#nbc the blacklist

[katarinas-redemption]

Liz: And how should I look at this? Red: Like a criminal. May come easier than you think. Shall I show you? The Blacklist.

PART ONE

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This line makes a parental connection between Liz and Red.

Episode 4.22

The second crucial line in the pilot that showrunners confirm was an Imposter clue is the “Everything about me is a lie” line.

Parental connection via the criminal parallel +

Red is not her father but an imposter of her father. =

Red is The Mother.

Wild ass speculation:

The mother died of WEAKNESS AND SHAME as per what Red told Liz in the pilot. Interestingly, that line about weakness and shame was different on the draft pilot script dated 2012 that somehow made it online and fans have decided to dissect it carefully. LOL.

In the original draft, her mother worked two jobs to keep Liz in school and out of juvenile court. Some anti-Redarina fans say this is evidence that Red was originally not supposed to be the mom as the mom would have raised Liz until she was 14. That same draft has Liz's age as 36 later changed to 29/30. Liz: There was a fire. I was fourteen. Mr. Kaplan: You tell people you got it when you were 14. Why is that? Liz: To hide the truth?

I disagree that any of this disproves Redarina. It is possible that her mother still could have disappeared and re-emerged as the imposter.

Liz's age was changed to 4 because maybe they realized that if Liz was 14, she could've remembered Red or saw something in him like his eyes. Changing her age to four years old IMHO, would've made it less likely for Liz to remember details, like Red's eyes. In the Luther Braxton Conclusion episode, it seemed Liz recognized that Red was at the fire by his EYES. She saw her mother in Red's eyes in the season 8 finale so. Add in the fact that Red had her memories erased.

And anyway, if they had kept it that the mom worked two jobs, etc, etc.. She still went somewhere and was out of the picture> Liz told Cooper she raised herself so both parents were out of the picture. Liz: Like most kids who raised themselves, I can display narcissistic behavior. I can be withdrawn, disconnected.

THINK LIKE A CRIMINAL. The showrunners talk about Liz’s darkness and how she's becoming more like Red.

SEASON 3 - THE AU REVIEW

(When Liz and Red went on the run)

John Eisendrath: In terms of where Liz is heading, I think she’s struggling with this notion that there’s a piece within her that is criminal. Red told her in the very first episode of the show ‘think like a criminal, it may come easier to you than you may expect’ and I think that sort of haunts her, and now, even though she has whispers of a criminal past that we’ve alluded to, now that she’s being confronted with actually being a criminal, she’s had to rely on these instincts that she wants to ignore and pretend like they’re not there – and now she needs them.” So, not only is Liz forced to embrace a darker side that might be within her, we’re also getting to go out and travel with Red and to see him take the reigns and see how he operates and where he goes and stays in ways that we haven’t really seen before. Liz is going to take the audience by the hand and go into Red’s world a little bit more and learn about how he moves and operates which is going to be a lot of fun.

SEASON 5 TV GUIDE - SEASON 5

Daddy issues. If you thought the discovery that Red is her father would put an end to Liz's identity crisis once and for all, think again. "Her father is essentially the devil," Bokenkamp says. "She's confronting some frightening questions about who she is and what's in her DNA and that fight between good and evil. ... Liz is going to be combating that instinct to perhaps break the rules and fighting a darker side of herself that she knows is probably right under the surface." But in some twisted way, embracing her true nature may make Liz even better at her job. "Is she like Reddington?" Bokenkamp wonders. "He told her early, 'Think like a criminal. It may come easier than you think.'"

SEASON 5 ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

How is Liz dealing with the truth that Red is her father?

Jon Bokenkamp: It’s going to be interesting to watch it play out, because I think she’s secretly terrified, or maybe not so secretly terrified, that the devil is her father and that she may have some of those instincts. He told her in the pilot, “Think like a criminal. It may come easier to you than you think,” and we’ve seen aspects of that. She murdered the Attorney General and has been on the run in the past. And so, I think she’s going to plant her flag early on that she’s a cop first and that is probably going to be a season-long struggle for her.

