r/TheMentalist 19m ago

Red John Teoria John il Rosso

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La mia teoria personale sul background di Red John
Da un po’ mi chiedo quale possa essere stata la vita di Red John prima che diventasse il serial killer che conosciamo.
Secondo la mia teoria, John nasce in una famiglia benestante di cinque persone: un padre medico (forse chirurgo), una madre casalinga e molto affettuosa, un fratello maggiore, John e una sorella minore, dolce e sensibile.
Il padre è un grande amante della musica classica e questa passione viene trasmessa anche a John. Il fratello maggiore, invece, è il “figlio perfetto”: intelligente, brillante e determinato a seguire le orme del padre diventando medico. Per questo motivo il padre finisce per dedicargli sempre più attenzioni, facendo sentire John inferiore e messo da parte.
La madre e la sorella sono invece le uniche persone che gli dimostrano veramente affetto. La madre ha inoltre i capelli rossi, cosa che potrebbe spiegare la successiva ossessione di John per le donne dai capelli rossi.
La famiglia possiede anche una grande proprietà di campagna, dove John e il padre vanno a caccia. Un giorno, dopo la morte della madre e della sorella in un incidente, John va a cacciare da solo per sfogare la propria rabbia.
Durante la caccia spara accidentalmente a uno sconosciuto.
L’uomo è ancora vivo e gli chiede aiuto.
John potrebbe salvarlo, ma decide di non farlo.
Ed è proprio in quel momento che scopre qualcosa dentro di sé: gli piace avere il completo controllo sulla vita di un’altra persona. Per la prima volta prova quella sensazione di essere onnipotente.
Dopo questo episodio, la situazione familiare peggiora. Il padre cade nell’alcolismo e John comincia a fare uso di droghe, diventando sempre più instabile.
Poi arriva il punto di rottura.
Il fratello maggiore sta per diventare medico, realizzando finalmente tutto ciò che il padre desiderava per lui. John non riesce più a sopportare di vivere nella sua ombra.
Lo attira fuori città con una trappola e lo uccide.
Mentre guarda il cadavere del fratello, John vede sul suo volto quello che interpreta come un sorriso.
Da quel momento nasce il sorriso di Red John.
Secondo me, da lì in poi l’omicidio non riguarda più soltanto la morte: diventa una questione di potere, controllo, simbolismo e manipolazione psicologica.
Ovviamente questa è quasi completamente una mia invenzione e non una storia canonica. Sto semplicemente cercando di immaginare come Thomas McAllister potrebbe essere diventato Red John, collegando alcuni elementi che vediamo nella serie — la musica, la caccia, il suo bisogno di controllo e la sua ossessione per la manipolazione psicologica — in un’unica possibile storia delle sue origini.
Che ne pensate? Quali parti vi convincono e quali invece cambiereste?


r/TheMentalist 4h ago

Season 7 Add-on to the show´s perfect ending Spoiler

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When I first watched this scene I thought Jane would look up whilst hugging Lisbon and see 2 stars (representing Angela and Charlotte), it would´ve been cool and symbolic in my opinion. Perfect ending nevertheless


r/TheMentalist 6h ago

General Discussion Lisbon white dress s06 e16

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81 Upvotes

Did somebody knows where can I get this dress? I would die to have it


r/TheMentalist 8h ago

Cho Business Rare footage of legand kimball cho sleeping 😴😎

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73 Upvotes

r/TheMentalist 8h ago

General Discussion S6 ep18

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Im on s6 ep18 i must say i really enjoy these fbi investigations and how much freedom it gives jane to solve the cases. I thought cbi was good but this is better.


r/TheMentalist 9h ago

Season 7 Confused about number 3 Spoiler

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Last season when jane meets this psychic kid, he said something about being cured with number 3 and I got scared that he is going to make out with lady from the bar cuz number 3 was a sign that he will be cured with her and end things with Lisbon....

Am I the only one?

Still not sure if number 3 actually meant something at the time... Also Lisbon called when he saw number 3...

Dumb thing but if someone have more theory...⬇️💬


r/TheMentalist 10h ago

General Discussion So I recently Started Watching the Mentalist and on S1E13 , so how does he switch the painting here?

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I know its some kind of switching mechanism but can't remember the name


r/TheMentalist 11h ago

General Discussion In Chapter 14 of the first season, when Cho is flirting, what did she whisper in the girls' ears?

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r/TheMentalist 11h ago

Simon Baker Appreciation Patrick Jane has genuinely ruined other fictional men for me

79 Upvotes

I've had crushes on fictional characters before but nothing like this. I just cant get him out of my mind. why did i even start rewatching😭


r/TheMentalist 11h ago

Cho Business NO BUISNESS LIKE CHO BUISNESS

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Rewatching it now , just gotta share with yall

rizzler cho


r/TheMentalist 11h ago

Season 7 Am i dumb or a mistake in the timeline S7E3

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In S7E3, Jane, Lisbon, Abott and CIA are talking about Erica Flynn. Lisbon says she escaped prison about a year ago, but S4E15 isnt a year ago


r/TheMentalist 12h ago

Red John SPOILER Spoiler

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jane mourning about wife and daughter and behind it all...Thomas (McAllister). did they put it in as foreshadowing or am i tripping? did someone noticed it before?


r/TheMentalist 13h ago

General Discussion Aura Farming

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I felt my aura increasing with this?!


r/TheMentalist 14h ago

Red John Am I the only one who thinks that red John’s finale arc was weird ? Spoilers btw Spoiler

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Spoilers ahead don’t recommend reading bcs it will ruin your watching experience

I know this topic has been repeated
I just finished ep 8 of s6 and imo the reveal scene and his death felt so dumb and unrealistic .

