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Red John is no one. He is not one person but a cult, lots of people committing murders in the name of the cult

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For any story to be truly entertaining, there has to be some plausibility in the story itself.  That doesn't mean that we have to believe that the story DID happen, just that it COULD happen.

Mr. Heller and company are in serious risk of pushing the boundary of believability of this story beyond the bounds of plausible entertainment and into something we all just shake our collective heads at, say a collective "pshhhhhaw", and walk away from.

Some of the things I find incredibly difficult to believe:

1.  Tom McAllister could make that voice,
2.  Tom McAllister could seduce a woman like Lorelei and get her to do anything he wanted,
3.  Tom McAllister could seduce the blind woman Rosalind Harker,
4.  Tom McAllister could seduce ANY woman,
5.  Tom McAllister could convince any male followers (such as Craig Laughlin) to do as he wished,
6.  Tom McAllister would have the means (time, money, resources (such as transportation to Malibu and Mexico on a moments notice from Northern California at a moments notice)) to commit the atrocities that were committed by Red John all while remaining Sherriff in Napa County,
7.  The FBI has the authority to simply disband a state agency such as the CBI (there is still something known as state sovereignty covering such matters),
8.  A person with great insight into human behavior (such as the character of Patrick Jane) wouldn't have put two and two together when coming across a beautiful American woman in his hideaway in Mexico just a day before the FBI shows up to make him a "deal".

These are just a few examples of things that seriously stretch the bounds of credibility within the show.  If the story continues on this arc, then soon it will become SO unbelievable as to be completely unwatchable.

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I think patrick will fall in love with Red john's wife; Red Jane. And they will live happy ever after!

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hey guys i am new here and only started watching
as i skim through this site, i see all this commotion about some John fella...  but i dont know why because they only just aired the pilot 2 days ago


but in all seriousness, how are they going to end season 6?
keeping in mind it either needs to provide significant closure on the entire show or leave us on a hanger in an attempt to get renewed for one last season
please share thoughts/fictions

i miss you roy tagliaferro x

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Hi, everybody. Again. For those who didn't like my proposal to rename the show
after 6/8 ("The sentiMentalist", thanks to all 42 voters), I have another one.

What about DeMentalist airing Sunday night...

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Press "green" if you wish the Red John storyline had ended with Strawberries and Cream 

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Leaked information about the next long-term storyline!

1) There will be a new serial killer to hunt!
2) He might have a connection to Red John, allthough they've never met.
3) He calls himself "The Awesomentalist".

Here is a leaked screenshot: 
http://abload.de/img/face_patrick_jane_memrff75.jpg

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