The writing of this series is unraveling. Characters are now frighteningly one dimensional. The plot is accelerating into silliness that makes the commercials look good. So, let's "go with the flow": Jane is a multiple personality who's "dark side" is hidden from his "grinning side." As a con-artist mentalist, he "hypnotizes" the pawns of Red John to thicken the plot but all are mentally "under" his control. Barf!
I'm not even sure if RJ is in the list but i'm sure EVERY person in the list will have a special relationship with RJ..But i want to say some things.
2-3 suspects are just there for episodes expanding like the Sherrif etc.
I don't know about the other but i want to speak for 4 people.
Kirkland: He stole the list after Lorelei's death so that means RJ knew from before that Patrick is doing a list and stuff. HOW? Start searching the people Jane told about the list.I suspect Lisbon but all the love stories fans will oppose me.I think Kirkland is after Red John too.I don't know why but i think he stole the list from Patrick and he asked Alexa (FBI) for infos so he can catch RJ first.So i think we will find a very deep story behind him soon. The scene in the hospital where Kirkland asked the RJ accoplice if he recognizes him is a bit strange tho.I think Kirkland was just a bait so we think we have a RJ suspect but in fact he is not! (++ Episodes for next season)
Brett:
Mhm..he fits the profile but he doesn't seem too clever to me.(Maybe he pretends to play with Patrick).I like how everytime he speaks to Patrick behind him is the Red Face but i don;t think he is mentally strong enought to be RJ. Plus he always seems a bit afraid when talking to Jane.
Heffner:
He dissapeared all this time after the Barn episode so we will have news from him soon. (Maybe the oldest friend of RJ).
Jane's Father.
Ye i know he is old,we dont know where he is etc etc..but he is the only one that could possibly know the happy memories of Jane.His motive for all these things?Dunno. I think we will see him too.Maybe he was hypnotized by RJ and he revealed Patrick's past to RJ.
Teresa:
Heh..(All people that watch the show for the love story please skip this). I know that she is considered a friend and the only person Patrick trusts but...look her face in every scene that RJ is the subject.Always a grin or a smile.She was asking like a maniac about the list everytime she could.She knew about the list from begin.So Red John may found out from her (video).I think and i want Teresa to be an accoplice of RJ.That or she is manipulated/hypnotized to reveal things.I think she will play a big role at the final episode.I think she is evil:P
Anyway thanks for reading write a comment of what you think and sry for bad english and long post:)
I think Bob Kirkland is Red John.
My theory is this I think he was on the carnival with Jane all those years ago, that's how he knows everything, when he and Jane first met he asked him. Do I know you? As if he recognized him. Plus Lorelei was murdered in place full of carnival things and if you remember Bob told Lisbon that his parents traveled a lot. People travel a lot on carnivals. Thoughts?
Also, Bob was there at the time Lorelei was killed. Also he killed Jason Lennon to shut him up in case he would remember and give him a peaceful death.
He said to him do you recognize me? And seemed relieved that he didn't.
Then he said to him I'm a friend and he also said lets face it Jason if you were to live you'd face life in prison so he drugged him quickly.
Think about it.
1. Rebecca - Poisoned her - quick death.
2. Kristina Frye - Made her mind believe she was dead.
3. Jason Lennon - Drugged
4. Lorelei Martins - Stabbed
The following were all quick and painless just like he said it would be to Lennon.
Now I have just watched the scene 2x22 and Red John taps him on his arm and then Bob does it 5x18.
This makes me more convinced that Bob is RJ
Now, I'm pretty sure it's not going to be as easy as Bruno Heller made it loke in his later interview. He's making us believe that one of the names on that list is going to turn out as Red John. No twist plots.
However, I can't believe him.
First of all, many of the subjects of the list such as McAllister or Reede Smith are just ridiculous. Who wouldn't feel disappointed if, after 5 seasons, a character that has only been shown once or twice, ends up being Red John?
And I'm sure their goal is not, at least willingly, to disappoint the audience.
Some other subjects like Stiles, Bertram, Partridge or even Kirkland might be better choices. They've been dropping "subtile" clues throughout the latest seasons, just to keep us busy and thinking, believing that we're smart enough to figure out who Red John is.
