TV Ratings Sunday: 'The Mentalist' Finale Rises + 'The Good Wife' Finale Flat

On CBS, 60 Minutes earned a 1.3, up two tenths from last week's 1.1 adults 18-49 rating. The Amazing Race finale matched last week's 1.7 adults 18-49 rating. The Good Wife finale matched last week's 1.2 adults 18-49 rating. The Mentalist earned a 1.5, up three tenths from last week's series low-tying 1.2 adults 18-49 rating.

Broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, May 18, 2014 (all Live+Same Day ratings):

Time	Net	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers Live+SD (million)
7:00PM	ABC	America's Funniest Home Videos	1.6	6	6.63
	CBS	60 Minutes	1.3	5	9.82
	FOX	Bob's Burgers	0.9	4	1.95
	NBC	Coldplay: Ghost Stories	0.4	2	1.71
7:30PM	FOX	American Dad	1.2	4	2.36
8:00 PM	ABC	Billborad Music Awards (8-11PM)	3.5	10	10.50
	CBS	The Amazing Race: All-Stars	1.7	5	8.16
	FOX	The Simpsons	1.6	5	3.28
	NBC	American Dream Builders	0.4	1	1.76
8:30PM	FOX	Family Guy	2.0	6	3.85
9:00PM	CBS	The Good Wife	1.2	3	9.04
	FOX	Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey	1.1	3	3.25
	NBC	The Women of SNL (9-11PM) -R	0.8	2	2.55
10:00PM	CBS	The Mentalist	1.5	4	9.68

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The Mentalist Round Table: 6x22 "Blue Bird" (review)

It was the what shipper's dreams are made of on The Mentalist Season 6 Episode 22, as Patrick Jane was finally honest about his feelings for Teresa Lisbon.

Of course, that was after all of his lies, schemes and manipulations didn't work.

Were you surprised that Lisbon didn't tell Jane she was leaving?

Robin: Yes and no. I was surprised that she let him find out through the grapevine and that really hurt him, but I can understand the avoidance aspect of her actions.

Nerwen_Aldarion: No, she dragged her feet telling him about Pike's offer, of course she would do the same here. She also wanted to give him more time to try and get her to stay since it is obvious she really didn't want to go. Of course Jane would miss all of THOSE signals.

SteeleSimz: No, I wasn't surprised as she stated in the show it was hard. They have such a history together that telling him that she was leaving would have been hard for her. I think keeping it from him was her way of trying to tell herself that she was okay with leaving him. Also I think it is always hard to tell those you are closest with the truth because you don't want to hurt them.

Christine: A little. I understand that it's hard but she only had one week left and everyone in the office seemed to know. I suppose she thought that if she put it off long enough he'd find out on his own and that's exactly how it played out.

Jane really didn't think Lisbon would go to D.C.? Why?

Robin: I think it comes down to a running motif this season - Jane taking for granted that he knows Lisbon. Jane's got blinders on when it comes to Lisbon, and recently he's consistently misread her intentions and underestimated the strength of her will.

Nerwen_Aldarion: In this regard I think Jane is a little selfish, he simply couldn't fathom that she would leave HIM. Partly because I'm sure he knew she had feelings for him but also because he had been taking her for granted until now. Like she said in the episode "I'm a convenience for you" She'd always been there for him, he just assumed she always would...silly man. He didn't realize that she needs more than just his dazzling smile to keep her.

SteeleSimz: I don't think he wanted to believe that she would move on without him. He has always done the running away and when he returned she was there for him. In this case he was the one being left and he deep down believe that she wouldn't leave him because she hadn't left him all the other times. I also believe deep down Jane already knew that Lisbon wasn't in love with Pike and that she was just doing this to prove a point to Jane.

Christine: Denial. Lisbon has always been there for him, whether to help him with Red John or bail him out when things didn't go according to plan. And even if it did take some prodding, she followed him to Austin and the FBI. He really never expected her to leave and I think there was a part of Lisbon that knew it and wanted to prove him wrong. That she wasn't as predictable as he believed.

Abbott saw romance where Cho saw a brother/sister relationship. Which side did you agree with?

Robin: I think that whole conversation was Heller & Co's way of paying respect to the fans who have been debating both sides of the coin for the past year! I'd say we've seen both over the course of the series. For at least the first 4 seasons, Jane and Lisbon were strictly, wonderfully platonic, and I would have cried bloody murder if they tried to put them together then. However, around The Mentalist Season 5, their relationship subtly started to evolve to get us to this point, and it did so quite naturally.

Nerwen_Aldarion: Abbott of course! I'm SHOCKED Cho saw them that way and have to wonder if it was a bit of tongue in cheek to the anti-shippers in the fandom. They always claimed there was a brother/sister relationship but I have a brother, he has NEVER told me that "emeralds look lovely with your eyes", has NEVER teased about seducing me over dinner, has NEVER suggested that he could read my dirty thoughts and then grinned while I blushed...and that was all in season 1! It was there from the beginning, the flirtation and then eventually the deep abiding love. I think it was planned too, but people will see what they want to see sometimes.

SteeleSimz: I agree with Abbott. I was sort of surprised that Cho didn't know it since he has been around them for so long but it was nice change to show that Cho doesn't always see things. I loved that Abbott ordered wine and then poured Cho a glass after Cho admits that he wasn't sure why this bugged Lisbon more than Jane burying someone alive.

