The Blacklist

It's about time!

Liz discovered the truth about Katarina Rostova on The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 9, and it wasn't a happy reunion.

She may have told herself she was suspicious of her new neighbor. She may have even believed in that moment.

But we all know there is no way she was suspicious until she came across the picture of her mother.

Because if she were even the slightest suspicious, she never would have let Katarina continue babysitting Agnes.

Liz isn't fooling anyone but herself.

But at least she FINALLY knows the truth, and if she was smart, she'd call Red instead of trying to handle it herself.

Based on the preview for The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 10, she doesn't make the wise choice.

So, what that means is that Katarina will escape -- again.

All we can hope is that LIz gets on the phone the minute she wakes up unless Red finds her unconscious first.

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Questions and more questions.

On The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 8, Ilya/Frank has information Katarina wants, and whatever that information is, she's willing to do despicable things to her former lover to get it.

The only thing we know at this point is that it's memories.

There are many possibilities regarding those memories.

She also hasn't forgotten about Dominick and intends to finish the job if the need arises.

Katarina is one pissed off bitch.

My only problems with her anger is that she's emotional about it.

She's supposed to be a stone-cold bitch, yet she gets upset (it happened on The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 7 as well) and starts crying about her perceived infractions.

Stone-cold bitches don't do that because their emotions are kept in check.

Katarina can't keep her emotions in check, and as I've said before, it's going to be her downfall.

But the re...
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Well, then!

There was a big surprise on The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 7, and it was a little bit mindblowing.

It also sends us one step backwards in the "Who is Red" neverending mystery.

Sometime during The Blacklist Season 6, there was speculation that the guy who was sitting on the park bench with Red, might have been Ilya Kozloff.

At that time, and even up until The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 6, when he was jetting around the world with Red, the man's name wasn't revealed.

Well, now we know. 

Red isn't Ilya at all because there is already an Ilya.

It's shocking but also disappointing because the story Dom told Liz about the Katarina/Ilya love story was a great one.

It's still a beautiful story, but it doesn't involve Red, and that's what makes it disappointing.

And it doesn't appear that the story is real at all, and may have been something Red and Dom conjured up to...
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Well, I don't like her. Agent Park, that is.

The introduction of a new character on The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 6 came completely out of the blue.

Obviously, there was going to be a replacement for Samar at some point, but this was totally unexpected.

And if the show's goal was to give us a character to like less than many of us like Liz -- well, they succeeded.

There is not one redeeming quality about this new member of the team. Not one. 

She's abrasive, loud, a know-it-all, and aggravating in every way. And she's also a psychopathic badass. Just the kind of person Red likes -- which is why she's now part of the team.

Except she has a secret, and it's a big one, according to her. So big that neither Red or Liz or the Task Force, in general, might not like.

Is it possible it might have something to do with Katarina? That's the only kind of secret that would be shocking enough to turn any ...
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Repulsive is an understatement. 

While The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 5 was full of repulsive imagery, there were some interesting tidbits thrown our way about Red and even the good cowboy, Ressler.

The issue of Red's identity didn't come up this hour, but the almost-forgotten issue of his medical problem did.

Whatever disease Red has, he's not finding any luck with a cure.

It's unclear if the disease is cancer, but there were strong hints that might be what it is.

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And when Ressler discovered Red's thick medical file, you have to hand it to him for not taking a peek.

The funniest part (well, there were two) was when Red told that guy (can't remember his name) that Ressler was a dirty cop.

Agent Ressler is as crooked as a crooked man's hat.

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Harold is a good man in every way possible.

He could have told the truth about Red on The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 4, the real truth, but instead he told a different truth.

Red is Red no matter what his true identity.

Watching the relationship between Red and Harold is always a delight. 

They have such a good dynamic and are such good friends, every interaction between them is memorable.

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What's strange is that they've known each other for a long time, apparently, and even though Red isn't "Raymond Reddington," the two still have this bond.

It makes you wonder if the bond between them was always there or if it's something new.

When they served together, did they serve side by side? Or did were their interactions limited.

I ask because if Harold did k...
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Out of everything that happened on The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 3, Aram giving his best James Bond impression was the best.

He hasn't done much this season (and, yes, it's still early), but him getting out in the field again as an undercover lover of the macabre was Aram at his best.

We've seen so much happen with his character. His early days in the field were awkward. Then we had his situation with Samar.

Now, he grown. 

He has no fear. He didn't doubt himself when trying to save Mrs. Radcliffe.

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He knew what he had to do. He took a sip of champagne and did his James Bond thing.

It was the most awesome thing ever.

Everything he's gone through with Samar from almost losing her when she was kidnapped to losing her when she went away prepared Aram for this moment.

Katarina isn't playing around.

And as Red explained to Elizabeth on The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 2, all this mess is because she decided to go snooping.

Had she not, then no one would be in danger

But Liz is Liz is Liz, and she had to do what she had to do.

What's bothersome is that she keeps saying how she cares about Red for who he is. We get it already. Stop saying it. Please.

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Whether or not Red is Ilya is still up in the air. It's good that Harold is agreeing to keep it under his hat for now because who knows if Dom was telling stories or not.

The whole charade of who Red is and isn't is getting tiresome. Just tell us who he is already and get on with it.

Katarina is a mixed bag. Red seems to be completely loyal to her, yet she doesn't believe him at all.<...
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All hell has broken loose, and the Task Force is up the creek without a paddle.

Anna McMahon wasn't about to let anyone mess up her plans on The Blacklist Season 6 Episode 21, and the tables were turned on Harold and the rest of the team in a big way.

Anna McMahon is a smart little vixen.

President Diaz might be involved in the conspiracy, but has no idea that that he was about to be assasinated by his own team.

It doesn't make sense that Diaz would kill himself for the greater good of whatever is planned and why. 

Presidents might be all about their legacies, but the whole thing seemed rather fishy.

If he was even thinking about reelection then suicide by assassination couldn't have been on his mind.

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There was little light shed as to the fates of both Dom and Dembe on The Blacklist Season 6 Episode 20, but we learned a whole heck of a lot about Anna McMahon's big American conspiracy.

Red was still conflicted about Liz's betrayal and her learning the truth about his identity.

Liz wanted to talk about it, but Red had no desire which is understandable.

We still don't know if Red is Ilya or if Red is Red.

I can't imagine that the real Reddington survived the fire, but it's quite possible he did.

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His comment on The Blacklist Season 6 Episode 19 about being Popeye the sailor man is odd, but he could have just been playing games.

Red needs to sort out a lot of issues and while he might not forget or forgive Liz, it's evident he still loves her.

Liz is trying hard to f...
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