I think at this point, I’m not trying to figure out who RJ
is but, rather, what Patrick’s whole ruse is. It seems to me that everything I've
seen in the last 2 episodes from arranging the meeting of the remaining
suspects to the detailed report Cho gave Lisbon at the hospital to the FBI
clearing out the CBI have all been part of Patrick’s plan.
I re-watched the latest episode, paying closer attention to
the opening scene in PJ’s house. Something about the sly smiles and looks to
the side McAllister gives makes me think he was working with someone else,
someone who was outside the house.
I’m not even so sure any of the suspects really died in the
explosion, just because the scene looked so staged. (I mean, c’mon a bare, cleanly severed foot just lying there? What happened to the sock and shoe? That’s one
discriminating bomb!) Like it was set up in a way for witnesses to have their focus
thrown off by random body parts so no one would wonder why half the people were
unscathed and the other half crispy.
From years of watching Dexter, I learned that you can NEVER
rely on promos! They are always edited to look like something major and
exciting is afoot, when in reality it’s just an innocuous image unrelated to
what you think is happening. So, having said that, yes, I believe it’s McAllister
we see jumping through the window in next week's promo; no, I don’t think that means he is RJ. From the still he appears to have been shot.
And if you believe the promo, he met Patrick at the church, was shot by
Patrick, was chased by Patrick through the cemetery then crashes through the
glass door, in that order. But did it really go down that way?
Prior to the explosion at Patrick’s house, we hear “No! Wait”
before a gunshot that, to me, sounded more like a handgun than a shotgun. What
if someone in that room had a backup weapon, like many law enforcement officials
do? The “no wait” was a genuine exclamation because it was not part of Patrick’s
plan. (He often miscalculates whether people are armed or not). So the shot… maybe
McAllister pointing his gun at Patrick but shooting in the air as a signal for
his partner to detonate the bomb?
I think the theme of Resurrection is key. RJ is going to be someone
“coming back from the dead.” So, who’s living the zombie life?... McAllister? It would seem as much, given the
promo for next week. Stiles? Perhaps…in
flashbacks or as his reincarnated self. Partridge? I certainly hope not!
Unfortunately, I think it’s going to be
Kirkland… Michael Kirkland. It was the tea cup breaking that brought me
to him. The somewhat defeated look on Patrick's face isn't because he broke his
favorite cup, but because the bumped arm jogged his memory to when he first met
Michael who was pretending to be Bob. (05x07) Kirkland bumped into Patrick who
was holding his teacup. He said, “Sorry Mr. Jane” and Patrick asked him, “Do I
know you?” You can see the look on Michael’s face, realizing he had slipped up
in assuming Bob already knew Patrick.
BH said RJ is “someone on the list” --- technically, Michael’s
picture is on the list --- and that we would be disappointed with who it is---the
evil twin cliche IS disappointing if you aren't watching a soap opera.
