#red john

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Be the change you want to see in a Fandom that's been dead since the 2000's

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THE MENTALIST (2008-2015) S03E24 ❀ Strawberries and Cream

[profwonderbearthementalista]

Mentalist Trivia - Crafting the Characters

Patrick Jane

Simon came up with the idea of Jane having a couch as it served two purposes. 1) It reminded him of a therapist who can read and analyse people, just like Jane and 2) He could get to sit down at all times! The couch was meant to be 'slick yet messy', just like Jane.

Jane's suits were meant to always look wrinkled and crumpled as Jane stored them all in a drawer and not hung-up in a wardrobe. He also never ironed his suits.

CBS originally wanted Jane to drive a Taurus but Simon wanted a different car. He visited a movie lot with many cars used in films and chose the 1970s Citroen DS Pallas. The original colour of the Citroen was red but they resprayed it blue to match Jane's aesthetic.

Jane was written to wear sandals all the time but Simon suggested the fan favourite old brown shoes.

Jane is a working class Irish last name.

Teresa Lisbon

Lisbon was originally meant to be half Irish and half Portuguese.

Lisbon was meant to have 4 brothers.

The Lisbon brothers were originally meant to all be policemen or fireman (like Teresa and her dad respectively) with Tommy being the black sheep.

Jane and Lisbon were meant to have more of an enemies-to-friends dynamic but this changed thanks to the friendship between Simon and Robin.

Kimball Cho

Cho's millitary background became a pivotal part of his character after discussions with Tim and the producers.

Cho was meant to be a family man but Tim was given the freedom, to change Cho's background and character. In fact, all the actors were allowed to flesh out their characters by coming up with their backstories.

Wayne Rigsby

Rigsby was meant to be the 'frat jock guy' and 'popular with the ladies' but his character was changed thanks to Owain's personality and skill set.

The characters of Jane and Rigsby are the ones to be shown eating more than a bite of food. Owain remarked years later in a 2019 interview for Emergence that he put on weight from all the eating as tv food = real pounds so he had to start working out more.

The CBI Building

The CBI headquarters were made to look like an old Sacramento shipping company which is why there are faded adverts and slogans outside Jane's attic. The CBI building facade is actually the Pico House in downtown LA.

Red John

Red John's smiley face calling card is based on a real serial killer nicknamed the Smiley-Faced Killer who left smiley faces by the bodies.

Originally, Red John's arm was meant to be shown in scenes and there is a deleted scene in 1x01 where RJ has a tv screen and a cup of tea watching Jane.

Facts credited to TheMentalistHQ on Twitter and various interviews.

Tagging under the cut:

@lightningzombie, @feministjane, @backgroundagent3, @adder24, @magicandmaybe

@margaretintherain, @wildwildtarget, @kathnaris, @bookboundromance, @a-carnie-and-a-cop

@psychicpinenut, @kaimelypowaaah, @stxrdust-widow, @lonely-zombiiiiieeeee, @emilie786

@louisaland, @autumn0689, @michi384, @lisbonloaferrs, @gracevanpelt

@lizzybennets, @smoakmonster, @thiscoldheart, @lovejisbon, @sylviedonnas

@lovelydrusilla, @middlingmay, @whereyourtreasureis, @reeselisbon, @sunnymentalist

@someonesaidcake, @saturnzoned, @lisbonsversion, @queeenpersephone, @boodunnit

@thatbitchmabel, @cull3nblaze, @thetumblinggnome, @sylviedonnas, @lisbonsteresa

[cull3nblaze]

Red John is dead. And the fact that he allowed himself to be caught and killed by you just proves my point. Compared to SJK, Red John was nothing.

An amateur... already forgotten.

THE MENTALIST APPRECIATION WEEK 2025

DAY 4 - Season 4 or Favorite Location or Prop

[adder24]

2x23 Red Sky in the morning

There is no theme or pattern with these gifs, they were just shots during the episode that I liked and I thought caught the atmosphere perfectly.

@tmsource @nicolacoughlanbigod @profwonderbearthementalista @loops911 @katebeckets @superrrfan @wildwildtarget @myfriendtheurbanlegend @reeselivesforeverinmyheart @kathnaris @lovelydrusilla @tmsource

Tag on!

[arekksu-alex]

I saw one of these on tumblr and wanted to do it :3 (I don't remember who exactly I missed the post T_T)

I didn't think the result was bad, I even had fun drawing it (only Lord Shen complicated it a lot for me T_T)

the original image

[rudikawhy]

The Mentalist (2008-2015)

6×01 "The Desert Rose"

[itkillsmeitbringsmelife]

Jane: offends someone by deconstructing who they are and bringing to the surface the most recent or deep wounds which he figures out through their demeanor or clothing

also Jane when they get offended

and also he runs away so quickly when they get mad cause he said the truth:))))

[incorrect-multiverse]

Lisbon *about Jane*: I could fix him.

Red John: Please don’t. It took a lot of work to f!ck him up this bad.

[robntunney]

15 YEARS OF THE MENTALIST Day 3 : Cinematography

Directed by: Allison Anders Director of Photography: Tom Camarda

[lonely-zombiiiiieeeee]

Gutted I missed The Mentalist 10 Year Anniversary appreciation week (life has been about as hectic as it could possibly be) but love being able to scroll through our tag to see so much beautiful content created by the most wonderful individuals

From GIFs to fan videos to new fics which I'll be binge reading for the next few months, I truly love this little fandom of ours and how so many amazing creative people keep it alive.

This was my first proper fandom I felt part of, all those years ago as a weird 14 year old teenager in 2008, now a (still weird) 30 year old, finishing her millionth annual rewatch of her favourite show and celebrating the wonderful shared love we all have for it

Here's to the next 10 years, my Mentalist pals!

[koalas-koalas-everywhere]

"I had been chasing that man for eight years." That's interesting. My Jack Hellion post started a bit of a commentary on the show's inconsistency with time — which is true. But one thing they kept track of very well was the timeline of Jane's family's murder, which means I can say with absolute certainty that, when RJ was caught, it had been about ten years and a half of chasing.

Interesting that they lost track of that now.

[profwonderbearthementalista]

Owain's Reddit Mentalist Q&A Part 1

@lightningzombie, @feministjane, @backgroundagent3, @adder24, @magicandmaybe

@margaretintherain, @wildwildtarget, @kathnaris, @bookboundromance, @a-carnie-and-a-cop

@psychicpinenut, @kaimelypowaaah, @stxrdust-widow, @lonely-zombiiiiieeeee, @emilie786

@louisaland, @autumn0689, @michi384, @lisbonloaferrs, @heclosescases

@mercedesssssss, @lizzybennets, @smoakmonster, @thiscoldheart, @lovejisbon

@lovelydrusilla, @someonestolemyshoes, @thehiccupingbanana, @middlingmay, @kllingdaddy

@someonesaidcake, @saturnzoned, @lisbonsversion, @renegadesstuff, @21-roses-a-day

@javier-pena, @scullysconstant, @jakeperalta, @sunnymentalist, @boodunnit

@thatbitchmabel, @cull3nblaze, @thetumblinggnome, @sylviedonnas, @lisbonsteresa

@reeselisbon, @cull3nblaze

[cull3nblaze]

Lorelei: God, you're just like him, you know that? Relentless manipulation.

Jane: I am nothing like him.

Lorelei: How would you know? I know. I only wonder why the two of you didn't become lifelong friends the moment you shook hands.

THE MENTALIST APPRECIATION WEEK 2025

DAY 6 - Season 6 or Favorite Arc or Guest Star