SummaryOne of the FBI's most wanted men Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) offers to turns himself in to help catch a presumed-dead terrorist, but only if he is partnered with newly graduated profiler, Liz Keen (Megan Boone).
SummaryOne of the FBI's most wanted men Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) offers to turns himself in to help catch a presumed-dead terrorist, but only if he is partnered with newly graduated profiler, Liz Keen (Megan Boone).
Just writing a review in order to balance the opinion of my peers... Guys, come on ! For once writers are doing their jobs on this show... Let's support that. If someone want a one-episode-one-case kinda show, there is pretty much every other police (or medical, typically) program to enjoy. As for me, I watched the Blacklist out of boreness until the end of season 2. Season 3 made me wait for the next week ! They achieved to highlight their assets (you wanted more of Reddington's world ?) without betray the spirit of the show. The storyline makes coherent links, with rater intelligent turns of events, allowing to enjoy Spader at his mischievous best. I like to think of complexity as the future of TVwriting. We have a growing part of released police shows trying to properly tell us a story rather than switching their writers every week. Look at True Detective, Broadchurch, etc. And the same can be seen on TV with other genres. I'm personally glad that The Blacklist did'nt miss this turn. When it could have been another Bones/Castle/NCIS/CSI/etc/etc/etc, this show is getting interesting with season 3 and I really want to greet the effort.
I wish the program would go back to its original concept where Red helps Keane solve crimes and find wanted criminals. Now most of this season centers on both characters running from the law in an attempt to clear Keane’s name. And what’s with the return of her ex-husband Tom? I thought he disappeared from the show.
I agree with Ripandread; the show has deviated from the original concept and now is simply boring. Diego Klattenhoff's performance is as wooden as David Harewood in Homeland I thought Harry Lennix was terrible but he is like Olivier compared to Klattenhoff. , Where oh where do all these second-rate actors come from? James Spader is as brilliant as ever but what can he do with this ridiculous plot and a cast of hams?