That really did a fairly spectacular job of tying issues up.
Purple and, what, digital actuality took Liz on a stroll down Reminiscence Lane on The Blacklist Season 8 Episode 21.
And as soon as once more Raymond proclaimed, “At some point this may all be yours” and Liz once more rudely rejected it.
Some issues by no means change. Simply be glad we’re lastly getting some closure.
Granted, that closure was doubtless pressured by Megan Boone’s choice to depart her position as Liz on the finish of The Blacklist Season 8.
The general public simply discovered. However producers have identified for months about Boone’s deliberate departure.
Instantly, Liz’s wildly out-of-character habits is smart, her turning on Reddington in favor of a mom she barely knew.
That was simply TPTB making a runway for Liz from which she might take off. How might be revealed in subsequent week’s finale, together with who truly took her father’s place as Raymond Reddington.
However first got here this much-need perspective for individuals who might find it behind NBC’s countless promotion of the Tokyo Olympics.
That is learn how to encourage viewership on these essential final two episodes: take them off of Friday, the place the collection has aired for the previous three seasons, and conceal them on Wednesday.
That is why all of us stream now, is not it, to observe collection at our comfort that the networks shuffle round willy nilly.
Those that discovered it acquired to get pleasure from one elegant clip present, stuffed with vaguely recalled scenes from seasons previous. The usage of black-and-white for a lot of the episode solely added to the eeriness.
The upshot of the episode seemed to be “It is all Dom’s fault,” which rings true.
If Dom hadn’t pressured Katarina into the household enterprise of spying, Liz’s life would not be the mess it’s now.
Though a worldwide intelligence community was developed for the only objective of preserving Liz protected, so a few of what has occurred subsequently, particularly this season, has to fall on her shoulders.
She simply needed to hold poking and prodding, undoing a long time of labor. However no, she simply could not settle for the reason that all the pieces was for her personal good.
And as soon as Raymond stated that he would give her the solutions she sought, she did not assume to show off the chip so Townsend could not observe them?
It was complicated how Liz was interacting with the holograms of the individuals explaining her historical past. However when you dismissed that headscratcher and let it roll, there was lots to be discovered right here.
Scenes from all through the collection have been resurrected however with context to offer them new that means. Liz has a burn on her arm from a hearth she partially remembers throughout her childhood. However now it was defined why there was a hearth and what Liz’s position in it was.
One results of that is that scenes vaguely remembered have been introduced again and took on new relevance as items in an elaborate puzzle that also is lacking a giant chunk.
It was reassuring that though Purple was Agent N13, he wasn’t a Russian spy. He was only a man who fell right into a candy take care of just one main requirement: Hold Masha protected.
In all probability probably the most startling revelation was that the older lady that Purple did actually shoot and kill wasn’t Katarina.
As a substitute, she was an operative named Tatiana Petrova who had the dangerous luck to be ordered by Dom to face in for Katarina whereas Katarina disappeared.
A plan by Dom to kill off this pretend Katarina failed and Tatiana was caught portraying one of many world’s most wished ladies for many years. To get her life again, she cozied as much as Liz in hopes of discovering the place the actual Katarina was hiding.
One factor that does not make sense (only one?) is that if the thought was to maintain Liz protected, what did Stepanov whisper to Townsend that turned him in opposition to her, and why?
Liz acquired a number of her solutions however she has solely herself guilty for not getting extra, as she inadvertently led Townsend proper to them. She ought to have chucked that tracker on the airport.
The showdown with Townsend did make for a refreshing ending, even when it did interrupt Liz’s historical past. Once more, why did Liz select to companion with this nutjob?
It was easy sufficient for Reddington to distract Townsend with somewhat begging for Liz to retrieve a dropped gun and kneecap him.
Then Purple merely used the defensive capabilities of his Russian nest to remove a person that he had been operating from for years. That was an abrupt ending for a long-running storyline.
The Job Drive was missed this episode however since they do not typically go to Latvia, that was comprehensible. They’re sure to return for Liz’s farewell.
There are nonetheless just a few apparent inquiries to be answered.
One can be who turned the second Raymond Reddington, resurrecting the identify of Liz’s organic father? The place is Katarina hiding?
Lastly, how will Liz’s exit be dealt with? Will she take Reddington up on his supply to fly her and Agnes off into the sundown? Will she go into witness safety? What different chance would there be?
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