If you a choice between greatness or shitty mediocrity what would u chose ?
Well bruno heller loves the mentalist, its his child and if you think that this is the only season of the series that wont have a red john episode at the end well than you are being illogical.

Jane is back at work for a reason. Rigsby and van pelt are leaving the show.
How is this gonna go down? We know they work somehwere else and have a kid yet they're still on the show?!
There gonna die .