Red John: end of storyline or new beginning?
Red John is many.
This seems to be a very popular thought which I used to discard as absolute nonsense.
Still do, by the way.
Although now it's not so much the fact that I have no reason to believe it, more that I don't want to believe it.
Even Simon Baker himself has stated that at a certain point it was fair to assume that the writing on the wall (which I completely forgot about, I never remember anything about a watched episode) was meant to say "many". And I do think that it's a fair assumption to make. But it makes things so much more complicated and... well, stupid.
Yes, stupid.
Patrick Jane's goal in this show is to murder the man that killed his family. Even if there were multiple 'Red Johns', why would he care? They didn't kill his family. Sure, they've killed others, but it's none of his business. As he said, he doesn't care about justice, he just likes to know he's right. He's been a bastard to grieving families, so it's pretty safe to say that he doesn't take a personal interest in solving cases, unless they're connected to RJ. The man that murdered his family. And once he's killed him, he's done. I can't say for sure what he'd do after he's truly killed the man responsible for his misery (if he can get away with it that is) but I just can't imagine him going after the other 'RJ's'.
Also, it doesn't seem to me that insulting an organisation would lead to one man being sent to his home to murder his family, claiming 'he' doesn't like to be slandered in the media. It just seems way off to me. Different wordings would've been used. Not 'you insulted me so I killed your wife and child.' More like 'Insulting a very capable murderer isn't the smartest thing to do and it cost you your wife and child'. If RJ is an organisation, it would be highly skilled and intelligent and they wouldn't just say 'I'. Anyway, this may sound a bit too nitpicky but that's just the feeling I get.
Reading back what I just now wrote about Jane not having a personal interest in most cases, I'm reminded of the one where Lisbon wanted to lock up a young girl that murdered her father (?) in self-defense because he was raping her, claiming if she's innocent she'll walk but Jane talked her into letting her go at the very last moment, telling the man who was supposed to apprehend her "You just witnessed a beautiful thing." Both me and one of my Mentalist buddies were a bit baffled by this action/statement. I was because he suddenly went to some lengths to ensure that someone didn't have to go to jail even though she'd most definitely walk and the law required Lisbon to arrest her, my buddy was because she thinks of Lisbon as a very strong and independent character who doesn't let Jane talk her into neglecting her moral values. Now I think that Lisbon's got a point in the fact that it wasn't necessary to put that young girl through a lot of stress and trials and being sent to jail with real criminals with still a tiny chance of being convicted, but I'm still not entirely sure why Jane got her to change her mind. Of course, Jane is still human, he knows what it feels like to lose someone and he's the one person that understands revenge and thinks that justice is not the same as the law.
And as I'm writing this it suddenly occurs to me. At first I was going to say that he talked Lisbon out of it because she was a little girl, maybe around the same age as Charlotte would've been and he knew that you should never put a child through all of that if they didn't deserve it, but it didn't feel completely right to me. Like it was some argument that could've played a role, but wasn't the determining factor in why he did what he did. But now I think I know. Maybe I thought of this long ago but I can't remember, I'm also sick at this very moment so my mind's not very clear. But that girl who killed her father in retaliation murdered him in revenge, to avenge herself for all the years of abuse. And that's exactly what Jane plans on doing (or perhaps already did, but if this wasn't the real RJ (wait, wasn't that the subject of this rant? Never mind) he will still have to do it again). And someone who gets justice shouldn't be punished. I don't think he really cares about what happens now that he's shot 'RJ', after all in the fourth seasonhe represents himself and no matter how smart he is, he doesn't know all the lawyer stuff that lawyers do, so he's got a less likely chance of getting out the legal way. I think he doesn't want to be freed because of some loopholes in the law but because he wants people to declare him not guilty because in his eyes he IS not guilty. Though he very well knows that he's killed a man and probably doesn't even care if he goes to jail, if he did he might've figured out a way to follow RJ and kill him later on, or, most probably, get the best lawyer available (he's got the money for it after all).
Also, I've thought this for a long time, but there's a good chance that Jane'll kill himself once he's finally got his revenge. And no matter how sad, I think it would be an amazing ending to this show, though I know it'll depress the hell out of me. I'm such a sucker for angst. Oh, and by 'good chance' I meant in a realistic way, I don't think it's ever going to happen on the show. Sadly. Because when you think about it (in a non-Jisbon way), what has Jane got to live for once he's killed the man who murdered his family? Granted, he doesn't believe in an afterlife or heaven but I have this feeling that in his mind dying might reunite him with his wife and child. At least he would no longer have to drag himself out of bed in the morning because now life has lost all purpose again. Literally, murdering Red John was all he lived for.
