Not a theory, just an observation. The opening scenes of both episodes have now prominently featured the color red. I'm hesitant to think anything of it at this point because of how brutal the last season has been and the quality of the writing dropping so drastically.

However, the old Mentalist fan in me would be hopeful about this, especially for a show which is ostensibly heavy on color symbolism (E.g. every episode title). One episode is hardly noteworthy, two episodes is a coincidence, but three would be a pattern. I'll be keeping a close eye out for the opening scene of episode three to see if it happens again.