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kiss-my-freckle · 5 years

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The building of my memory wipe theory.

Toward the end of S3, I got into it pretty heavy. There comes a time when one should accept that - while any theory supported by evidence is a good theory, that theory can be weakened to the point it can’t and won’t survive the current storyline. Not in the way one imagines it can and will. I’m not saying it’s a dead theory, just not a theory that fits current storyline. Ressler isn’t a character I post a lot of, but he’s a character I love. You can’t paint him as something he’s not, and he’s most certainly not a monstrous asshole.

I’ve been building my Tom-domino theory since the end of S3 because someone advised me to think for myself. I initially had them posted as separate theories until I realized how one tapped another, offering a domino effect. Since then, I’ve edited and added more times than I can count, but their core concept remains the same. Since Dr. Krilov’s episode aired, I’ve put in A LOT of work. When that second memory wipe was introduced, the amount of evidence already in-show pushed me in Tom’s direction almost immediately. Sure, I tried looking at other suspects, but they simply don’t fit the evidence - at least not from my pov. Since then, I’ve basically taken the original Keenler baby theory and built upon that because I felt - while S3′s storyline wasn’t ready for it, current storyline is. And the show continues providing evidence for that theory.

For my memory wipe theory, I first went looking for a place where it could’ve occurred. I searched according to what I believe a memory wipe would require. Some of those requirements - I recognized in Ressler’s own manipulation. These are my requirements for a memory manipulation that occurred on-screen. Quite possible it occurred between episodes, but I’m listing these requirements to explain my thought process for those who wish to see it.

Time, money, access.

Time to kidnap, perform the manipulation, then leave in their desired ending location - as Ressler was in front of Laurel’s house. Money to pay Dr. Krilov for his services - that which is a team effort, as well as time for his travel to the states. Access is the biggest issue for me. Easy for someone to attack Liz in a grocery store parking lot so long as that attack is quick - which her attack was. Not so easy to take her for a few hours to wipe her memory. The problem with access is Raymond Reddington. Kaplan had to fake her death just to separate the two. To perform this memory manipulation, Red had to be absent for some reason or another. I’m not talking about a quick trip to the Post Office. I’m talking about an absence of at least two hours. No one will get close enough and get away with it otherwise. Red is too safety-obsessed where Liz is concerned.

Time gaps, memories taken, memories given.

I’ve brought up this issue several times, comparing it to Lord Baltimore and her DID. Taking notice that Ressler’s first action after waking was to check his wristwatch. If one’s memory manipulation takes an hour, not only will that hour be missing on-screen, but it’ll need to be replaced with a false memory. “How long was I gone?” Scenes will appear real and run fluid with the rest of the episode. The victim will be left with no reason to question where the time went no matter how long it took to perform their manipulation. A memory taken from Liz would require a memory given, like Ressler’s false memory with Laurel.

Timeline, current storyline, current characters.

Considerations. Whenever this memory manipulation occurred, current storyline in that timeline needs to be taken into consideration. Who was in-show, what was going on at that time, how would a memory manipulation impact future storyline and characters.

The mutual acquaintance and what memories were taken.

Considerations. Who can fulfill the requirements I’ve listed. Who would have reason. Who would have opportunity. Who would take the risk. Who would betray both Red and Liz. Who would feel the need to hide “a certain truth about Raymond Reddington.” Most importantly, which character best fits this specific act. While many characters are capable, a memory manipulation on Liz would be considered out of character for some. Dembe is the perfect example. It would be completely out of character for him to wipe Liz’s memory.

As the show progresses, certain things start to narrow. Red’s true identity has been a major point of focus since his imposter reveal. I don’t believe Red's imposter truth was wiped from Liz’s memory. In no way would it impact current storyline, so I consider it pointless and unlikely. Because Liz currently believes Red is Ilya, I don’t believe her manipulation has anything to do with his true identity or the night of the fire. I don’t even believe it’s a pre-pilot truth. I believe it’s an in-show truth.

Getting to my timeline and suspect.

Why Tom Keen remains my suspect, and I place it at the end of S2.

Time, money, access.

Tom was no longer employed by Red or Berlin, so he had the time. With his purchase of a boat, they made it obvious that he had cash on-hand. Liz's trust in him would’ve provided the close-up opportunity to pull off her kidnapping. At a time when she was a wanted fugitive, her world completely turned upside down. The perfect amount of chaos and emotional overload that would allow a memory manipulation to fit without fail. Red was busy releasing the contents of the Fulcrum. This would’ve offered the amount of absence required. And not just his absence. Baz, Dembe, their tactical team, and Kaplan were with him at the time of its release. Liz is a strong woman, she would’ve put up a fight, so I suspect one kicked her while she was down - and she was down.