So why isn't he dead now if he murdered Red John, considering that he thought he killed the right man and he isn't in love with Lisbon at this moment? For one, the series would've ended. Just kidding. Though it is a serious factor. But as to why he hasn't offed himself in prison, it might be that because by now he wants to continue to live because he knows how much pain it will cause the people around him (I recently read a fic about it that even though it contains Jisbon, was quite entertaining - Jane gets out of jail and out of guilt and sadness because no one came to get him, he almost jumps off the roof of the CBI. Then his subconscience in the form of a young girl with blond curls shows him what would happen if he did and he regrets his decision instantly). But somehow I still doubt that Jane would stay alive, pained and still grieving and regretting every breath he takes because he was the one that caused the death of his family, 'just' for the sake of the happiness of his friends. Sure, they would be incredibly saddened by his death. But I think most people who commit suicide know this, but it doesn't weigh up against their own feelings. Count in the fact that Jane is a really selfish man, and I don't see him "finding himself a family, someone to love." Unless the show decides to go for redemption and light and love and Lisbon and I DO NOT want that to happen! Please, Bruno Heller, keep true to your own ideals and create anything that you want! Don't back down because the network tells you to (even though you didn't with the killing of 'RJ', but still killing Jane would be one dared way to end this show). If you have always meant for Jane and Lisbon to be together at least make it work, then I might reconsider my position on these two. But don't let them get together just because you feel obliged to the fans or because the network needs some dramatic romance. Though I hope your ideas correspond to mine. I really do.
Ahem. Back to why Jane is still alive. Well, interviews have learned us that Jane thought he killed the right man. And that we as viewers are supposed to think that too. But what happened to the gun at the crime scene? It apparently causes Jane and Lisbon to doubt Jane's sanity, though Jane knows what happened and Lisbon obviously is inclined to believe him. As the promo learns us, Jane cynically tells her "Maybe I am crazy, maybe I just shot some random guy," to which Lisbon answers in all honesty, "It's crossed my mind."
Of course it's possible that the court will question his sanity, hell he's been screwed up so badly ever since that incident I still sometimes wonder how he keeps himself going, appearing to be sane. But I don't think he will be absolved from his crime because he was 'out of his mind'. Yes, the words that 'RJ' said about his family caused him to fire. Maybe he's lost control then, for the first time ever. Like he almost did when Kristina told him that Charlotte never woke up, only crying once she'd left the room. And maybe he very well knew that he pulled the trigger, convinced that this was the man he's chased all his life. And perhaps a combination of both. My point is, now he may not be so sure anymore. Someone replied to a comment of mine on YT with major spoilers before I'd seen the finale so I knew he was going to shoot Red John, which I was rooting for the whole conversation through. Also, I've read that some people didn't know he had a gun? Despite the fact that I knew he was going to shoot him, my eyes were glued on his suit pocket the whole time through.
Finally, the confrontation with the real Red John. Or so we're supposed to believe. I'd always hoped that it would be someone we'd never seen before or maybe in the background. And this actor, Bradley Whitford, was really well cast. Just your average "regular guy", as he himself has stated. This is what slightly bothers me when I want to disagree with the question "was this really Red John". For one, his acting was phenomenal, but also (and I've read that for some people this is the sole reason why they believe that he really was Red John): why hire a famous actor to play the part of a fake antagonist? Maybe he's been told he really was RJ, after all the entire cast didn't seem to know who the real RJ was (Stiles thought he might be him and I don't remember Simon Baker saying anything about the matter and I think I do remember Yeoman saying that they were all surprised when they read the script of Jane shooting RJ). Or maybe he was told it was a part that would keep millions of viewers guessing for up to four months. Sometimes the smaller parts are the most impressive. I know I would be honored if a show like The Mentalist asked me to play a part this important, no matter if I turned out to be a mere henchman. Maybe Whitford knows, maybe he didn't. I mean, he might have played his part slightly differently if he knew he was not the mastermind behind it all. That could both work for and against him. He might be just a little less convincing if he knew he wasn't the one who murdered Jane's family even though he told him how his wife and child smelled in the moments of their deaths. And maybe Heller wanted him to be as convincing as possible, telling him he was in fact the guy that was there in those moments. Now I've never acted myself, but I can imagine that how an actor perceives his character will influence his performance. I mean, David Thewlis (who plays Remus Lupin) was told in the third Harry Potter movie that his character was gay (yes, I am also a Remus/Sirius shipper. Just so you know) and he's played the movie accordingly. Though I think I'd not be amused if someone told me I'm the greatest villain in a very successful show, only to turn out to be just another minion of said villain.
