Do you have any
Mentalist scoop? –
Shena
I just screened this
Sunday’s episode, and it
moves along the Red John
hunt in some verrrrrry
interesting ways. For one,
there’s an edge-of-your-
seat tete-a-tete between
Homeland’s Bob Kirkland
and FBI agent Reede Smith.
You’ll also learn that two
people from Jane’s past
have recently died. And
you’ll hear, “Tiger, Tiger”
uttered several times.
We’re shocked by the
title of The Mentalist
episode 6.09, “My
Blue Heaven.” Any
idea what’s going on
in this episode? And
why no RED in the
title? –Mila
I’m just spitballing, but I’d
take the change in colors
to suggest that Red John
will not be an issue by
then…? P.S. Lest you think
Jane’s soon entering his
“blue” period, Episode 10
– in which we meet a
gung-ho new tech analyst
named Jason — is titled
“Green Thumb.” Maybe
they’re saving periwinkle
for February sweeps?
P.P.S. Shouldn’t the first
episode after RJ is nabbed
be titled “Orange You Glad
We Caught Him”?

My theory is that Bob is killing the people on the fake list, believing one of them to be RJ, and once he gets wind that the list is fake, he kidnaps PJ in order to try and get the real list. Realising his career is pretty much over, he goes all out to get the list, comes close to killing PJ, but at the last minute, the real RJ comes in, kills Bob, saves Patrick, much like Red Sky in the Morning, but this time, he doesn't speak or uses a different voice, something that would throw the viewer off. Either that or pigeons will somehow feature again.

Kirkland it would appear is out to get RJ, but in a far more aggressive fashion than the CBI, which suggests a personal reason, much like Patrick. My theory is that RJ killed a relative of Kirkland, and it's taken him this long to gather information, and unluckily for him, he's probably going to meet his end at the hands of  the real RJ, much like Lorelei Martins did on her revenge quest. 

Just a question...Heller said that we can trust the list; does anyone remember if he said RJ is on the list? Thank you.

22 September 2011 is the date Episode 1 of Season 4 aired. (http://epguides.com/Mentalist/)
16 September 2011 is the date that Mentalist Writers said "Yes, Red John has been visible in prior Episodes. You've got to look for him like Waldo" (https://twitter.com/mentalistwriter/status/114530384280158208)

This means that we have actually seen RJ before season 4 started. We know that RJ is one of the seven names in the announced list.

First Apperances (Season x Episode)
--------------------------
Bob Kirkland 5x5
Brett Partridge 1x1
Ray Haffner 4x2
Reede Smith 5x1
Gale Bertram 3x1
Bret Stiles 2x20
Thomas McAllister 1x2

We have 4 suspects. Brett Partridge is dead, down to 3.

Sophie Miller says RJ is middle aged, and the priest that worked in barn backs this. Bret Stiles is out, down to 2.

RJ is either Gale Bertram or Thomas McAllister.

Story-wise, due to season 3 finale, I really think RJ should be Gale Bertram, but it seems like Thomas is Red John. When we look at Season 1, 2 and 3 as a whole, Thomas McAllister is the Waldo, not Bertram. Thomas is lost among many characters, and fits the statement perfectly.

I am really unhappy with this result, but taking the statements into account, Thomas McAllister is RJ. If RJ turns out to be Bertram, then the Waldo statement is wrong. If Bret Stiles is RJ, then we are fooled by Sophie Miller and priest. And if any other person is RJ, then we are fooled by official Mentalist twitter account, Heller and CBS.