With the wait finally over, fans of The Mentalist get to see how season 6 ends with Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and Teresa Lisbon (Robyn Tunney). Will they declare themselves and work on a future together or will Lisbon accept a proposal from Agent Marcus Pike (Pedro Pascal)? Whatever the answer, show creator Bruno Heller says viewers will see “a very satisfying finale.”
Speaking to TV Guide about Sunday night’s finale , Bruno Heller, Simon Baker, and Robyn Tunney hint at how things turn out in the end.
As Christian Post noted of the CBS synopsis for this week’s “Blue Bird” episode: Lisbon must decide to either move with Agent Pike to Washington, D.C. and accept his marriage proposal — or stay behind with uncertainty in the hopes that Jane feels the same way about her as she does about him.
Robyn Tunney tells TV Guide that her character is taking a huge risk by staying behind instead of going to Washington, D.C.:
“It’s a big decision. There’s somebody who’s sort of declaring themselves, and I think there’s something really flattering about that…. That’s there on the table and it’s real. [Should she be] holding off on that for something that’s sort of not real and you’re sort of wondering if it’s been an imagined thing, or one-sided? I’ve been inviting Jane to declare himself and he hasn’t.”
Baker shares his thoughts on the Lisbon/Jane pairing. He recalls several years of flirtation and closeness that the two have had. Season 6 of The Mentalist dealt heavily with the Red John storyline , as a related Inquisitr article recapped. Major distractions at work make it the perfect getaway from facing personal feelings, which is what Red John provided for Jane.
Baker says:
“The most effective way to illustrate the idea of getting back into being a human again, is giving yourself to another person, or making yourself vulnerable to another person. And I think [Jane’s] obviously really afraid of doing that. He’s had this kind of relationship with Lisbon — you could call it a flirtation of sorts over the years, and a comfort and a confidence. But to actually declare himself to her is a major step of getting back into the real world and being human again. I think that’s the problem. He’s afraid of, what does that mean? Does everything change?”
Heller is confident fans will be happy with The Mentalist season 6 finale:
“There’s something very valuable in the friendship they have, which is sort of based on silence, and not speaking. Certainly for Jane, there was something comforting and secure about a relationship in which he didn’t have to reveal himself…. If you haven’t swum for a long time, getting in the water seems like a huge step. And protecting yourself as he has been doing becomes its own end.”
And adds:
“I think the fans will think of it as a very satisfying finale. We’re very happy with where we’ve taken them.”
In a new promo clip for the finale episode, Jane definitely plans to declare his feelings to Lisbon when he arranges for a romantic dinner. Abbott (Rockmond Dunbar) and Cho (Tim Kang) arrive on the scene, putting a major dent in Jane’s evening. All three are reading their menus when Jane looks up and sees Lisbon descending down the staircase. She looks happy and beautiful; all the while Jane has a longing smile.
Will Lisbon and Jane finally get together at the end of the show?
The Mentalist season 6 finale, “Blue Bird,” airs Sunday night at 10 pm, ET/PT on CBS.
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