Christine: I have to say that I didn't see more than a platonic relationship for at least the first three seasons. Around The Mentalist Season 4 things slowly began to change in a very organic way. By the time Red John was killed, I was rooting for these two to become a couple so I'm thrilled we've finally gotten there.

Did you know the letter was Jane's elaborate plan?

Robin: I knew it from the get-go. As soon as they said all transfers were cancelled, I knew Jane was behind it, and was just waiting for that bomb to go off.

Nerwen_Aldarion: Not at first but when Lisbon "solved" the puzzle I realized it was a ruse, no way Jane wouldn't solve it first and then it all came together way too nicely. I shouldn't have been as surprised as I was though, this is Patrick Jane we are talking about.

SteeleSimz: Not at first but about the time Lisbon solved it on the beach I knew it was a plan. Considering Jane acted like he couldn't figure it out and even Lisbon said that if he "Can't figure out she can't figure it out" I knew that he had written the letter in order to get her to work the case. I do think it is brilliant and would have worked completely if Lisbon hadn't asked about the robe.

Christine: The thought crossed my mind in the beginning but I didn't know until Lisbon solved the clue while walking on the beach. Jane looked so happy with himself that she was having fun and that his plan was working.

Was Lisbon right to be furious at Jane?

Robin: Absolutely. I understood everything she felt; being used, being taken for granted, being deceived yet again. He did what we know she hates - made her the subject of a con.

Nerwen_Aldarion: Does a bear sh*t in the woods? The guy faked evidence (AGAIN) and ruined her plans but not with any honesty but rather more tricks. I wish she'd punched him!

SteeleSimz: Oh, yes of course. Once again he used her, lied to her, con her all to benefit himself. She finally told him what I had been waiting for her to tell him. The whole scene of them speaking through the door was perfect, the acting, the emotions, all of it was what needed to be said after so many seasons.

Christine: Oh yeah. Jane did everything that she hates. He lied to her, patronized her by letting her crack the code, and conned her. Since he didn't share his true feelings, it all made him come off like a selfish jerk who simply didn't want to be inconvenience by her departure. Something would be wrong with Lisbon if she weren't furious.

Some fans think that Jane's desperate run to the plane was out of character. Do you agree?

Robin: I do agree, but would argue that was the whole point of that scene, and what made it brilliant. While it's certainly not out of character for Jane to take extreme measures to get something done, it WAS out of character for him to do so outside of a con or manipulation.

This was a turning point for his character. It would have meant nothing if the end result came from Jane doing something that Jane normally does. His mad dash across the tarmac was symbolic of his realization that his ways were what was standing between him and Lisbon. So for the first time in a long time, Jane did something extreme that was driven by honesty and sincerity, by his acknowledgment of his own truth.

Nerwen_Aldarion: Nope. Jane has buried people alive, faked deaths, robbed a casino and faked a melt down to get himself fired...he is a man that goes to extremes. What was more interesting about this is that this action wasn't something he'd "planned" or anything that was a trick or a con, rather desperation and love fueled his motions here which is why it was so much more poignant.

It also meant so much more to Lisbon that way, where his elaborate con job to get her to stay failed, him finally ripping open his heart to let her see the honesty and love she'd been searching for worked. It makes sense to me, lies come easier to Jane than truth, thankfully he saw that it wouldn't be tricks that would get him his girl.

SteeleSimz: Personally I didn't think it was out of character. Jane has done tons of crazy things in the past and when presented with a final chance he took it. I can see why some fans believed it was out of character. I know a lot of them would have wanted him not to move on from his wife but this is TV and a lot of times in shows you want the happy ending. Would this happen in real life? Who knows.

Christine: The honesty was what was out of character. Jane finally realized he was in love and he was desperate to tell that to Lisbon. Love and desperation can drive anyone to do things that are a little out of character.

Was there anything that disappointed you about the season finale?

Robin: I can't say that there is, really. I loved every second of it, and thought the understated ending was absolutely perfect.

Nerwen_Aldarion: Gosh, that it wasn't two hours? That it had to end? That is about it.

SteeleSimz: I don't think anything disappointed me about the finale. I was looking forward to this episode so much more after we got the renewal news and even if we hadn't I would have been happy with the episode. It opened doors for future episode while closing other doors. I think Bruno and company did the best they could with what they knew might or might not happen. They tried to please fans in the end which is nice. Yes, not all fans are happy but a lot are with how this all played out.

Christine: I would have liked more kissing at the end and maybe a little more conversation once they were being honest about their feelings. Other than that, it was all good.

What was your favorite scene?

Robin: Everything that happened between Patrick jumping the fence to being hauled off the plane. There was SO MUCH in that scene. There's the stuff I mentioned earlier. I loved that he kept running even after twisting his ankle, stumbling yet continuing through pain just as he was about to do with his emotions. I loved that he immediately realized that telling her he loved her and his honesty was worth it despite how terrifying it was.

I loved that he simply confessed his feelings without asking her to stay, showing that he finally understood how to respect her wishes. Listen, not many shows can take a cliché and pack it so densely with subtle but real character work. Also, Simon Baker - my goodness - he owned the hell out of that scene.

