After my feelings of anger, betrayal, disappointment & frustration went away I took a step back, and thought about some things ... before you read remember that we know almost as fact that Red John has previously sought out Patrick through other people, smiley faces & telephones. For example: Lorelei Martins, the Red John proxy in "Strawberries & Cream II", countless murders (smiley faces), the limousine call, the call while painting Lisbon's face & the ONE time he went to Patrick in person Patrick was helplessly wrapped up on a chair and Red John wore a robe and a mask.
In "The Grest Red Dragon" episode Gale Bertrum looks at the TV while he is on the run in the bar when Patrick reveals to the press that he is Red John and he has a very specific face ... know what that face is ... "Aw hell here we go I have to play Red John" ... stab stab stab stab. Like it is an assumed duty by the loyal high up foot soldiers of the Blake Association.
In the "Red John" episode the Sheriff uses the RJ voice. He did but Gale Bertrum said on the phone ...
"Hello Patrick, I don't have to use a funny voice right? You know who this is" ...
Playing Red John ... he thinks he is supposed to play Red John ... another line by Gale Bertrum
"Yeah but if we talked on the phone then you probably wouldn't have come to meet me would you? ... and I was told to call you, tell you THE GAMES OVER and arrange a meeting"
Obviously Bertrum was given different instructions as he immediately says in the church that he is not Red John. He almost seems relieved and thinking he is going to live ... dummy "Heeeeeyyyy"
You mean to tell me Red John's plan was to have someone else be Red John? Gale Bertrum seemed to think so originally ... In case you didn't notice he was told to say "The games over" ... A member of the Blake Association was told to say "the games over". You might say ... yeah Red John shows up himself, kills Bertrum the lowly foot soldier and says "Games over I won" himself ... Absolutely not ...
Enter Red John proxy Sheriff Thomas McAllister ... a recurring theme and a proven method utilized by Red John
McAllister is sent by Red John to be an actor just like the man in "Strawberries & Cream II". Just like the man in the mall, being so convincing and telling Jane what his daughter's hair smells like McAllister is convincing and uses the voice and expresses some other information ..... then ....
McAllister gets surprised by a bird (anybody would in that situation), gets shot, gets scared, runs for his life through houses & glass (messy as all hell), calls 911, begs for his life and says he has real psychic powers in one last attempt to save his life ... not Red John (I kind of felt bad for McAllister actually ... all scared in his last breath trying to beg for mercy from Patrick).
You mean to tell me that was Red John? The guy who was chillin in Bertrum's office with Bertrum and Reede Smith chit chatting with two guys he doesn't respect enough to keep alive? That was the manipulative master mind that never exposes himself to Patrick unless Patrick picks the place and bring a gun?
The Mall: Planned location that Patrick brings a gun to in anticipation of Red John
The Man: Seeks out the mall by choice as a Red John proxy (instructed by Red John), proves he is RJ & gets killed
The Church: Planned location that Patrick brings a gun to in anticipation of Red John
Sheriff McAllister: Seeks out the mall by choice as a Red John proxy (instructed by Red John), proves he is RJ & gets killed
Red John is a neat, organized, manipulative, criminal mastermind and he would never put himself at risk by chosing to go to a place that Patrick knew about first and then get killed. Patrick has never actually caught Red John OR his proxies he has been sought out in person by ONLY Red John proxies.
Red John is doing two things
1. Protecting himself - he is not stupid as both proxies appeared to be (somewhat) but they were loyal to Red John and very good actors.
2. Turning Jane into a serial killer - His manipulations take on different kinds of genius with a man like Patrick Jane. He wants to be friends with him ... he could have killed him at any time but instead he sends loyal proxy actors to Patrick and before you know it Patrick adds to his vengeful murderous spree
Hit Green if you plan on seeing another smiley face sometime soon
Hit Red if you think Bruno just whiffed on the most pivotal episode of his masterpiece
