guys, can someone tell me why there hasn't been a new episode of The Mentalist in 2 weeks now? it can't be end of series seeing as there's usually 23 episodes. Help?
guys, can someone tell me why there hasn't been a new episode of The Mentalist in 2 weeks now? it can't be end of series seeing as there's usually 23 episodes. Help?
Kirkland is introduced in the show in Red Dawn as “the man in
the limo”, which means that he started getting interested/involved in the Red
John case exactly the same time as Jane joining the CBI. He then appears when
Lorelei breaks out of prison and when she hunts for RJ.
It wasn’t necessary to actually involve himself directly in
the case before that, because he had already arranged for Jane not to be able
to interview Lorelei. When Jane/Stiles broke her out of prison, Lorelei became
a potential threat to RJ because he must have known that Jane might be able to
get to her in some way and turn her against him.
So, as far as we know now Kirkland could be RJ himself or a right
hand man. Point is, that RJ either had to get his own hands dirty or send
someone more higher up the chain to resolve the mess Lorelei made. This means
that RJ actually raised the stakes of the mindgames he is playing with Patrick
by giving him a night with Lorelei as a gift and nearly lost all when Patrick
got to her. Things may look like Jane lost another round in the RJ game, but
this time it is more or less even. I’m sure he made RJ sweat a little for the
first time.
I think RJ may start to feel that he should be more careful
if he wants to keep winning. The problem with gambling is that it’s all about
loosing…
okay, so clearly Robert Kirkland is an interesting character. But I don't think he is RJ just for the fact that you don't make your big mystery nemesis so obviously suspicious. He is important though. If it was chess, then RJ would be king and RK would in my opinion be the queen.
I suspect this because for starters it is clear there is a connection between RK and RJ. Also RK is in a high and powerful position. This means he has power(duh..), but this also means that he is smart, purposeful, and that he gets the job done. If i were RJ then i would definitely want this guy as my right hand. Besides this he enters the story at a convenient time. The story needs someone more interesting than all the minions that represented RJ till now, so they trow in someone high up the food chain. like in a game you face a sub-boss before fighting the real boss. that is the function of RK in my opinion.
For RJ himself I think he hasn't entered the story yet as a purposeful character For me with all of the first 10 suspects I understand why he/she could be RJ but it would always be kind of a disappointment, like a cheap trick. I hope in the end it will be more complicated then 'taadaa, it's the CSI guy' or 'haha, got you, it's grace'. Till now RJ has some screen time I think, but more like a suspect in some case, or a witness or something like that. So if you find an actor with a too high profile for a 50-seconds role, then in this theory it would be plausible that is RJ.
but heck, what do I know. Maybe it's still a a dream in the end, and RJ is actually PJ's father!
(off-topic)I read somewhere that at times that RK is present that there is RJ-related background music. didn't check if that's true but it would be interesting to find that kind of patterns with certain characters.
Okay so I'm not saying that Patrick Jane is Red John definitively. However, I take issue with all these "fans" bleating about how it can't possibly be him. I don't want it to be Jane but there is no discernible "evidence" to completely rule him out as Red John. There are thousands of fans of the show who do want him to be Red John and their opinion is just as valid as those who don't. No-one has a right to tell us how to watch the show or who to root for/hate etc.
Now to the recent Lorelei episode where she died that so many are saying proves once and for all that Jane is not RJ.....it doesn't prove anything. If anything it neatly lays subtext hinting at the possibility of Jane being involved with RJ. 1) Jane apologises twice to Lorelei. Once when she finds out RJ killed her sister; this apology is completely unnecessary if Jane is not Red John. Second time when she is found dead, followed by him saying she had it coming. Seeing as earlier he had claimed feelings for her this is a cold reaction to her death. 2) The man who Lorelei kills at the end is so happy to see Jane when he comes into the house. They have supposedly only met once before really and he says "Thank God, Patrick" (Or something along those lines) as though he knows him. He then gives up the information about Red John to Lorelei really quickly with a little bit of prodding from Jane. There wasn't enough motivation for it really but he did, as though scared of Jane or perhaps being hypnotised/unhypnotised by Jane's words.
There is times where Red John and Jane appear to be in completely different places but that can be explained by his followers etc.
If you watch it closely there are "Easter Eggs" nearly every week hinting at Jane being Red John, usually through Jane's own dialogue about himself. The subtext is there, and that is clearly deliberate by the writers of the show. This leads me to two conclusions: Either Jane is Red John or the writers don't want to permanently dismiss the possibility of it because they realise many fans love the idea and, thus, may switch off if it is not the case.
The show has been deliberately set up to allow for anyone to be Red John in the end. It leaves leeway for the story to grow. Personally, I don't think Red John has been decided on yet. I think they've left it open so as not to pigeon-hole the story from day one. It could be anyone and, for me, the mystery will always be better than the reveal.
I think it's Robert Kirkland, because he was in the limo with Alexa when she made the call, and he works for homeland security, but he's never given a reason why he was interested in Lorelei. Also, he asked Jason Lennon if he's ever seen him before, and said he was a "friend".body {background: #3A3636 !important;}div {background-color: #3A3636 !important;}header,nav,table,th,tr,td,dl,ul,li,ol,fieldset,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,pre {background: transparent !important;}* {color: #B6AA7B !important;}a:link,a:link *,a:link:hover,a:link:hover *,a:link:active,a:link:active * {color: #B6AA7B !important;}a:visited,a:visited *,a:visited:hover,a:visited:hover *,a:visited:active,a:visited:active * {color: #D9C077 !important;}
If I am Red John then who are the rest?
Hmm..what to think of Lisbon missing in the credits for episode 20? Either some lame excuse like court or something...or maybe more intriguing like Kidnapped? What you all think?