This leaked episode is going to go one of two ways, I pretty much hope it is the second way.

1) It was the real episode, BUT it was not the final edited version. It could have been the version with many mistakes and the version before stuff was redone. Note, the Bertram lying on the ground in the leaked version, but not in the promo.

2) It was a fake. Imagine this: Spending a little bit extra to throw a complete hackjob together and release it early. Imagine this: Everyone whining about the episode saying it is worse than cancer, then on Sunday the real episode comes out, and it is genius and a beauty. That kind of media attention would be well worth the extra money they spent on this low grade episode.

Certain things pointed that is was fake. Some parts [while I think people exaggerate this too far] were a bit silly, a bit lazy and other parts were plain out rushed. There was also multiple illogical storylines within the episode. 

It could also be taken along with the promo: Most promos in the Mentalist have ever revealed anything truly significant, but this one basically revealed who Red John is. Could that be all part of the plan with the fake episode, to really screw people up and throw them off?

I personally just can't understand why there would be an encrypted link in the first place, and on some random upload site. It was clearly meant to be found, now the trick has been set.


We'll see on Sunday, let's hope we aren't disappointed! :)