The WORST episodes of The Mentalist
Every episode of The Mentalist ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Mentalist!
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 - 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.
#2 - Red Letter
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2010
Romantic sparks begin to fly when Patrick Jane and supposed psychic Kristina Frye cross paths again during the CBI investigation into the murder of a charismatic head of a non-profit organization that fights human trafficking.
#3 - Cackle-Bladder Blood
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2010
When Jane's shady brother-in-law (Kevin Rankin) comes to town and becomes a suspect in a murder investigation, Jane is forced to help him.
#4 - Black Market
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/21/2014
The team investigates a murder linked to a counterfeit diamond operation, but an illness forces Jane to direct his colleagues from the office as he recuperates. Meanwhile, Abbott is concerned that transgressions in his past could harm his wife’s chance to obtain a prestigious job in Washington, D.C.
#5 - Throwing Fire
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2009
While Jane and the team examine the crime scene where a baseball scout is found murdered, Jane is clocked in the head by a ball and flashes back to his childhood with his overbearing father.
#6 - Redemption
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2009
Jane and Lisbon learn that the Red John case has been reassigned to a different CBI team led by the straight-shooting officer Sam Bosco.
#7 - The Silver Briefcase
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/28/2014
A chance encounter with a military colonel leads Jane to believe the soldier is hiding something, leading him to dig into closed murder case of the man’s wife.
#8 - 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.
#9 - Red Herring
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/4/2010
Jane and the team investigate the murder of an arrogant chef during a cooking competition in Napa Valley.
#10 - The Red Ponies
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2010
Patrick Jane and the CBI team hit the horse track when a jockey is found murdered and suspects abound.
#11 - Grey Water
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2014
Jane and Fischer investigate a murder at an oil fracking site, while Rigsby and Van Pelt travel to Austin to help investigate suspects in the string of attacks on former CBI team members.
#12 - Red All Over
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2010
When a media mogul is murdered, Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate cult leader Bret Stiles, who may have had an axe to grind following the publication of a critical story about his group
#13 - Little Yellow House
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/14/2015
A murder investigation becomes personal for Lisbon when she learns that her underachieving younger brother, Jimmy, is being sought as a key witness.
#14 - 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.
#15 - A Price Above Rubies
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2009
A jewel heist during a charity event leaves a man lingering near death but the investigation takes a bizare turn when the chief suspect winds up dead.
#16 - Black Hearts
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2014
With time running out to save the victims of a kidnapping ring before they are transported overseas, Jane and Lisbon zero in on the criminal enterprise’s mastermind. Meanwhile, Lisbon decides if she will move to D.C. with Agent Pike.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Il Tavolo Bianco
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2014
Jane’s freedom is at stake when a grand jury is empanelled to decide if he should be tried for the murder of Red John. Meanwhile, Lisbon tries to find out how Jane feels about the possibility of her leaving Austin with Agent Pike, and Cho and Abbott follow new leads in the human smuggling ring they recently uncovered.
#19 - Orange Blossom Ice Cream
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/14/2014
Jane and Lisbon travel to Beirut where they must work with Jane's familiar adversary Erica Flynn, who agrees to help the FBI apprehend her boyfriend, a courier for terrorist organizations, in exchange for amnesty for her past crimes.
#20 - 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.
#21 - Nothing Gold Can Stay
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/4/2015
Jane takes extreme measures as the team tries to apprehend a deadly gang of armored car robbers before their desperation to remain free costs more innocent people their lives.
#22 - The Whites of His Eyes
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/21/2015
Jane worries for Lisbon’s safety when the team puts itself in the line of fire to protect the witness in a murder investigation from a skilled assassin.
#23 - 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.
#24 - Copper Bullet
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/28/2015
When Abbott’s old boss, Agent Peterson, threatens Abbott’s career – and possibly his freedom – Jane devises a risky plan to protect his friend’s future.
#25 - Bloodsport
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2011
Patrick and the team investigate the murder of a woman with ties to one of the fighters. Meanwhile, LaRoche focuses his investigation on Rigsby, who in turn is forced to ask Cho for a huge favor in order to keep his job.