The Mentalist (TV Series 2008– )

INFORMATION

After a serial killer named Red John murdered Patrick Jane's wife and daughter, Jane dedicated his life to hunting down and killing Red John. To that end he gave up his lucrative pretense of being a psychic and joined the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a consultant to the team responsible for investigating the Red John case, led by Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon. Using Jane's exceptional gift for observation and his mentalist tricks, the team is able to close an unprecedented number of cases, but Jane's unconventional and often outright illegal methods also bring much censure down on Lisbon's head, making his assistance both a blessing and a curse. Meanwhile, the hunt for Red John continues...

Genre :  Crime | Drama | Mystery | Police procedural | Thriller
Created by : Bruno Heller
Directed by : Chris Long | David Nutter
Starring : Simon Baker | Robin Tunney | Tim Kang | Owain Yeoman | Amanda Righetti
Country of origin : United States
Language(s) : English
No. of seasons : 4
Location(s) : California
Original channel : CBS
Original run : September 23, 2008 – present

Simon Baker as Patrick Jane

Patrick Jane (played by Simon Baker) is a former psychic whose wife and daughter are murdered by the famed serial killer known only as Red John. After the horrific crime is discovered, Jane dedicates his life to hunting down and capturing Red John.

Jane offers his services to the CBI (California Bureau of Investigation) and is brought on as a consultant. One of the requirements with his consulting position is he may not carry nor use a firearm. Our hero helps the bureau solve a large number of cases because of his gift of observation plus various mentalist tricks that he possesses.

Unfortunately though, some of Jane's methods and tactics for bringing down the bad guy often fall into the area of unconventional.

Robin Tunney as Senior Special Agent Teresa Lisbon

A Senior Special Agent with the CBI and leader of the "Serious Crime Unit" team of which Patrick is part. Though Patrick often annoys her with his unusual behavior and going behind her back, she views him as a valuable member of the team and will almost always back him up. Her mother was killed in a drunk driving accident, leaving her to care for her brothers and her alcoholic father. She is the only member of the team Patrick trusts with details of his past and they work well together, though his attitude often causes trouble for her. Her team is responsible for the Red John case, although the responsibility for catching Red John was taken over briefly by Sam Bosco, her mentor when she was a junior agent, until he and his team were murdered by one of Red John's operatives. It is possible that Jane and Lisbon have a romantic attraction to each other. At the very least she is one of the few people that Jane truly cares about.

 Tim Kang as Special Agent Kimball Cho

A Special Agent with the CBI and a member of Lisbon's "Serious Crime" team. Cho has a dry, deadpan sense of humor and is good friends with Rigsby. He is often the one who sees through Patrick's parlor tricks (when Patrick tells Van Pelt that he was moving a straw across the table with telekinesis, Cho simply says, "He blew on it"). He was secretly called "Ernie" by the Bosco team, who also refer to Rigsby as "Bert"; Cho claims not to mind, as "Ernie's the clever, handsome one". He was a member of a street gang, the Avon Park Playboys, garnering a juvenile record which is sealed. He also spent time in juvenile hall, until leaving to serve in the United States Army's Special Forces, before becoming a police officer and then joining the CBI. Because of his difficult childhood, Cho often befriends kids who have committed crimes, possibly because they remind him of himself at that age.

 Owain Yeoman as Special Agent Wayne Rigsby

A Special Agent with the CBI and a member of Lisbon's "Serious Crime" team, serving as an arson specialist. He served two years as San Diego arson investigator before joining CBI. He developed strong feelings for Van Pelt. He didn't initially act on them, as romance between agents is against regulations, but ultimately the two gave in to their feelings and began seeing each other secretly. Their relationship ultimately became public knowledge, and so an ultimatum was issued to them by Madeleine Hightower to end their relationship, which Van Pelt did to protect Rigsby's career. They remain friends and colleagues, despite the awkwardness of the working environment. Rigsby's father is a former career criminal who used to be part of a notorious biker gang. To save his father from going back to jail, Rigsby lies to his father's parole officer, alibiing his father out of several parole violations. This forces Cho to lie to SPU during an investigation into the murder of cop killer Todd Jason while in CBI custody.

