I just want to say thank you to all the Partridge fans out there; I had planned to come here on Sunday to make fun of the Partridge fans, but upon watching the genius upcoming episode penned by Heller, I have cancelled that plan. My primary reason for cancellation is that so many Partridge fans wrote more entertaining theories than the insipid, idiotic, unimaginative, cartoonish, anticlimactic, inane, and unbelievably stupid and foolish piece of shit episode I just watched. At the end of the day, it is not about who Red John is, it is about the journey, the story, and the methods by which Red John accomplished his ingenuity.
I do not think that it would have been asking for too much for the Mentalist handlers to have dedicated three consecutive episodes to the Red John saga, primarily focusing on just our main antagonist and our main protagonist! Even if Reede Smith had been Red John, just give us a satisfying explanation. At the very least, we want these questions answered:
(I) Why was Partridge the first to die?
This wasn't explained. We were just told that Partridge was a member of the Blake Association in charge of evidence contamination; duh, almost everyone knew that! Why would Red John kill the man who helped him clean up and manipulate crime scenes. Dare I say that Partridge was one of the most important members of the Blake Association.
(II) What was Red John's connection to Visualize?
(III) Why didn't they include that chilling, monotone, high-pitch bad-ass voice of Red John, that is often accompanied by that awe inspiring music?
Most baddies in movies or TV traditionally have low baritone voices; Red John is the only bad-ass motherfucker I know of who can make me cringe with fear, just by listening to his high-pitched voice.
That's insane.
(IV) Why didn't they explain the gunshot in the bomb scene? Who shot who and who yelled out "no"?
The explanation we received was that there were two bomb explosions. The first was a non-fatal one that simply knocked everyone out; then Red John pulled Patrick, Reede, and Gale to safety while he detonated the second bomb, effectively killing Bret and Ray. But if the first bomb knocked everyone out, how come Red John was not also knocked out? A possible explanation is that Oscar helped Red John.
(V) Why didn't Red John kill Lisbon?
This would have made sense if Haffner were Red John; to those who used the pigeons as an excuse, recall that Red John had no problem painting her face with blood, so, evidently, he could have killed her.
I have tons of other questions from earlier seasons, but I do have neither the time nor energy to list them. Finally, to fans of all other suspects, thank you for your steadfast commitments and theories.
