Bruno Heller said we would be disappointed to find out who Red John is because he was just a man. No elaborate amazing revealations. Red John ended exactly as he was supposed to. A shameful, pathetic and scared man. After all this time, there is nothing special about him once the curtains are pulled away. They did a fantastic job with this storyline and if you think otherwise it's of your own doing. Patrick made him feel regret and humanized him right before he killed him for destroying his family. Perfection. I'm still going to watch the TV episode, but the rough cut did the show justice.