So my little problem with this entire scene is that is was just so amazing, 'RJ' looking Jane straight in the eye as he almost spit the words at him: "Fair enough. Your wife was very clean. She smelled like coal tar soap and lavender. Your daughter smelled like sweat... and strawberries and cream." The look in his eyes was just so real... Now I know that Bradley Whitford is of course a professional actor and RJ is a master manipulator, but somehow I can't find myself to say that I know for sure that this was a fake RJ, because Whitford's performance was just so great.
Oh, another slight spoiler on season 4: Jane apparently gets out in the second episode, so he's either wearing an ankle bracelet because he's needed in investigations, or he really gets out. Now I don't know how they handle trials in The Mentalist, in other cop shows the trial is usually only days after they catch the suspect, while in real life it can take months. But I don't see the show taking a huge leap in time, also because I would really like to see the team and Lisbon's reactions to Jane's actions, also how Jane behaves now that he's shot 'RJ'. He doesn't seem to be that sorry though, stating that he "believes [he has] the right to kill the man that killed [his] family," with a slightly emotional voice, possibly in court. I really am curious how they get him out though. At first it was said that he couldn't plead self-defense because there was no gun found at the scene, so what if they do find it/find witnesses who claim they saw it too/there's footage of 'RJ' actually carrying a gun? Also, considering Jane brought a gun himself, he could be tried for murder in the first degree - 25 to life if I'm not mistaken. And insanity plea? Not so much, he'd been talking calmly with him at first and is not psychologically unstable (according to a psychiatrist at least, because Jane could fool him perfectly). I don't think he'd try to 'fake' insanity so he could get out. He probably wouldn't prefer to spend the rest of his life in jail (no matter how long he plans on living once he's got rid of the real RJ) so he might try to get out, but I don't see him escaping or using everything in his power to get out. Like I said, he would've hired a top-notch lawyer. So even though he feels he got justice, he isn't planning on fighting the law. He murdered someone. Even though he deserved it, he took someone's life. And now he has to lie in the bed he made (didn't Jane once say he didn't understand that one because there was nothing stopping him from sleeping somewhere else?). Anyway, no matter if Jane thinks he has to be punished for what he's done, I think he's ready to accept anything that comes his way.
I don't know why he's presenting himself aside from him wanting to tell his story, but it all depends on how he pleads. Of course he'll say he's not guilty, but he'll give reasons that will get anyone convicted. "Your Honor, I'm not guilty because I merely killed the man who murdered my family" is not exactly a legal defense (that's not a quote from Jane btw). Maybe Lisbon can talk him into accepting a lawyer sent by the CBI, because she's seen talking to him in prison. I don't know. I have absolutely no clue about his motives. I'll really have to see what he uses as his defense to determine what's going on in his mind. Does he want to get out? Does he feel like he should be punished? And for real, Bruno Heller. How are you going to let him walk without getting unrealistic?
You're a fantastic writer, BH, but you better not let us down. Even though I know that after four months of anticipation the expectations are ridiculously high. But what did you want, what with that amazing finale. I swear, I've never counted down to a season finale until. Even with Dexter after the Trinity killer had killed his wife (that one's probably in second place in my 'awesome finale' category) I thought about the season start every now and then and completely forgot about it until the night it aired. But I think that aside from maybe some small spoilers until the episode airs I'll keep myself from getting to know everything before I watch it for myself. So even if they air it here a bit later than in America, I'll stay away from the show until I can watch it for myself. Unless it takes way too long, then I have no choice but to download it. I'm not obsessed with this show (I find people who're obsessed with anything to be pretty scary and unsettling) but I just love it so much. I really, really hope it won't let me down. I'm not a fan who's okay with anything the show does (as I'm with most shows that I watch just for fun), I really want particular things to happen or be avoided. So here's to Bruno Heller sharing my ideas, although I'm sure they won't be enjoyed by the rest of the community. Ah, isn't it just great when a show is this magnificent and has so many possibilities... Let's hope they can keep it up for however long it runs, if they make seven seasons they all better be freaking good. The story of Patrick Jane needs to be told the way it deserves.
