If Red John is turns out to be Kirkland, then this will be a serious letdown....I will blame laziness on the writers for choosing Kirkland as Red John.....After 6 years of watching The Mentalist, I would want Red John to be someone who had potential to be Red John but was not one of the favorites(like Partridge or Stiles).....After the revealing of Red John, I would then want to rewatch previous episodes to see Red John and how he acted and what dialogue he used especially with Patrick ....Wouldn't it be a letdown if Stiles, Bertram, Kirkland or Partridge ended up being Red John.....Partridge is everyones favorite but I want shock and awe when Red John's identity is being revealed.............Can you all just imagine if Mars or Marshburn  turns out to be Red John............