In my opinion, Red John's identity will surely disappoint all of us. We've been waiting for him for too long. However, the writers like having fun and I really think that Heller has played us all by saying that the real name is "on the list".
What if that one's not THE LIST? What if Patrick is really one step ahead of him?
I find the theories about the personality disorder absolutely ridiculous. Taking that into account, I think they'll surprise us next season with another of Jane's tricks, although I'm certain that we're quite close to knowing a lot more about his real identity.
Patrick's father is Red John. Clearly.
Why is Gale Bertram on the list of 7? Makes no sense. Does no one remember the episode Strawberries & Cream, where Red John's associate (the mole) leaks the floor number of the hotel where Hightower is hiding? If both Red John (Bertram) and his associate O'Laughlin had different info on where she was hiding, they would know it was a trap and wouldn't have sent the assassin. Therefore, Bertram cannot possibly be Red John. Besides, he's too likeable. A puppy dog.
I'm thinking it could be Alex Jane, although it is a pretty big leap, given that RJ's interest in Jane was (seemingly) coincidental - i.e. Jane brought about his interest, rather than RJ choosing him at "random". However, how do we really know that it was coincidental? It could've been set up by Alex himself somehow. We don't have enough info really.
We know how Red John got the suspect list. We clearly saw his associate, Bob Kirkland, steal a copy of the list and begin to narrow it down. Obviously, they're keeping tabs on Jane - they've either bugged him or have him tailed for an extensive period of time, and are therefore able to know his contacts and his mindset. How RJ knew about the girl (the memory), however, could only be explained by his identity as his father, or of someone who he knew at that age. Alternatively, he could have an ally who knew Patrick from a young age (his father, or maybe the big fluffy haired guy who played one of the Others in Lost).
My theory about these crime shows is that, if a "big" actor comes in to play an "extra" role in an episode, they usually have a bigger part than you would first expect. These actors/actresses are unwilling to play a very small role. In the season finale, it was obvious that Laura San Giacomo was the person of interest, since she is too big an actress to have a 2 minute extra slot.
The only other thing I can think of (if it's a twist) is that Red John is a woman and the reason all his associate refer to him with the male pronoun is because he is biologically a woman but has the mentality of a man.
But let's get real. The writers of this show didn't know who Red John was when they started writing the script. They probably don't even know who he is know. His identity will be introduced randomly when it gets close enough to the end of the series, and that really sucks, because theorising on previous episodes is pointless for that reason. Let's hope they remember Strawberries and Cream before they slip up and give Bertram the RJ card.
Lol.
I'm kidding, I love this show.
A blind woman who had a relationship with Red John (aka Roy Tagliaferro) described him to Patrick Jane. She describes him as a man who is just under 6 feet tall, short straight hair. She said he was neither soft nor very muscular. She told Patrick that Red John did have strong, rough hands.Red John's signature is a bloody smiley face. He draws it on the wall of where he kills his victims. The smiley face is drawn with two fingers wearing a rubber glove before the blood dries. It is drawn in a clockwise motion leaving a slight opening at the top. The eyes and mouth are drawn in blood as well. Before the blood dries, it runs as if to make it look like the smiley face is crying.
Red John is nearly flawless when it comes to cleaning up evidence he may have left behind, he has short straight hair, he uses a rubber glove to draw the face, and has rough hands most probably because he uses his hands in his line of work. Red John likes people to see the crime scene in a specific order (smiley followed by body). a man who works with police officers and forensic agents would know how to position everything appropriately. He has a soft, slightly high pitched calm voice. On top of all of this evidence brett is on jane's list of 7 and has a strange fascination with red john. Also William blake (poet who made tyger tyger) also created a painting of two dead birds hung by their feet "A brace of partridge". If its not brett partridge it has to be Jane himself I can see no other characters that so perfectly fit the descriptions provided
What if Red John isn't just one person but all seven from the list? Not sure if this is plausible but still, could be an option he's more than just one person. That could explain why he has so many connections. People like lorelei know him as one person but that might not be the same person in another case.