So...Maybe I'm just getting bored after season 6 and 7 which are quite uneventful when compared with the 5 others... Or maybe I'm just wishing for a finale that is as twisted, original and surprising as the whole show but, here's what I think, or at least the start of it: I've read Theresa90's theory, which seemed a bit far-fetched at the time, I must confess. But then, THEN, I realized a few things in yesterday's episode which actually sustain this theory... Especially the most far-fetched points!! Here are the things I noticed : 

First: The one that got killed was a 'psychic'... And we all know Jane doesn't believe in psychics and even despises them. Strangely enough, Gabriel got killed because he was a 'fake', as written on his arm... Now, isn't it strange that the guy that Jane is apparently the only one to despise should die exactly when Jane feels insecure enough to spend nights away from Lisbon?

Second: There always seem to be an event triggering the murders linked to Red John. Now, I thought a lot about what the number 3 could mean... As I'm sure you also did. Well, what if 3 referred to Jane and Lisbon + a baby? Some seem to think Lisbon is pregnant, basing themselves on a photo of the finale... That's a thin clue, but lets imagine she is... We're sure Jane would know before she even tells him, right?I will conclude those two points with a Theresa90's observation about narcissism... Don't you think that the fact that a 'psychic' would be right about the number 3 is enough of a reason for a highly clever killer struggling with narcissism to kill?

I also thought about that second personality... And I remembered the moment Jane woke up in the grass and when he told Abbott he had no idea where he was...
Anyway... That's thin, I know but, I'm really hopping for a massive surprise in the finale!

Do You see how Patrick Jane looks at the moon? Do You remember that moment with Lisbon in camper when he wasn't sleeping? Day before They had to capture hitman in hotel. I feel that his speach was about what will come in the final episode. Lisbon had not understood what he was talking about at all. He was more talking with himself then with her.

Doesn´t this seem too familiar; 1. A serial killer who has been active for a long time...2. He leaves specific clues/symbols on the crime scene (RJ had the smiley, this one takes fingernails from his victims...)3. A "psychic" goes on television and talks about him as if he knew him, which angers him and he kills that "psychic" and his family (sister)...4. He is eager to show that the psychic is fake (remember RJ´s note on PJ´s door before he noticed his family´s bodies)5.  Red john is dead, and Lazarus means raised from the dead...
But given all of these clues, and soooo many given before them, I think that this series will end without the slightest mention of Red John.....Sad.

COULDN"T THEY JUST DO AN ALTERNATE ENDING TO THAT DAMNED RJ ARC?

God, this is the only way to appease all of us. I hated Season 6!

I loved the first three seasons (and I liked the next two) and have seen every episodes so many times. But, i just think the next seasons sort of took a downward spiral, and this show is just six feet under.

Just watching as a sense of loyalty. I have to thank you guys for giving me a sense of comfort, knowing I'm not the only Mentalist fan who hated the past seasons. 

Heller, please, just give us a good, no, a brilliant alternate ending. It doesn't even have to be in CBS. 

I cannot believe this show is ending without as much as a reference to the past.

Ok forget the All the Rj craziness that makes no sense.
How about the usb and the list Abbott wanted Jane to decode.
It was a major plot line with Jane getting a Job with the fbi and avoid jail if he did this.
They never mentioned it again!
They have never said what happened to visualize after Styles died, god the list goes on.

But my point is this, dont you get the feeling they left room for different outcomes in the show but obviously chose the gay route?
Season 6 especially could of gone any other way. Literally.
All the clues meant nothing other than someone is the boss of this group.
Ok this guy is the boss
Cool so 96 percent of clues didnt mean anything ? Yea they were just there in case we went another route.

If the fanbase didn't fall in love with Rigsby and Van Pelts relationship maybe they could of been killers?

If the actress that played Lorelie wasnt filming some movie during Mentalist season then maybe she could of been used more...
Maybe if whoever played Kristina Freye didnt ask for more money then she could of been involved..get me?

Even Simon Baker agreed this show should end in tragedy..
They forgot who Patrick Jane the character really is...
Baker also has said he wished he could of had the freedom of cable networks to really dig into the character of Red John. Im paraphrasing.

Politics and network tv are to blame.
Fuck cbs

Rip
The Mentalist

I doubt I was the only one praying for a smiley face on the wall in that last scene