Well, after watching the episode, I don't really know how to feel. There were some great moments, and there were some ehhhhh moments. I was hoping that we would discover RJ's identity within the first 10 minutes and the rest of the show would be a witty and unveiling dialogue between Jane and RJ so we (AS THE AUDIENCE) could have some closure about all of the clues given in the past seasons. Sadly, that doesn't happen. I didn't really expect that.
If you're going into the episode expecting answers to unanswered questions, I'm just going to say this: you're going to be disappointed. I'M SORRY! One question is answered, but I don't want to spoil anything. It's best to drop your expectations on having your questions answered. NOW. LIKE RIGHT NOW.
My impressions of the overall episode were "ehhh." I say "ehhh" only because the episode is titled RED JOHN, yet he doesn't even make up the bulk of the episode. There was so much airtime WASTED on FBI/CBI bullcrap. FOR GOD SAKES YOU'VE CONSTRUCTED THIS EVIL MASTERMIND FOR 6 DAMN YEARS AND YOU LET SOME PESKY BUREAUCRATIC FBI/CBI RIVALRY OVERSHADOW THIS EVIL GENIUS? Fail. In that regard, I was completely let down. If you've been building a villain up for 6 entire years, I at least expect a full episode with the villain and hero having a tense dialogue. Nope. Not in this series.
I still love The Mentalist though, and I'll be tuning in to next week.
Enjoy the RJ reveal (or don't); I'm not exactly sure how you'll react.