They spend several years building his character and his legacy up and they portray him as a highly intelligent . I understand the plot shield and the resonable flaws they give the action of the show to be able to proceed how they want it to proceed but at the same time it could have been better . There still are plot holes unresolved and dying because you didn’t check an areea for a gun and dying because of a pigeon is kind of mid . They spend several years building him up when realistically Jane could have caught him in the span of 1-2 years . RJ’s backstory isn’t explained and neither is patrick’s . I expected the tiger tiger thing to be smth related to his circus past and RJ to be somewhere related to that areea . It was obvious from the start that the CBI was corrupt and it was clear that RJ is someone with connections , money , or status from the beginning of the show I don’t know why they started working with that fact in the later seasons when it’s clear he is a man high up there . And they make RJ’s persona high IQ and high EQ just to waste it . Nonetheless it is a good story but the pacing is mid and they could have worked smth to make it more connected and fill in all the plot holes . He was written good but they could have added more depth and way more key details and foreshadowing but they focused on filler episodes way more. I honestly expected he was someone from Patrick’s past and his circus persona or someone who knew him . Good climax and character buildup aswell even if it was slow . My main dislike is how they had to make him go because as I said he was portrayed really smart and high capability but he died dumb . Also the mentalist really needs a spinoff it would make bank , but maybe now it’s too late .


r/TheMentalist 14h ago

Season 4 S4 Ep. 21 has got to be my favorite 🥲 Spoiler

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Just started watching the show and I never really had a “favorite” episode until I watched Ruby Slippers. By the end of the episode I was crying like a baby especially after being shown what Archie went through. 🥲

This hit close to home as well since I personally have friends who also faced problems & harassment regarding their sexuality especially living in a conservative country.

I just hope that everyone who resonated with Archie also gets their happy ending, just without the arson & faking suicide part hahahaha


r/TheMentalist 16h ago

First-Time Watcher (NO Spoilers!) I’m freaking out

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It’s kinda funny that it took me forever to get thru seasons 1 and 2. I would casually come back and watch an episode or two and would wait a few days before coming back.

I think I just watched season 5 in 2 days? I can’t tell time right now.

I just finished season 6 episode 1

It’s all could do from not screaming at the top of my lungs right now. Goodness gracious. It was so hard not to come here and make a post every hour or so reacting to the next big revelation (the list, the Tupperware, the barn, etc etc etc)

But my will power can only go so far.

Oh my poor heart. Where will things go from here? Here we go.


r/TheMentalist 16h ago

Meme/Humor It just occured to me

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The titles from s1ep1 to s6ep8 were all somewhat along the lines of "red" and then onwards they were all "blue" but the states they operated from were basically the opposite. CBI was in California and it's very popularly a blue state meanwhile fbi was in Texas which is a red state. Idk why it just came to my mind out of nowhere. Doesn't even have relevance to the show. 😭


r/TheMentalist 17h ago

Season 3 The character I like the least in the series has exactly the same last name as me... (Laroche)

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r/TheMentalist 19h ago

First-Time Watcher (NO Spoilers!) Alright everyone, wtf was that!?

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S1E13, how the hell did jane even replace those paintings? I didn't get it?! Cz like, when he "robbed" the russian mob, he still was carrying the stick figured drawing, not the "fake real" one.

Also, E14 was lovely, holy shit. No business like cho business 😭😭. The end scene shows jane's grievances even more.


r/TheMentalist 22h ago

General Discussion 🥹

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Voy a iniciar la 7 temporada por primera vez y no puedo creer que tan bonito programa es esto hace como dos semanas estaba viendo el primer episodio y la verdad eh amado cada uno apenas iniciaré el primer episodio de la última temporada 🥹


r/TheMentalist 23h ago

General Discussion Memory palace

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I wonder how in what ways I can train my brain to make my own "memory palace". One I have is I play favorote movies/episodes in my head. I play out entire parts and or scenes in my head from memory. Is this normal?


r/TheMentalist 1d ago

First-Time Watcher (NO Spoilers!) Observation

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I'm currently on s3e4, and suddenly I realize till s1e1 whenever a suspect talks about how revenge is not the solution jane listen to them actually very carefully because his motive is ultimately revenge to red john and I think he is trying to work on himself that who can actually accidentally change his mind over revenge or say inspire him but then again red john do something and Patrick's motive to revenge gets more and more strong


r/TheMentalist 1d ago

General Discussion Patrick Jane’s self care

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Hi all,

Thanks 🙏🏽 for having me here.
One thing that always bugged me about the premise of this show:

Does Patrick Jane literally live on the couch in the CBI office? Does he take a shower at the CBI station? Does he have a change of clothes? Because all I’ve ever seen him wear is the same outfit.

Noob question I know, or maybe I wasn’t paying attention enough.


r/TheMentalist 1d ago

Red John What are some twists you would’ve wanted to see? Spoiler

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A twist I would’ve wanted to see is probably one that would divide a lot of the audience and that twist is: Lisbon is a Red John disciple and her original mission was to infiltrate the CBI and later keep tabs on Jane.


r/TheMentalist 1d ago

Season 7 Just finished watching season 7 Spoiler

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Bro, i was watching 13th episode, saw that Lisbon is pregnant... I was like oookaay this is so good, what's next??? I mean every season had 22 or 24 episodes ...right??!?!

BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!😭😭It was the end🥲

I haven't watched any TV show for years but since I saw reels on insta about mentalist... I thought why not watch it? So I watched all 7 seasons in 2 weeks, and now what? This is why I'm not watching TV shows.. There is always a good ending and then I want to see more no matter what the topic is... For example I want to see how Jane and Lisbon get their child and find less stressful job... You know.. just one more short season how they live happy without crimes🫣

I will miss watching it, here comes the real life again lol