Time gaps, memories taken, memories given.

Conversation missing in 2x18.

Liz: I got your message. What is this place? Tom: Reddington. Liz: Tom, what are you still doing here? Tom: I’ve been thinking about what you said - about needing to tell you the truth. So I’m gonna tell you the truth. Liz: I don’t understand. Tom: The passports - the passports came from Reddington. Liz, there’s more.

Skip to Liz’s meeting with Red, so we don’t hear the rest of their conversation.

Conversation missing between 2x19 and 2x20.

Liz: You said you could help me find answers. Tom: Yeah. I think I can. Liz: Tell me what you know about Reddington. - Liz: I had the photo enhanced. It’s a rough extrapolation of features since the face was almost entirely blown out. I ran it through every FBI database from facial recognition, mug shots, surveillance feeds. Tom: Or I could just buy this boat, and we could disappear.

From Raymond to Liz’s mother.

An entire night missing.

Tom: So I wanted to see if you would join me for dinner tomorrow. Uh, I made a reservation at 7:00 at this great little place on the corner of 32nd and M.

Between Dr. Kimberly’s lab and the memorial service.

What changed for Tom in 2x18?

Back to the reason he was buying a boat.

In 2x18, he said it -

If Liz gave him the passports, she’d never see him again.

Tom: You want me gone? Do this, and you’ll never see me again.

After meeting Tom’s contact -

Tom: I’m gonna buy a boat. A diving boat. Gonna run it down to Micronesia, open up a charter business. You ever heard of Chuuk Lagoon? It’s an old Japanese naval base down in the South Pacific. February 7, 1944, sank 12 warships, and now they’re just lying at the bottom of the ocean. It’s a diver’s paradise.

At Tom’s warehouse -

Liz: What are you still doing here?

Brought up again in 2x19 -

Liz: I thought you’d be gone. Tom: That was the plan. Then I thought maybe if I stayed, I’d have a shot at a normal life.

It’s almost like Tom’s plan wasn’t a plan at all. A charter business, then a normal life? His mind changed within, so I consider the full episode and Red getting shot in 2x18′s final scene. A [shot] at a normal life? This goes to something Liz herself stated in S3. “The only reason Tom did what he did is because he had to do something desperate to get away from this.” That's why he pulled off the diamond heist with Gina. He felt like he needed to get away from Red. But it wasn’t just about him. He wanted to get Liz away from Red as well. That’s why I highly suspect Tom took part in the attempt on Red’s life. Because “The only reason Tom did what he did is because he had to do something desperate to get away from this.” And a desperate person would wipe Liz’s memory.

The “inside man” never revealed.

Jasper: Where are we going? Samar: I have orders to take you to the Director. Jasper: I was aware we had someone on the inside, but I just didn’t know who.

The plaid shirt never explained.

The flashdrive Liz obtained from Leo Andropov’s safehouse that could contain the evidence needed to clear her of treason. Placed in a plaid shirt neither of them were wearing. Would've been left undiscovered otherwise, only found because Liz was putting it on.

Liz: The flashdrive that we found in Andropov’s safe house - it’s full of records, including documents about Cooper. Tom: Cooper. Liz: Yeah. His medical records, test results, medications, the - the Senator, the bombing. Tom: Liz, slow down.

Tom wanted her to “slow down” at a time when she had evidence in her hand that she believed was enough to convince Connolly into clearing her name.

And “they” didn’t find it at the safehouse, she did.

Leo Andropov, never explained.

They didn’t give us reason to believe Leo Andropov had answers about Liz’s mother. Anton Velov was the only one who appeared to have them.

Liz: That’s everything! No! Oh, God! Stay with me! Come on! My mother - he’s the only one who knew about her.

The boat sex, not making sense.

Though Leo Andropov had been killed, Liz still had his flashdrive. A flashdrive that could contain evidence to clear her name. She wasn’t just running from the Cabal, but every law enforcement officer in the city. Again, her world completely turned upside down. The Cabal knew Tom was her ex-husband, shown during the Harbormaster trial. So at a time when she’s running from her government, and in possession of evidence that could clear her name, she not only chooses to stop on Tom’s boat long enough to have sex with him - she trusts the Cabal won’t search for her on his boat? A boat the Cabal certainly should’ve checked, given Tom’s willingness to strike a deal to protect her during the Harbormaster trial. So the Cabal knew of his willingness to protect her from prison in 2x16, but they didn’t believe he’d be willing to protect her from prison in 2x22?