Nerwen_Aldarion: From the airport to the end. So much raw emotion as Jane chased her then declared his love. I adored it so much, especially how he was all "That feels good to say" in some ways I think he has never been more honest with Lisbon then he has with anyone, even his wife. Before then his life had consisted of elaborate schemes and being the "smartest man in the room."

But here no amount of charm, wit or cheating would get him what he truly needed. He finally grew up and admitted that he has feelings and that all of his talents have failed him here because they weren't what she needed, she needed his honesty and love. Of course I adored the final kiss, he just looked so...blissful once he saw her, at ease because he realized that he'd been rewarded for his actions.

This was the first pure thing we'd ever seen him do on the show for the past 6 years and it was wonderful to watch as Jane FINALLY started to heal from his wounds. It's amazing to see the man who hid in a room with blood on the walls in the pilot become the man who is willing to let himself open up in front of an entire plane of people and move past his insecurities and problems to be with the woman he loved.

SteeleSimz: I just don't have one favorite scene. I would Jane confess on the plane, it brought tears to my eyes as he admits his love for Lisbon and even though she tells him it is too late he understands but he had to let her know. Then there is the scene is the TSA interrogation room, Lisbon showing up and asking him if he meant it. Then him joking a little before saying he meant every word followed by the kiss was just perfect. Also I personally liked Lisbon throwing water in his face.

Christine: Wow! So hard to choose. I was originally going to say the fight though the door because of the raw emotion but I think I have to go with the final scene. I love the slow realization that dawns over Jane as it sinks in that she came back. That she's here and she loves him and this is really happening. It was sweet and wonderfully joyful. Now I just can't wait for season 7!

SRC: tvfanatic.com/

Season 7: Will A Short 'Encore' Run Spell The End Of Patrick Jane Series

The Mentalist is ready to investigate season 7, but there may not be too many episodes for Patrick Jane to deduce.

As March begin and the CBS Upfront loomed ever closer, The Mentalist seemed to be on its last leg. However, the Bruno Heller-created series managed to snag a renewal barely a week before the network's New York City presentation, but the news came with a caveat.

The Mentalist is not scheduled for the fall. Instead, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation will sweep into the program's Sunday evening slot and delay Jane (Simon Baker) and Teresa Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) next adventure until 2015, according to TV Fanatic.


With this late start comes yet another problem - The Mentalist may receive a shorter season, according to the International Business Times. For viewers, this means there is a possibility that there will only be 13 episodes as opposed to the usual 22.

Overall, the terms of the season 7 order makes it sound as if CBS is preparing to do away with The Mentalist after the next cycle. While this hasn't been official announced, Heller has even called the upcoming run an "encore."

"The purpose of an encore is to get people leaving the theater happy and giving them what they want and hitting your marks as strong as possible, so that will be the intention," Heller told The Hollywood Reporter.

The Mentalist definitely gave its audience what they wanted by allowing Jane and Lisbon to fulfill the long-anticipated Jisbon relationship (see video below), so what does Heller have planned next?


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Are Jane and Lisbon finally together? (review)

For six years on “The Mentalist,” you have waited to see if something could happen between Jane and Lisbon .. and on tonight’s new episode. you had an opportunity to finally get an answer. Jane finally started to realize what is feelings truly were, and that now was the only change that he had to make a move on her … if he could figure out a way.

The show wasn’t kidding when it comes to making this a romantic episode. There was the jet plane, the confession, the chase, and so much more. “It was the truth of what I feel” is what Jane told her time and time again, and this was a very nice moment before the angry Air Marshals came and took him away as he made his confession right when she was set to leave to Washington DC.

The end of this episode then came with the big moment: The kiss! The confession! The two are together! This was a moment of great celebration, and for us, a pretty perfect ending. In the event that the show was canceled after six seasons, this could have been enough of an ending … but we are happy that there is more so that we can finally see what these two are like as a couple.

As for Agent Pike, we do feel reasonably bad for him since he seems like a nice guy. But then again, he gets to go be awesome over on “Game of Thrones.” He’ll be just fine. The mystery in this episode was simply okay, but the romance made this one of the most memorable episodes of the show’s entire run. Grade: A-.

SRC: cartermatt.com/

6x22 "Blue Bird" (Sneak Peek x3)

Jane, Lisbon, and a jet plane

The bosses of “The Mentalist” really were not kidding when they said that the season finale Sunday was going to be a “romantic” episode. As a matter of fact, it contains what has to be considered one of the most romantic things that you can possibly ever see in someone trying to chase down a plane!

The great thing about this preview is that it clearly gives you enough to know what is coming between Jane and Lisbon, but leaves so much stuff to the imagination. There’s no confession of love, or romantic kiss thrown our way yet. Instead, you have Patrick telling her that they should try to make their last case special … which she hilarious replies to by reminding him that this is a murder case that they are dealing with here, and that is hardly something that you can celebrate.

Everything leading up to this episode is so delightfully subtle, and the show clearly knows what they are doing. While we feel like there will be enough Jane / Lisbon stuff in here to be happy (remember, this episode may have functioned as a series finale at one point), they probably left at least something more for the next season to ensure that there could be another additional story or two to look forward to. This could be a fantastic final season of the show, and we just have to hope that it there is some other great story cooked up to send us out on a high note.



