The seventh season of The Mentalist is still on its way, and there's a new character that (spoilers) will stand in the way of the what's happening between Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon.

According to reports, a new character will come in the new season of The Mentalist, and she will prove a challenge for Patrick Stewart and Teresa Lisbon, professionally. TVLine quotes below that a rookie FBI agent named Michelle Vega, a weapons expert currently learning combat tactics, will be seen in the next season. It is also said that Vega's character is a charger, without feeling any fear of high-strung situations.

"A new woman is about to enter Patrick Jane's (professional) life. The CBS drama is casting the series regular role of Michelle Vega, a rookie FBI agent who is a student of combat and weaponry and is unfazed by high-pressure situations," TV reporter Michael Ausiello said, as reported on TVLine.com.

In another report, Vega's character is expected to butt heads against Teresa Lisbon for her use of unorthodox crime-solving methods. This can prove a problem not only for Lisbon, but for Stewart as well.

Series creator Bruno Heller spoke to Entertainment Weekly, and promises that season 7 will be filled with daring action and thrill that will serve as bigger challenges for the two leads.

"Up until now if you're comparing it to Moby Dick, which is one of the analogies I used to describe the length of the chase, next season the whale has been sighted and they're in the small boats and chasing the whale," said Heller to Entertainment Weekly.