HoneyWest - I've been wondering about the witness protection thing too.  I think its no accident that Garvey is a US Marshall, vs a member of another law enforcement agency.  Something to do with fire night.  And maybe Jennifer.  We don't actually know why Naomi and Jennifer were put in witness protection - from whom were they being protected?  That was never made clear.  I don't think it was Red.

Tuxie400 - if you google,  russian christmas ornaments, you'll see several photos of christmas ornaments that are decorated or painted, and that are shaped like eggs.  so maybe it is one after all.

I only did that because when I lived in Europe, we bought several decorations for the tree that were like that, and suspended from the top and hung from actual ribbon.

so they are both - eggs and ornaments.  Reminds me of Faberge eggs.  I wonder what significance the egg shape has in Russia.....

Love those eggs, and that one indeed looks like one! Faberge eggs, extraordinarily ornate, jewel encrusted, ... mostly made for the Russian Tsars, the Romanovs. They gave these eggs as Easter gifts to the women in their families. They are beautiful. In an odd way, the little glass ornaments Red gave... his girlfriend (name?) christine? remind me of them.

lara1 - What Liz did in Season 2 with the double was exactly what the spy technique of idenitiy transfer is all about. The Blacklist  first used the idea of identity transfer with the Alchemist and those doubles. The idea was repeated in the Season 1 finale with with Berlin's stand-in, the other Milos. Identity Transfer was a major theme idea throughout Season 2: Carla Reddington's identity was transferred through Witsec to Naomi Hyland. One twin sister's identity was transferred to the other twin after she killed her. The Deer hunter's identity was transferred to his wife after she killed him. Vanessa Cruz made herself into the double of her lesbian girlfriend.

I've really only seriously considered Red as being the double for the real Raymond Reddington. I always had a hard time with the idea of two Elizabeths or two Kaplans.

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I wanted to weigh in with how much I loved this week's episode. I enjoyed every single scene, and I can't say that very often. Like Red, I have a great fondness for stories about doppelgangers, so this story truly captivated me. John Noble as Raleigh Sinclair III proved to be both sinister and fascinating. I think he may be my favorite Blackister this season.  How perfect to cast the quirky Noble in an episode about doubles, since he so brilliantly played multiple Walter Bishops in Fringe's alternate worlds! Wasn't it refreshing to have a character who had never heard of Raymond Reddington, and then even forgot his name? I'm looking forward to seeing how Red plans to use Sinclair in the future. Brittany had some terrific ideas in that regard, and any of those would be entertaining.

Red's scenes with the homeless Delores tugged at the heartstrings. I don't know which one I liked better: dinner with Red and Dembe or the entwined arms at the graveside.

Seeing Red flummoxed by Liz's request that he attend therapy with her was comical, and I'm still chuckling about him telling her that they didn't need therapy. They so need a ton of it.

Liz's reveal that at ballet performances, her graduation, and her wedding she sensed Red's presence was surprising. Why are we just hearing that in Season 5? "I always knew someone was watching over me, protecting me, guiding me." I think when she identified herself as a daughter in her profile, it was a major advance. I think It signals a deepening connection that will sustain her through whatever Red's big secret is

I’m glad it turned out Detective Singleton is not a dirty cop. I’m usually a good judge of character, so my radar wasn’t off on him. He appears to working through official channels in some sort of joint task force on drugs with  U.S. Marshal Garvey.

There were so many excellent quotes this week. I'm going to put them on another post.



 

Tuxie, that is a good list you put together.  I think you got them all!
 

lara1 wrote:

Tatiana wrote:

Eastcoast wrote:

B cubed! Lol, that was a good one.

Danke! I felt quite clever at the moment. Now I've used up my clever quota for the month.

LOL!

And - Patter - being badass on a taskforce!  LOL.   good stuff.  Go get em!  

 

​I actually meant to do that with a , lol 

​And Samar jumping over to get the guy that someone already mentioned but that was great!!  
 

I should probably put this post somewhere else, but not sure where.

You know how TBL keeps saying there's going to be a reckoning?  Well, being the word fiend I am, I looked up the word. Here's Merriam Webster:: the act or an instance of reckoning: such as
a : account, bill
b : computation
c : calculation of a ship's position

Well now i'nt that interesting?

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lara1 wrote:

ooohhh - then google  russian christmas eggs   and look at the images tab - you'll find lots - more that are painted vs highly decorated.  some with flowers.  but none quite like the one in your photo.

well any way you look at it, I agree, that was very clever .....

 
I brought several little wooden eggs home from St Petersburg. They go on the Christmas tree every year. One has a little silhouette of St Petersburg skyline painted on it. They had lots of them in the souvenir shops.

Tatiana - Yes, the guy Liz saved in Ruin was in Witsec.

Red gave Josephine the little glass figurines.