SRC: cartermatt.com/

6x22 (finale) spoilers: ‘Blue Bird,’ and Simon Baker’s moment

You have been waiting for the season finale of “The Mentalist” to come on the air for quite some time now, and on Sunday night, it will be here. At the moment, we’re just thrilled to call it the end of the season and not the series itself. The recent renewal does allow the show an opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief and build more towards something in the fall.

This episode is entitled “Blue Bird,” and before we do anything else, we figure it best to start off here by sharing the official synopsis now courtesy of CBS:

“A new lead in a cold case requires Lisbon to delay her plans to leave for Washington, D.C. with Agent Pike, giving Jane time to finally come to terms with his feelings for her and decide on a course of action.”

The major promises that we have seen when it comes to this episode are that it will offer some sort of closure for Simon Baker and Robin Tunney’s characters, and also set the stage for what the future could be for the two. There is no guarantee that they will end up together at all, but with the feelings finally being brought up, maybe they will at least consider trying to make it work.

Ultimately, this is one of the reasons that we are the most excited about there being a season 7 of the show: It allows for a chance to explore these two in a relationship, provided that this is what happens during the finale.

SRC: cartermatt.com/

6x22 Promo - "Blue Birds" Season Finale

CBS Official Synopsis: “A new lead in a cold case requires Lisbon to delay her plans to leave for Washington, D.C. with Agent Pike, giving Jane time to finally come to terms with his feelings for her and decide on a course of action., on the sixth season finale.”

'Mentalist' Stars, EP Promise Satisfying 'Closure,' View Season 7 as 'Encore'

Showrunner Bruno Heller, along with stars Simon Baker and Robin Tunney, talk to THR about the final two episodes and address the season-ending dilemma facing Lisbon and Jane.

Will Lisbon and Jane finally take the plunge?

Renewed at the 11th hour by CBS, veteran procedural The Mentalist marches toward its May 18 finale with a season-ending question still unanswered: Will Lisbon make the move to Washington, D.C. and end her partnership with Jane? After the Red John wrap-up earlier in the season, exploring the personal dynamics between Jane and Lisbon was the logical next step.

"The pleasures of the show rests in the by-play between Robin [Tunney] and Simon [Baker]. Getting rid of Red John allowed us to focus on that human aspect of the show," executive producer Bruno Heller tells The Hollywood Reporter. "Red John, as it turns out, was a convenience for Jane because it meant he didn't have to confront the rest of his life and what he's doing."

Now that the Red John chapter is over (for the most part), there was no longer a physical obstacle in the way of Jane addressing the Lisbon situation -- just mental ones. "After [Red John] goes, for both Lisbon and Jane, there is a palpable sense of 'What now? Do I really want to continue doing the same thing?' " Heller says. "It left the two of them without an excuse to decide where that relationship was going. They had always been able to keep it separate. Those questions start bubbling up and the rest of the season was the resolution of those questions."

The show's primary focus had always been "the hunt for Red John, the idea of Jane seeking revenge," Baker tells THR, but when that went away and his partnership with Lisbon temporarily ceased, it was time for Jane to figure things out. "You look around and the person standing next to you for five-and-half-years is nowhere to be seen, there's an emptiness and a hollowness," Baker says. Last week's episode was the most recent indicator of the pair's tense (and complicated) relationship, wherein Jane tentatively lets Lisbon go at her doorstep. "it was an obvious progression to get to the idea of longing and missing that person who, when the dust settles, has always been there and [now] she's not there," Baker says.

It's been choppy waters for Jane to get to a place where he can comfortably jump into a romantic affair. "It is not something you can automatically pick up when you're as broken as Jane is," Baker admits. "Just as you get comfortable with any patterns in life, it's going to twist you to change or grow or stretch."

Being one-half of The Mentalist's main couple has been an "interesting" journey to say the least, Tunney tells THR. Though the show has always been billed as a crime procedural, interest in Jane and Lisbon's endgame has been present from the start. Tunney recalls fielding numerous questions over the years about Lisbon and Jane's romantic future, admitting that she'd always answer the same way: a simple "I don't know." "It's always more interesting when the writers and the actors don't know because I don't think you always know in life and also, it becomes less obvious," Tunney explains.

From her perspective, being in such close proximity to Jane during the Red John saga was a factor in turning the tide for Lisbon. "Lisbon did stand by Jane and was really there for him in the hunt for Red John. They're both lonely people and they had this thing in common. Once that was gone, Lisbon really missed him," Tunney says. "She realized that it wasn't just about catching the bad guy: 'I love being around this person and what does this mean?' The last [few] episodes, [Lisbon's wondering,] 'Is he going to declare himself? Is he going to put himself out there? What are we going to do now?' It's going to come to a head."

There is one thing Tunney was OK with in regards to Jane and Lisbon's prolonged courtship: the timing. "It would've been really inappropriate during all the Red John stuff," she says with a laugh. Baker echoed her sentiment: "There also wasn't any room in the show to do it properly."

"The transition to the FBI has been able to give us room structurally in the story to explore the potential for a relationship between Jane and Lisbon," Baker adds. "The threat of [Lisbon] parting in a way has been able to give it its due and be able to play it out properly, as opposed to just a sprinkle here and there."

