Let me put your mind at ease, I am never telling you anything.


-Raymond Reddington-

When COVID stopped all productions in Hollywood, The Blacklist was one of them. The final episode of season 7 wasn't the greatest but when it came back for season 8, there were definitely some questions needing to be answered. Long before I knew Megan Boone was leaving the show due to her missing in many of the episodes in season 7, I had a good feeling she wasn't coming back after season 8. I was right but what surprised me was the creator, Jon Bokenkamp, leaving his creation. It might give the new person taking the lead the ability to guide the show on a different path. It is clear the loyal watchers including me want to know who truly Raymond Reddington is and where Elizabeth Keen's mother has been hiding all these years. I could see the show lasting one more season being the last one and tying it up nice and neat. I mean how many lives does Reddington have? He's escaped death many times and with his illness, his time is limited. The focus could go back in the direction of finding a successor of Reddington now that Elizabeth is gone. He still cares about his legacy and wants full control of his secrets long after he is dead. There are ways to change the angle of Reddington's inevitable death so he gets another life. The writer's could pull it off but who knows. I think season 9 should focus on Raymond and Katarina Rostova. Now that Neville Townsend is out of the way, who is going to take care of Agnes? I hope this show doesn't fall into the same trap of revolving through the same doors season after season. I don't think it will because while I enjoyed watching Aram investigate the Butterfinger undercover operation while it was on hiatus, it's not the same thing as watching the progression of a worthy show.

The Blacklist Season gets Four Fingers and One Thumb at 93%.