I spoke with someone not long ago about the difference in Liz’s emotional state between 2x22 and 3x11. What I often refer to as the fake boat sex and the real boat sex. Two boat sex scenes? They could’ve had sex anywhere, so I felt that was a purposeful double. Sex with Tom made her feel filthy, stated in 1x19. In 2x22, she wouldn’t feel filthy. She was framed and fighting like hell to clear her name. In 3x11, a different story. She shot and killed the AG. A felon, a pariah, everyone hates her. In Eli Matchett’s episode, asked Red if she’s a good person. In 3x11, what difference would more filth make - the way she felt about herself?

Timeline, current storyline, current characters.

Liz being framed by the Cabal in S2 and the choas it brought. Dembe, Kaplan, Caul, and the Director - those were the suspects I considered but quickly disregarded. Why? Because it would’ve been completely out of character for both Dembe and Kaplan. And I don’t care nor bother to consider what anyone has to say about Kate. Not only is there no evidence to support her taking Liz to Dr. Krilov, she wouldn’t have done it. I don’t even believe she would’ve done it during her war against Red. Not the very woman who spoke of Red holding Liz physically and emotionally hostage. Caul had no reason. The Director wouldn’t get close enough, and even if he had, it would’ve been for the Fulcrum.

An additional consideration of mine, the shooting of Tom Connolly. Everything brought to the surface of Liz’s memory during her Braxton recall required medications administered by Dr. Orchard. Before then, the bunny causing her to have flashbacks of the fire and the smoke. Dr. Orchard’s drugs weren’t enough, they didn’t help her remember the shooting. So what caused her to remember when she shot Tom Connolly? Perhaps more drugs than her body could handle. Dr. Krilov stated that she wasn’t as pliable as Ressler. Her manipulation required more. More time, more effort, more drugs. Drugs that would completely induce her, which is how I’d describe Liz during Connolly’s shooting. Perhaps that’s why Tom told her to “slow down.” She was high. Her eyes, her speech, her body language and very demeanor. She looked like a zombie when she shot Connolly.

How Tom taking Liz to get her memory manipulated in S2 could and would impact current storyline in S7. Keenler baby would be the biggest to impact, and for obvious reasons. With this impact, add in Agnes’ unicorn foreshadow. Liz’s actions over these past two seasons combined with Keenler baby. In 5B, she raged war against Garvey to avenge Tom’s death, dropping bodies in her search for justice and the truth he died for her to learn. In S6, placing Red in prison because of the truth Tom died for her to learn, and her search for more answers.

The mutual acquaintance and what memories were taken.

Tom fulfills every requirement, would have reason - as well as opportunity. He’d take the risk as he was known to do. And as I’ll show through dialogue, would betray both Red and Liz.

Tom: To protect her. Denner: The woman you spent the last two years of your life betraying?

Tom: To see you sitting there after I’d betrayed your trust, gone to work for Berlin, I was terrified.

Tom’s willingness to betray Red, shown again in S5 with the suitcase. Red surviving that S2 gunshot to his chest would leave Tom feeling the need to hide “a certain truth about Raymond Reddington.” Most importantly, this specific act fits his character best. I’m talking about S1 Tom committing a S2 act. Manipulative, abusive to the point he held a gun to her head. That’s why I laughed when Kate spoke of Red holding Liz physically hostage.

More impacts for S7. Liz and what she said to Red when she admitted to having him arrested. How she cared about losing him. Imagine them throwing that parallel into one season. Liz learning the truth Tom erased from her memory being coupled with her own. Her choices helped place the lethal injection into Red’s arm, Tom's choices helped place the bullet into Red’s chest. That’s the “certain truth” I believe Dr. Krilov wiped from her memory. Couple this with the frame parallel. Katarina helping to frame Raymond Reddington, Tom helping The Director frame Liz by taking part in the attempt on Red’s life.

That's what a twist does. That’s what a twist should do. No other character can offer that.

#Anti-Tom Keen #Anti-Keen2 #Rederina #Keenler baby theory

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kiss-my-freckle · 5 years

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An updated list of Rederina gif sets I’ve done. I think there are several that got flagged for content, and I kept several out to add onto. This isn’t even half of it.

