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DJariya 10-20-14 05:39 PM
The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
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"THE FRONT"

10/20/2014 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Monday) : ECO-TERRORISTS PURSUE A DEADLY TREASURE- Agents Keen (Megan Boone) Ressler, (Diego Klattenhoff), and Cooper (Harry Lennix) pursue an eco-terrorist cell in search of a destructive weapon. Meanwhile, Liz (Megan Boone) tries to lose her guardian. Elsewhere, Red (James Spader) uses manipulation to pursue someone close to his heart. Amir Arison and Mozhan Marno also star. TV-14 V



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Episode 5 of 22

dta316 10-21-14 01:18 AM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
Jumped the shark! But will still watch.

d2cheer 10-21-14 10:15 AM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
Still the best show on TV.

madcougar 10-21-14 02:23 PM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
I keep falling asleep during The Blacklist. I may need to just wait to watch it instead of watching it live.

johnnysd 10-21-14 05:21 PM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
the concept of this episode could have supported a multi-episode arc and been much more satisfying

sangokou 10-21-14 07:45 PM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
I missed most of this episode. What was the significance of the key in the bottle at the end?

Mikael79 10-22-14 01:09 PM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
Originally Posted by dta316 (Post 12276592)
Jumped the shark! But will still watch.
I watched this episode last night - how did they jump the shark?

I'm not arguing, I'm just curious as to what you're referring to.

d2cheer 10-22-14 03:47 PM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
Originally Posted by Mikael79 (Post 12277945)
I watched this episode last night - how did they jump the shark?

I'm not arguing, I'm just curious as to what you're referring to.
I doubt he knows what it means.

dta316 10-22-14 06:02 PM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
Originally Posted by Mikael79 (Post 12277945)
I watched this episode last night - how did they jump the shark?

I'm not arguing, I'm just curious as to what you're referring to.
I may have used the wrong term. But I just found this episode lazy, using the current Ebola scare as some sort of underlying backdrop for this episode. Plus way to go on giving the terrorists an idea. I know that is not saying much as ideas are given in other shows. With that said, I still love this show!

Jay G. 10-23-14 09:30 PM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
Originally Posted by dta316 (Post 12278259)
I may have used the wrong term. But I just found this episode lazy, using the current Ebola scare as some sort of underlying backdrop for this episode. Plus way to go on giving the terrorists an idea.
It was a pretty crappy idea. First off, the idea of a middle-ages priest carrying the pneumonic plague to America is straight-up fiction.

Also, pneumonic plague is completely treatable with antibiotics, and a hundreds-years old version would likely have zero resistance to any antibiotics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumon..._and_treatment
Pneumonic plague is a very aggressive infection requiring early treatment. Antibiotics must be given within 24 hours of first symptoms to reduce the risk of death. Streptomycin, gentamicin, tetracyclines and chloramphenicol are all effective against pneumonic plague.

Antibiotic treatment for 7 days will protect people who have had direct, close contact with infected patients. Wearing a close-fitting surgical mask also protects against infection.
The episode got a lot of the medicine wrong. Maybe it was deliberate, but the bottom line is nobody got any useful info out of this episode.


Edit: It should also be noted that the last pneumonic plague scare in the US was in July 2014, so that was likely the inspiration for this episode, not the Ebola outbreak.
http://www.cpr.org/news/story/3-more...dentified-colo


Originally Posted by sangokou (Post 12277352)
I missed most of this episode. What was the significance of the key in the bottle at the end?
It wasn't explained in the episode. However, it was explained at the end of the last season that Redington was using the FBI and the Blacklist to find people/assets he needed to fight Berlin. I'm guessing the key was something that Red knew she had before the events in this episode even happened, and he wanted it, so he used the death of the wife to steer the FBI to The Front so he could find her and get the key.

SmithsGuy 10-31-14 09:29 PM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
So whats the story with Keen and that room?

Kdogg 10-31-14 09:38 PM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
Originally Posted by SmithsGuy (Post 12288259)
So whats the story with Keen and that room?
It's explained in the next episode. With the exception of the Keen/Red relationship, the show doesn't usually drag out things like that.

SmithsGuy 10-31-14 09:47 PM
Re: The Blacklist (S2E05) -- "The Front" -- 10/20/14
 
Originally Posted by Kdogg (Post 12288267)
It's explained in the next episode. With the exception of the Keen/Red relationship, the show doesn't usually drag out things like that.
Cool, thanks. It is still on our DVR.


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