Elizabeth Keen No. 1 on The Blacklist.

SEASON 8 ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Megan Boone: I was definitely hoping it would be Liz at No. 1, but I didn't want to presume," Boone says. "I have to say… it's an honor.

SEASON 8 ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

John Eisendrath: From the second Reddington walked into her life, a dark path was always a possibility for Liz. "One of the dramatic questions from the beginning is how this master criminal's desire to connect with this innocent FBI agent would change her life," Eisendrath explains. To find Blacklisters, Reddington has encouraged Liz to understand the mindset and think like a criminal. "She's learned at the feet of a master," he adds. The FBI agent's key moments, including learning she has the Warrior gene in her DNA and covering up a murder she committed, coupled with what Reddington has been teaching her, have been leading her to this place. Now, she's been pulled far enough into the dark side to be at the top of Red's list.

Red told Cooper that what Liz did by betraying them in this episode and kidnapping Dom was her “destiny.” What does that mean?

SEASON 8 THE WRAP

Bokenkamp:

I think what Red was talking about goes to the core of who Liz is. Is she fundamentally good? Is she fundamentally bad? Has she reached a tipping point that she can’t return from, or was this meant to be because it’s in her DNA? We’ve seen Liz dip her toes in the dark waters over the years — she’s certainly not that innocent, young FBI agent that we met in the pilot — and this season is going to explore her darker side. I think the real question lies in seeing how she navigates these dark waters and, if she does survive this, how she looks when she comes out the other side.

Eisendrath:

This has been a question since the pilot. First when she thought Red was her father; later when she realized Katarina Rostova was her mother — how much of a parent’s behavior is a child destined to repeat? In Liz’s case, how much bad behavior?

The murder of Attorney General Tom Connolly (Reed Birney) was more about Liz than it was about her executing him. "It reflected to the audience about how far Liz is willing to go," Bokenkamp says. "That murder is very telling of who she was, and perhaps even who she was in the process of becoming." It got at the core of a debate the writers had for years, which was whether she's destined to embrace her darkness or it was free will that she chose to do these things. Liz's desperate action was not just a considerable character turn, but it sent her on the road with Reddington. Spending time with him meant seeing that she was more like him than she wanted to admit. - Entertainment Weekly

The Warrior Gene - Dr.Linus Creel Episode 2.04

The episode did not confirm that Liz had the warrior gene though it was implied. In later interviews, the showrunners confirm that Liz DID possess it.

Samar: I received everything Creel had on file at the hospital patient records, test results Including yours. We logged everything else into evidence, but I thought perhaps you would want that. It’s probably meaningless, right? Do you think Reddington could have known, when he gave you this case, that you’d find out?

Part two

#the blacklist #elizabeth keen #redarina #raymond reddington #nbc the blacklist #raymond reddington gifs #elizabeth keen gifs #liz keen gifs #megan boone #james spader

[theblacklistbra]

Um bastidor é um bastidor 🎬

📸 | Nova Foto de um dos bastidores de alguma das temporadas ✨️

Uma vez Concierge, sempre Concierge ❤️

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📸: @/christinebeancostumes

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#the blacklist #james spader #raymond reddington #nbc the blacklist #tbl #red reddington #the concierge #bastidores

[lizkeen]

Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen in The Blacklist S5E09: Ruin.

