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The Best Episodes of The Mentalist Season 2

Every episode of The Mentalist Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Mentalist Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 8 - His Red Right Hand
    9.2/10(6117 votes)

    S2:E8

    The CBI team is faced with a violent and shocking crime in their own office, but must work the case in spite of their alarm of who may be behind it. Meanwhile, Rigsby and Van Pelt are definitely an "item".

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:Ashley Gable

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  2. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 23 - Red Sky in the Morning
    8.7/10(4403 votes)

    S2:E23

    Patrick Jane and Kristina's first date is interrupted by a report of Red John striking again, which is discovered to be a copycat. But when Kristina reaches out to the real Red John, both she and Jane find themselves in grave danger.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:Bruno Heller

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  3. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 3 - Red Badge
    8.6/10(4540 votes)

    S2:E3

    Jane, Cho, Rigsby and Van Pelt decide to conduct their own investigation when Lisbon is accused of murdering a child molester she arrested who was recently paroled.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Ashley Gable

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  4. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 6 - Black Gold and Red Blood
    8.4/10(4094 votes)

    S2:E6

    Even after Bosco arrests Jane and puts him in prison for spying on him, Jane is able to help the CBI team from his cell to solve the murder of a young man.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Bruno Heller

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  5. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 7 - Red Bulls
    8.2/10(3725 votes)

    S2:E7

    Minelli orders Patrick Jane and Lisbon and company to play nice and work together with Bosco and his team to locate a kidnapped woman being held for ransom.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:Tom Szentgyorgyi

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  6. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 16 - Code Red
    8.2/10(3616 votes)

    S2:E16

    When Dr. Alicia Seberg, a government research scientist, is exposed to a deadly toxin while at work and has only hours to live, she calls Patrick Jane and the CBI to find her murderer.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writer:Bruno Heller

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  7. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 19 - Blood Money
    8.2/10(3423 votes)

    S2:E19

    When Patrick Jane's sneaky conduct causes the case of a confessed hitman to be tossed out of court, his annoyed CBI team must start the investigation over from scratch.

    Director:Adam Kane
    Writers:Ashley Gable, Jordan Harper

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  8. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 13 - Redline
    8.1/10(3524 votes)

    S2:E13

    Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate when the body of a high-end luxury car sales woman is found in the trunk of a Bentley in the dealership's showroom.

    Director:Bill D'Elia
    Writer:Jordan Harper

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  9. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 11 - Rose-Colored Glasses
    7.9/10(3489 votes)

    S2:E11

    Jane and company investigate the murder of a man and his wife, on her way to his fifteen year high school reunion where, clearly, the attendees haven't changed all that much.

    Director:Dan Lerner
    Writer:Leonard Dick

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  10. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 14 - Blood In, Blood Out
    7.9/10(3587 votes)

    S2:E14

    When a member of Cho's former gang, the Avon Park Playboys, is found murdered, Patrick Jane insists on helping Cho with his off-the-books investigation.

    Director:John Polson
    Writer:Ken Woodruff

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  11. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 1 - Redemption
    7.8/10(3841 votes)

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:Bruno Heller

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  12. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 5 - Red Scare
    7.8/10(3624 votes)

    S2:E5

    Jane and the CBI team are called in to investigate the death of a prominent architect found murdered in a crumbling old mansion, and there appears to be a number of suspects.

    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter
    Writer:Ken Woodruff

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  13. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 20 - Red All Over
    7.8/10(3177 votes)

    S2:E20

    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.

    Director:Roxann Dawson
    Writer:Carolyn Ingber

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  14. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 21 - 18-5-4
    7.8/10(3159 votes)

    S2:E21

    Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate the death of a mathematical genius by a gun-wielding clown.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writers:Ken Woodruff, Leonard Dick

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  15. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 2 - The Scarlet Letter
    7.7/10(3635 votes)

    S2:E2

    Lisbon and the team work the case of a State Senator's murdered intern, while Jane simultaneously tries to find out what new information Bosco has uncovered on the Red John case.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Tom Szentgyorgyi

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  16. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 12 - Bleeding Heart
    7.7/10(3270 votes)

    S2:E12

    Patrick Jane and the team investigate the murder of a mayor's aide, and Rigsby and Van Pelt make a big announcement.

    Director:Norberto Barba
    Writer:Erika Green Swafford

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  17. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 22 - Red Letter
    7.6/10(3140 votes)

    S2:E22

    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.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writer:Eoghan Mahony

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  18. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 4 - Red Menace
    7.5/10(3529 votes)

    S2:E4

    Jane and the CBI investigate the murder of Gordon Hodge, a powerful attorney, who is responsible for allowing a vicious murderer, Van McBride, to walk away a free man.

    Director:Norberto Barba
    Writer:Leonard Dick

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  19. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 17 - The Red Box
    7.5/10(3114 votes)

    S2:E17

    Patrick and the CBI team investigate the murder of a tutor, and find a mysterious little red box near the body, starting a chain of events that turns the murder into the search for a priceless ring stolen from the British Museum. Meanwhile, Lisbon is worried when a new boss, Madeleine Hightower, takes command of the CBI, as well as mysteriously learning about Rigsby and Van Pelt's relationship.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:John Mankiewicz

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  20. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 18 - Aingavite Baa
    7.5/10(3103 votes)

    S2:E18

    When a "Jane Doe" with amnesia and covered in blood steps in front of Cho and Van Pelt's car, Patrick Jane must use all of his skills to discover who she is, her last location and why she lost her memory

    Director:Stephen Gyllenhaal
    Writers:Erika Green Swafford, Tom Szentgyorgyi

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  21. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 9 - A Price Above Rubies
    7.4/10(3374 votes)

    S2:E9

    Patrick Jane and the team are called to investigate the robbery and murder of a wealthy jeweler while attending a black tie fundraiser for the CBI.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Eoghan Mahony

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  22. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 10 - Throwing Fire
    7.4/10(3371 votes)

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Martha Mitchell
    Writer:John Mankiewicz

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  23. The Mentalist Season 2 Episode 15 - Red Herring
    7.4/10(3165 votes)

    S2:E15

    Jane and the team investigate the murder of an arrogant chef during a cooking competition in Napa Valley.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:David Appelbaum

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"His Red Right Hand" is the best rated episode of The Mentalist season 2. It scored 9.2/10 from 6,117 votes. Directed by Chris Long and written by Ashley Gable, it aired on November 19, 2009. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Red Sky in the Morning".