This seems to be a very popular thought which I used to discard as absolute nonsense.
Still do, by the way.
Although now it's not so much the fact that I have no reason to believe it, more that I don't want to believe it.
Even Simon Baker himself has stated that at a certain point it was fair to assume that the writing on the wall (which I completely forgot about, I never remember anything about a watched episode) was meant to say "many". And I do think that it's a fair assumption to make. But it makes things so much more complicated and... well, stupid.
Yes, stupid.
Patrick Jane's goal in this show is to murder the man that killed his family. Even if there were multiple 'Red Johns', why would he care? They didn't kill his family. Sure, they've killed others, but it's none of his business. As he said, he doesn't care about justice, he just likes to know he's right. He's been a bastard to grieving families, so it's pretty safe to say that he doesn't take a personal interest in solving cases, unless they're connected to RJ. The man that murdered his family. And once he's killed him, he's done. I can't say for sure what he'd do after he's truly killed the man responsible for his misery (if he can get away with it that is) but I just can't imagine him going after the other 'RJ's'.
Also, it doesn't seem to me that insulting an organisation would lead to one man being sent to his home to murder his family, claiming 'he' doesn't like to be slandered in the media. It just seems way off to me. Different wordings would've been used. Not 'you insulted me so I killed your wife and child.' More like 'Insulting a very capable murderer isn't the smartest thing to do and it cost you your wife and child'. If RJ is an organisation, it would be highly skilled and intelligent and they wouldn't just say 'I'. Anyway, this may sound a bit too nitpicky but that's just the feeling I get.
Reading back what I just now wrote about Jane not having a personal interest in most cases, I'm reminded of the one where Lisbon wanted to lock up a young girl that murdered her father (?) in self-defense because he was raping her, claiming if she's innocent she'll walk but Jane talked her into letting her go at the very last moment, telling the man who was supposed to apprehend her "You just witnessed a beautiful thing." Both me and one of my Mentalist buddies were a bit baffled by this action/statement. I was because he suddenly went to some lengths to ensure that someone didn't have to go to jail even though she'd most definitely walk and the law required Lisbon to arrest her, my buddy was because she thinks of Lisbon as a very strong and independent character who doesn't let Jane talk her into neglecting her moral values. Now I think that Lisbon's got a point in the fact that it wasn't necessary to put that young girl through a lot of stress and trials and being sent to jail with real criminals with still a tiny chance of being convicted, but I'm still not entirely sure why Jane got her to change her mind. Of course, Jane is still human, he knows what it feels like to lose someone and he's the one person that understands revenge and thinks that justice is not the same as the law.
And as I'm writing this it suddenly occurs to me. At first I was going to say that he talked Lisbon out of it because she was a little girl, maybe around the same age as Charlotte would've been and he knew that you should never put a child through all of that if they didn't deserve it, but it didn't feel completely right to me. Like it was some argument that could've played a role, but wasn't the determining factor in why he did what he did. But now I think I know. Maybe I thought of this long ago but I can't remember, I'm also sick at this very moment so my mind's not very clear. But that girl who killed her father in retaliation murdered him in revenge, to avenge herself for all the years of abuse. And that's exactly what Jane plans on doing (or perhaps already did, but if this wasn't the real RJ (wait, wasn't that the subject of this rant? Never mind) he will still have to do it again). And someone who gets justice shouldn't be punished. I don't think he really cares about what happens now that he's shot 'RJ', after all in the fourth seasonhe represents himself and no matter how smart he is, he doesn't know all the lawyer stuff that lawyers do, so he's got a less likely chance of getting out the legal way. I think he doesn't want to be freed because of some loopholes in the law but because he wants people to declare him not guilty because in his eyes he IS not guilty. Though he very well knows that he's killed a man and probably doesn't even care if he goes to jail, if he did he might've figured out a way to follow RJ and kill him later on, or, most probably, get the best lawyer available (he's got the money for it after all).
Also, I've thought this for a long time, but there's a good chance that Jane'll kill himself once he's finally got his revenge. And no matter how sad, I think it would be an amazing ending to this show, though I know it'll depress the hell out of me. I'm such a sucker for angst. Oh, and by 'good chance' I meant in a realistic way, I don't think it's ever going to happen on the show. Sadly. Because when you think about it (in a non-Jisbon way), what has Jane got to live for once he's killed the man who murdered his family? Granted, he doesn't believe in an afterlife or heaven but I have this feeling that in his mind dying might reunite him with his wife and child. At least he would no longer have to drag himself out of bed in the morning because now life has lost all purpose again. Literally, murdering Red John was all he lived for.
