In s06e01, in last sequence, when Lisbon gets up after partridge comes out of closet and falls down, there was no need to show the door gets open, unless you deliberately want lisbon to think that there is someone else apart from partridge who killed partridge...and thats what partridge(RJ) wanted for faking his death...open door was a trick by partridge(RJ).

Wow, did you guys see that Partridge is in 2x/3x more theories on this website than any other suspects?
Ha has a much bigger following than Bret Stiles or any of the others. 
And people thought he wasn't powerful enough to be Red John..:P

Hi everybody,

I spent a lot of time reading all theories and I came to the following one:

RJ is Partridge! And let me explain you why:
I think that he is not dead, he just wants to make PJ thinking he really is.
Furthermore, RJ is probably linked to Bret Stiles ( probably his son) and the five other suspects are RJ disciples.
That would explain 'The Great Dragon' with seven heads. All of the guys are working for RJ, they might have even pretended being RJ in front of victims, that would explain why RJ can be good looking, computer skilled, can be phobic and so on...it would be all the more difficult for PJ to catch the real RJ since we can imagine that Sophie is describing The sheriff, Lorelei is describing Haffner, etc,etc...

But I think that PJ knows that Partridge is not dead, he is a step ahead from RJ. He might try to guess who is a disciple and who is not.. I also think that Cho is a disciple, he seems far to smart to be just a CBI agent.. I remember an épisode where he and Rigsby where waiting in a car, Cho was reading a book..the topic of the book was just too 'high' to fit to a cop.


I know my theory maybe too simple and I would even be disappointed if I was right. Indeed, i wish all of us could be wrong!!!

Just wanted to note something about the end scene in S6 episode 1 where Lisbon is in the house with Partridge/RJ. People keep mentioning in their theories about Partridge being alive that Lisbon was grabbed from behind, that no one else was seen behind her that we could see from our angle, and/or that she was standing so close to Partridge's body that it had to be him.

BUT! We know that Lisbon was tasered by RJ, that is his usual method. So it could be that her fall just happened to look like she was pulled from below (not on purpose). When you're tasered, you are immediately stunned and you fall in any direction. Additionally, you can be tasered from quite a length (I'm pretty sure).

Also, further proof that her fall was likely in a random direction due to taser and not meant to reveal that it was Partridge pulling her is that if it was Partridge, and she was tasered after she was grabbed, then she would have known it was Partridge. Even if she didn't physically see it was him because it happened so fast, she would of felt him pull on her ankle/leg and known it was him.

I'm not totally against the idea of it being Partridge but this is something to consider for sure.

If Partridge is dead, there must be a reason, no? RJ kills the accomplices that cross him or cause unnecessary risk. So what did Partridge do in so far as helping RJ out, and what did he do to screw that up?

Maybe that is what Heller is referring to when he said that there was a reason that Bret died in episode one. Maybe we will find out what he did for RJ or what he didn't do for RJ and it will play a part in the storyline. I'm very intrigued either way if he's alive or dead!

Also, if RJ is in fact Partridge and he faked his death to avoid suspicion (because he knew he was on the list/a suspect in Jane's mind), then why would he implicate himself furthermore by uttering Tyger Tyger? He had to of known that Lisbon would obviously tell Jane about that, and Jane would get suspicious all over again (he would have more questions regarding Partridge thus more suspicion).

The Great Red Dragon is the seventh episode of the sixth season of The Mentalist.

"The Great Red Dragon" is a series of paintings by William Blake, the man who also wrote the poem "Tyger, Tyger" which Red John has been associated with, and has used to taunt Jane.

"The Great Red Dragon" is also mentioned in the bible revelations:

"And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast." (Rev 13:1-18)

Just as the dragon has 7 heads, Jane has 7 Red John suspects. In the bible, one of the heads is thought to be mortally wounded, but was healed.

Brett Partridge was thought to be mortally wounded, but will be healed.

Brett Partridge is Red John.

First of all,Jane isn't RJ,and RJ isn't a group of peole.Thank you.
Now lets move on the theory.
My first suspect in the series was Brett Partiridge.And he still is.I know that you guys will say that he is dead,but he is the weirdest guy i have ever seen in series.He also fits the profile of Sophie that described RJ.I think that he will make a comeback in the series.We never seen his body after that sceen with Lisbon in dark house.Just like he deasapeared.And it is possible that he is the woman that is feeding pidgeons because that "woman" has got same ring as RJ in the episode Red Is The New Black.I suggest that you don't change your minds because you are falling into a Bruno's trap.He wants us to suspect everyone.Suspect someone that you first think he is RJ.That's my suggestion.

So that is my short theory,comment below so I can see your thoughts. :)