The Thrushes (No. 53) 

When Alexander Kirk contracts a mysterious group that specializes in hacking the world's most secure computer systems, Red and Liz see an opportunity to make a move on Kirk's organization.

Director:

Terrence O'Hara

Writers:

Jon Bokenkamp (created by), Daniel Knauf (teleplay by)

Stars:

James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
James Spader	...	Raymond 'Red' Reddington
Megan Boone	...	Elizabeth Keen
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Donald Ressler
Ryan Eggold	...	Tom Keen
Amir Arison	...	Aram Mojtabai
Mozhan Marnò	...	Samar Navabi
Hisham Tawfiq	...	Dembe Zuma
Harry Lennix	...	Harold Cooper
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Alexander Kirk
Susan Blommaert	...	Mr. Kaplan
Leon Rippy	...	Hunter
Annie Heise	...	Elise
Annapurna Sriram	...	Odette
Deirdre Lovejoy	...	Cynthia Panabaker
Daniel Stewart Sherman	...	Chester

Storyline

When Alexander Kirk contracts a mysterious group that specializes in hacking the world's most secure computer systems, Red and Liz see an opportunity to make a move on Kirk's organization.

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Plot Keywords:

calling someone a degenerate | switchblade | hooded captive | sniper | shot in the head | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The actor playing Red's (James Spader) chief of security Baz, also happens to be a former CIA officer and veteran US Marine who founded an NGO which rescues kidnapped Children in the sex slave trade.

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Goofs

While talking to Cooper, Reddington says Kirk was never on his Blacklist. In fact, Kirk was #14, as depicted in both The Blacklist: Alexander Kirk (No. 14) and The Blacklist: Alexander Kirk (No. 14): Conclusion. Since the highest number on the list to this point was 161, by virtue of Kirk being #14, he was either on the list or Reddington shuffled the numbers on the list as new people were added. A similar error takes place in The Blacklist: Mr. Kaplan (No. 4) and The Blacklist: Mr. Kaplan (No. 4): Conclusion.

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Quotes

Aram Mojtabai: Quack quack, bitch.

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Connections

References Stranger Things (2016)

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Soundtracks

He Haunts Me
(uncredited)
Performed by Extreme Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

27 October 2016 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis Entertainment, Universal Television, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD