The Blacklistrecap: 'Ruin'

Men just get in my way. “Ladies and gentlemen, Elizabeth Keen. And deal with it she does. Credit: Will Hart/NBC So what kind of womancouldtake down four men and disappear without a trace? We’re about to find outright alongside her, at that. RUIN The episode’s cold open is, in a word, fantastic. “Trust me, pain is good,” her PT says. “Pain says your body’s still working.” So that’s what we’re doing, then....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Taylor Bailey

The Blacklistrecap: 'The Capricorn Killer'

With, like…a hint ofSilence of the Lambs? And maybe a splash ofHow to Get Away with Murder? I had no idea what was going to happen at any given moment, and I loved it. Credit: Virginia Sherwood/NBC Hope everyone packed a helmet. THE CAPRICORN KILLER, NO. Its sick, and I should warn you now that things will get sicker. Guys a douche, no doubt about it. So,whatbeautiful relief when Cooper tells Keen that a witness came forward saying he saw Singletons murder....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Heidi Mcintosh

The Blacklistrecap: 'The Endling'

Red is feeling entrepreneurial – it’s like Uber but for criminals! Oh, Dr. Nick. You simply cannot be that reasonable and survive the world of Raymond Reddington and Elizabeth Keen. Credit: Will Hart/NBC You never asked for any of this. You werentgreatat putting your foot down, sure, but you never asked for any of this. And now well never gaze upon your luscious salt-and-pepper locks or permanently furious eyebrows ever again....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · William Williamson

The Blacklistrecap: 'The Invisible Hand'

That isa lotof new intel coming our way withso littleactual information to go on! THE INVISIBLE HAND, NO. 63 Wednesdays cold open is simple but effective. Credit: Will Hart/NBC It reallyishard to make new friends as an adult. They also get access to a surveillance camera thats used to monitor the sites topsoil. Now theyre bonding over concern that the FBI are onto their operation. They all put their hands up and say, Anna Hopkins, you will know The Invisible Hand....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Joshua Avila

The Blacklistrecap: 'The Kilgannon Corporation'

Oh, well, except maybeonething makes me happier… DEEEEEMBE! Whats not to love about a Dembe episode, because whats not to love about Dembe? THE KILGANNON CORPORATION, NO. Credit: Will Hart/NBC 48 Wednesdays cold open was a shorty-but-a-scary. Some are alive most are not. In return, Red tells Liz that migrants are dying all over the world thanks to inhumane human smugglers. Only, theyre not so interested in thehumaneaspect of transporting humans....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Stephanie Williams

The Blacklistrecap: 'The Travel Agency'

It’s like ‘50 First Dates’… but if the dates were murders! Congrats are in order! Mazel tov, indeed. Credit: Will Hart/NBC Enter: anterograde amnesia. Its likeGroundhogs DayifGroundhogs Daywas super murder-y! Going off twists and turns alone, I might have given this Blacklister plot high marks. But if Reddingtons C.I. THE TRAVEL AGENCY, NO. announcing its time for him to leave too. The page reads 342, and we next see him at a P....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Zachary Dunlap

The Blacklistrecap: 'Zarak Mosadek'

Or, at least, that itcouldbe. That makes the final shocking reveal all the more compelling. Wednesdays hour washighlyintentional, and more importantly, it was necessary. Credit: Will Hart/NBC ZARAK MOSADEK, NO. But when the camera pans out, we see that its actually the woman whos following the young man. In Kabul, Afghanistan, a man is told, They have the boy. Somewhere near Washington, D.C., Ian Garvey sits outside a loading dock like the creep he is....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Jennifer Davis

The Blacklistrecap: A presidential plot

Yknow, recapping a show likeThe Blacklistcan be a bit intimidating. Basically, youre going to be wrong sometimes (ahem, a lot of times). You cant be wrong! Credit: Will Hart/NBC And then he just… never gets an answer! Cooper says hed prefer to be underwhelmed. For us, that means this reveal is anything but underwhelming. ANNA MCMAHON, NO. 60 felt like a bit of a letdown. Grim tells Sanquist the flash drive was passed off to their friend Sam....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Cindy Alvarado

The Blacklistrecap: Bugs makes an already bad criminal even worse

There aremanyscenes of bugs exploding out of bodies andmultipleutterances of you remind me so much of your mother. So again, if youre looking for answerslook further. But if youre looking formaybethe grossest thingThe Blacklisthas ever done, youve come to the right episode! Credit: Will Hart/SONY/NBC GENERAL SHIRO, NO. Downstairs his wife tries to help him, but he cant catch his breath. Thats when another beetleflies out of his mouth. To reiterate:the bugs fly out of this mans THROAT....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Dawn Smith

The Blacklistrecap: Liz drops a bomb of betrayal

A rushed evacuation of the United Nations so that a drunk German man can defuse a bomb he made? A tense bomb-diffusion capped off by Ressler taking a swig of said German mans flask? Yeah, butthisthey treat you liked Elvis, his friend rightly observed. Credit: Will Hart/NBC Lizzie isnt waffling, shes spinning, and that I can buy. THE CORSICAN, NO. 20 But surely with a Blacklist number that high, hell be back for more....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · James Douglas

The Blacklistrecap: Liz finds a Blacklister of her own

Who looks like a chump now? Gerald Klepperisa criminal though. So why not just tell the FBI that they should go after Klepper forcriminalreasons. Credit: Will Hart/NBC Like fraud-father, like maybe-fraud-daughter. THE ETHICIST, NO. But hes not our Blacklister, oh no. He hasnt been seen in 28 years. ButhisVery Special version of justice is more algebraic: What economists call the VSLthe values of a statistical life. You give people paychecks, she gives them hope, he tells Tamerlane....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · David Foster

The Blacklistrecap: Ooh, purgatory is a place on earth

But Samar isnt dead, and the fact that Aram knows that means he cant mourn her yet. This isnt heaven or hellits purgatory. Thats what Aram tells his new enemy Raymond Reddington while hes blackmailing Red into taking him to Samar. Credit: Zach Dilgard/NBC Well…sort ofhis new enemy, andsort ofblackmailing him. It might have been a little fun to watch, yes, but it simply wouldnt have beenAram. It wasnt a 180; it was a 360....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Cathy Ramirez

The Blacklistrecap: Raymond Reddington faces his fate

She has seemed regretful basically since the moment she and Jennifer landed Red in jail. So, not sounding good for Elizabeth Keen! Could Reds affection for Lizzie save her from his unique ability to manipulate fate in favor? Credit: Will Hart/SONY/NBC Its not like this is the first time Liz has turned against him. 131 Ooh, this cold open is good. the whole center of the house explodes just as the monkey murderers make it outside....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · James Cooper