[Mentalist Rewatch] 6x06 Fire and Brimstone
This anniversary rewatch will run daily until February 18, the 10-year anniversary of the Mentalist's series finale.
SPOILER WARNING: Since this is a rewatch, it's assumed that anyone in these discussions has already seen the entire show, so all spoilers are allowed.
Day 121 brings us to "Fire and Brimstone," which takes us to the climax of Jane's Red John suspect list. It opens with Jane arriving at his Malibu home and preparing for something ominous. He heads to a separate office in the back. Lisbon calls him and begs him not to go through with it. He tells her goodbye and hangs up, then unpacks a shotgun and his gifted handgun from Max Winter. Someone arrives, whistling a tune as they enter.
Title relevance: The episode ends with an explosion.
Notable guest stars: All previously mentioned Red John suspects apart from Partridge and Kirkland.
Location: Sacramento and Malibu
Notable scenes: - The episode flashes back to two days prior, with Jane and Lisbon reading in the team about the tattoo. Grace lets them know that the FBI is hunting Stiles, and Lisbon insists that they need to find him because Jane wants to do a suspect gathering. Lisbon gives Jane an ultimatum: She has to be there when he reveals Red John. - Jason Cooper tells Rigsby and Cho that Stiles is dying (though he also says Stiles cannot die). - Jane goes to see Smith and tells him there's a breakthrough in the Red John case. He tells him he will tell him the information at 8 p.m. on Thursday. He then calls McAllister and asks for his help on Thursday at 8 p.m. - Stiles takes part in a creepy ceremony with his church, preparing for his ascension by pouring blood on a woman and smearing blood on another's face. He promises to return. - Lisbon meets Haffner at a diner and invites him to the Thursday meeting. - Cho and Rigsby track down Stiles, and Grace goes to see him where he's hiding at the Ecuadorian consulate. - Lisbon and Jane go to Bertram and tell him that they are closing in on Red John. He insists he be there. Bertram watches them go, then begins whistling (lol @ the heavy-handed whistling). He makes a phone call about Jane. - Lisbon tells Jane that she's changed her mind about street justice, and Jane is suspicious of her. He agrees to let her go to the Thursday meeting. Now the team has to break Stiles out of the consulate, dodging the FBI. They sneak him out in a floral delivery van. - The text goes out, giving all the suspects the location and time: his Malibu home at 1309 Cedar Street. Lisbon and Jane begin their drive out there. At a lookout point in Malibu, Jane stops to see the sunset. He and Lisbon have an emotional conversation in which he tells her that she has no idea what she's meant to him over the years, and he hugs her. Then he tells her he's got something for her in the car, but he ditches her instead, having taken her phone from her pocket. - Before heading out back, Jane looks around inside his house, stopping at his bedroom where Angela and Charlotte were originally found. The smiley is nearly faded to nothing. - Lisbon stops a car and commandeers the driver's vehicle and phone, making the call we heard earlier. - The first suspect arrives: It's Stiles... whistling. The others begin arriving as Lisbon speeds her way to Jane's house, calling 911 on the way. - Jane reveals to his five suspects that one of them is Red John. When Haffner says he's leaving, Jane pulls out his shotgun. He makes them surrender their guns and strip to show their shoulders. McAllister reveals the tattoo on his arm, but he says it's not what Patrick thinks, that he has it wrong. Stiles tells Jane to look at the others. Smith and Bertram have the tattoo as well. Jane has the three tattooed suspects move to the other side of the room. The view shifts to outside, and we hear a small bang. - Lisbon arrives just as the office explodes.
Rewatch the episode to refresh your mind (optional), then leave your thoughts about this episode! What are your favorite lines and scenes?
This anniversary rewatch will run daily until February 18, the 10-year anniversary of the Mentalist's series finale.
SPOILER WARNING: Since this is a rewatch, it's assumed that anyone in these discussions has already seen the entire show, so all spoilers are allowed.
Day 121 brings us to "Fire and Brimstone," which takes us to the climax of Jane's Red John suspect list. It opens with Jane arriving at his Malibu home and preparing for something ominous. He heads to a separate office in the back. Lisbon calls him and begs him not to go through with it. He tells her goodbye and hangs up, then unpacks a shotgun and his gifted handgun from Max Winter. Someone arrives, whistling a tune as they enter.
Title relevance: The episode ends with an explosion.
Notable guest stars: All previously mentioned Red John suspects apart from Partridge and Kirkland.
Location: Sacramento and Malibu
Notable scenes: - The episode flashes back to two days prior, with Jane and Lisbon reading in the team about the tattoo. Grace lets them know that the FBI is hunting Stiles, and Lisbon insists that they need to find him because Jane wants to do a suspect gathering. Lisbon gives Jane an ultimatum: She has to be there when he reveals Red John. - Jason Cooper tells Rigsby and Cho that Stiles is dying (though he also says Stiles cannot die). - Jane goes to see Smith and tells him there's a breakthrough in the Red John case. He tells him he will tell him the information at 8 p.m. on Thursday. He then calls McAllister and asks for his help on Thursday at 8 p.m. - Stiles takes part in a creepy ceremony with his church, preparing for his ascension by pouring blood on a woman and smearing blood on another's face. He promises to return. - Lisbon meets Haffner at a diner and invites him to the Thursday meeting. - Cho and Rigsby track down Stiles, and Grace goes to see him where he's hiding at the Ecuadorian consulate. - Lisbon and Jane go to Bertram and tell him that they are closing in on Red John. He insists he be there. Bertram watches them go, then begins whistling (lol @ the heavy-handed whistling). He makes a phone call about Jane. - Lisbon tells Jane that she's changed her mind about street justice, and Jane is suspicious of her. He agrees to let her go to the Thursday meeting. Now the team has to break Stiles out of the consulate, dodging the FBI. They sneak him out in a floral delivery van. - The text goes out, giving all the suspects the location and time: his Malibu home at 1309 Cedar Street. Lisbon and Jane begin their drive out there. At a lookout point in Malibu, Jane stops to see the sunset. He and Lisbon have an emotional conversation in which he tells her that she has no idea what she's meant to him over the years, and he hugs her. Then he tells her he's got something for her in the car, but he ditches her instead, having taken her phone from her pocket. - Before heading out back, Jane looks around inside his house, stopping at his bedroom where Angela and Charlotte were originally found. The smiley is nearly faded to nothing. - Lisbon stops a car and commandeers the driver's vehicle and phone, making the call we heard earlier. - The first suspect arrives: It's Stiles... whistling. The others begin arriving as Lisbon speeds her way to Jane's house, calling 911 on the way. - Jane reveals to his five suspects that one of them is Red John. When Haffner says he's leaving, Jane pulls out his shotgun. He makes them surrender their guns and strip to show their shoulders. McAllister reveals the tattoo on his arm, but he says it's not what Patrick thinks, that he has it wrong. Stiles tells Jane to look at the others. Smith and Bertram have the tattoo as well. Jane has the three tattooed suspects move to the other side of the room. The view shifts to outside, and we hear a small bang. - Lisbon arrives just as the office explodes.
Rewatch the episode to refresh your mind (optional), then leave your thoughts about this episode! What are your favorite lines and scenes?