I have been rewatching the mentalist and I noticed something, that Jane is way less present when Lisbon is in danger than the opposite. At first this really annoyed me cause I want the angst but then I realized that he is often there but over the phone. Like in season 2 with the bomb at the rich peoples house and Lisbon calls Jane to ask him how to diffuse it and he instead just tells her to get out of there. Or in strawberries and creams or the first episode of season 6 when Lisbon is attacked by red John. And that lends itself to a whole different kind of angst.
omg I never really thought about it that way! I feel like honestly, Patrick Jane is not really someone you would want around in a crisis unless your only thought is RUN AWAY.














