The Big Picture There are various reasons why people act the way they do, and that sentiment applies to those in the business of fighting crime. Settle in armchair detectives of the early 2010s, one of the best minds in the California Bureau of Investigations is back to making crime solving a lot easier.
Starring Simon Baker in the lead role, The Mentalist followed Baker's Patrick Jane, a CBI consultant with a stunning track record for solving cases using his impressive observation skills, mentalist abilities, and previous status as a psychic. While Jane was driven to help bring justice to those in need of her, his main source of inspiration came from tracking down the serial killer Red John who murdered his wife and daughter.
For the majority of its run, much of The Mentalist's storyline revolved heavily around Jane's desire to get his hands on the man who had wrecked his life, Red John aka the Napa County Sheriff Thomas McAllister . Despite chalking up a victim count of 28, Red John was by no means your average serial killer. Embedded within the California law enforcement apparatus, McAllister also headed the Blake Association - a secret criminal enterprise of corrupt California law enforcement officials.
'The Mentalist' Had a Soft Reboot in Its Final Season Close While The Mentalist can be praised for being an enthralling procedural, the show's creative team deserve praise for the pivot it engineered for the final season. By the time the series ended, it did so seven years and 1,800 miles from where it started. The elimination of Red John in season six meant the show had to undergo a reboot mid-season, pivoting away from California towards Texas.