportunity imo.

I am going to try and keep this vague enough so it doesn’t spoil things as I don’t know how to do the spoiler block on my phone.

What plot threads feel like they were perhaps a bad idea? I think the pain killer addiction episodes are some of the weaker ones. I can understand why the writers thought it would be a good idea but feels like they missed the target.

The baby story line seemed like is was intended as complication for another story line. The baby created something permanent and I’m not convinced that certain characters would behave like they did based on the earlier episodes.

On the flip side, I would have been happy to see more circus story lines.

This anniversary rewatch will run daily until February 18, the 10-year anniversary of the Mentalist's series finale.

SPOILER WARNING: Since this is a rewatch, it's assumed that anyone in these discussions has already seen the entire show, so all spoilers are allowed.

Day 131 brings us to "Silver Wings of Time," which starts with a man packing a bomb into a briefcase. He takes it to a bus stop, and the case explodes. At the scene, Jane looks around for Lisbon and finally spots her arriving in a taxi. She says her car wouldn't start, but Jane suspects she's lying, asking how her date with Pike was. After only a few details, Jane rules out terrorism, saying that the bomb only killing one person is too ineffective for terrorism. The bomb expert tells Abbott that the bomb seemed to be constructed to be a small charge, lethal only to someone next to it, proving Jane was right.

Title relevance: "Wings of time" is a phrase that refers to the passage of time, and it could refer to the fact that the killer, Sarah, was tired of waiting for David, who is older and therefore may be considered a silver fox, to split from his wife.

Notable guest stars: John de Lancie (from Star Trek), Angelique Cabral (from Undone and Life in Pieces)

Location: Austin, TX

Notable scenes:

• Kim walks into the office and asks why Wiley's computer is telling the time. A fire alarm test goes off. Kim takes a case file to Lisbon about an old case where a man is on death row for killing a woman. The victim had been trying to get her killer exonerated.
• Abbott goes to see the man, Cruz, who maintains his innocence. He's set to be executed in three days.
• Wiley and Cho watch camera footage of the explosion, and Jane figures out that a passing mom and baby are suspicious. They track her down at her apartment and find her with a fake baby. She says that she was hired to help by a man named Pete Koch, but Kim finds out he's dead.
• Abbott and Jane talk, and Abbott says he has a feeling Cruz is innocent, as he claims. Jane poses the idea that the victim Reynaldo was killed for getting close to proving Cruz innocent. They look into the murder of Sarah Feinberg.
• Jane and Lisbon head to talk to Mr. Feinberg, Sarah's widow. Lisbon tells Pike on the phone that she can't go out that night, but she's free Thursday. Jane rolls his eyes and Lisbon asks what's wrong, and he says there's nothing wrong. They meet Feinberg's new wife, Mae. She was a former student of his. Jane asks if he's ever contemplated suicide, then asks to use the bathroom, then snoops around and eats some of their fruit. He steals Feinberg's prescription pad. He then says he knows Feinberg killed his wife, and that they'll prove it.
• At Reynaldo's apartment, Kim and Cho look around. Kim comments that she's surprised Lisbon and Pike got together, and asks Cho if he ever wonders what he thinks Jane thinks about it, and he says no, his head would explode. She finds a dive suit in his closet and Cho says he had taken diving lessons. Jane figures out he was looking for the gun that killed Sarah.
• Jane arranges a con, starting with arresting Feinberg for prescription drug fraud. They fake a scanner at the FBI building to take their phones. Cruz's execution clock is displayed on the wall. Wiley's clock speaks the time, then the alarm sounds. They keep the Feinbergs overnight, taking turns with various tactics. They're eventually woken up by the alarm.
• The team stages a dead end to their investigation and fakes the chyron on the TV to make them think Cruz has been executed.
• Jane takes Feinberg the news that Cruz is dead and reads his reaction, which Jane says is not one of a guilty man. He tells him he knew all along he didn't kill his wife and shows him video of Mae's reaction of relief when Cruz "dies."
• The Feinbergs are released and followed. In the car, Edward asks Mae if she killed Sarah. She denies it at first, then finally confesses she did it so they could be together. She insists that now that Cruz is dead, they're safe.
• Sarah is arrested, and Jane reveals that they'd tricked them all on what time it really was, and that Cruz is still alive. Jane had put a bug in Edward's pocket that recorded her confession.
• Abbott delivers the news to Cruz that they found the murder weapon. Amused, Abbott tells Jane that Reynaldo knew to look for the gun in water because he went to a psychic.
• Lisbon rushes back in for her keys, and Jane tells her she looks beautiful in her dress. He tells her he hopes she has a great time, and she walks away looking guilty. Jane lies on his couch, looking as though he's blinking away tears.

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Obviously, this post will contain many spoilers.

Currently on my 3rd re watch of the mentalist. I absolutely love the show and Simon baker is just 🔥

Watching season 4, episode 15, I just find this episode so far fetched. Not only do they get Erica out of prison temporarily but she is allowed to wander around without an ankle monitor and even without the two designated guards.

She was convicted of murder. It would’ve made sense if she was held in their headquarters or at the least given an ankle monitor.

