Who is Red John?

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List of seven

Thomas McAllister
Thomas McAllister
Reede Smith
Reede Smith
Ray Haffner
Ray Haffner
Gale Bertram
Gale Bertram
Brett Partridge
Brett Partridge
Bret Stiles
Bret Stiles
Bob Kirkland
Bob Kirkland

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In honour of the art and creativeness which has gripped us all thus far, let´s be outrageously optimistic, or let´s not. We can choose to believe one of two things;
1. That the people who put this show together respect the beauty of having the opportunity to weave the final threads of a glourious golden tapestry...or
2. The Red John reveal/death was the end.
Personally, i like to believe that it will all be brought to a splendid crescendo and we will be left applauding on our feet.
Obviously if the team behind the show didn´t have a plan, then these 2 month could provide very useful. Maybe even using this very site to complete the pieces of the currenly broken glass mosaic.

Who could know?...out of admiration for the people that make these discussion so interesting in the first place and for creating the show, i would have to side selfishly with the golden tapestry.

I few things on my mind about the story line which i was keen to here other peoples opinions on were;
What if the eye´s on the Red John signature are not really eyes, but eyebrows?
Detail is so critical, but then a vertical line becomes a horizontal one?
What if Jane knew that it would be the only people without the tattoo?
When i heard that Red John is like Waldo, i thought, ok so he must be on every page but hard to see, possibly with many distractions going on in front. So naturally CBI RON springs to mind, if they made all the clues work, wouldn´t he be the best reveal?
If Lisbon is bugged from early on then does the way Jane talk to her change, does he pick his words more carefully? Is it like he is speaking to someone else at the same time?
People acting on behalf of RJ seem incredibly convinced, or hypnotised? Out of charater perhaps?

Just a few ideas :)
















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Hey since the show is on hiatus lets not waste time complaining about it and blaming heller for making such a horrible rancid poorly written show thats awesome and has us writing on message boards about it .

Lets talk about our favorite parts/scenes of the show.

I love cho and rigsby talks. "You and van pelt are having sex again" of "yea staring at the back of van pelts head all day"
I miss those talks

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why are people so clueless about the 2 month hiatus of this show? do you even check local listing before bitching or even google it before attacking the writer or creator of the show? i have never had a show on a sunday that showed a new episode on superbowl sunday in my life. and most shows go on hiatus during the olympics.. as they should.

people on this forum think they're so much smarter than Heller himself and half of you don't even use the correct form of their, they're & there. get a grip.

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Assuming all of BH's clues are credible and will be explained at one point............. i would like to point out something interesting. Back in the season finale of 2nd season,before Patrick enters that empty building, he makes a phone call to Lisbon telling her his location and that he will wait for her to arrive. However,he does wait a bit and then grows impatient ,then enters the building alone. My question is how did RJ track down those 2 psycho copy-cats? And better yet the only person who knew Patrick's location at that time was Lisbon......................... It could be Red John keeps tabs on Patrick's calls but that doesn't mean he's sitting around 24/7 eavesdropping on his phone calls? Red John is very careful and he knew nobody else was going to be there so he went there himself to confront Patrick and kill those 2. Any theory on how RJ knew the location is welcome.............

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Remember Haffner warned Lisbon and Van Pelt about an imminent danger caused by Jane? Back then I thought he was warning them about the Blake Association, and I thought Haffner was Red John and an ordinary member, and that he was warning Lisbon out of love. Now that I know he was neither Red John nor a member of the Association, I can see the possibility of there being a new threat.
Haffner was either warning them about the Blake Association or not. If it was about the Association, one might wonder how he knew about them while he was not a member, and why keep it a secret. The second possibility, If it was not about the Blake Association, then who was Haffner talking about? Add to this his persistent efforts to collect info on the Red John case and his frequent references to "a client"! It didn't look like Stiles was interested in the Red John case.
Haffner was the only suspect other than McAllister who had a complete pre-RJ sixth season episode dedicated to him. Could be an indication of a new plot.

Or there's always the possibility of things not making sense at all!!! You know it's rather interesting, our obsession with details comes from Jane's obsession with details. For five seasons we had been taught to be as sharp as we can, then suddenly "the details don't matter"!!! That was a very stupid move on the producer's part, even insulting.

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I'm so glad to see that people here are finally starting to get it. The RJ case is closed and there's no point trying to make up theories anymore.
This series used to be the best but they all messed it up in season 6 and now it's time for us to move on and discover new shows that we will be just as passionate about.
5-6 years is a long time, so well done Mentalist. It didn't end the way we wanted but true fans will still keep this show in their hearts forever. The show must go on! (just not this one.:P)

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I used to be a fan of "The Mentalist" but now I am completely disappointed from the show and the direction it has taken.
So, guys I'm from Greece and I don't have direct access to foreign shows.Can you propose me a good tv series to start watching?
Thank you in advance.

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