#Megan Boone #meganboone #meganbooneedit #megan boone edit #meganboonededit #Elizabeth Keen #ElizabethKeen #elizabethkeenedit #elizabethkeendaily #blacklist #theblacklist #The Blacklist #nbc the blacklist #the blacklist edit #nbc tv #nbc edit #nbctheblacklist #nbcedit #nbc

[forevermytom]

#the blacklist #Quon Zhang #liz keen #tom keen #keen 2 #nbc the blacklist #nbc blacklist #liz and tom #tom x liz #ryan eggold #megan boone #love #true love #together forever #rip

[itscooltoskate]

I love season 1 Tom

#nbc the blacklist #tom keen #ryan eggold #don't mind me I'm on my blacklist shit again #I really don't understand why nobody liked him in season 1 #season 3 tom was great too #and season 5 tom #why am I alone in this #I know this song isn't quite fitting but maybe for the retconned version of tom #which I also really liked #and for the longest time I prefered to the tom that actually fell in love with liz #something about sociopaths/psycopaths in series does it for me #but I've made peace with him falling in love with liz and I wish they had their happy ending 😭 #whoever made this I am thankful for introducing me to this song and I just can't stop replaying the video #it's a masterpiece

[culturallearningmenace]

#gif #mine #the blacklist #theblacklist #raymond reddington #wisdom #nbc #tv #season 1

[trishxtrix]

Just thought of something....idk if there are fics of this already (if there are can you pls give me the links). White Collar and The Blacklist crossovers or Hannibal (2013) and The Blacklist crossovers. Like the story is somewhat similar and I just want to see how Red would handle a very energetic and giddy Neal.

Or an au where instead of Neal having Adler, he was cultivated by Reddington

I also can’t think of a universe where Red doesn’t know about Hannibal. Hell I would even think that they’d make good friends.

#white collar #the blacklist #neal caffrey #raymond reddington #fanfic ideas #white collar x the blacklist #fanfic #matt bomer #james spader #nbc hannibal #hannibal lecter #hannibal tv #hannibal #nbc will graham #will graham #crossover #mads mikkleson #hugh dancy #murder husbands

[madeofbees]

me: time to watch hannibal

hulu: you are logged out for one million years

me: …fine. *opens netflix*

netflix: how about the blacklist ?

me, whispering as i press play: i will never find the differences between these pictures for corporate

#hannibal #nbc hannibal #the blacklist #hannibal lecter #raymond reddington #f u c k y e s #i guess #still kind of a weird landing place #but hey #i have no control over any part of my destiny #it’s not bad #I don’t need more active fandoms #but #hahahahhaa #that’ll never happen #the office memes #find the difference

[murderer-tournament]

Round 1: Reddington from The Blacklist vs. Locus & Felix from Red vs. Blue

#raymond reddington #nbc blacklist #red vs. blue #locus #felix

[aanthonyvb]

Gingers tend to wrinkle.

#stay hydrated guys!! #donald ressler #the blacklist #nbc #fanart

[katarinas-redemption]

#comic con #nbc the blacklist #nbc the blacklist videos #the blacklist comic con

[alyblacklist]

#the blacklist #raymond reddington #agnes keen #NBC clearly didn't get the Redarina memo #so help me we better not get another kidnapping plot

[lizkeen]

The Blacklist: S5 E13: The Invisible Hand

#raymond reddington edit #raymondreddingtonedit #reddingtonedit #reddington #The Blacklist #nbc the blacklist #the blacklist edit #theblacklistedit #nbcedit #nbctheblacklist #nbc edit #nbc #james spader #jamesspaderedit #james spader edit

[movies-tv-more]

the series finale of THE BLACKLIST airs tonight at 8pm on NBC

#the blacklist #the blacklist season 10 #nbc #series finale #james spader #diego klattenhoff #jake silbermann #derrick williams #diany rodriguez #harry lennix #hisham tawfiq #toby leonard moore #summer tv #finale #thursday tv #the blacklist 10x21 #the blacklist 10x22

[criminalmindsismyobsession13]

is anyone still in the blacklist fandom in 2022? if you're not pls go watch it but if you are repost :)

#the blacklist #liz keen #donald ressler #raymond reddington #nbc blacklist #blacklist

[silenthillmutual]

yes i identify with will a lot i think a lot of us do but who else is also identifying so heavily with "i let you know me. see me. i gave you a rare gift. but you didn't want it." like i can't be the only one.

#icarus.txt #nbc hannibal #<- for the blacklist