Spoiler Alert!!! Yet another epic episode. The FBI lure Red and his bodyguards back to base as Liz is supposedly in trouble. Snapshot forward and they place Dembe and Luli in custody and explain they are placing Red in protective custody. Spader as ever is exceptional, quickly realising the FBI have been duped and that the real attack on him will take place imminently with all in extreme danger Ressler is transporting him to the Box when the black ops site comes under attack. The pace of this episode is excellent, and for once the main focus is not Red and Liz,rather it is Red's history catching up with him. Anslo is an old adversary seeking revenge and we witness a bond happening between Red and Ressler as he tries to save his life, all the while trapped. Trapped yet protected by the prison Box, Anslo tries to force Cooper to give him the code, refusing Anslo first executes Luli in front of Red and the following scenes leaves the audience in shock. Dembe is up next and Red begs for his life willing to give his own. Fantastic acting; emotional, raw, harrowing, well done to all!
6 Reviews
The one that got me hooked
foamythefearsome29 June 2022
This episode is the one that got me hooked on the show; the one that really reeled me in. It shows a different side of Reddington and brings a lot of heartship and emotion.
The taskforce is put to the test when their base is being breached and they cannot hide behind their tech and intel gathering anymore - their real time tactical skills will need to save them now.
It got me involved with the characters much more than the previous episodes did and had me on the edge of my seat althroughout, especially at the end...
Only downside I can think of is that it seemed a little too easy to breach this black site, even for someone notoriously known for attacking "unknown locations" such as this, but it did not spoil the fun for me - it was a means to an end and it delivered.
The taskforce is put to the test when their base is being breached and they cannot hide behind their tech and intel gathering anymore - their real time tactical skills will need to save them now.
It got me involved with the characters much more than the previous episodes did and had me on the edge of my seat althroughout, especially at the end...
Only downside I can think of is that it seemed a little too easy to breach this black site, even for someone notoriously known for attacking "unknown locations" such as this, but it did not spoil the fun for me - it was a means to an end and it delivered.
Back In The Box
ZegMaarJus9 July 2020
Warning: Spoilers
The episode begins with Red who is the new target of a terrorist named Anslo Garrick. Garrick his gang breaks into the task force headquarters. Liz is stuck in the elevator. Ressler got shot down in his leg, Red saves Ressler and brought him to the Red box. Ressler and Red got surrounded by Garrick his gang. Ressler tells that he tried to capture Red for 5 years and that he didn't succeed in his mission. Liz and Aram are working together to free Ressler and Red. Garrick shoots down Luli Zeng in front of Red's eyes. In the last scene Garrick threatens to kill Dembe, we hear a shot but who gets killed? Best episode of The Blacklist so far, James Spader makes this episode and the series so good.
Brutally Engaging
Hitchcoc5 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
A man betrayed and deformed by Red comes to the unit to wreak havoc. I won't go into too much because this is the first half of the episode. Numerous people die as he does his thing and Red taunts him along the way. Liz is in play because she shows up late for work and is caught on an elevator. She begins a one person assault on the bad guys. Unfortunately, she is finally overcome and knocked unconscious. Red is sealed in a unit which is impenetrable, but it is the business of killing hostages that he must deal with. Spader is amazing. The violence is beyond the pale for television or any film. Part two should be something else.
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