I used to think it was Grace because she has red hair. But now I don't think so any more. I realize that theory is as stupid as her character is stupid. She is so stupid. She is the worst kind on person because she thinks she is not stupid, but she is exceptionally stupid. She is just another pawn in Red John's arsenal.
I confirmed this theory by watching and re-watching all the available episodes on reruns, thanks to TNT. And I would really like comcast to put the episodes on-demand so I can watch the recent ones again. Grace's character is so stupid. The only other one who is almost as stupid as Grace is stupid is Wayne. Wayne and the whole baby storyline is stupid. And what about the mother of his child? Another example of a stupid woman. She's educated but that does not equal intelligence. She is stupid.
Kristina Frye = stupid. Madeleine Hightower = stupid. Teresa Lisbon = stupid. They put up with Jane and his antics. I realize this is TV. But why are these characters so stupid? They should be smart but they are stupid. They only go along with Jane because they are so stupid that they can't think their way out of a paper bag.
What I would like to see and would wholeheartedly support is a crossover episode. Mr. Finch's machine could spit out a number and then John would come to town and take out Red John in some clever way. Then we could be free of the stupid Red John. Then Patrick Jane would decide to stay with the CBI and just go back to his clever way of solving mysteries.
I'm reminded of the line from the movie, "Stand by Me," where one of the friends says while around a campfire, "Do you guys notice how they never seem to get anywhere on 'Wagon Train?' They just keep wagon training."
That's what this Red John thing is like. It seems to be dragging on and on and on. Maybe Red John and 'The Mentalist' will be revealed to be only in Patrick Jane's head à la Pam Ewing in 'Dallas' (The whole eighth season on Dallas, and apparently all five seasons of 'The Mentalist'). Maybe Patrick Jane is and has been in a mental institution since the death of his family. This has been a dream. I hope not.
