The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
09-30-13, 02:20 AM
#1
DVD Talk God
Thread Starter
The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Synopsis:
RED AND LIZ WORK TOGETHER TO TRACK DOWN A CRIMINAL WHO DISGUISES HIS KILLINGS IN THE HEADLINES OF EVERYDAY TRAGEDIES - ISABELLA ROSSELLINI GUEST STARS - Red (James Spader) predicts an impending catastrophe, rooted by the work of an assassin, called "The Freelancer." Together, Liz (Megan Boone) and Red go undercover to prevent from having his next target, Floriana Campo (guest star Isabella Rossellini) from being killed. Elsewhere, Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) and newly re-hired CIA agent, Meera Malik, (Parminder Nagra) who's been added to Red's private security detail, keep an eye on them from a distance. Meanwhile, Liz considers what she should do next concerning Tom (Ryan Eggold) and the mysterious box she found hidden under the floorboards. Harry Lennix also stars.
09-30-13, 10:27 PM
#2
DVD Talk God
Thread Starter
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Bump
10-01-13, 01:22 AM
#3
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Really loving this show. Enjoyed this episode more than the pilot. Didn't expect the twist at all.
10-01-13, 01:57 AM
#4
DVD Talk God
Thread Starter
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
That was pretty solid.Yes, I too didn't see the reveal coming that Campo was actually the villain.
This was a case where the Blacklist actually helped bring out a bigger and nastier baddie.
James Spader is just fantastic in this show. Reddington just seems tailor made for him.
Megan Boone has to be the luckiest young TV actress right now. She was a pretty much a no-name actress and now she's on one of the most high profile new shows of the year. Plus, the show is airing in dozens of international territories. Talk about major exposure.
Looks like Parminder Nagra has officially joined the cast. I read she signed on as a regular as well.
The preview for the coming weeks looks pretty sick.
10-01-13, 03:41 AM
#6
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 3,046
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
The show is growing on me (was kind of "meh" on the pilot). Spader's character pretty much holds this thing together. Pretty good story of the week and a good twist on it. Based on the conversation in the restaurant of Red saying Liz can pretend to be his daughter, I'm guessing they are not heading in that direction (or are being pretty damn obvious about it)
Just one pet peeve - hasn't the shaky cam effect during a foot race been played out by now?
Just one pet peeve - hasn't the shaky cam effect during a foot race been played out by now?
10-01-13, 12:54 PM
#7
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Yes I really liked this episode. Spader is fun to watch in this role. His character lets me look past the FBI not having every conceivable exit covered at the restaurant.
10-01-13, 01:05 PM
#8
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Outside of Hannibal, The Blacklist is the best thing to air on NBC in years. It will be interesting to see how they maintain the credibility of keeping an international criminal around the government. It's fairly apparent the writers have more surprises planned for the FBI profiler's life.
10-01-13, 01:06 PM
#9
DVD Talk God
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Nice twist. Funny how Red can just waltz out of a restaurant. No way that would ever happen in real life.
10-01-13, 09:33 PM
#10
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Really enjoying this. Story has some good hooks, and performances are good too. Definitely keeping with this one.
10-02-13, 05:49 AM
#11
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
So far it's been better than I expected so I'll stick around for a few more episodes. I do wonder if Liz will puncture someone's neck with a pen in every episode and if some random bad guy will jump off a roof in every episode.
10-02-13, 09:28 AM
#13
DVD Talk Hero
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Somewhere between Heaven and Hell
Posts: 34,090
Received 723 Likes
on
528 Posts
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Why not investigate her husband's supposed foreign passports using her resources instead of relying on what information she tries to get out of Reddington?
10-02-13, 10:03 AM
#14
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Now we are talking!! This was wayyyyyyy better than the pilot. Spader owns this character and as someone else mentioned he is so much fun to watch!!
10-02-13, 11:14 AM
#15
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Paper trail. If she starts using official channels and resources it can open up a can of worms before she can do any damage control. It can happed with the information from Reddington but she will have a head start to mitigate the fallout.
10-02-13, 11:26 AM
#16
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Great show! Spader is fantastic in this role.
10-02-13, 12:23 PM
#17
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
For some reason I thought the husband would have disappeared by now, so I was surprised he was still in a coma at the hospital.
I'm a bit confused about the Freelancer. I thought his big thing was making the hit seem like an accident. When she first took a sip while she was giving that speech, I suspected a drugging, but that didn't seem to fit his MO. Also, wouldn't the guy who was the contact between Reddington and the freelancer get the hint once the police raided the place where the dropoff happened?
Did I miss it, or how did the FBI lose track of Reddington a second time, allowing him to get in the hotel room? That guy can just come and go as he pleases.
I'm a bit confused about the Freelancer. I thought his big thing was making the hit seem like an accident. When she first took a sip while she was giving that speech, I suspected a drugging, but that didn't seem to fit his MO. Also, wouldn't the guy who was the contact between Reddington and the freelancer get the hint once the police raided the place where the dropoff happened?
Did I miss it, or how did the FBI lose track of Reddington a second time, allowing him to get in the hotel room? That guy can just come and go as he pleases.
10-02-13, 02:06 PM
#18
DVD Talk Hero
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Somewhere between Heaven and Hell
Posts: 34,090
Received 723 Likes
on
528 Posts
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
I thought they chipped Reddington? And after everything, maybe the whole story about the 'freelancer' was bogus so Reddington could get close to the target to begin with.
10-04-13, 05:05 PM
#20
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Full season order secured:
http://tvline.com/2013/10/04/the-bla...ll-season-nbc/
http://tvline.com/2013/10/04/the-bla...ll-season-nbc/
10-04-13, 10:59 PM
#21
DVD Talk God
Thread Starter
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Awesome news with the full season order.It's only 2 episodes in, but glad that NBC actually has an action-drama that is doing well, getting decent reviews and isn't getting shit on by a lot of internet folks.
10-05-13, 07:02 AM
#22
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
Ditto on the full season pickup... Favorite new show this fall. Spader is fantastic in the role.
10-05-13, 10:48 AM
#23
Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 98
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: The Blacklist -- "The Freelancer" -- 9/30/13
I think they probably should've limited this show to a 13-episode season and simply waited a little bit longer before they renewed it for a second season. 22 straight episodes of a show like this has the potential to become monotonous fairly quickly. I like this show but I'm not sure how I'd feel about watching such a long season of cat-and-mouse games and endless chases.