 Amanda Righetti as Special Agent Grace Van Pelt

A Special Agent with the CBI and a member of Lisbon's "Serious Crime" team; serving as its newest member, often doing research for other members. She has a deep belief in religion and psychics and will butt heads with Patrick when he dismisses it or does something morally inappropriate. Van Pelt became secretly involved with Rigsby, after months of reluctance due to the regulations prohibiting romantic relationships between agents. Although she was forced to leave him to protect his career, she may still love him. She is subdued and very organized, which leads Jane to deduce during the first season that this is because she is hiding some deep emotional trauma. She was engaged to FBI Agent Craig O'Laughlin, whom she killed after he revealed himself as one of Red John's accomplices.

SEASON 1

The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 2 - Red Hair and Silver Tape
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 3 - Red Tide
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 4 - Ladies in Red
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 5 - Redwood
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 6 - Red-Handed
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 7 - Seeing Red
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 8 - The Thin Red Line
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 9 - Flame Red
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 10 - Red Brick and Ivy
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 11 - Red John's Friends
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 12 - Red Rum
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 13 - Paint It Red
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 14 - Crimson Casanova
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 15 - Scarlett Fever
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 16 - Bloodshot
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 17 - Carnelian, Inc.
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 18 - Russet Potatoes
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 19 - A Dozen Red Roses
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 20 - Red Sauce
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 21 - Miss Red
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 22 - Blood Brothers
The Mentalist Season 1 Episode 23 - Red John's Footsteps

SEASON 2

The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 1 - Redemption
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 2 - The Scarlet Letter
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 3 - Red Badge
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 4 - Red Menace
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 5 - Redwood
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 6 - Black Gold and Red Blood
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 7 - Red Bulls
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 8 - His Red Right Hand
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 9 - A Price Above Rubies
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 10 - Throwing Fire
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 11 - Rose-Colored Glasses
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 12 - Bleeding Heart
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 13 - Redline
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 14 - Blood in, Blood Out
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 15 - Red Herring
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 16 - Code Red
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 17 - The Red Box
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 18 - Aingavite Baa
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 19 - Blood Money
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 20 - Red All Over
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 21 - 18-5-4
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 22 - Red Letter
The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 23 - Red Sky in the Morning

SEASON 3

The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 1 - Red Sky at Night
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 2 - Cackle-Bladder Blood
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 3 - The Blood on His Hands
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 4 - Red Carpet Treatment
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 5 - The Red Ponies
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 6 - Pink Chanel Suit
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 7 - Red Hot
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 8 - Ball of Fire
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 9 - Red Moon
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 10 - Jolly Red Elf
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 11 - Bloodsport
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 12 - Bloodhounds
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 13 - Red Alert
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 14 - Blood for Blood
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 15 - Red Gold
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 16 - Red Queen
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 17 - Bloodstream
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 18 - The Red Mile
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 19 - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 20 - Redacted
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 21 - Like a Redheaded Stepchild
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 22 - Rhapsody in Red
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 23 - Strawberries and Cream: Part 1
The Mentalist Season 3 Episode 24 - Strawberries and Cream: Part 2

SEASON 4

The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 1 - Scarlet Ribbons
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 2 - Little Red Book
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 3 - Pretty Red Balloon
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 4 - Ring Around the Rosie
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 5 - Blood and Sand
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 6 - Where in the World is Carmine O'Brien?
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 7 - Blinking Red Light
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 8 - Pink Tops
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 9 - The Redshirt
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 10 - Fugue in Red
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 11 - Always Bet on Red
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 12 - My Bloody Valentine
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 13 - Red is the New Black
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 14 - At First Blush
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 15 - War of the Roses
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 16 - His Thoughts Were Red Thoughts
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 17 - Cheap Burgundy
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 18 - Ruddy Cheeks
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 19 - Pink Champagne on Ice
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 20 - Something Rotten in Redmund
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The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 23 -
The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 24 -