The BEST episodes of The Mentalist season 1
Every episode of The Mentalist season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Mentalist season 1!
When mentalist Patrick Jane insults a vengeful serial killer, Red John, his loved ones are brutally killed. Faced with the horrifying consequences of misusing his gift for observation and misdirection, Jane lends his skills to the California Bureau of Investigation, all the while hoping that his connections within the CBI will give him the opportunity to track down and revenge himself upon Red John.
#1 - Russet Potatoes
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/2009
Patrick Jane and the CBI team track down a mastermind who hypnotizes people into doing their bidding.
#2 - Red John's Footsteps
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/19/2009
As the CBI investigates the murder of a young girl and the abduction of her twin sister, Lisbon suspects that Red John is trying to draw Jane into a trap.
#3 - Red John's Friends
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2009
Patrick Jane, enticed by the promise from a convicted murder that he'll reveal information about Red John upon his release, becomes singularly focused and quits the CBI in order to prove the prisoner is innocent.
#4 - Bloodshot
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/2009
Patrick Jane must rely on his other senses during the murder investigation of a financial advisor when he loses his sight as a result of an explosion.
#5 - Miss Red
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2009
Patrick Jane uses his mentalist skills to play suspects off each other in order to solve the case of a wealthy software company CEO found murdered on his yacht.
#6 - Red Sauce
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/2009
Jane and the CBI set out to determine who is responsible for the Mob-style execution of a man in the Witness Protection Program.
#7 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2008
This episode introduces us to the complex life of Patrick Jane, a police detective with a troubled past who has a keen eye for detail. When a man and woman are found dead in their home, many believe they are victims of a serial killer, but Patrick knows better and must prove that this was not the work of Red John.
#8 - Red Handed
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2008
Jane uses the murder investigation of a casino owner as an opportunity to win at the blackjack table.
#9 - Flame Red
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2008
A murder in a small town is investigated and soon turns out to be an act of vengeance.
#10 - Crimson Casanova
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2009
Patrick helps Cho go under cover as a ladies man in an attempt to catch a killer with his own set of pseudo-mentalist techniques.
#11 - The Thin Red Line
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2008
Patrick Jane sees his own suspect, with a different motive, when the police believe a drug dealer on trial killed both his girlfriend and the State's witness in the case.
#12 - Carnelian Inc.
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/24/2009
When a mysterious malcontent threatens the lives of the top executives at Carnelian, Inc., a conglomerate noted for its rapacious business practices, authorities initially dismiss the communication as a hoax until the company's personnel director plummets to his death at Jane's feet during a skydiving exercise.
#13 - Red Hair and Silver Tape
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2008
Jane orchestrates his own undercover operation using Van Pelt as bait as the team investigates the murder of a young waitress in the Napa Valley.
#14 - Ladies in Red
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2008
The team discovers that a wealthy investment banker found murdered inside his locked safe room was living a dual life and stealing from his clients; Patrick plays the suspects to see which will show their true colors.
#15 - Seeing Red
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2008
Patrick stages a seance to prove that a supposed psychic, who predicted that a murder victim was in danger, is a fake and a killer.
#16 - Scarlett Fever
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/2009
As Jane and the team investigate the poisoning death of the "queen bee" in a country club, they discover that the community is full of secrets, including love affairs and drug abuse
#17 - Blood Brothers
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2009
Patrick Jane, Agent Lisbon and the CBI team investigate the murder of a student in a wilderness program for troubled kids. Patrick Jane must find a clever way to convince the troubled kids at a wilderness program to confide in him about what really happened to surround the death of one of their peers.
#18 - Paint It Red
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2009
While it appears obvious that a business tycoon's son-in-law was in on the robbery of a $50 million painting since his body is found where the painting once hung, Patrick Jane suspects others, including a Russian oil baron, an art forger and an art curator.
#19 - Redwood
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2008
A girl found covered in blood with the murder weapon in her grasp is the obvious suspect in her best friend's death, but the girl remembers nothing about the incident and Jane believes she is innocent.
#20 - Red Brick and Ivy
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2008
Patrick takes a personal interest in the case of a poisoned professor when he discovers the prime suspect is his former psychiatrist.
#21 - Red Rum
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2009
Patrick Jane sets a mentalist trap to find out who is responsible for the murder of a high school boy who antagonized the local self-proclaimed witch by killing her cat.
#22 - Red Tide
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2008
When a body washes ashore on the beach, Patrick sets a trap to determine and catch the killer out of a group of surfers.
#23 - A Dozen Red Roses
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/2009
Patrick Jane and the team go to Hollywood when they investigate the murder of a movie producer.