Wedding bells seem to be ringing as the airing schedule of the final episodes for the highly popular TV series, The Mentalist, grows nearer.
The still shots and other promo materials recently released for the two-hour finale set for episodes 12 and 13 of the show's seventh season on February 18 heavily hint on a union between Patrick Jane, played by Simon Baker, and Teresa Lisbon, portrayed by Robin Tunney, according to Cartermatt.com.
However, it appears that the couple will have to withhold their desire to walk down the aisle as Jane and Lisbon still need to close a number of cases involving a serial killer hailed as Lazarus. Bruno Heller, the executive producer of the show, shared that the evil doer is "not someone you've met before."
Heller also remarked that this new character has a powerful impact to the team. "And as Robin pointed out to me, I don't think we've done any other serial killers over the years as strongly as this one, except for Red John, so it's very much a 'full circle' kind of event."
Although this may dampen the spirits of those hoping for a romantic ending for Jane and Lisbon, Heller assured the fans and followers that the show will have a "happy ending."
"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," said Bruno Heller, the executive producer of the small screen crime drama series, in an interview with TV Guide.
Despite the news of ending the show with the much awaited matrimonial union of Lisbon and Jane, Heller advised the viewers to not anticipate a far-fetched deviation from the typical storyline found in the show. In addition, the executive producer clarified that they did not aim "to play any games with the audience or try to be too clever" in creating the ending.
Heller further shared the team only wanted to provide the fans and followers of The Mentalist the kind of season finale expected from a show with such loyal followers.
"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," he disclosed during the interview.
