Patrick Jane, you are a clever man.
This show is the standout of all "Blue Sky" shows, which is not saying a whole lot but you take what you get. This last season threw a couple of unnecessary curve balls into the mix all dealing with the CBI crew around Jane. Van Pelt is angry and emo after killing her fiance; Cho is dating a call girl Confidential Informant; Rigsby has a kid now... and it all just takes away from Jane's screentime and the show is called "The Mentalist".
This show works best when Jane is front and center with Lisbon playing the Dean Martin to his Jerry Lewis. Again The Mentalist shows off by not giving into the "Will they, Won't they?" of other shows (I'm looking at you Castle) giving Jane and Lisbon a stronger bond than just physical attraction. It also excels at intertwining the mythos of Red John throughout the show, although it does fall prey to overly dramatic finales compared to the rest of the season.
All in all a great year for the show, I only hope the writers leave the issues of the rest of the crew to focus more on Jane's struggle to find Red John.
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