Just some thoughts to share ...

In the first episode of Season 6, when RJ's knife is shown up close, when I first saw it, I thought it reminded me of something, but I could not quite place what it was.  Finally, after pausing the scene, it hit me ... the knife resembles the head of a bird.
 
I found this to be especially interesting, because there are so many references to pigeons in all of the episodes (the pigeons flying out of the room, in the first episode / the women feeding the pigeons in the second episode ... by the way, she was very big for a woman, had red hair, and a large ring ... I personally thought she looked suspicious ... really a man ... listening to Jane and Lisbon's conversation? / .... and then, in the 3rd episode, there was the pigeon flying at Sheriff McAllister).  I cannot quite make the connection of the birds, but somehow they are very significant.  And of course, it is obvious that pigeons and partridges strongly resemble one another.  To some, this might mean that Partridge isn't really dead or that perhaps RJ has a phobia of pigeons.  These could possibly be theories, but it is also possible they mean something else entirely, that the audience simply does not know yet.  Oh, by the way ... Didn't we also see pigeons flying out of the Red Barn in that episode?

I have not been one to think Partridge is alive, but yet, it isn't impossible, given everything we have seen.  In this regard, one thing that is noteworthy is the fact that we do not actually see Partridges' dead body, nor do we see the team attend the funeral, which seems quite unusual, given all of the funerals we have seen them attend.  Also, of interest is Blake's painting "A Brace of Partridge," in that Brace's poem "Tyger Tyger" has been quoted by RJ and his followers.

No matter who RJ turns out to be, I believe Heller will give his audience a lot of drama/intrigue when RJ is finally revealed.  I have no doubt that that there will be many connections revealed, that are not apparent just yet.

The only thing which can be said for sure is that Bruno Heller is good at intriguing people.
I've been reading this web-site for a long while and there've been plenty of different theories, some of which seemed plausible while others didn't.
We all know that according to Bruno Heller there's a big clue in the final sequence of s06e01.
Inspired by the idea of finding out who RJ is, I watched the episode several times.
Honestly speaking, I hope that the clue is not about how many pigeons there were or something like that. That would be very poetic but I guess that the clue is more evident, the problem is that at this stage we don't consider it to be significant.
What do you thing about CBI Ron talking on the phone right at the moment when RJ called Patrick?
I'm not accusing CBI Ron of being RJ - he is not charismatic enough. Doesn't that just seem suspicios to you? If this scene means nothing then why add it?
Let's discuss it? What are your thoughts about the clue in s06e01?

Regarding Sheriff McAllister, just a small point for those focused on a strict interpretation of Loreli's handshake comment:

Isn't playing rock-paper-scissors essentially "handshaking?" In fact, given the playful nature of the Jane-RJ relationship, in story-telling terms, isn't this better than a formal handshaking?

In other words, doesn't the fact that McAllister and Jane played rock-paper-scissors say something even more telling than if they were to "shake" hands as normal people would?

And to those who will point out that Jane beat McAllister every time, isn't losing (and therefore seeming less than cunning) a great first move on RJ's part?

Just a few things to think about. Hope all of you are well.