I really enjoyed this episode.  Felt like the "old" Blacklist to me.  Had a lot of good ingredients, mixed well!

Did anyone see a similarity between the scene with Red tinkering with the metal works of a mechanism and talking with Tom about his past to the scene early in the series of Red tinkering with the music box and talking with Liz?

 

Tatiana wrote:

Did anyone see a similarity between the scene with Red tinkering with the metal works of a mechanism and talking with Tom about his past to the scene early in the series of Red tinkering with the music box and talking with Liz?

 

Yes, so similar!  and he is back in that same room, where he hasn't been in ages and ages.....he doesn't want either of them (Tom or Liz) digging up the past....more similarities  are unfolding.

And what the heck was he making this time?  I guess we'll have to wait and see....hopefully its not another music box (that would be very suspect, unless its for Agnes!)
 

I'm curious to see what info Red gets out of Isabella Stone. Does she know him in some personal way? She gave him such a knowing look in the promo.

lara1 - I noticed the cuckoo clock too. We talked about that clock in the bail bonds office at the time that episode aired. What do cuckoos symbolize? I've forgotten.

BBB - I really liked Red's story about meeting the young doctor too.

Other things I liked about the episode:

1 Tom trying to dig up his past - I loved seeing him surrounded by all those newspaper clippings and police reports, and then telling Liz he was watching the man who murdered him. I found this plotline highly interesting.

2. Liz going the extra mile for Red by picking the lock and storage unit and then reporting back to him.

3. Liz saving the drowning doctor.

4. Red describing Baz and Dembe as the car thieves.

I do wonder about these drowning scenes. I wonder if they're foreshadowing something coming about Katarina's drowning.

That's all for now. I look forward to doing a rewatch, especially since I missed the first scene.

 

Tuxie400 - I think cuckoo clocks in one culture represent unrequited love.  Since Red was focused on it, that's interesting....

I too liked the scenes you listed.  Yeah, we have had at least one, maybe two other drownings/swimming pools in the last couple of episodes.

Wouldn't it be awesome if Isabella Stone is working for Katarina?  given the swimming pools....but why would Katarina be after Red?  hmm

Last edited by lara1 (2/09/2017 11:24 pm)

Why would Katarina be after Red? Maybe she's mad that his involvement with Liz has gotten her in so much trouble and put her in harms way. Or maybe she knows about Kaplan.

 

I was thinking the season will end with Red being captured and arrested, probably charged with the murder of those U.S. marshall who were guarding Isabella Stone.

Yes, a much better show than last week!

I won't comment at length because -- as usual -- it has been a long week, and I'm prone to saying dumb things when I'm this tired. I agree: they're setting up Tom's past for "Redemption." Maybe they're going to try to tell the story they were originally going to tell with Liz.

I have some problems with Red's empire coming under attack. It seems like he would have some better safeguards in place, especially after the bout with Berlin. 

Perhaps my main problem is that Red still doesn't have the right, larger-than-life foe. Maybe they are leading up to that. So did Katrina hire Isabella Stone? If not, we seemed to have lost that thread.

And where's Kate? I was hoping for at least a 10 second glimpse of her. Dang!

I think I recognized the police inspector from an episode of Person of Interest. Just can't remember his name! Anyone?

BBB - Samar Dangerfield!  LOL.  

I did not recognize the police inspector,sorry.