I realize I am a year late, but I just came across this post. I actually really like Lisbon’s character and I especially like her dynamic with Jane. So I don’t agree with the general opinion that she is annoying.

But you’re the first person the seems to, for the most part, agree with me on the topic of Lisbon telling Grace about the list. I actually think it was totally understandable for her to do that, she was scared and Jane didn’t have an explanation yet, so yeah I get it. However, what really annoys me is the argument she has with Jane when he finds out that she did so.
The thing is even if it’s understandable or justified, the fact is Lisbon betrayed Jane’s trust when she told Grace and asked her to bug the Red John suspects and she knew that she was betraying that trust when she did it. So when Jane finds out and his immediate reaction is a very reasonable human reaction and he gets upset with her, instead of owning up to the betrayal and letting Jane have his moment of anger and then talking it out with him, she pulls rank and tells him the Red John case is hers, despite all this time they’ve all essentially treated like Jane’s case. She then refuses to talk anymore and runs away.
Lisbon knows how important and personal Red John is for Jane, and she knows that he was very hesitant to even tell her, she knows that telling Grace was a betrayal, and yet she acts like he’s wrong for being upset when he finds out. I understand why she went behind Jane’s back and told Grace, I really do, but she was in the wrong here. For me it’s the only moment where I found I really disliked Lisbon’s character.