The Mentalist
TV Show • 2008
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E9
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Hugo the dog is shown dead (Skip ahead)
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Multiple of the cases’ victims were abused. Additionally, multiple main characters reference being abused by their fathers (Jane, Lisbon, Rigsby)
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National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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S1
E12
It’s revealed a father has been abusing his wife and children
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E12
They don’t forgive him, but they have hidden and lied about the abuse they faced from husband/dad
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Many cases involve stalking.
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Addiction Back to Top
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S1
E15
Nothing goes into depth in the episode, just comments about people with drug addiction
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S1
E15
Central theme of the episode
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S2
E12
there's a brief mention of a brown tabby that passed away.
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S5
E13
36:00
A pig gets shot
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S1
E23
Not shown, but a dead pig’s head is mentioned
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S1
E10
There's a lab with a chimp locked in a cage.
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S6
E5
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In the episode "The Red Tattoo" Ray Heffner notices one on the wall at the victims house when being questioned by Lisbon and Van Pelt and mentions that he's afraid of them. It's shown crawling briefly on the screen then it's gone. Can skip past or close your eyes for 20 seconds.
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S5
E14
The episode Red tooth and claw that includes bugs eating a dead body.
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A pedophile has a finger cut off.
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S1
hand is cut off
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S1
E15
Victim is poisoned
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National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Children Back to Top
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The main character’s daughter is killed prior to the start of the show. It is frequently mentioned, along with many other cases of murdered children.
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S1
E12
It’s mentioned a few times that a cat was abused and killed
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S7
E10
Vega dies from a gunshot wound.
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Drugs/Alcohol Back to Top
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Family Back to Top
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Many parents die throughout the show. Notably the main character’s wife and daughter are killed prior to the start of the show.
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S1
E23
2 twins go missing, so a number of scenes center around/talk about their family’s grief
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S1
Cheating is a theme in at least 4 of the first 5 episodes. Not a central theme but still present.
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Many episodes involve murder victims or other characters being kidnapped.
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Fear Back to Top
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S4E23 Jane locks a suspect in a coffin to get him to confess, we see him panicking
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A psychic conducts a seance to contact a ghost but the actual contact is faked.
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Gross Back to Top
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S1 E5; Nicole retches when getting out of the car both times with the victim and with Jane.
S1 E15; Opening scene woman runs down hallway sort of throwing up slash retching slash foaming at the mouth. I found it pretty triggering.
S1 E21; Rigsby has stomach issues and looks sick, v*s in opening scene after they find the body - short scene. He coughs and looks bad through the majority of the episode.
S2 E11; Around 34 minutes when Rigsby is giving his speech, guy runs outside and throws up - relatively short scene, once it cuts back to Rigsby you’re good.
S1 E15; Opening scene woman runs down hallway sort of throwing up slash retching slash foaming at the mouth. I found it pretty triggering.
S1 E21; Rigsby has stomach issues and looks sick, v*s in opening scene after they find the body - short scene. He coughs and looks bad through the majority of the episode.
S2 E11; Around 34 minutes when Rigsby is giving his speech, guy runs outside and throws up - relatively short scene, once it cuts back to Rigsby you’re good.
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5th season, dont remember the episode, a man spits in Wayne
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S1
E12
When they find the victims body, you can see his face and it’s clear that one of his eyes has been damaged
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Medical Back to Top
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Def yes someone is trying to drug Jane
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S1E10 note that there are flashbacks to a romantic scene between a patient and a psychiatrist.
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(SPOILER) Jane pretends to be an alcoholic and undergoes electric shock therapy.
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S1
E12
It’s simply mentioned that someone has been to the hospital multiple times for various injuries due to abuse
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S1
E9
The r-slur is used to describe a character who appears to have an intellectual disability.
