‘The Mentalist’ series finale review: Jane and Lisbon’s wedding; a fond farewell
This is how you do a TV wedding! While we could sit here and complain about how “The Mentalist” did not actually give us the Jane / Lisbon wedding in the series finale until the final nine minutes, they at least did something else smart: Focusing almost the entire hour on the ceremony in some shape or form.
Was there still an enemy that the FBI had to take down? Sure, in the form of Keller. He was a man who was desperate for revenge on Jane, and tried almost everything that he could to come back and kill him. Luckily, he was outsmarted at almost every turn. We knew that there was never really any danger, but this story led to the awesome imagery of Lisbon pointing a gun at Keller while sporting that wedding dress. The story, and the wedding itself were just about everything we wanted. Also, dancing Cho!
This was a story that wasn’t really about ambiguity or mystery; it had plenty of that all season. This was all about just creating that big moment for the Jane and Lisbon characters and pleasing fans in the process. Was there more we wanted to see? Sure. We would have been happy to see more stories for Cho and Wylie down the line, but the fact that they are working together really should be enough for now.
From the simple cabin wedding to the ceremony to the conversation at the end, we really are just grateful that this was a finale that really did not try to do too much, and actually focused on keeping it simple. Sometimes, that works, and after seven years of crime-solving, we feel like we’re walking away from the show with exactly the end we wanted. Also, Lisbon is pregnant! Jane has a chance to get back a different form of all he once lost. Grade: A.
Sara LeBlanc
April 19, 2015 @ 2:31 am
I am already having Mentalist withdrawals. This was the most interesting, hilarious crime “drama” ever! Please, someone, take on this adventure for me!!
Jessica
February 21, 2015 @ 10:00 am
Thank you Mr Carter for all the articles and spoilers, I have enjoyed reading them for some time! It is sad to see the show go, and I will miss all the fan forums, commentary, blogs etc. too, it was nice to have people to bounce ideas off of! I agree with you A for the show, actually if I could grade higher I would – I thought it was fantastic and perfect, would not change a thing. There were moments I laughed and moments I got nervous, and of course points where I wanted to cry to see such happiness! Thank you again!
ron waite
February 20, 2015 @ 11:10 pm
long time mentalist fan, this is one of the very few shows that I enjoy watching episodes in rerun. The mode of the show where there is murder played in the light hearted manner with the side detours of Jane’s misdirections indicates to me a classic show. It’s too bad some of the shows that are dark and pander only to the more ugly human side seem to last past the writer’s ability to come up with interesting scripts get renewed forever.
Marty
February 20, 2015 @ 3:06 am
How did they know to go to the cabin?
Kristen
February 19, 2015 @ 9:08 pm
A++++++++ definitely. Loved every episode. Beautiful cast. Sad to see it end
Lily Dashiell
February 19, 2015 @ 3:20 am
A++++ Was so happy it ended happy and also we got to see Jane at work once again and the ending was beautiful. Really joyous. I was a little nerve-wracked with the killer because I didn’t have spoilers so you never know. Robin looked stunning too. Everything was perfect. The hugging was adorable and whether they had to be coached or not we got a lot of kisses :)