I WAS a big fan of The Blacklist, not so much anymore. I am thinking about dropping it from my TIVO.
The show has changed. New writers, directors, something. It’s NOT the show it once was.
Also they killed off some of the best characters, Mr. Kaplan, Tom, Samar, Eric. Now Brian Dennehy, who played Elizabeth’s grandfather has actually died, (God rest his soul).
And MISCAST Laila Robins as the older Katarina Rostova. It says she is 61, but she looks 81! I know James Spader is no longer a heartthrob, but even he could do better than Laila Robins.
Elizabeth needs to kill another high ranking government official, bring Tom back from the dead, they brought Elizabeth back, (I know he’s doing some hospital show), dig up Mr. Kaplan! Drop some more bad guys out of airplanes into somebody’s living room. MORE RUSSIANS! Elizabeth needs to be in almost every scene! Some at the beach!
NONE of that will happen, so I guess I’ll be saying dasvidaniya to The Blacklist.
I’ve barely gone past season 4 and it can be very lengthy across several episodes to fully understand the plots, and plots within plots, within plots....
Tom’s death scene was accompanied by the best closing anthem in the history of television - Disturbed’s Sounds Of Silence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
However last night’s show was the dumbest one they’ve ever produced. A couple more like this and we’re all done.