Since The Blacklist has returned for its 4th season, we have seen a broken group of characters. Red has been deeply hurt by the actions of his closest advisor Mr. Kaplan and Elizabeth, faking her death to get away from his hold on her life. Elizabeth thought she was getting away with her husband and baby and out of Red's grasp but instead got pulled into captivity by her 'father', Alexander Kirk. Elizabeth's team at the FBI has been extremely hurt by her 'death' and 'life' and are being forced to help find her. Some of the team can't put their emotions on the matter aside but are being forced to anyway. The team works with Red and there is no choice. Mr. Kaplan did what she thought was right in helping Elizabeth get away from Red but inadvertently threw Liz into danger. Red has dedicated the first two episodes of this new season to find Liz and Liz's baby, Agnes. We are seeing Red in a darker shade than previous seasons where he only hurts the bad guys because now he is acting out what he has said all along. This week's episode ended with Red finally making a choice on what to do with Mr. Kaplan and that was her death.
Red, with the help of the FBI, found Elizabeth at the end of the episode though her 'father' escaped. We finally saw a glimpse of his pain because when they brought Elizabeth back, he chose not to speak with her but just to see that she had arrived and then drive away. They still haven't found the baby but now, the team is unified to help. Red, then, took Mr. Kaplan to a beautiful piece of property to give her his decision on her betrayal. He told her it the land is her's for eternity and he shot her then walked away leaving her for dead. We are seeing the Red that he has always claimed to be. He has always said that he values loyalty above all else and even though, Mr. Kaplan believes she did what she did in his best interest, it's still betrayal in his eyes. This season will be tense as all the characters find a way to regain trust for one another while still doing the main job they have on this show, which is to catch the bad guys given to them by Raymond Reddington.
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