As The Mentalist readies for the final two hours of season six, the gang promises that a finite resolution will be on tap. "People can expect closure," Tunney says of the remaining episodes. Adds Heller: "We wanted to make sure that the last episode was as fun and humorous and as light-hearted as a crime procedural can be and I think we delivered that." (For the record, Baker jokingly compared the final run to Grease.)

Will fans be satisfied? "I would say yes," Heller says. "This is a popular show. It's meant for the people. We have tried to make a finale to the season that will please and engage and fill our core audience." Adds Baker: "It will by and large give the audience closure, but I suspect it will leave them craving more."

There are already "plans and a blueprint" for the new season, Heller says, adding that the show's seventh year "is like an encore." "The purpose of an encore is to get people leaving the theater happy and giving them what they want and hitting your marks as strong as possible, so that will be the intention," he promises.

The Mentalist airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on CBS.

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The Mentalist Creator and Stars Discuss the Jane/ Lisbon Dilemma, Boast of a Love-or-Hate Finale

Three may be a crowd on The Mentalist (Sunday, 10/9c), but four was company when the CBS series’ creator, Bruno Heller, along with leads Simon Baker and Robin Tunney, spoke with TVLine to survey the season-ending arc centered on Lisbon’s D.C. debate and how it’s stirring something in Jane. Read on for their thoughts about navigating that sticky wicket and how the May 18 (series?) finale will split the audience 50-50.

TVLINE | Bruno, I understand that it was always the show’s intent to get to this place with Jane and Lisbon at the end of this season, even dating back to last summer?
BRUNO HELLER | We were certainly thinking about it. When the show started, for me there was not a thought of that at all. But one of the things about TV over the years is the characters develop their own dynamic and direction as truth is revealed, and it seemed to us – and [the actors] can contradict me if they like – that love blossoms. There is a genuine feeling there between the two characters that had to be honored, one that was just natural and organic.

TVLINE | Simon, were you interested to explore this side of….
 
SIMON BAKER | [Interrupts] From the moment I met Robin Tunney. [Tunney and Heller laugh] I looked at her and I said, “You will be mine.” No, you know, it’s one of those things where…. It’s the whole Moonlighting theory that comes into play with long-form TV. It goes on, and sometimes on and on, and do you give the audience what they want, or do you keep the flirtation and tease going? Is that really what they want, is that what they like — to want something? Because as soon as you seal any sort of a deal with anything, it’s like, “Well, that’s that, and from there where do we go?” There are plenty of places always to go, but it’s a risk and a challenge.

TVLINE | But on a character level, were you and Robin interested to ask the question, “What do these two people really mean to each other after all these years?”
 
BAKER | Yes — and that became really evident, I thought, after we closed the Red John story and we did the episode that took place two years later. It was about laying the foundation for the rest of the season, in the sense of it was an episode about longing and missing each other, missing that relationship as it stood.
 
ROBIN TUNNEY | I also think the show has always been something more than just a straight procedural. And once the Red John storyline cleared up, it was like, “OK, these people are left with each other. So how do you create stakes?” There was a history, but there was this idea of “What’s next?” How do they feel about each other? It created sort of an arc where there was a lot at stake, people’s hearts and all that stuff, without, “Oh, we can throw another serial killer into the mix.” It was something that was fitting to the show and it created drama.

TVLINE | Robin, in the closing scene of last week’s episode, what is going on in Teresa’s mind as she stands at the doorstep, wiping tears off her face?
 
TUNNEY | I think she’s just dying for [Jane] to declare himself — and she’s really worried that he won’t. This opportunity with somebody else [Agent Marcus Pike, played by Pedro Pascal] has come up and it’s like, “OK, am I crazy? Should I do this? Am I missing out on something because I’m hanging out waiting for somebody else?” That’s something that’s really scary to her. This guy comes along who’s crazy about her and it’s like, “Am I going to pass up on something that’s real, to hang out and see what happens?” She’s just dying for Jane to declare himself. She’s not sure what else she can do, like, “So, this other guy has asked me to move with him….”

TVLINE | What is it that’s keeping Jane from being more forthright with Lisbon? Is he perhaps not confident in his ability to make her happy, or…?
 
HELLER | Simon can probably answer that better than me, but for me, if you spent so much of your life self-protectively concealing your feelings, for very good reasons, and feel that it was your love that essentially killed other people in your life, that connection to you has been a bad thing, there are all kinds of fears deep down that would stop you from speaking honestly. Men in general have difficulty declaring their emotions, and in this case [Jane and Lisbon] had a long and close, brother-sister relationship, so to suddenly declare a different kind of love is extremely difficult.
 
BAKER | Everything seems to be good, and then suddenly the girl that I like to stand next to has these “demands” upon my character to give more of himself…. That’s a part of it. It’s also that Jane is a broken toy. He looks like he’s gotten to be OK, but really, he’s not functioning completely. I guess Lisbon’s wondering and hoping whether or not he ever will function again, and he’s looking at her, thinking, “She’s going to walk away, and I can’t fix myself. I’ve forgotten how to give of myself and surrender.” So it’s a challenge. You could interpret it a lot of different ways, but I knew what I was playing. I didn’t necessarily choose to articulate it, because I think the nature of someone not being able to surrender to someone else or give themselves up is incredibly private. And I think it has to feel like it’s authentically private for it to be legitimate.

