{"id":282824,"date":"2021-06-24T17:51:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T14:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/did-the-blacklist-actually-reveal-reds-identity-in-the-finale\/"},"modified":"2021-06-24T17:51:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T14:51:51","slug":"did-the-blacklist-actually-reveal-reds-identity-in-the-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-the-blacklist-actually-reveal-reds-identity-in-the-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"#Did ‘The Blacklist’ Actually Reveal Red’s Identity in the Finale?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Did ‘The Blacklist’ Actually Reveal Red’s Identity in the Finale?<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Blacklist <\/em>Season 8 Finale, \u201cKonets.\u201d]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just how much was left up in the air at the end of Megan Boone\u2019s final episode as Liz Keen on the NBC drama? Maybe not as much as it seemed.<\/p>\n

After the finale, which might have killed off Liz and revealed Raymond \u201cRed\u201d Reddington\u2019s (James Spader) identity in the same scene, we have to wonder just what creator Jon Bokenkamp meant when he told TV Insider \u201cit\u2019s very much the ending of a story we\u2019ve been telling for eight years.\u201d Is it the ending just in terms of Liz\u2019s story or also when it comes to questioning who exactly Red is? We\u2019re thinking it\u2019s possibly both.<\/p>\n

First, a quick recap: Red came up with a plan to ensure Liz would be seen as the criminal she needed to in order to protect her. She\u2019d take over the blacklist \u2014 after killing him. (He is, after all, dying already.) Only then would he allow her to read a letter from her mother that would tell her who he is. But when it came time for her to pull the trigger, she couldn\u2019t. Vandyke (Lukas Hassel), however, could, shooting her in the chest. It sure looked like a fatal wound (but you never know). Cue Liz\u2019s memories of everyone in her life, including flashes of her mom Katarina kissing her on the head as a baby as Red did the same thing.<\/p>\n

And with that, we\u2019re left wondering two things at the end of the finale: Will Liz survive, and is Red now confirmed to be Katarina? That transition as Liz (possibly) died wasn\u2019t the only major hint to the latter. Earlier in the episode, Red suggested, \u201cMaybe you were born to this, out of a lie, the daughter of a spy, genetically predisposed to deception and danger.\u201d He also said he knew Liz\u2019s mother \u201cbetter than anyone.\u201d And he insisted she couldn\u2019t know who he really is before she took his life because \u201cif you knew beforehand, you\u2019d never agree to kill me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"James<\/p>\n

Will Hart\/NBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

All signs point to a very strong (familial) connection between the two. He would know Liz\u2019s mother better than anyone if that\u2019s who he really is. He\u2019d know that Liz wouldn\u2019t even entertain the thought of shooting him if that\u2019s the case, too. It\u2019s why the contents of that letter remain a mystery (one we hope is solved in Season 9).<\/p>\n

With Boone\u2019s exit, it would only make sense that the big mystery of who Red is is closed because it wouldn\u2019t land the same way if the truth (a different one) comes out after she\u2019s gone (whether Liz is dead or just off-screen). Just consider how big that question was in her final episode. Imagine how it would come across if it\u2019s revealed he\u2019s someone else important to her\u2026without seeing how she reacts.<\/p>\n

\"James<\/p>\n

Will Hart\/NBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Besides, The Blacklist<\/em> can continue to play with that mystery a bit since it has yet to be confirmed onscreen. We could, however, perhaps see that happ<\/a>en with Red mentioning to Dembe (Hisham Tawfiq) something about her at least figuring out the truth before she died (if she does) next season. It could still be left up in the air if he\u2019s Liz\u2019s mom (by not saying it explicitly onscreen) without removing just how tied to her that reveal is.<\/p>\n

Without confirmation from anyone from The Blacklist<\/em>, all we can do is hope to get answers sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

The Blacklist<\/em>, Season 9, Fall 2021, NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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