Anyway I get this is a show and it’s part of the story but so I’ll finish watching the episode now 😂

I am on my second rewatch of the show, and I am giddy about how Season 4 is about catching RJ mostly, the little attitude changes between Jane and Lisbon are so cute. You can tell that Lisbon is starting to develop feelings for Jane, and Jane is slowly realizing that he has feelings for Lisbon. There are more little glances towards Lisbon, and the two if them start working more by themselves more. It's just cute. The writers and actors really know what they were doing when they were writing this

Just finished the show for the first time and it’s a really beautiful piece of art. But what I love the most about it is how the show captures the relationship between Paddy and Teresa, which in my opinion is about two people who’ve dealt with so much trauma in their lives, going together on a journey of healing, self-discovery and eventual love and admiration for each other. The later art of Season 6 and the final season are chef’s kiss. One thing I’ll say though, if Teresa had gone with Pike, it’s a choice she’d eventually come to regret, and she would have resented him for it. Paddy wears a mask with everyone, but with Teresa, the mask falls away and he’s at his most visceral and vulnerable, even without saying anything, she knows the way he feels about her. The reason why Paddy didn’t want to acknowledge how he felt initially, I think is because it scared him how deeply he felt about Teresa, for the first time in years, he’s finally felt love. I’ll miss this show sand quite frankly I don’t think there’s any other show that hits all the sweet spots like this one

This anniversary rewatch will run daily until February 18, the 10-year anniversary of the Mentalist's series finale.

SPOILER WARNING: Since this is a rewatch, it's assumed that anyone in these discussions has already seen the entire show, so all spoilers are allowed.

Day 130 brings us to "Violets," the first episode with Marcus Pike, and one of only a few episodes with both Mandalorians in scenes together, lol. The episode opens with a violent crime when a car smashes into the front of an art gallery. Armed men steal artwork, and the gallery owner does nothing until they try to take a particular piece, which he says has no value. They shoot him, and he dies.

Title relevance: Part of Jane's con is to pretend he's in Austin to steal Manet's "Violets."

Notable guest stars: Charles Mesure (from Castle and Once Upon a Time), Sean McGowan (from Switched at Birth), Samantha Smith (from Supernatural), Trevor St. John (from The Young and the Restless—237 episodes!)

Location: Austin, TX

Notable scenes:

• Abbott says the art squad's offices are being worked on, so he offered their conference room. Jane offers his help with their case since there was a murder. Pike accepts. Kim and Abbott resist but eventually agree to take the case.
• Jane is excited to present an elaborate con. Pike takes Lisbon and Jane to their art stash. Pike points out their mark will know the art is stolen, and Jane says that's the point.
• At their morning meeting, Abbott says he has no idea what Jane's plan is. Wylie (Wiley? IMDb has him as Wylie, but Cho's phone says Wiley) shows up and says Jane is still at the "party house." He hands out everyone's roles and outfits. Abbott is their roper; Cho is the muscle; Lisbon is the inside woman, and she gawps at the dress Jane got for her; Kim is the face, and she gets a leopard print dress. The final note is "and then the fun really starts." Abbott looks very amused.
• The plan is put in motion at a bar, and Cho and Abbott stage a fight. Abbott takes the mark, Aaron, back to the party house. Lisbon answers the door. Abbott introduces the man to Jane, who is wearing a scarf. Jane tells her to tone it down a bit.
• Pike asks Wiley if Jane and Lisbon are a couple. Kim lures the man to a bedroom, where Jane catches them and kicks her out.
• With the party over, Lisbon and Jane are alone in the house—or not! (She calls him Patrick!) In their bedroom, the art thief boss is looking at a painting. Wiley finds out he's Edwin MacKaye, ex-military. MacKaye says he knows Patrick and Teresa are thieves too, and they strike a deal to join forces. Later that night, Jane is asleep in his suit on the couch, and Lisbon covers him with a blanket in her pajamas. She calls Pike, and they flirt on the phone, talking about pancakes.
• In the morning, MacKaye picks Jane and Lisbon up and they head to the gallery to talk plans.
• Wiley explains to Pike that MacKaye's goal isn't to steal "Violets," it's to get Jane and Lisbon out of the house to steal what he saw. At the house, Aaron finds the art is stored in a safe. MacKaye drops Jane and Lisbon back at the house. Aaron reports back to MacKaye, and MacKaye says he's seen the way Patrick looks at "his girlfriend," and that that's his soft spot.
• MacKaye and his crew burst into the house. MacKaye and Aaron take Jane upstairs while their third guy is arrested by Lisbon, Pike, and Abbott. On their way downstairs, Aaron and MacKaye are apprehended, but MacKaye kicks Aaron down the stairs and escapes from the balcony. They follow him to his stash house, leading him with obstacles Jane puts in his way, such as Cho, a garbage truck, a marching band, and Wiley in a cab.
• During questioning, Jane asks MacKaye if the band was playing "The Yellow Rose of Texas" like he requested.
• Cho gets case-closed pizza. Pike tells Lisbon they should go for the pancakes they talked about on the phone. She agrees.
• For once, Jane actually talks to the widow and returns the painting of her.
• Feeling good about things, Jane walks in as Lisbon and Pike get ready to leave and asks where they're going, then realizes that they're going out together without him. He sits on his couch and throws his scarf to the side, their night of playing house officially over...

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Just for fun - following on from the discussion of yesterday’s rewatch episode, 6x15 White as the Driven Snow, what are some instances where Jane apologised to Lisbon (or anyone else)? How sincere do you feel he was?

Can anyone pinpoint a specific episode where Jane does a hypnosis on someone to help them recover memories, and approximately when in the episode? Need it for a friend.

It's funny. She doesn't move. At all. It's like she's a Mannequin