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I made a point to not read too far ahead with the first six or seven episodes of any show. I would read the outlines, but I didn't really want to read scripts too far in advance because I didn't really want to get ahead of myself, at all. To be honest, I don't have the time to come up with theories.

"Simon Baker and Bruno Heller Talk The Mentalist, Closing the Red John Chapter, Arriving at His Identity, and What the Resolution of This Case Means". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 24, 2016.
I made a point to not read too far ahead with the first six or seven episodes of any show. I would read the outlines, but I didn't really want to read scripts too far in advance because I didn't really want to get ahead