Question not a Theory :)
When Jane got the list of the 7 men, why didn't he go to the little girl that red john gave to Jane, if red john was on that list the little girl could just point her out?
Question not a Theory :)
When Jane got the list of the 7 men, why didn't he go to the little girl that red john gave to Jane, if red john was on that list the little girl could just point her out?
Has Fire and Brimstone been aired on US TV? Because I've got the impression it hasn't, even though it's available on online sites (I've watched it)...
After reading TVGuide's article,
*SPOILER*
- It looks like Gale Bertram is RJ.
- RJ is the head of "Tyger Tyger Organization".
- RJ is one of seven suspects.
**For me, this is a real disappointment if it turns out to be true. I would prefer Sherriff as RJ rather than Gale Bertram. As far as I see, the ones defending Bertram can't be RJ base their theories on his being "bald". This is unrealistic. Rosalind Harker is blind so Bertram had probably a wig on his head when he was with her. Consider this, as well.
- Unfortunately, if RJ is Bertram that would be a lame, poor and disappointing writing. Why? Once, Bruno would mess up a lot of thing he has built so far. Being the leader of a group or having beeen involved in a group would be unrealistic for RJ's character. Especially "Tyger Tyger" is a huge risk for him because even one member could've exposed his identity. In this respect, it would be more logical for the members of Visualize to be his minions than the members of "Tyger Tyger Organization". If RJ is from both Tyger Tyger and Visualize, this would risk his identity to be kept as a secret even more. Besides, RJ has always been reflected as "selfish and egoist" so he's not a type of killer to be a leader of a group. He just recruits minions and directs them according to his agenda. He's proud of himself and he is individual for his murders (apart from the fact that in any dangerous situation for his identity, he makes his minions kill the other minions). Shortly, he uses people, he doesn't lead or guide them.
- If RJ is Gale Bertram, this really humiliates Patrick because Patrick would've followed and investigated him even he had had a little suspect about him. OK, Patrick could have said he had a bad hunch for him but that's not enough. Think that he's his boss and RJ for all these years and Jane didn't notice anything about that. Come on, Jane's smarter than that.
- Also, Bertram is CBI Director so it must be hard for him to commit murders easily. He has an important job. I think that RJ must be someone to have more spare time than Bertram. I know some say his followers commit murders when he's not around but this is against his character if you ask me.
** I also want to state that this kind of narrative in season 6 is against the show's nature. There's always been twists, tricks, plays and surprises. Bruno couldn't have preferred this kind of pacing and narrative (Give the audience a confined list of suspects, eliminate the suspects one by one and find RJ step by step) as I mentioned before. This would lower the degree of surprise the audience would want. Even now (after TVGuide's article and 6x06), we are not excited enough because story is so restricted now for RJ's identity. There must be more than this. I think that Xander Berkeley is a great actor so most of us would be inclined to be happy if McAllister turns out to be RJ. But Gale Bertram? Come on writers and Bruno.. You're better than that. Don't ruin everything.
- Finally, I hope RJ is not Gale Bertram but he's a very strong candidate in the light of TVGuide's article. I want to trust Bruno so I hope most of us would be surprised and satisfied after 6x08 (Red John).
**SPOILER**
On IMDb we can see the cast of the 2 next episode and the actor woho plays Gale Bertram is the only one of the list that appears in the cast.
I believe that the show is gearing up towards a reveal of Bertram. However, based on other clues, I think some other ideas work better:
McAllister: born in 62-3, would make him 25-6 in 88, i.e first killing when he was an adult. He also would easily smell like pine, per Rosalind. Boots may be a hint.
Haffner: Better association with Visualize, and being born in 1967, he would be 21 in 88, so maybe the barn killings were a rite of passage.
I think at this point we have to assume "he is mar," is he is marked. With the PJ and RJ relationship innuendo's I have no problem thinking that while not sexual, perhaps RJ does take off his clothes to kill.
Bertram does fit in with "Cold" as per the Wikia explanation, but I think there is a better solution there. I hope we get some flashback episodes to explain it all.
Another point leading me to Haffner is the idea of him being just like Jane. Everyone points to Stiles because of the "mental" stuff, but Haffner is very confident/arrogant (and briskly so), just like Jane. I think they are very similar that way. I can imagine them shaking hands a long time ago as teens or kids.
Just a note about wearing a ring as evidence. If RJ is a masterful, brilliant, step-ahead as we are led to believe no way he allows for a peice of jewlery to identify him. Even most dumb criminals would would remove identifiable jewelry.