JANE AND LISBON SECRETLY CONTINUE THEIR DANGEROUS MISSION TO NARROW DOWN THE LIST OF SEVEN RED JOHN SUSPECTS, ON THE SIXTH SEASON PREMIERE OF "THE MENTALIST," SUNDAY, SEPT. 29

Editor's note: The start time for this episode has been changed.

Michael Gaston Returns as CBI Director Gale Bertram

Josie Davis Guest Stars as Sonya, a Waitress at a Truck Stop

Lauren Stamile Guest Stars as Madison Yardley, a Murder Victim's Wife

"The Desert Rose" - Jane and Lisbon secretly continue their dangerous mission to narrow down the list of seven Red John suspects as they investigate the murder of a man who was missing for two years, on the sixth season premiere of THE MENTALIST, Sunday, Sept. 29 (10:01-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Michael Gaston returns as CBI Director Gale Bertram. Josie Davis guest stars as Sonya, a waitress at a truck stop, and Lauren Stamile ("Grey's Anatomy") guest stars as Madison Yardley, the murder victim's wife.


SERIES REGULARS:

Simon Baker (Patrick Jane)
Robin Tunney (Teresa Lisbon)
Tim Kang (Kimball Cho)
Owain Yeoman (Wayne Rigsby)
Amanda Righetti (Grace Van Pelt)

GUEST STARS:

Michael Gaston (Gale Bertram)
Jack Plotnick (Brett Partridge)
Josie Davis (Sonya)
Hugo Armstrong (Mac the Cook)
Marcus DeAnda (Hector)
Lauren Stamile (Madison Yardley)
Trent Ford (Gavin Yardley)
Guri Weinberg (Arek Green)
Mitch Ryan (Cody Benbow)
Andi Carnick (Sac PD Sergeant)
John Troy Donovan (CBI Ron)

WRITTEN BY: Executive Producer and Series Creator Bruno Heller

DIRECTED BY: Chris Long


The seven Red John suspects are:



22-24 episode 6th season. Most likely it will be the final season.

Looking forward to seeing how they resolve the Red John arc once and for all.

2 cast members are leaving the series:

Well, the title is encouraging. I'm tired of the whole Red John arc.

That arc is the very heart of the whole series; without Red John, there's no reason for Jane to continue at the CBI.

Owain and Amanda leaving the show is really sad, because Rigsby and Van Pelt are my favorites after Jane and Lisbon.

This could radically affect the character dynamics, too. Cho and Rigsby were always trying to "one-up" each other, while Lisbon treated Van Pelt almost like a sister.

This sounds like it will be a great season..Are Owain and Amanda during the season or have they already left? That's too bad either way, I also like those characters.

Mid Season. Possibly right around the time the Red John arc ends.

hopefully they go off somewhere together, and aren't killed.

Airing 15 minutes late tonight for East and Central Markets that got Jets/Titans on their CBS affiliate.

If they make Rigsby Red John, I'm going to be greatly annoyed.

edit. Or Van Pelt lol.

Both.

I too will be annoyed. To be positive though, I am glad they are wrapping up the storyline in a planned way, not in a "we just got cut, and have 40 minutes left to work with" way.

If they have an entire season to wrap it up, and they cop out and make it Rigsby and/or Van Pelt... they can definitely bite me lol.

I just hope Cho's character lands on Agents of Shield or the Blacklist.

Alert!!!

Red John will be revealed finally tonight


PATRICK JANE FINALLY COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH RED JOHN, THE SERIAL KILLER HE'S TRACKED SINCE THE MADMAN MURDERED HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER 10 YEARS AGO, ON "THE MENTALIST," SUNDAY, NOV. 24

Editor's note: The air date for this episode has been changed.

"Red John" - Patrick Jane finally comes face-to-face with Red John, the serial killer he's tracked since the madman murdered his wife and daughter. For 10 years, Jane has doggedly hunted his nemesis in his search for justice, on THE MENTALIST, Sunday, Nov.4 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Simon Baker (Patrick Jane)
Robin Tunney (Teresa Lisbon)
Tim Kang (Kimball Cho)
Owain Yeoman (Wayne Rigsby)
Amanda Righetti (Grace Van Pelt)

WRITTEN BY: Bruno Heller

DIRECTED BY: Chris Long


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I know not many here are watching let alone keeping up with this week to week, but for those who are, this was a long time coming.

Wow, that really sucked.

So Patrick shoots Red John and then strangles him to death.

Interesting end to this saga.

With this arc over, I guess we're now waiting to see what happens to Rigsby and Van Pelt. Now they're married and about to leave the show.

Has it been picked up for another season? I'm a few episodes behind but I assumed this was the last season.

No it hasn't. That won't be decided until May.

wow... um... just an overall disappointment after all the buildup. That was the issue, they'd built Red John up so much, to be so powerful, that the ultimate reveal could never live up to the expectations.

Would like to know how he knew the list. I was expecting some kind of

probably didn't need to spoiler that, but you never know who has seen what movies.

The scene in the earlier season with Bradley Whitford was MUUUUUUUUUUUCH better.

it did not help that even in the big reveal they fell back on yet one more "fake out" move.. I don't mind a huge story arc across a few seasons but this show fell back on "It's Red John! Wait.. no it's not" as a story line way, way too much.. They could not even make it past what should be the final Red John ep with out dragging out that poor "fake out" dead horse and beating it yet again..

but it will be interesting to see where the show goes from here..

I wish they pulled out the original head of CBI from the first few seasons (the VP from 24) and made him Red John. That would have been great.

I prefer to believe that Whitford really was Red John, but after his death the group decided to keep the myth alive. Perhaps so few people knew his identity that it was easy to get them to go along.

I think they made it where Jane says he doesn't care how he found out about the list because they had no way to actually explain it. Complete letdown after all this time, it should have been as amazing as finding out who killed Laura Palmer. Instead we get something almost as lame as the last episode of Lost.

I really hate the new FBI format. It just doesn't feel right. I felt the same way about Unforgettable when they changed it up.

I don't hate it yet, but I agree it doesn't feel right. And the reveal was too predictable. I did like Cho giving Lisbon orders since he is now the senior agent.

I don't mind the change, so far it feels fresh. We'll see how it continues. I like the female FBI agent, and I like seeing Cho kicking ass.

Agree it was predictable, i called it for my wife not even midway through.

the show needed a shot in the arm. not sure this is the right direction, but doing more of the same after Red John would have been an even bigger mistake.