I'm okay with Sheriff McAllister being Red John. I think the writers deliberately portrayed him as a pathetic loser to avoid making him grandiose.  Can you think of anyone in the real world wanting to be just like Red John now?  Thanks!

In my mind at least one big clue was resolved.  People familar with Scottish syrnames know that "Mc" is an abbreviation of "Mac."  Perhaps in Season 1, Episode 11, the victim was trying to write He is Mac (as in MacAllister)  rather than He is Mar.

One thing that just doesn't set right with me in the reveal is the choice of weapons.  Given a choice, Red John always used a knife,  A handgun seems a little too clean and antiseptic for the final kill of his arch rival.  Then, as this is sinking in, the dark headed lady walks up and slashes at Patrick with a long bladed knife.  I think that this lady may turn into Patrick's next arch rival on the series. 

All in all, we still must remember that all of it is fiction written to entertain us and shouldn't be taken too seriously.

RED JOHN WOULD HAVE....

McAllister is NOT Red John.

When Patrick Jane finally caught and subdued him:

Red John would have been happy that Jane finally caught him.
Red John would have wanted him to KNOW, to UNDERSTAND, that he was Red John.
Red John would have mocked him and taunted him.
Red John would have laughed maniacally.
Red John would have said all he could to hurt him as much as possible. 
Red John would have expired with a smile on his face... A big, Red smile.

Am I missing something?? Red John is McAllister and yea we were all disappointed but what has given some of you the idea that RJ is alive???

The show has moved on and some of these theories are becoming laughable and pathetic. Red John is dead and that is that

Season 6 episode 1 
Ok so at then end of that episode partridge is supposedly killed by Red John (McAllister). When lisbon  entered the room she was attacked by pigeons, as we all know McAllister is afraid of pigeons. Everyone is saying that the way partridge died isn't rj like. I have to agree with them on that but i was thinking maybe mcallister rushed it because there were pigeons in the room, he was scared and was sloppy. He heard Lisbon entering the house and couldnt finish what he started. Maybe thats the reason why maybe not, who knows partridge could still be alive. But if McAllister is red john, that is my opinion on what happened that night.

What was RJ connection to Visualize ? We had Stiles knowing about where Kristina Fry was and then the Red Barn episode that underlined a connection between RJ and Visualize and then nothing ? WTF

How did RJ get the list of 7 suspects ? At the moment it looks like they through it would be a good idea in the writers room to creep everyone out, then when it comes to it they realize they can't explain it and just kill of RJ with the words "i'm a real psychic." - That's not acceptable.

What is the "He is Mar," thing mean ? It can't mean he is marked cause the person would just put tattoo, also can't be he is McAllister, why both when you're dying putting "He is," you'd just put the name.


Cheers 

So long, the Mentalist!

Anyone hoping for the show to get back to its earlier quality is now in utter disappointment.  Episodes 9 and 10 made sure of that.  It was like watching snails move.  Any decent writer could bring PJ back to working with FBI in under 30 minutes.  They spent two awfully slow hours to accomplish that.  I won't be surprised if they waste the next show with drama around PJ refusing a few couches they get for him untll he chooses one with a pigeon design.

Producers know that too.  That is why have been paying sites like spoiler-tv for glowing reviews.  And Mentalist has been in the main news page of Yahoo every other day now with made-up, slightly different articles just to keep attention going on:  Look PJ got his man, look he is vacationing, look at his tan, look he is now a pigeon farmer, etc.

It is just not fun to watch anymore.  It is quite worse than a dozen other similar shows now.  Take, for instance, the murder plot in the last episode.  PJ solves it by noting that the mounds of
fertilizer were not needed because of the season.  Well, it turns out,
it was not the guy who got fertilizer there in the first place.  Again, major plot hole. 

So, no more watching this show anymore.

TO THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO WORK OUT BERTRAM's CODED LIST: I've finally decoded the message!

Here is what it says:



"Dear overly attached Mentalist fans,

I see you've been spending your time trying to figure out what this coded list means. Bravo. That's quite a feat of research. You think you're clever, but you're not. I'll show you clever.

This list is another random clue I gave away for no reason, just like every other RJ clue I gave you for five years. They all lead nowhere, get over it.
I don't care about the clues I give you, they're just meant to keep you watching my series so I make a lot of money. If I did care about the clues, you wouldn't be theorizing about how RJ isn't dead because the whole storyline doesn't make sense.

I've changed the rules now. I've made this storyline so bad that you think it can't be the real one. I'm going to start fucking up my series again. Often. Until you throw up... Or I do.

B. Heller"




It's all clear now isn'it?