TVLINE | Robin, has this last run of episodes been entertaining for you, to be “the prettiest girl at the dance” with two not-unattractive men fighting over you?
 
TUNNEY | Uh, yeah – after wearing sensible clothes and shoes for five years, it’s been pretty nice.
 
HELLER | That’s Robin’s real life anyway, men fighting for her….
 
TUNNEY | [Laughs] It’s interesting, the storyline between Jane and Lisbon. From the very beginning, I remember the TCA [press tour] and PaleyFest [panel during] the first season, it was like, “Will they or wont they?” And my answer – “I have no idea” — was an honest one. And then throughout the years… [Simon and I] could have grown angry at each other or hated each other, but I grew so fond of him as a human being that the idea of where that was going was so easy to play, because I really enjoyed going to work with him. I feel like it’s a progression of how people bond. That’s the great thing about television, is you have the chance to experience things in real time, over six years.

TVLINE | Bruno, are you willing to rule out Pike as the mastermind behind the season-ending kidnapping mystery? That there won’t be that easy out?
 
HELLER | I’m willing to rule that out, yes. Pike is not the bad guy.
 
TUNNEY | It all seemed too good to be true!
 
HELLER | Sometimes I think I’m way too dumb for this audience, to come up with clever solutions like that. [Laughs] Life is not that complicated or dark – though I wish I had come up with that before.

TVLINE | How satisfying will the finale be if it turns out to be the series’ very final episode?
 
HELLER | You go first, Baker.
 
BAKER | [Thinks] On a scale of 1 to 10….
 
HELLER | Oh, I’ll go first then – “11.” Listen, this last one was written and designed to be a suitable big, happy romantic send-off for the series if that what happens — but it also opens a new chapter if that is not the case. I think we hit the mark well enough. I’m very happy with it. Baker is a perfectionist, so he’s not going to be happy until I’ve created a cross between Gone With the Wind and Psycho or something.
 
BAKER | Oh, Jesus. Can we readdress those references?
 
HELLER | OK, maybe not those two. But one of the reasons the show has gone as long as it has is precisely because these two, especially Simon, are never satisfied. They’re always pushing for more and better, more interesting and fresh and original. We may not have always succeeded, but that is the bar we’ve been trying to get over. I think we’ve done our best and it’s up to the audience to decide how well it’s done.
 
BAKER | We’re in the popularist business with The Mentalist. It’s not Breaking Bad, it’s a show that has had a very consistent audience for six years, and it’s all about pulling our audience in directions where we challenge them a bit. You can’t always give everyone what they want, and sometimes people want to be protected from what they want. I think the best result could be to divide the audience 50-50.
 
TUNNEY | I think it’s going to make a lot of people really happy, and I think it’s going to make some people angry — and that’s the most you can hope for. Because everybody’s emotionally invested in the show in a different way. And that’s good, because they’re genuine reactions. I don’t think anyone will feel in the middle of the road about it.

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Season 6 Finale Spoiler: Will Patrick Jane Marry Teresa Lisbon in 'Blue Bird'?

The final episode of the Mentalist Season 6 will be aired on 18 May and fans of 'Jisbon' would love it if the two of them expressed their feelings for each other.

Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon are racing against time to bust a human trafficking ring. The pre-finale episode is not just about Jane and Lisbon's fight together against criminal masterminds but also about the most important decision of their life, that is whether or not to be 'in love.'

The official synopsis of "The Mentalist" Season 6, episode 21 reads: "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."

Show creator Bruno Heller teased that the finale would be romantic and end all questions about Lisbon's relationship status.

"It's a romantic finale rather than a [suspenseful] finale. With the death of Red John, there's a sense of tying [things] up and certainly this romantic angle is one of them," he told TV Guide.

There is some good news for Jisbon fans as the finale is expected to be more about Jane and Lisbon and their untangling relationship, TVline reported.

In the finale, titled 'Blue Bird, Lisbon will delay her plan to move with Agent Pike to Washington DC as she will be required for a new case. This will give Jane enough time to express his feelings for her, the website reported.

The website also released the pictures of the upcoming finale. Lisbon and Jane appear overwhelmed by emotions and there are chances of Jane proposing to her.

Entertainment website Breathecast suspects Jane secretly intends to marry Lisbon but Agent Pike's hasty advances are ruining his chance.

The show is yet to be renewed by CBS while there are rumours that 'The Mentalist' may move to other networks in order to continue with Season 7.

The Mentalist Season 6 finale episode 'Blue Bird' will air on Sunday, 18 May, on CBS and is directed by Chris Long.

SRC: ibtimes.co.uk/

Is there trouble for Jane and Lisbon?

“The Mentalist” is gearing up for the answer to one of the show’s most-lingering questions: Are we going to finally see Jane and Lisbon get together after all this time? You will get an answer to that one way or another very soon.

What we can tell you right now is that if the two are going to have a happy ending, they will be forced into going through a little bit of drama first. According to some tiny images posted over on TVLine, there is going to be a scene in this episode where Lisbon seemingly throws a drink in Jane’s face, and then storms out of the room. What could compel her to do that? We have a few theories.

1. Maybe this is all a red herring, and it is a cover operation for a case for them to be fighting. (We can hope, right?)

2. There is some genuine conflict stewing right now when it comes to whether or not the two parties can actually function as friends. Maybe Jane blindsides her with the news of his feelings as the worst opportune time.

