Theories of RedReveal (22)

Well, after watching the episode, I don't really know how to feel. There were some great moments, and there were some ehhhhh moments. I was hoping that we would discover RJ's identity within the first 10 minutes and the rest of the show would be a witty and unveiling dialogue between Jane and RJ so we (AS THE AUDIENCE) could have some closure about all of the clues given in the past seasons. Sadly, that doesn't happen. I didn't really expect that.

If you're going into the episode expecting answers to unanswered questions, I'm just going to say this: you're going to be disappointed. I'M SORRY! One question is answered, but I don't want to spoil anything. It's best to drop your expectations on having your questions answered. NOW. LIKE RIGHT NOW. 

My impressions of the overall episode were "ehhh." I say "ehhh" only because the episode is titled RED JOHN, yet he doesn't even make up the bulk of the episode. There was so much airtime WASTED on FBI/CBI bullcrap. FOR GOD SAKES YOU'VE CONSTRUCTED THIS EVIL MASTERMIND FOR 6 DAMN YEARS AND YOU LET SOME PESKY BUREAUCRATIC FBI/CBI RIVALRY OVERSHADOW THIS EVIL GENIUS? Fail. In that regard, I was completely let down. If you've been building a villain up for 6 entire years, I at least expect a full episode with the villain and hero having a tense dialogue. Nope. Not in this series.

I still love The Mentalist though, and I'll be tuning in to next week.

Enjoy the RJ reveal (or don't); I'm not exactly sure how you'll react.

I can't think of ANYTHING ELSE besides The Mentalist this week. From pushing school and a social life aside for the week to simply theorize and read, Heller has me centralizing my life on his show. And if you're feeling the same way, then you have to agree that Heller is a genius. I constantly read how people believe that they can do Heller's job better than him, but if he has you 100% captivated by this RJ culmination, then you really need to reevaluate your decision.

He has been able to keep this RJ thing alive for six years. He has been able to drop the most obvious and the most subtle clues. He even narrows the list down to 7 (I think we can safely assume that the list is not another red herring). After EVERYTHING HE GIVES US, we're still bringing the dead back as RJ (not saying there's anything wrong with that!!). The point is that HE KEEPS US GUESSING. So regardless of how "OBVIOUS" you think the character acting duplicitous as RJ is, HE'S NOT! 

That's why Heller deserves a bit less criticism and a bit more praise (in my opinion). 

P.S. This is not Bruno Heller lol.

NOW CONTINUE YOUR THOUGHTS AND THEORIES. 

I don't know who RJ is, but I'm hoping that it is someone that Jane has a connection with. That will intensify the reveal. This is why I WANT (but don't know) to rule out Kirkland. You can throw all of the facts to support Kirkland's role as RJ, and I'll believe all of it, but I'll be completely disappointed because then the villain will just be some random dude in the plot line. Who cares about some random dude in the plot line that has no emotional connection to the main character?

Jane and RJ have this sort of twisted, older-younger brother connection with RJ being the older one, but now Jane is finally catching up with him (maybe Jane has been the older brother the whole time, who knows?) But I don't see Jane/Kirkland with this bond. I don't see Jane/Bertram with this bond. I don't see Jane/Haffner with this bond (although I could be persuaded on this). I'm not even going to bother with Reede...

I CAN, however, see this brother-brother bond in Jane/McAllister, Jane/Partridge, and Jane/Stiles.
Regardless of whether you believe Partridge is dead or not (let's leave the facts/evidence aside for now), don't you think he would be a nice reveal? Sure, it would result in the prototypical lab guy/serial killer, but I think the emotional connection that Partridge has formed with Jane through the years would outweigh the "corny" lab guy aspect of it (just my thoughts, obviously feel free to disagree and tell me why).  

McAllister and Jane. Well, if you don't appreciate the chemistry between these two characters, then I suggest you go back and REALLY watch their interaction. It's easy to get caught up in the plot (what happens?) of episodes while you watch, so you shove character development and interpersonal relationships to the side. But once you already know what happens in an episode (just like the actors already know their scripts and roles before the camera is on), you can REALLY see the raw interaction between characters. If you go back and watch the interaction between Jane and McAllister, I don't think you'll be disappointed. 
Fun Link between Jane and McAllister: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuIXe8Z8QAQ (you can really understand the silly/somewhat deeper bond they have—especially later on in the show where they begin to finish each other's sentences).

Jane and Stiles have that bond as well, but I don't want this post to get too long.

Just reply with a comment on:

Who would you WANT (KEY WORD: WANT) to be RJ, regardless of all of the facts/clues/evidence? Whose reveal, do you think, would HEIGHTEN tensions during the church scene?

Also, click GREEN IF YOU CARE MORE ABOUT RJ'S BOND WITH JANE or RED IF YOU CARE MORE ABOUT RJ BEING A PLAUSIBLE SUSPECT.

Cool, I'm done. Leave me some comments.  

This is a site for theories. If you're interested in bashing other people's arguments through simple-minded ad hominems, please create a new website called "MyRedJohnIsTheRightRedJohnAndScrewEveryoneElse'sOpinions.com" because it's too counterproductive for someone to pull together all the facts to create a cohesive theory and have a commenter say "F you. That's stupid. Red John is ______ and you're wrong."

If you're going to try and discredit someone, AT LEAST use some sort of concrete evidence from the show. 

Come on people; we're not four years old, are we now?

(By the way, this is not personal or relating to me at all. I just feel bad for people who are literally sitting at their computers typing away comprehensive theories for hours only to get bashed incoherently by others). 

Not a theory, but still interesting. There's this Mentalist fanatic on Youtube; his name is Americ and he's part of a channel called HappyCool. He makes wonderful weekly reviews of The Mentalist, and he occasionally gets the privilege to see episodes prior to airtime. 

This is Americ's reaction to the Red John (Season 6 Episode 8) episode. There are no spoilers, only Americ's reactions coupled with some soothing music.

Definitely worth the watch, and if you can let me know what Americ reacts to at 1:38, I would love to know. Is it an RJ reveal, or is it a Jane-Lisbon moment?

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWYpReqi678&feature=c4-overview&list=UUamPGTREfS0YRJBkC7cBHPg 

Enjoy and continue theorizing. I love them.

I want to see how many visitors this site has. If you read this, please DON'T nonchalantly scroll past. HIT GREEN OR RED; it doesn't matter which one, but I would like to gauge the "membership" of this site to satisfy my curiosity. 

Thanks.

By the way, I think Gale Bertram is RJ, but I'll honestly be fine with anyone besides Smith. "Anyone besides Smith" seems to be the popular opinion, and I'm in full agreement. 

All I ask is that the writers have created a PLAUSIBLE story. I can't have another show go down the toilet because things aren't explained or cannot be explained *cough LOST cough*. As long as RJ does his creepy little voice when he's revealed, I'll be happy.

DON'T FORGET TO CLICK RED OR GREEN! Thanks. Theorize on, for the big RJ reveal creeps towards us with each passing moment.