Why would I do that? Lord Baltimore parallel Pilot to Cape May parallel Opposite parallel of Hector Lorca Baby inconvenience parallel Carla parallel One Carla comparison Frederick Barnes parallel 1 of 2 Frederick Barnes parallel 2 of 2 Opposite parallel of Mako Tanida Part 1 Opposite parallel of Mako Tanida Part 2 Milton Bobbit parallel One Milton Bobbit parallel Two Berlin/Zoe parallel One Berlin/Zoe parallel Two Berlin/Zoe parallel Three Kirk comparisons/parallels 1/3 Kirk comparisons/parallels 2/3 Red-Kirk parallel 1/4 Red-Kirk parallel 2/4 Red-Kirk Redemption parallel 1 Arioch Cain/Liz - Red/Dom Cross Parallel: The present Arioch Cain/Liz - Red/Dom Cross Parallel: The present Arioch Cain Parallel 1 Arioch Cain Parallel 2 Mirror parallel Motel parallel Childhood things parallel Phone call from Dad parallel The Alchemist parallel The Cyprus Agency parallel The Kingmaker parallel Isabella Stone parallel 1 of 2 Isabella Stone parallel 2 of 2 ”Reborn” parallel Payphone parallel My Job: Tom Keen comparison Spiders part one Spiders part two Full Circle: Files and DNA reports. The Blacklist Puzzle - It’s all connected. Legend/Legendary Photograph & Disappearance After all these years ... He is her. And she is him. "tako-tsubo" Assumptions The more of yourself you see in them. For better or worse. Sins. Yes. I know the Summer Palace. Devry Map One: ("This is what we're up against.") Devry Map Two: (“This is bigger than us, Liz. We’re at the center of something that you can’t possibly understand.”) Devry Map Three: ("Disappeared? You and Sam told me she’s dead.") Devry map Four: (Green, Red, Blue) My summary of The Blacklist: What Katarina wanted you to see. Red & Katarina similar dialogues What we are. One and the same. Clever Workout partners Dearie What is this about? Our House She's got me. Have no choice Dancing for kings and queens Becoming this "thing" Not worth it Carla/Dom - Red/Katarina A daughter And she was ... dancing 1/3 And she was ... dancing 2/3 And she was ... dancing 3/3 Polaris & Southern Cross Katarina Rostova You Were There My entire life. Everything. Agnes Dinnertime The Takoma Park house That's my one job. It’s my mother. Our work is not yet done. Driving. Muscled men. Planting. The family. They grow up fast. Often exhausted/They grow up fast. Make do. Dr. Fulton An item - secret weapon Eve and the forbidden fruit Who we are ~ Who we were Remind me. Forever from her mother ~ She deserves to know There’s no place like home. You’re with mommy now. Weird, Odd, Strange A mother who died of weakness and shame. Who you are to her. You act like we're the same. Pt. 1/3 You act like we're the same. Pt. 2/3 Where's the body? Not Reddington. Rostova. So you're playing house: Mother & daughter parallel We know the truth: Mother-Daughter parallel “Really." How close to the truth do you think you can really get?: Text/Jpeg This & That. Nothing & Everything Mongolian Peasant Pt 1 Mongolian Peasant Pt 2 "Hello" Magic 1 of 3 -- Magic 2 of 3 -- Magic 3 of 3 Ambidextrous My bed What are they gonna do to me He is her. And she is him. How close to the truth Hunter parallel And we’ll rise up Just me. Everybody wanted to know her. Dom & Katarina comparisons T. Earl King parallels: -- Two -- Three -- Four REDtember Day Twelve: Cape May Cape May Part 1/2 Troll Farmer quote Katarina Rostova: One -- Two -- Three Be good, little one. Womb "Life Force" The Sound of Silence Reddington-Rostova: We become who we are. Putnam parallels I'm scared of you Notorious Pumpkin Elizabeth's past and present Red was never a good MAN. Take another look Macbeth 1/2 Macbeth 2/2 Dangerous symphony You came back for me. She's alive. Your mother was never the same after that. Family of three to family of two. Never wanted you to be like me. "Really" Red Wedding Sunglasses Red's soft side Red's soft side 2 Interior design My life. My heart Katarina's journal Comforting Liz Red and Katarina personal edits Spa Through her Amazing Grace Hidden treasures Nothing - Everthing Elise - Rederina Future In-laws Red & Ressler The key to pleasing oneself

Ballerina moves Gender neutrality Three bitches Who we are Anton Velov and Dr. Koehler What really happened to her Hobson's choice Most of all, I wanna sleep Welcome home The truth shining through Most resourceful He is her. And she is him Bow ties, redheads, and a scene cut Osterman Umbrella Company 1 of 3 Osterman Umbrella Company 2 of 3 Osterman Umbrella Company 3 of 3 Family business I killed Sam. The Caretaker parallel video Spy who stayed out in the cold. Lady Luck Buttermilk and dressed herring I was a difficult child. Man and woman Katarina's father Sir, bitch Mothers The hunted 1 of 2 The hunted 2 of 2 I saw her die. Ressler's true white whale Blessing - Curse Family Birth and rebirth Sweetheart & My girl Love, Papa A new future Dembe Zuma - Ilya Koslov Alternate history I think she just gave him back to me. Excommunication Luli 5x7 parallel Tell the story. Tell it!! Who we were. Who we are. Who we will always be. The bank Two worlds collided Shoes Prison Anti checklist Bathtub People saw me one way ... It's not that simple Surrogate fathers Grace & Raymond Wagoneer

#Rederina #Rederina Gifs

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