I own all the Mentalist seasons on dvd and have watched all the episodes multiple times and I thought from the very first episode that Partridge was Red John and I was positive it was him when he made the list of 7.  I would have been a great reveal but they killed him off first to show all us hardcore fans that we weren't so clever and to say hey anything can happen and now Red John could be anybody. Any time they don't show the dead body and confirm the death there is the possibility for a shocking return but is anybody gonna be suprised if it is him? or Kirkland's twin? or for that matter anybody on the list ?  If it is there has gotta be some crazy back story or motive to make it interesting.  Who is gonna have the most dramatic impact  as a Red John reveal?    and please stop making presictions on what Heller says in an interview or the description a blind girl gives or IMDB credits it's all one big red herring. It's gotta be something no one sees comming.  PS  Reed isn't too fat and Stiles isn't too old to be Red John         fuck I hope this doesn't fuckin suck          I'm gonna rec episode 7 next week and wait till episode 8 airs to watch them back to back like a movie. it's gonna kill me to wait two weeks but I can't wait to geek out on the mentalist