Family is messy, especially on The Blacklist.
Naturally, things got far more complicated and messy onThe Blacklistthan when the hour began.
This time, it’s Katarina with the trick up her sleeve.
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Liz doesn’t tell Red she knows Katarina’s back when he delivers the news of her death.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you decide how that first Katarina-Liz interaction would go down?
So, here, Liz surprises her.
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Katarina didn’t expect her to show up, but the minute she did, what does Katarina do?
This demonstrates Katarina’s wisdom.
What are viewers supposed to take away from Katarina’s version of events?
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It’s quite a different story than what Dom told Liz last year.
The identity of Reddington is a lingering question mark.
What does Liz helping Katarina mean for her and the task force?
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Her relationship with Red?
Liz obviously has a huge advantage over Red at the beginning of the next half of the season.
That’s one of the biggest secrets that she’s holding on to, that her mother will return.
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There’s the promise of them going to work together.
EISENDRATH:This time around there’s a couple of things to consider.
First, Liz has an incredibly powerful ally.
That gives her a completely different set of tools to work with.
Liz is also looking for this truth that Katarina wants.
She’s interested in who Red is, but she’s really interested in what the truth is.
It’s not exactly the same question that she was asking in the past.
Because remember, in the beginning of the year,Katarina captured and tortured him.
He nearly bled to death and he still wouldn’t tell her what she wanted to know.
And now Liz is on that same quest to try and find that out.
What can you tease about what comes next when the show returns next year?
That is ultimately where we’re going.
BOKENKAMP:What we’re also building toward is the truth behind the show.
What Katarina is after is at the heart of what the show is about.
There are big clues that have been laid out there that as they’re starting to fall into place.
I think that’s super exciting.
The Blacklistseason 7 returns in 2020.
