“You are not a criminal pretending you are one is not going to keep you safe,” Ressler says. Harold is for the succession plan, Ressler is against. Liz visits Harold and Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff), giving Boone nice final scenes with her two other fellow original cast members besides Spader.
“It’s quite a story full of ambition and hope, love and loss,” Red teases but tells her that she will be able to read the letter “when the time was right,” to which Liz (rightfully) replies, “It’s long past time.” He arranges for her to receive the letter after his death. In the meeting, Red also shows Liz a letter from her mother which promises to answer the biggest remaining questions: who is the the man who assumed Reddington’s identity, why did he enter Liz life, and why did her mother never reached out to her. She rejects Red’s idea for her to replace him which involves her executing him to show anyone that she is “a force to be reckoned with.” Liz’s own plan for her and Agnes is to leave for Europe and disappear. When Dembe, after the meeting, contends that his medical tests have been showing improvement, Red dismisses his objections, saying that death is just taking a pause but is still inevitable. Harold is on board, telling Red that he could get Liz immunity as his successor.
Red visits Harold (Harry Lennix) to hand him the files on the top contenders and to tell him that he is dying and wants to install Liz as his heir because he fears that, as a fugitive, she will be vulnerable and one of their enemies will eventually track her and her daughter Agnes down. Liz’s wound is not life-threatening and she quickly recovers while Red’s attention focuses on the power struggle Neville’s death is about to unleash, with a slew of crime lords vying for his throne. “Konets” starts with the trio emerging from the bunker and Dembe using a fingerprint to confirm that Neville is dead. Liz was shot in the exchange of fire, while Neville and his crew were killed when Red released a highly flammable gas after locking himself, Liz and Dembe (Hisham Tawfiq) in an underground bunker. Liz got a lot of them but she also inadvertently brought along Neville Townsend (Reg Rogers) who used the tracker he had put on her to follow the duo. In “Nachalo”, Raymond “Red” Reddington (Spader) took Liz (Boone) to the home base of his spy operation in Latvia to give her answers about her past.
22 before you get to the first 22 episodes on your DVR or you just have a terrible memory, catch up here first before The Blacklist comes back.'The Blacklist' Showrunner John Eisendrath Extends Overall Deal With Sony Pictures Television Sets 'Alert' Drama At Fox With Jamie Foxx As EP But it's been a while since last May, when the show had its explosive finale, so whether you're curious and want to check out the Season 2 premiere on Sept. James Spader wearing the hat from the misbegotten Prime Suspect remake, playing an impossibly competent domestic terrorist mowing down his foes and named Raymond "Red" Reddington, perhaps the most fictional sounding name in all of fiction… How could this show possibly be bad? And, more importantly, how could perennial last-place network NBC have finally figured out a way to come out on top? Well, it seems like they've finely honed their formula of Sunday Night Football, The Voice, and The Blacklist well enough that once the ratings come in, they just might win the fall season.Īnd with ratings this good, it doesn't seem like that formula will be changing anytime soon, so it's time to get on board and start watching The Blacklist, everybody. And while it came as a surprise from the network known for comedy, The Blacklist blends just enough crazy elements to be a crazy hit. Of all the dramas that premiered in 2013, somehow NBC's The Blacklist was one of the unlikeliest breakout hits.