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S5
E2
Accidental drug trip
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In a bank robbery the woman get really nervous
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Season 4 episode 11 and season 6 episode 6
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S1
E15
Beginning of the episode shows a woman who has been poisoned. She’s holding her throat and appears to struggle to breath
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There are brief moments during episodes throughout the series. Not bad though.
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S5E4 a characters baby shows up, and appears again in S6 episodes 3 and 15. After that he's not really a baby anymore but according to fanwiki he's also in a S7 episode.
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S1.E9 includes a character that is described as “slow” and other ableist terms.
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Several murder victims are LGBT+
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S6E10 “G*psy”
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S5
E20
Yes, there's an aphobic / allonormative conversation between Patrick Jane and Libon at the end of season 5 episode 20.
Patrick Jane says "I mean 'fetish' is a strong word, but everyone has that thing. It's just, it's human nature." When Lisbon says she doesn't, he continues "... there's definitely something out there that works for you, that flips your switch..."
Patrick Jane says "I mean 'fetish' is a strong word, but everyone has that thing. It's just, it's human nature." When Lisbon says she doesn't, he continues "... there's definitely something out there that works for you, that flips your switch..."
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S1E3 statutory rape is a plot point.
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S1
E12
A main suspect is a woman who practices witchcraft/WICCA. There are multiple discussions and scenes related to her spiritual practices
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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S3
E18
A character is ill and only has a month left to live. They ask Patrick Jane to sit there while they die by suicide (pills) so that an autopsy isn't done. Very powerful scene, I suggest skipping the end scene after Rigsby speaks to Van Pelt.
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S3
E18
sick man overdoses on pills
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S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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The pilot episode mentions a man who killed his daughter because she refused to have sex with him anymore. It is not described in detail.
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S1
E13
Episode begins with a man & woman clearly about to have sex, but the most you see is them kissing & woman in her bra
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S1
E14
A prominent character in this episode is known for picking up women and says some crude/gross things
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S1
E5
37:00
There is an attempted assault which is shown, but the victim escapes without any clothes removed.
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It's mentioned that victims were sexually assaulted before being murdered but is never shown.
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S1
E22
Employee at the school/camp for kids is revealed to have been r*ping a student
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S1
E5
37:00
Attempted assault seen on-screen briefly, it is not successful (clothes are not removed) and the attempted victim escapes.
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At least one per season
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S1.E7 - The murder victim was killed by being hit by a car.
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Many instances of deaths by drowning throughout
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No, but as it is a crime show they do not shy away from blood
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A few times. A character is handcuffed to a pole and repeatedly tazed. Another character is tied to a chair and beaten for information. Another character is tied to a chair and then his finger is cut off. It cuts away before the actual cut is shown.
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BIG SPOILER FOR SEASON 3!!!
Todd Johnson is burned alive in an interrogation room by the mole in the CBI after Red John realizes Todd knows too much about him. It comes out of nowhere but is shown from a distance and only for a couple seconds. Just know that when Patrick walks to the interrogation room to speak with Todd, as he opens the door, he sees Todd running around on fire. He survives the incident and is later visited in the hospital by Patrick. Todd, while in a full body cast, suddenly wakes up and turns towards Patrick, says a few important words and then his heart stops. Definitely sent chills down my back
Todd Johnson is burned alive in an interrogation room by the mole in the CBI after Red John realizes Todd knows too much about him. It comes out of nowhere but is shown from a distance and only for a couple seconds. Just know that when Patrick walks to the interrogation room to speak with Todd, as he opens the door, he sees Todd running around on fire. He survives the incident and is later visited in the hospital by Patrick. Todd, while in a full body cast, suddenly wakes up and turns towards Patrick, says a few important words and then his heart stops. Definitely sent chills down my back
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S4E23 Someone is buried alive and we can hear him panic via video baby monitor until he confesses to a crime. He does get un-buried but that's not shown.
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S1
E15
A victim is found with one stab wound and the knife left in her chest
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S1
E15
Not sure that it was the sole cause of death (poisoning) but a woman does fall over a railing & to her death
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