I found a way to be pleased with the Mentalist.

Tell yourself that Patrick got it all wrong and killed the wrong RJ.
The show doesnt even know who red john is , he is hiding out and played everyone including Heller.
The Real Red John hypnotized everyone and won the game.
Jane lives in a fantasy world that seems like a dream because he is living a lie.
Even if the audience never sees Rj again we know deep down he played us all, and is sippin daqauris
with Erika Flyn in Cuba with Tupac.
A show where the characters know less than the audience.
Red John is alive , he hypnotized Heller into making Macaliser the villian.
But we all know he is out there, killin and chillin.