6x13: Is Patrick Jane and others again in grave danger?

"The Mentalist" Season 6, Episode 13, titled "Black Helicopters," airs several weeks away on CBS. This upsets many fans, who saw quite a shocking cliffhanger a week ago - the "ending" for one of the original cast. Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) is in grave danger. He joins Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) and several other characters in what seems to be a hit list. The Blake Association vengeance could be in motion.


Spoiler alert: This feature recaps The Mentalist 6x12. Owain Yeoman, who plays Wayne Rigsby also dishes a major spoiler. Read at your own risk.

In The Mentalist Season 6, Episode 12 ("The Golden Hammer"), a former Red John suspect - as far as some fans are concerned - has resurfaced. Osvaldo "Oscar" Ardiles (David Norona) seeks Lisbon's help. She believes he needs the investigative services of Grace Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti) and her hubby Rigsby.

But Ardiles gets murdered before anyone could help him. Rigsby sees his lifeless (and possibly tortured) body, but he is not armed in case danger is still lurking in the dark, dingy room. Cut to credits. Fans thought The Mentalist Season 6, Episode 13, Black Helicopters should deliver the answer on whether or not Rigsby lives to see his wife again.


"Morning LA! Beautiful day for a morning bike ride. A nice way to start the first day of my last ever Mentalist ep!" Owain Yeoman shouted out to fans on Twitter over a week ago - on the scheduled airing of The Mentalist 6x12 on CBS. It is not clear whether Yeoman was referring to filming or last week's episode itself.

Whoever killed Ardiles could be in the same room as Rigsby in the 6x12 cliffhanger. Perhaps Amanda Righetti would have one more episode. It will probably be established that the Blake Association has an active crosshair on several former CBI personnel, including Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon.

Will FBI Special Agents Kim Fischer (Emily Swallow) and Dennis Abbott (Rockmond Dunbar) protect the Jisbon couple? What happens to Van Pelt? The Mentalist creator Bruno Heller has previously admitted he did not know how he'd wrap up the Red John arc. Fans could only hope that the manner by which he moves forward with "Blake villains" would be satisfactory.

So many questions regarding The Mentalist Season 6. But the crime series is now on hiatus on CBS, along with the legal drama, "The Good Wife" Season 5. The next new Mentalist episode will air on March 9.

Avid U.S. viewers who missed The Mentalist Season 6, Episode 12 should go to CBS.com for their mentalista fix. The wait for the next episode will be a bit longer than usual (again).

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