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No way in hell Macalister is red john.

No way macalister after janes "breakdown" could offer him a new life. What could the sheriff offer him? He isnt styles or kristina frye and cannot offer him salvation in any way, hes just a guy with power. RED JOHN DOES NOT FEAR DEATH!! He doesn't believe in hell as we know.

Macalister runs tiger tiger what would he offer jane, a tattoo ? He told patrick he can give him a new identity. Reede smith didn't get a new identity when he joined.
Red john wants to turn patrick. He wants him as a "disciple" as jane says . Brett styles is alive . He is red john. Van pelt is his niece or a follower . Jane knows all of this too. Its a long chess match.
Styles told patrick he is dying but we all know styles NEEDS to resurrect like jesus after his death. Macalister pulled styles out of the house before the bomb.
Styles will not appear to the world because he will be arrested for faking his death . He will do it in church with only a few watching to spread the word . Jane will be there . He will get the info from van pelt somehow .

HELLER ONLY RUSHED THE FIRST 8 EPISODES TO GET THEM OVER WITH. IF MACALISTER WAS RED JOHN THEN HELLER WOULD of MADE THAT THE SEASON FINALE!!!

There is no way the private investigator was murdered to keep quiet! SHE WAS LEFt ALIVE ON PURPOSE!!! Why would red john let her live long enough to tell pj about the tattoo? How could she of seen the tattoo!!! If red john was silencing her he would of killed her quick with his knife . Simple as that.

Partridge said "red john has not killed in years" and he's right . Macalister was posing as red john and maybe with the help of partridge too. But the REAL Red john will be revealed soon. Very soon.

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No way in hell Macalister is red john. No way macalister after janes "breakdown" could offer him a new life. What could the sheriff offer him? He isnt styles or frye hes just a guy with power. Red john wants to turn patrick. He wants him as a "disciple" as jane says . Brett styles is alive . He is red john. Van pelt is his daughter . Jane knows all of this too. Its a long chess match.

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Partridge said a little while back that "red john hasnt killed anyone in years ". He said this to another no name forensic guy. It seems like macalister and partridge were assuming the roles of red john in order to explain certain murders. So in a way macalister was red john as heller said. But i believe the original red john who killed patricks family is still alive . I dont think the real red john would have 3 dots on his shoulder .
The investigator hired by visualize said her killer had 3 dots . How did she see the 3 dot?! Why did her killer leave her alive ? Rj could of just slit her throat ? Nobody would leave a witness alive to talk.
Maybe she was a rj follower who was meant to die and to lead jane to take down tiger tiger. Seems weird that rj gave info to sophie miller and if he was indeed the head of tiger tiger .
Red john is sitting back waiting for patrick to keep killing and this BECOME a serial killer . Fearful symmetry.
All in all there is no explanation for thst girl to have seen the 3 dots . Her killer wasn't shirtless !!!!

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Ok instead of hitting not plausible can u please just answer my questions !?
Biggest clue red john is alive and well:

The girl that with her dying moments showed patrick the tattoo her killer had. 3 dots insinuating tiger tiger .
Ok, how on earth did she see the tattoo? No way her killer was wearing a tank top! She must of seen it before ? Maybe on an intimate level or at the gym . Macalister could of been with her intimately since he was a "deranged sex freak ". But i dont buy that.
I dont know what this means but maybe she was a rj follower . Or with visualize. I have no idea why she would lead patrick astray but how the hell did she see the tattoo of her assailant ?

****1. Maybe red john sent a person purposively showing a fake tt tattoo. Thus leading jane to take out macalister and the rest.
Maybe macalister was red john in a way. He could of assumed the role if rj with partridge in copycat fashion to mess with jane and other cops . Maybe the real red john like partridge said "hasnt killed in years"
Maybe hes waiting . Sitting back as patrick becomes a psycho killer lol
I really hope there is more . This show always has a rj finale or start in the first half and ends with another rj story later on .

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"It’s always a difficult dance to balance those two things.  It got to a
point where some people were like, “We really love the show.  We really
love the Red John episodes, and then we love the stand-alone episodes
that don’t pertain to Red John, at all.  Is there a way that we can deal
with one completely, and then move forward from there?”  To be honest
with you, those decisions are not for me to make."
Read more at http://collider.com/simon-baker-bruno-heller-the-mentalist-interview/#c3OWoXCtEocf7MmX.99


What Heller is really saying is that Red John was nothing more than a plot device that attracted some viewers that normally would not be in for the murder of the of week drama. In other words, the clues did not matter when when it came to RED JOHN and to lesser degree did not matter to the murder of the week drama. The true fan base is with Baker and the supporting cast and the witty nature of the show. Since Jane was trap and unable to develop during his pursiut of the Red John many fns lost interest with the murder of the week and the lesser fan base became obsessed with Red John. The solution was to reboot the show only keeping what was essential. Lisbon and Jane. We will make the rest of the shit up as we go assuming we still have a fan base after we fucked it all up.
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Biggest clue red john is alive and well:

The girl that with her dying moments showed patrick the tattoo her killer had. 3 dots insinuating tiger tiger .
Ok, how on earth did she see the tattoo? No way her killer was wearing a tank top! She must of seen it before ? Maybe on an intimate level or at the gym . Macalister could of been with her intimately since he was a "deranged sex freak ". But i dont buy that.
I dont know what this means but maybe she was a rj follower . Or with visualize. I have no idea why she would lead patrick astray but how the hell did she see the tattoo of her assailant ?

****1. Maybe red john sent a person purposively showing a fake tt tattoo. Thus leading jane to take out macalister and the rest.
Maybe macalister was red john in a way. He could of assumed the role of rj with partridge in copycat fashion to mess with jane and other cops . Maybe the real red john like partridge said "hasnt killed in years"
Maybe hes waiting . Sitting back as patrick becomes a psycho killer lol
I really hope there is more . This show always has a rj finale or start in the first half and ends with another rj story later on .

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Biggest clue red john is alive and well:

The girl that with her dying moments showed patrick the tattoo her killer had. 3 dots insinuating tiger tiger .
Ok, how on earth did she see the tattoo? No way her killer was wearing a tank top! She must of seen it before ? Maybe on an intimate level or at the gym . Macalister could of been with her intimately since he was a "deranged sex freak ". But i dont buy that.
I dont know what this means but maybe she was a rj follower . Or with visualize. I have no idea why she would lead patrick astray but how the hell did she see the tattoo of her assailant ?

****1. Maybe red john sent a person purposively showing a fake tt tattoo. Thus leading jane to take out macalister and the rest.
Maybe macalister was red john in a way. He could of assumed the role if rj with partridge in copycat fashion to mess with jane and other cops . Maybe the real red john like partridge said "hasnt killed in years"
Maybe hes waiting . Sitting back as patrick becomes a psycho killer lol
I really hope there is more . This show always has a rj finale or start in the first half and ends with another rj story later on .

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