So why isn't he dead now if he murdered Red John, considering that he thought he killed the right man and he isn't in love with Lisbon at this moment? For one, the series would've ended. Just kidding. Though it is a serious factor. But as to why he hasn't offed himself in prison, it might be that because by now he wants to continue to live because he knows how much pain it will cause the people around him (I recently read a fic about it that even though it contains Jisbon, was quite entertaining - Jane gets out of jail and out of guilt and sadness because no one came to get him, he almost jumps off the roof of the CBI. Then his subconscience in the form of a young girl with blond curls shows him what would happen if he did and he regrets his decision instantly). But somehow I still doubt that Jane would stay alive, pained and still grieving and regretting every breath he takes because he was the one that caused the death of his family, 'just' for the sake of the happiness of his friends. Sure, they would be incredibly saddened by his death. But I think most people who commit suicide know this, but it doesn't weigh up against their own feelings. Count in the fact that Jane is a really selfish man, and I don't see him "finding himself a family, someone to love." Unless the show decides to go for redemption and light and love and Lisbon and I DO NOT want that to happen! Please, Bruno Heller, keep true to your own ideals and create anything that you want! Don't back down because the network tells you to (even though you didn't with the killing of 'RJ', but still killing Jane would be one dared way to end this show). If you have always meant for Jane and Lisbon to be together at least make it work, then I might reconsider my position on these two. But don't let them get together just because you feel obliged to the fans or because the network needs some dramatic romance. Though I hope your ideas correspond to mine. I really do.
Ahem. Back to why Jane is still alive. Well, interviews have learned us that Jane thought he killed the right man. And that we as viewers are supposed to think that too. But what happened to the gun at the crime scene? It apparently causes Jane and Lisbon to doubt Jane's sanity, though Jane knows what happened and Lisbon obviously is inclined to believe him. As the promo learns us, Jane cynically tells her "Maybe I am crazy, maybe I just shot some random guy," to which Lisbon answers in all honesty, "It's crossed my mind."
Of course it's possible that the court will question his sanity, hell he's been screwed up so badly ever since that incident I still sometimes wonder how he keeps himself going, appearing to be sane. But I don't think he will be absolved from his crime because he was 'out of his mind'. Yes, the words that 'RJ' said about his family caused him to fire. Maybe he's lost control then, for the first time ever. Like he almost did when Kristina told him that Charlotte never woke up, only crying once she'd left the room. And maybe he very well knew that he pulled the trigger, convinced that this was the man he's chased all his life. And perhaps a combination of both. My point is, now he may not be so sure anymore. Someone replied to a comment of mine on YT with major spoilers before I'd seen the finale so I knew he was going to shoot Red John, which I was rooting for the whole conversation through. Also, I've read that some people didn't know he had a gun? Despite the fact that I knew he was going to shoot him, my eyes were glued on his suit pocket the whole time through.
Finally, the confrontation with the real Red John. Or so we're supposed to believe. I'd always hoped that it would be someone we'd never seen before or maybe in the background. And this actor, Bradley Whitford, was really well cast. Just your average "regular guy", as he himself has stated. This is what slightly bothers me when I want to disagree with the question "was this really Red John". For one, his acting was phenomenal, but also (and I've read that for some people this is the sole reason why they believe that he really was Red John): why hire a famous actor to play the part of a fake antagonist? Maybe he's been told he really was RJ, after all the entire cast didn't seem to know who the real RJ was (Stiles thought he might be him and I don't remember Simon Baker saying anything about the matter and I think I do remember Yeoman saying that they were all surprised when they read the script of Jane shooting RJ). Or maybe he was told it was a part that would keep millions of viewers guessing for up to four months. Sometimes the smaller parts are the most impressive. I know I would be honored if a show like The Mentalist asked me to play a part this important, no matter if I turned out to be a mere henchman. Maybe Whitford knows, maybe he didn't. I mean, he might have played his part slightly differently if he knew he was not the mastermind behind it all. That could both work for and against him. He might be just a little less convincing if he knew he wasn't the one who murdered Jane's family even though he told him how his wife and child smelled in the moments of their deaths. And maybe Heller wanted him to be as convincing as possible, telling him he was in fact the guy that was there in those moments. Now I've never acted myself, but I can imagine that how an actor perceives his character will influence his performance. I mean, David Thewlis (who plays Remus Lupin) was told in the third Harry Potter movie that his character was gay (yes, I am also a Remus/Sirius shipper. Just so you know) and he's played the movie accordingly. Though I think I'd not be amused if someone told me I'm the greatest villain in a very successful show, only to turn out to be just another minion of said villain.
