Red John John is the fate that awaits us all in the end." In season 2's finale episode "Red Sky in the Morning", a William Blake theme is introduced, when a person, whom we believe at the time to be Red John, saves Patrick Jane from being killed under the direction of deranged slasher movie makers Ruth and Dylan. Jane is tied with saran wrap to a chair and, while he is immobilized, Red John recites the first verse of the William Blake poem "Tyger Tyger": <poem>Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night What immortal hand or eye Could
In the Forests of the Night but is mentioned several times. In 2008, Alexander makes an appearance in the novel, "Persistence of Memory" but Risika does not but it is mentioned that there is an issue going on between Risika and Alexander during the events of the novel. "In the Forests of the Night" was applauded as "Insightful...and imaginative" by "Publishers Weekly" and "remarkable" by "Voice of Youth Advocates". "San Diego Union-Tribune" called the novel "An impressive debut". "School Library Journal" praised it stating "This first novel by an author with great ability and promise is sure to be popular." "Booklist" stated that because of Atwater-Rhodes