After hearing wind that the Mentalist may be cancelled at any second now, I just want to voice my disagreement with Heller's choice to reveal McCalister in Season 8 of a series.
At least do it at a season finale, so that way the network will have to renew it to find out Jane's life after the reveal. 
I am constantly praying that that was just another whole layer of the Red John story, because,let's face it, despite people claiming they were satisfied, they won't be unless it is Jane himself, Lisbon, Cho, Rigsby, maybe Van Pelt or a character that was killed off eg. O'Laughlin or Bosco. Or of course, CBI Ron. Nobody wants a man who had been discarded from the whole series for 5 seasons. Grrr... Bruno Heller I am pleading that one of the next few episodes proves me wrong. That Richard Haibach twist was such an anticlimax, and you killed 2 good cast members for it?! Please don't let my favourite show die. Not like this.

Does every last shot have to be of Jane on his old couch with his lonely self?  Okay, we GET IT, Jane hasn't changed or moved on ONE BIT [and 2 years later since he supposedly killed RJ and the show's gone in a "new" direction].  Yeah, whatever...

Jane says in the episode [Violets] where we first meet MARcus Pike...that   "The key to a good con is always making the MARk feel that he's in control.  You can lead a man anywhere as long as he thinks that he is driving."  Okay TWO things come to mind:

1) No, I'm not saying Marcus Pike is RJ: he's too young, too new, too obvious.  But I mean -- OF COURSE Lisbon's new love would be with a man whose name translates to RED HERRING.  

2) Is this what Jane is doing now?  -- Making SOMEONE whose NAME shall remain NAMELESS think that they are "driving" and "in control" while he bides his time?

In [Silver Wings], Jane says to the Redheaded Female Killer "You needn't be a MARtyr" [when he gives her a pillow]

And then, there's "near a body of water"  and "no such thing as psychics" [definite ALLUSIONS to Kristina Frye]


Oh, how I hate those last minute tease and double entendres now, the bastards...

eliminating the fact that red john is alive or not, that is Sheriff McA or any other. WHERE IS THE PLOT??? There is a plot in these episodes? no! each story is born and dies there, in the episode weekly. We can define this set of shots and lines a TV series?
Money and success are not suitable for everyone.

I'm sorry for my outburst last time. I know I used some bad words for that bully TROLL, who keeps posting here, but I was really fed up with him..From now on, I'll completely ignore that useless person.

Anyway, I kind of liked the last episode..It reminded me of the old days somehow, even if I guessed who the real killer was as soon as I saw her..

It would be so good if they brought back Kristina Fry, that would stir things up. I'm not sure that will happen, but at least after this episode I have some hope that things might get a bit better? I hope so.:)

"A broken clock is right twice"

Didn't Jane use that exact phrase
before when arguing with / about Kristina Frye? I can't seem to find
it, though I do believe I've heard him say it before, though take that
with a grain of salt, cause it is a pretty common phrase.

They sure love teasing people don't they?

Last time we show Frye she was in a perma-hypnotic state, believing she was a ghost of her dead self. We have no indication that she recovered, let alone go back to work in general. However it has been quit a few years since the incident, you never know. I find it odd that Jane wouldn't consult her regarding RJ if she had recovered before the 2 year break, so I guess if they go on that road, she must've done it during it.

Still it's odd that Jane wouldn't know about it. He doesn't seem to make a connection when talking to Abbot.

If she does come back, I want to think it's RJ related, but I highly doubt it.

My scenario is that if they bring her back, it will be for her to be the romantic interest of Jane. Which is fine by me tbh. I always thought of her as a better matching for Jane.

The chemistry between them was way more interesting and intense. She's challenging for him, has outwitted him in convo more than once, and he seems generally intrigued by her in more ways than one.

Lisbon is so one dimensional as a character. Lack of facial expressions,  and downright boring. There I said it. :D

Kristina is spiced exotic meal. Lisbon is a boiled egg.