I read that article earlier today. Bring on the bombshells! It may be the end, or it may take the show in a whole different direction for next season.

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Yeah, I read that. I finally joined twitter a few weeks ago, so I get those updates right away now. Well, it does sound like we will be getting some core questions answered, and that does not bode well for it being the end of the series. However, it could also be a big turn in the story which it really does need. Stop focusing so much on the past and move on to the future, the wars to come, etc. the Blacklister s who made a big difference in that part of the story, the bombers, scientists, Russians, etc. the Cabal who thinks what they do makes our world safe for us to live our lives in peace (remember when they said that?)

And it could be a way to bank the story for future in case of that pesky writers strike.

Thanks Tatiana.  

You know, i wrote the other day about whether they are introducing a 180, or even 360, turn in the story.  Sort of like righting the ship, to bring back viewers.Maybe they are going to introduce stuff we haven't even thought of (though how likely is that with this group, LOL! ).  Or maybe they have been listening to a lot of very vocal fans who want more backstory, more Red and Liz, and some answers at least.  Get away from the baby story.  

Don't get me wrong, Agnes is beautiful and the baby actresses wonderful, but  for me, I do think the Tom/Liz storyline has kind of deflated the story.  Kind of sidetracks the story and lessens the tension and ntensity around it.  Just my opinion of course but I think the story would be more tightly produced  and suspenseful (as in edge of the seat stuff) without those scenes which I think water it all down.  Just IMO of course - what do I know?  I'm no writer!  And that storyline may have its purpose in the mythology, that we don't know yet!

having said that, I am still obsessed with the show regardless,  LOL 
Anyway back to the here and now, I think we'll get some major clues next week (YAY)

Also - that article seems to prolong the idea that Dembe poisoned Red.  I'm still not sold on that.  Unless he did, then regretted it and drove Red to the ER as a result.

I saw an interesting theory on the Blacklist exposed Facebook site - I now can't find it - there have been a lot of postings the past few days - anyway the idea that the poster had was that maybe the memory doctor has been called in to help Red revive his memory after the poison.  Not sure how feasible that is, but its an interesting idea.  And maybe (my thought now) that has unanticipated consequences, maybe involving Liz.

but who knows really.  LOL  
 

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Big Badd Bazzer wrote:

The Ballad of Liz and Red - sounds like a Pete Seeger song; or perhaps Woody Guthrie!

Or Georgie Fame's "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde". (oops, my era is showing!)

Agree, Patter. While "grandpa Red" is endearing, I have to admit I liked "somewhat-scary, who-the-heck-is-this-guy, and-what-does-he-want Red" better.

Tatiana, Honey West and Iowa Watcher - agree with all of you.  Maybe that is why they are re-introducing Grey, to take us back.  I also wonder whether part of what they have planned is a kind of quick recap - maybe for viewers who have not followed the show closely from the pilot.  I don't know, shows sometimes do that in order to "set" things up again for moving forward.

Iowa Watcher - I absolutely agree that some of the disruption and bumps in the road in some of the episodes this season may have been an attempt to try to steer a course back to what had been.    One of the reasons why I got into even some of the weaker episodes, I thought they were going somewhere with it but it would just take a bit of time.

And yes I would agree that its probably very hard to write, so many things to pull in.  Overall I think they do a great job.  I just think the series got a bit sidetracked with the baby and Kirk arc - if they had condensed it into fewer episodes, it might have worked better.  Then again, we did get some interesting mythology bits out of it.

Tuxie400. Good points. A large part of the mystique was that Red, Liz and Tom were all unknown quantities. And there was a huge question mark over whether Red was truly manipulating Liz

I think there is an outside chance that he still is, but as much as I loved Cape May, that for me kind of largely destroyed that possibility.  It opened up new ones, of course!