DJariya

Synopsis:

"THE BLACKLIST"

"GENERAL LUDD"

11/11/2013 (10:01PM - 11:00PM) (Monday) : LIZ IS CAUGHT IN A TOUGH SPOT WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER FALLS ILL - Liz (Megan Boone) uncovers an elaborate plot to destroy the country's financial system when a new name on the Blacklist is revealed by Red (James Spader). Meanwhile Tom (Ryan Eggold) supports Liz when a family member falls ill. Diego Klattenhoff, Parminder Nagra and Harry Lennix also star. TV-14 LV


Episode 8 of 22

Goldberg74

Oh snap! Red is... oh wow! (Saw it coming, but it's too easy... er, too good to be true.)

Therefore it can't be... can it?!

TomOpus

I'm surprised that suffocation was used, as I am under the impression it's easy to detect during a routine autopsy.

And that was an interesting non-discussion between Red and Tom (who didn't look too happy with Red).

Deftones

what's up with Dice Clay getting all this acting work all of the sudden?

PhantomStranger

Some interesting reveals this episode. They certainly aren't holding back on Red's background this early into the series.

devilshalo

He's been getting good reviews of his performance in Blue Jasmine?

Deftones

I know. I just find it odd that he is all of the sudden a commodity.

MLBFan24

Great episode. Anonymous!

Superman07

I felt like the conversation between Red and Tom started off innocent enough. However, by the end I felt like Tom had dropped his act and there was suddenly a huge unspoken subtext and mutual understanding on both their parts.

It appeared Red looked up some young adult in the database? I assume it wasn't a young Lizzy. Didn't jive with the timeline or her getting into the FBI. Perhaps her mother?

TerryW

Red couldn't let her father reveal the truth so he had to go.

I was half expecting Dice to turn to camera and say, 'what just happened here?'

DJariya

Could my Pilot prediction actually be true?

Seemed like it in this episode. Lizzie's adoptive father was planning to reveal the "truth" and Red murdered him to cover it up. A thorough autopsy would have definitely shown that he died from getting smothered than his body giving out because of the cancer.

Bill Sadler is certainly making the rounds as a TV guest star.

The opening sequence with the plane parts falling from the sky was pretty spectacular.


I forgot to mention it previously, but is it just me or has Ressler seemed more of a wimp than some badass agent? I believe he's gotten his ass beaten up twice this season. 2 weeks ago he got his ass kicked by Zanetakos.

devilshalo

I dunno.. it's Dice's Pulp Fiction resurrection.

Mikael79

They have been so obviously hinting at that result that I'd be disappointed if that were the actual storyline. We shouldn't be able to see a plot twist so easily.

devilshalo

Maybe Liz is actually a clone of the girl Red looked up. It would explain why she and Ryan are looking at adoption? Hmmm.

SteelWill

What if Reddington isn't her dad but her

mikehunt

the plane falling into the park little by little was an interesting way to do it

Patman

I kinda think Red is the uncle, and his sister was the woman whose photo he grabbed from the cleaner's book of photos, and is Lizzy's mom.

d2cheer

Personally I hope it really hasn't been set in stone yet what he is supposed to be. They had to have known that everyone would figure out that he was her dad from early on so Patman's theory makes a lot of sense to me.

barelypure

Am I the only 1 who found it really convenient that the armored car being chased just happens to back down the alley with the Ludd demonstration going on. That seemed a little contrived.

As to the genealogy sometimes simple is best. He's her father.

PhantomStranger

She's the clone of his dead mother. I'll be disappointed if Red is simply her father.

dalbowski

Sperm Donor

SteelWill

Reddington is her

B.A.

I've been leaning this way as well.

OldBoy

Was this on last night, 11/18? It was in the guide, didn't record on my DVR and don't see a thread. What up?

dalbowski

Nope, The Voice had a 2(3?) hour block.