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The Best Episodes of The Mentalist Season 6

Every episode of The Mentalist Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Mentalist Season 6!

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:CBS

Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The Desert Rose" is the best rated episode of "The Mentalist" season 6. It scored 8.7/10 based on 2425 votes. Directed by Chris Long and written by Bruno Heller, it aired on 9/29/2013. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Black-Winged Redbird".

  • The Desert Rose
    8.7/102,425 votes

    #1 - The Desert Rose

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2013

    Jane and Lisbon secretly continue their mission to narrow down the list of seven Red John suspects as they investigate the murder of a man who was missing for two years.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Bruno Heller

  • Black-Winged Redbird
    8.2/101,732 votes

    #2 - Black-Winged Redbird

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2013

    Jane discovers an important clue to Red John's methods as the team encounters four of the suspects, and the CBI investigates the case of a software engineer killed by a drone strike.

    Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

    Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi

  • Wedding in Red
    8.1/101,675 votes

    #3 - Wedding in Red

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2013

    Jane gets the CBI involved in a case in Napa in order to focus on Sheriff McAllister, while Van Pelt and Rigsby take a trip down the aisle.

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: Daniel Cerone

  • Red Listed
    8.6/101,842 votes

    #4 - Red Listed

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2013

    Jane reveals that a list of fake Red John suspects he planted was stolen, and the team realizes these men are in danger.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Rebecca Perry Cutter

  • The Red Tattoo
    8.2/101,733 votes

    #5 - The Red Tattoo

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2013

    When a prominent member of Visualize is mysteriously killed, Jane investigates in the hopes that the case will provide a clue that will lead him to Red John.

    Director: Tawnia McKiernan

    Writer: Eoghan Mahony

  • Fire and Brimstone
    9.0/102,483 votes

    #6 - Fire and Brimstone

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2013

    With the final clue in hand, Jane attempts to gather the remaining Red John suspects in one place in hopes of finally revealing his identity.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Ken Woodruff

  • The Great Red Dragon
    8.9/102,241 votes

    #7 - The Great Red Dragon

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2013

    Following the shocking events at Jane's house, the Red John list is narrowed down further, and the CBI's priority is the remaining suspects.

    Director: Elodie Keene

    Writer: Jordan Harper

  • Red John
    7.6/103,862 votes

    #8 - Red John

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2013

    Patrick Jane finally comes face-to-face with Red John, the serial killer he’s tracked since the madman murdered his wife and daughter. For 10 years, Jane has doggedly hunted his nemesis in his search for justice.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Bruno Heller

  • My Blue Heaven
    8.2/101,961 votes

    #9 - My Blue Heaven

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2013

    Two years after the Red John case was put to rest, Jane's newfound peace is interrupted by a surprising job offer that could change everything for him.

    Director: Simon Baker

    Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi

  • Green Thumb
    8.2/101,730 votes

    #10 - Green Thumb

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2013

    The FBI reluctantly enlists Jane’s help to find a missing computer programmer, but he won’t help unless Lisbon is brought on board as well.

    Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

    Writer: Daniel Cerone

  • White Lines
    8.1/101,541 votes

    #11 - White Lines

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2014

    The FBI is tasked with finding the killer of several DEA agents, and Jane goes on a date with a beautiful woman associated with the case.

    Director: Guy Ferland

    Writer: Ken Woodruff

  • The Golden Hammer
    8.0/101,470 votes

    #12 - The Golden Hammer

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2014

    Jane and the FBI investigate the murder of a high-tech cartographer who may have unearthed a spy ring before his death. Meanwhile, Rigsby and Van Pelt find themselves on the trail of an alarming conspiracy.

    Director: James Hayman

    Writer: Mike Weiss

  • Black Helicopters
    7.7/101,317 votes

    #13 - Black Helicopters

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 3/9/2014

    Jane's investigation leads him to join a separatist commune after a U.S. attorney is found dead in Mexico, even though there's no record of her crossing the border. Also, Rigsby and Van Pelt convince J.J. LaRoche to help them discover who is stalking former CBI members.

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: Erika Green Swafford

  • Grey Water
    7.6/101,321 votes

    #14 - Grey Water

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2014

    Jane and Fischer investigate a murder at an oil fracking site, while Rigsby and Van Pelt travel to Austin to help investigate suspects in the string of attacks on former CBI team members.

    Director: Geary McLeod

    Writer: David Appelbaum

  • White as the Driven Snow
    8.0/101,482 votes

    #15 - White as the Driven Snow

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 3/23/2014

    Grace is kidnapped by the killer who has been hunting former CBI members, but when the prime suspect appears to have an airtight alibi, Jane must rely on all his skills to locate her before time runs out.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Eoghan Mahony

  • Violets
    8.6/101,672 votes

    #16 - Violets

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/2014

    Jane enlists his colleagues in a dangerous sting operation to catch a deadly team of art thieves. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Lisbon and an agent from the FBI’s art squad.

    Director: J. Miller Tobin

    Writer: Jordan Harper

  • Silver Wings of Time
    7.9/101,294 votes

    #17 - Silver Wings of Time

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 4/13/2014

    Jane and the FBI take up the cause of a death row inmate who has two days to prove his innocence before his sentence is carried out.

    Director: James Hayman

    Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi, Rebecca Perry Cutter

  • Forest Green
    7.5/101,220 votes

    #18 - Forest Green

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/20/2014

    When a woman is found murdered near a remote men’s social club, Jane must find a way to insinuate himself into the insular group to find the killer.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Jeffrey Hatcher

  • Brown Eyed Girls
    7.9/101,253 votes

    #19 - Brown Eyed Girls

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2014

    A chance encounter with a suspicious-looking individual leads Jane and Lisbon to uncover a vast human smuggling ring. Meanwhile, Lisbon remains tempted by Pike’s offer to move to D.C. with him.

    Director: Sylvain White

    Writer: Eoghan Mahony, Mike Weiss

  • Il Tavolo Bianco
    8.0/101,275 votes

    #20 - Il Tavolo Bianco

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2014

    Jane’s freedom is at stake when a grand jury is empanelled to decide if he should be tried for the murder of Red John. Meanwhile, Lisbon tries to find out how Jane feels about the possibility of her leaving Austin with Agent Pike, and Cho and Abbott follow new leads in the human smuggling ring they recently uncovered.

    Director: W. Thomas Snyder

    Writer: Erika Green Swafford, Daniel Cerone

  • Black Hearts
    8.1/101,290 votes

    #21 - Black Hearts

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2014

    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.

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: Ken Woodruff, David Appelbaum

  • Blue Bird
    9.1/102,791 votes

    #22 - Blue Bird

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2014

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

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Bruno Heller