Hey all, big fan of the show but I have some concerns that I am hoping someone can clear up for me.  There are many things that happened in seasons before that I feel are just being dismissed that really upsets me because it then gives me the impression that Bruno Heller is just making stuff up as he goes and everything that we analyzed to be concrete evidence is being dismissed and can be classified as a 'red herron' and give credit to Bruno for being clever when really its more that he just changed his mind on who red john is (atleast to me).  Hopefully someone can explain and clear things up or maybe these things will be addressed in the second half of the season finale...

1.  Rosalind Harkers description of Red John seems to have been completely dismissed... I mean just look at the room when Jane gathers every one, they are all completely different.

2.  "He is mar" that Jared Renfrew drew on the wall when he was killed still has yet to be explained...

3.  The visualize connection hasn't been explained (ie the guy that cleaned up after Jane killed the first guy he thought was Red John, how Bret Stiles knew where Red John had Kristina Frye, and the smiley face at the barn where visualize members were.)

4.  After Jane broke Lorelei out of federal prison, he stopped at a gas station to get some supplies and a little kid was just staring at him, and they focused on this for a good minute.  They wouldn't have done that if there was no significance behind it, but it still has not been explained.  

There are many other things that we learned from season 1-4 that are now just all being dismissed and forgotten which I really don't like.  I want to find out who red john is then rewatch those episodes and see that it makes sense.  Anyways I am hoping that everything is explained in the coming episodes and I did think that it was Bret Partridge but after Cho went back to check the body, then its not going to workout :(

I'm so gullible! I watched the review thingy and in the comments someone said they watched the episode. I know people lie andthey most likely did not watch it but I still find myself believing it in some way. Anyway if I were you just in case it was the right information avoid it it would ruin the nice moment if it was and you wouldn't enjoy the episode as much. 

Can someone tell who they think guy was that was whispering? when reede smith is getting interrogated and everyone stops. That was crucial!

to all these people saying it is partridge...
How is this possible as Theresa found partridge and he was lying in front of her when she got pulled into the other room by the back.
Except if there was an accomplice (which is unlikely for red john). Partridge can't be red john.

(I know there are so many other things that do point towards partridge, but isn't that a bit too obvious?)

RJ is Sean Barlow or at least the guy in the promo

I have had trouble getting in to this site today so havent read anything so , sorry if any other have posted something like this before me :)

My theory, right now I dont have a clue to who RJ is , but I believe that it is  Bertram he meets in the church, he shots him, and PJ line

--and now you want mercy ? Is after Bertram confess to be the headleader for the TT organisation, and willingly or unwillingly have given PJ clues to who the real RJ is.

Thats my only guess after seeing first the church scene, during the evening, and then the graveyard scene , thats during the day, PJ would never let RJ walk away if he first had him, he would have killed him right there in the church

And I have to admit I don't think anyone would give away the real RJ in a 30 second promo video, they know that we the fans easy would make that screenshot and find out who the person jumping through that window was, so that is BH last red herring for us guys, have to admit I have never been anymore confused to who RJ is than now.

I have been a BP fan all the way, but one week before clousere I'm starting to have my doubts, but I have to say if he had removed the three dots on his shoulder it wouldnt make such a big scare, but if it was a red dragon on the other hand ?

Thomas Mcallistar is / was the leader of TT when he **died** Bertram was his runner up, they have no clue either who RJ is, they are as scared of him, as he is of TT, thats way he tried to focus the investigation around TT , it was RJ red herring to PJ ( if u understand what I mean)

This is my best guess for now :)

To what is Patrick looking at???

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