The Mentalist

A hundred and fifty one episodes, and a show that changes into a different one partway through its sixth season when the thing it was about finally ends.

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Where to start with The Mentalist

In order. The cases are weekly but the Red John story runs underneath the whole first six seasons and is the reason to watch, so starting late gives it away. The real seam is not between seasons: it is between the eighth and ninth episodes of the sixth, where the story ends and the show restarts somewhere else with a two year gap.

  1. 1
    Season 1 The Mentalist

    Twenty three episodes. It sets up both the weekly format and the thing underneath it.

  2. 2
    Season 6, through episode 8 The Mentalist

    Where the Red John story finishes. If you only wanted that story, this is the ending and you can stop here.

  3. 3
    Season 6, from episode 9 The Mentalist

    Two years later, new agency, new state, effectively a different programme with the same lead. Carry on if you like the character more than the plot.

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The Series

  • The Mentalist 2008, 7 seasons, 151 episodes

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