3. Maybe she is just not ready to process what is being said to her, and is reacting here mostly out of anger after being kept in the dark for so long.

The only thing that is seemingly guaranteed right now when it comes to the finale for “The Mentalist” is that Lisbon’s relationship with Pike has been a net positive, mostly because it has opened Jane’s eyes to the fact that he does care for this woman. However, he now has to do something about it if he wants this relationship to actually happen. It’s not all going to just come to him.

SRC: cartermatt.com/

The Mentalist Finale First Look: Will Jane and Lisbon Literally Ride Off Into the Sunset? (Photos)

Might a certain avid fanbase get its happy ending?

CBS has released photos from The Mentalist‘s Season 6 finale, airing May 18, and there’s much Jane, much Lisbon and much of them together. And zero Pike.

In the yet-to-be-renewed procedural’s finale, titled “Blue Bird,” a new lead in a cold case requires Lisbon to delay her plans to leave for Washington, D.C. with Agent Pike, offering Jane time to finally come to terms with his feelings for her and decide on a course of action.

I sense a bit of angst in a couple of the photos below — that is, when not distracted by Teresa’s wowzers dress. And could that final slide be from the final scene of the season/possibly series…?

 

SRC: tvline.com/

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Mentalist's finale (6x22)

Question: Do you have any Jane and Lisbon spoilers for the season finale of The Mentalist? —Erin

Ausiello: These two new images from the May 18 closer (see photos, right) suggest a quite different, maybe-not-so-happy ending for the pair (at least compared to these more optimistic-looking pics).

SRC: tvline.com/

6x22 cast: Rigsby, Van Pelt & airport staff...?

A REOPENED COLD CASE COULD BE THE LAST TIME THAT JANE AND LISBON WORK TOGETHER UNLESS HE’S ABLE TO ADMIT HIS TRUE FEELINGS FOR HER, ON THE SIXTH SEASON FINALE OF “THE MENTALIST,” SUNDAY, MAY 18

“Blue Bird” – A new lead in a cold case requires Lisbon to delay her plans to leave for Washington, D.C. with Agent Pike, giving Jane time to finally come to terms with his feelings for her and decide on a course of action., on the sixth season finale of THE MENTALIST, Sunday, May 18 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CHEAT TWEET: Will Jane lose Lisbon 4ever? 1 case gives him a last chance to admit his feelings! #TheMentalist season finale 5/18 10pm

SERIES REGULARS:
Simon Baker (Patrick Jane)
Robin Tunney (Teresa Lisbon)
Tim Kang (Kimball Cho)
Owain Yeoman (Wayne Rigsby)
Amanda Righetti (Grace Van Pelt)
Rockmond Dunbar (FBI Agent Dennis Abbott)
Emily Swallow (Kim Fischer)

RECURRING CAST:
Joe Adler (Wiley)
Pedro Pascal (Marcus Pike)

GUEST CAST:
Skylar Brown (Colt)
Josiah Blount (Barry)
Kara Royster (Kiley)
James Austin Kerr (Vince)
Genesis Sol (Randa)
Vincent Spano (Don De Jorio)
Nicole Cannon (Megan Shapiro De Jorio)
Jason Brooks (Ted Randolph)
Haley Hudson (Christie De Jorio)
Victoria Smurfit (Monica Giraldi)
DeWanda Wise (Tanya Dean)
George Finn (Wes Baxter)
Nicole Greenwood (Receptionist)
Jodi Fung (TSA Officer)
Jessica Hopper (Stewardess)
Darren Dupree Washington (Air Marshal)
Cinda Adams (Middle-aged Lady)
Michael Dean Connolly (Well-groomed Man)
William Duffy (TSA Agent #2)
Blue Deckert (Chief Muller)
Orestes Arcuni (Waiter)
Elizabeth Deo (Airline Clerk)

WRITTEN BY: Bruno Heller
DIRECTED BY: Chris Long

Jane, Lisbon, and a gamut of emotions (6x22, season finale, photos)

After seeing some of the first photos for the upcoming season 6 finale of “The Mentalist” entitled “Blue Bird,” we imagine you having a pretty wide range of emotions. There are happy sightings in here, sad sightings, and a rare opportunity to see Lisbon in a very different sort of wardrobe than usual.

In the end, though, there is still one question that everyone wants to know: Is this going to be the hour where Jane and Lisbon finally get together? You’ve had a full six seasons of buildup, which we like to think of as plenty of time for everything in the past to be in the past, and for them to have an opportunity to move forward together.

Of course, there is still a major roadblock that stands in the way of the two parties having the ending that Jane desires so much right now, and his name is Agent Pike. In a way, we feel bad for him, given that he seems like a pretty good guy, and hasn’t done anything to really deserve having his heart smashed. Who knows? We’ll just imagine that he has a true love out there in DC after he moves (hopefully without Lisbon), and maybe he’ll find something there.


Mentalist -The reason that we feel a little bit of sadness right now is merely due to the fact that “The Mentalist” has not been picked up yet for a seventh season, and it’s not looking great that it will be by CBS. This may lead to the studio exploring other options, but we don’t think that the journey for this show is over just yet.

