As the series finale of "The Mentalist" nears, fans everywhere are wondering how they'll say goodbye to their beloved Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon. Good news: executive producer Bruno Heller has officially confirmed that "it's going to be a happy ending!" The exciting two-hour double-episode conclusion to the 7 season CBS series is just over a week away, and we've already got even more spoilers for fans!
"Brown Shag Carpet" (Episode 12) and "White Orchids" (Episode 13), the penultimate and finale episodes of "The Mentalist" will air consecutively on February 18. Thankfully, "The Mentalist" team is going to give fans the happy ending everyone has been hoping for!
"I don't think I'm giving away too much when I say it's going to be a happy ending," explains executive producer Bruno Heller in an interview with TV Guide.
But was everyone on board to end the show on a happy note?
"[Simon Baker] is a ferocious man and was pushing for: 'No, let's take him out!' [Laughs] But the beauty of being able to end a series when and where you want to is that you can deliver a happy ending. The last episode will be a kind of joyful encore, as opposed to a whimpering exit," insists Heller.
Will the finale be full of twists and turns?
Yes and no. As the executive producer explains, "We didn't want to play any games with the audience or try to be too clever...We just wanted to do justice to what the show was always about, which was a man heroically finding light in the darkness and being strong enough to keep moving toward that light. The end of the show was consistent with the tenor of the show."
Robin Tunney, who plays Patrick Jane's partner Teresa Lisbon, also chimed in. "We want to give the fans a great ending -- something that's worthy of all the time they've invested in the show," says Tunney.
While the finale may not be a huge departure from a typical episode of "The Mentalist," it will definitely be special according to Robin Tunney.
"I feel like [the finale] treads new territory and that the fans are going to be satiated. It gives it an ending, and it does give you an idea of what these people's lives are going to be after," asserts the star actress who plays Lisbon.
As we previously reported, an official CBS press release states that on the series finale, "Jane and Lisbon decide to tie the knot, but a killer's quest for revenge may cost them their happy ending...Original cast members Owain Yeoman and Amanda Righetti return for the series finale."
"Brown Shag Carpet," Episode 12 of Season 7 and hour 1 of the finale, will air first at 8 PM ET - and it's going to be an exciting show! According to the official synopsis, "Jane agrees to once again pretend to be a renowned psychic and be used as bait in an attempt to lure out a serial killer and give the FBI a chance to apprehend him."
At 9 PM ET, the final episode ever of "The Mentalist" will air on CBS. On "White Orchids," Episode 13 of Season 7 and hour 2 of the series finale, "Lisbon accepts Jane's surprise marriage proposal, but a killer's quest for revenge may cost them the happy ending they've worked so hard to achieve."
Are you ready for the exciting and emotional two-hour series finale? Can you believe past series regulars Owain Yeoman and Amanda Righetti will be reprising their roles as Wayne Rigsby and Grace Van Pelt? Do you have any predictions for what the "happy ending" for the show may be? Sound off in the comments section below!
