Not only did we get a reveal from Reddington, himself but he also told Alexander Kirk something that saved his life. So, Red had a very busy episode but so did Liz, who was finally happy at the end...for now. And we got an update on Mr. Kaplan and her captor. So, the woodsman decided to let her go and she revealed information about Reddington to the man.
Now, to the most important question from the fall finale of The Blacklist, was Red telling the truth when he said Elizabeth was his daughter and if he was how can he claim he has never lied to Liz? The writer of this episode, Daniel Cerone, tweeted on both questions. Take a look:
So, how can both of these statements be true? Well, some on the internet have gone to a theory that Red is Katarina but I think it's so much simpler than that. The question Liz asked Red in the fall finale of season 1 was, "Are you my father?" He hesitated before answering, no. The hesitation was him processing how to answer without lying to her. I believe two things about Red: 1, He believes the father is the person that raised a child and his mind that man is Sam for Liz and 2, I truly believe that a version of him died the night of the fire and he no longer thinks of himself in that way. So, Red saying no to Liz was not a lie but a twist on words which Reddington frequently does anyway. I 100% believe Red is her biological father but I don't think for one moment that is why he tracked her down and gave himself up. There's more to their story and we won't know that until the very end.
Also, a co-worker and I mused today that Liz could have all Katarina's secrets locked inside of her ready for a certain trigger to awaken the spy within and that might be why Reddington erased her memories and is so desperate to protect her from her past.
And finally, what did Reddington whisper to Kirk? It could be one of two things in my view. I think he either told Kirk that Katarina is alive or he told him the real reason he surrendered himself to the FBI to work with Liz. Only time will tell what he actually revealed, though.
I, for one, am very happy with the closure the fall finale gave me. I don't need Liz to know but I needed to know. Now, that that mystery is solved, I can move on and get excited about what the
writer's have in store for us next. What do you guys think? Is finding Katarina our next mystery?
Or, are we going to go back to hunting a weekly Blacklister? PS: What is Red doing with the Cabal? I guess I need that answered too.
Until January 5th....