SRC: cartermatt.com/

Detalils on Jane, Lisbon and a big moment (6x22, synopsis)

“The Mentalist” has not had too many overarching plots the past several weeks, mostly because the story has been building primarily to one big reveal: Finding out whether or not Jane and Lisbon are going to have a real future. This moment will be revealed in full during “Blue Bird,” the season finale airing on Sunday, May 18. It’s also possible that this could sadly end up being the series finale, depending on what happens with CBS at the upfronts.

You may have heard some of the details in the synopsis below already, but we still argue that it is definitely worth sharing:

“A new lead in a cold case requires Lisbon to delay her plans to leave for Washington, D.C. with Agent Pike, giving Jane time to finally come to terms with his feelings for her and decide on a course of action.”

Yes, this synopsis does mostly give away that Lisbon decides to go away from Patrick and move forward with Pedro Pascal’s character, but you probably knew in all likelihood that this was coming anyway. Her relationship with Pike has taken off over the past several episodes, and since Jane has given her no reason to believe that there could be something more to the relationship, why would she stay?

The biggest reason to have hope here is because many with “The Mentalist” have described this finale as “romantic” already, and that is definitely classified as good news. If Simon Baker’s character can put the same sort of effort into his personal life that he does when it comes to solving crimes, there is potential there for him to make Lisbon extremely happy.

SRC: cartermatt.com

6x22: "Blue Bird" (synopsis)

"Blue Bird" - A new lead in a cold case requires Lisbon to delay her plans to leave for Washington, D.C. with Agent Pike, giving Jane time to finally come to terms with his feelings for her and decide on a course of action., on the sixth season finale of THE MENTALIST, Sunday, May 18 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The Mentalist sets up season six finale with “Mr Ridley” villain

As the sixth and most transformative season of The Mentalist winds down, the show is still trying to find its bearings within a new agency, a new city, and a new supporting cast. Red John is dead, two years have been skipped over in the timeline, the CBI disbanded, Rigsby and Van Pelt married off and sent packing, and now the show is centered at FBI headquarters in Austin, Texas – and all of this has transpired within the second half of the season. With this past Sunday’s episode Brown Eyed Girls, The Mentalist has finally cemented the two prevailing themes heading into its season six finale next month.

Titus Welliver to play a new recurring villain, Mr Ridley

The first is a new recurring villain who is only known thus far as Mr Ridley (Titus Welliver). And unlike his predecessor Red John, we’ve already seen Ridley’s face and briefly seen him in action. He is, at the least, the kingpin for an operation which kidnaps and smuggles American teenage girls into Mexico. And at the end of the episode we learn that he’s adept at dispensing with any of his henchmen who have the misfortune to get caught. While we know his name and face, the FBI doesn’t; they’re at a dead end. And this is all playing out while the season’s second major theme carries on in the background: Agent Lisbon has a boyfriend and is tempted to follow him to Washington DC, which as we learned this week, Patrick Jane wants to be happy about but isn’t.


With season six ratings tenuous enough that it’s not guaranteed a season seven, the producers of The Mentalist must decide whether to wrap these plotlines into a tidy bow, or leave them on a cliffhanger while running the risk that they may never get resolved. Taking down the bad guy in the season finale would be easy enough to pull off. But how will Patrick keep Lisbon in town short of making a move on her? These issues come just as the show seems to be finding its new epicenter in Austin. The writers have finally figured out how to write interesting parts for longtime fan favorite Agent Cho within the FBI context, and Jane has finally developed the kind of textured love-hate-acceptance relationship with his new boss that’s served the show best in years past. But if ratings don’t pick up heading into the finale, Mr Ridley may be the least of the crew’s problems.

SRC: stableytimes.com/

Lisbon and Jane to Kiss in the Finale?

"The Mentalist" returns to CBS this Sunday with a brand new episode revealing more about Lisbon's ongoing relationship with Agent Pike.

This week's show will follow Lisbon who is debating between moving to Washington, D.C. with her new boyfriend, Pike, or remaining on the FBI team with Jane. As season six winds down, "The Mentalist" fans are hoping for a romantic twist between Lisbon and Jane. Fortunately, viewers may get just what they want.

According to spoilers, the season finale "Blue Bird Inn" sees Jane at last awakened to his romantic feelings for Lisbon, according to Enstarz.com. Moreover, Jane may even propose to Lisbon before Pike has the chance to win her heart.

Furthering beliefs of love budding between Jane and Lisbon, "The Mentalist" creator Bruno Heller recently teased about the season six finale.

"It's a romantic finale," he told TV Guide. "With the death of Red John, there's a sense of tying [things] up and certainly this romantic angle is one of them."

However, other speculations over a "romantic" finale could see a wedding between Lisbon and Agent Pike, portrayed by Pedro Pescal. Nevertheless, Heller explained what Lisbon needs from Pike for now on "The Mentalist."

"In order to fulfill herself-even if she eventually fulfills herself with Jane, which she may or may not do- she has to find other relationships; other perspectives, other people who love her, just to feel fully who she is," he told Entertainment Weekly.

"The Mentalist" airs on CBS Sundays at 10 p.m. EST. The synopsis for "Brown Eyed Girls" is as follows: "Jane unearths a human-smuggling ring after he encounters a curious-looking stranger. Meanwhile, Lisbon ponders moving to Washington, D.C. with Pike."

SRC: christianpost.com/