So my little problem with this entire scene is that is was just so amazing, 'RJ' looking Jane straight in the eye as he almost spit the words at him: "Fair enough. Your wife was very clean. She smelled like coal tar soap and lavender. Your daughter smelled like sweat... and strawberries and cream." The look in his eyes was just so real... Now I know that Bradley Whitford is of course a professional actor and RJ is a master manipulator, but somehow I can't find myself to say that I know for sure that this was a fake RJ, because Whitford's performance was just so great.
Oh, another slight spoiler on season 4: Jane apparently gets out in the second episode, so he's either wearing an ankle bracelet because he's needed in investigations, or he really gets out. Now I don't know how they handle trials in The Mentalist, in other cop shows the trial is usually only days after they catch the suspect, while in real life it can take months. But I don't see the show taking a huge leap in time, also because I would really like to see the team and Lisbon's reactions to Jane's actions, also how Jane behaves now that he's shot 'RJ'. He doesn't seem to be that sorry though, stating that he "believes [he has] the right to kill the man that killed [his] family," with a slightly emotional voice, possibly in court. I really am curious how they get him out though. At first it was said that he couldn't plead self-defense because there was no gun found at the scene, so what if they do find it/find witnesses who claim they saw it too/there's footage of 'RJ' actually carrying a gun? Also, considering Jane brought a gun himself, he could be tried for murder in the first degree - 25 to life if I'm not mistaken. And insanity plea? Not so much, he'd been talking calmly with him at first and is not psychologically unstable (according to a psychiatrist at least, because Jane could fool him perfectly). I don't think he'd try to 'fake' insanity so he could get out. He probably wouldn't prefer to spend the rest of his life in jail (no matter how long he plans on living once he's got rid of the real RJ) so he might try to get out, but I don't see him escaping or using everything in his power to get out. Like I said, he would've hired a top-notch lawyer. So even though he feels he got justice, he isn't planning on fighting the law. He murdered someone. Even though he deserved it, he took someone's life. And now he has to lie in the bed he made (didn't Jane once say he didn't understand that one because there was nothing stopping him from sleeping somewhere else?). Anyway, no matter if Jane thinks he has to be punished for what he's done, I think he's ready to accept anything that comes his way.
I don't know why he's presenting himself aside from him wanting to tell his story, but it all depends on how he pleads. Of course he'll say he's not guilty, but he'll give reasons that will get anyone convicted. "Your Honor, I'm not guilty because I merely killed the man who murdered my family" is not exactly a legal defense (that's not a quote from Jane btw). Maybe Lisbon can talk him into accepting a lawyer sent by the CBI, because she's seen talking to him in prison. I don't know. I have absolutely no clue about his motives. I'll really have to see what he uses as his defense to determine what's going on in his mind. Does he want to get out? Does he feel like he should be punished? And for real, Bruno Heller. How are you going to let him walk without getting unrealistic?
You're a fantastic writer, BH, but you better not let us down. Even though I know that after four months of anticipation the expectations are ridiculously high. But what did you want, what with that amazing finale. I swear, I've never counted down to a season finale until. Even with Dexter after the Trinity killer had killed his wife (that one's probably in second place in my 'awesome finale' category) I thought about the season start every now and then and completely forgot about it until the night it aired. But I think that aside from maybe some small spoilers until the episode airs I'll keep myself from getting to know everything before I watch it for myself. So even if they air it here a bit later than in America, I'll stay away from the show until I can watch it for myself. Unless it takes way too long, then I have no choice but to download it. I'm not obsessed with this show (I find people who're obsessed with anything to be pretty scary and unsettling) but I just love it so much. I really, really hope it won't let me down. I'm not a fan who's okay with anything the show does (as I'm with most shows that I watch just for fun), I really want particular things to happen or be avoided. So here's to Bruno Heller sharing my ideas, although I'm sure they won't be enjoyed by the rest of the community. Ah, isn't it just great when a show is this magnificent and has so many possibilities... Let's hope they can keep it up for however long it runs, if they make seven seasons they all better be freaking good. The story of Patrick Jane needs to be told the way it deserves.