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.
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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.
Aram was always going to come back around to himself.
But thats just the emotional side of what was happening in Friday nights episode!
OLIVIA OLSON, NO.
So, yeah, they reeeeally need to get that little mess figured out.
And Red has the first step figured out to already.
And they have to do it because he also tells Liz that Olson is working with Anna McMahan.
That means they need to tread very lightly.
Well, I should say Reddington tells a laptop he wants intel on McMahan.
Its pretty rad, honestly.
Indeed, Olson quickly made a mistake that the Task Force could identify.
The Task Force really needs Aramthis will come up again later.
But Aram didnt do it as vengeancehe did it as leverage.
Or rather, he puts Aram on his jet.
Never be there for them when they need you.
Hes always going to want to help.
Another hour in purgatory, Red says knowingly (always knowingly).
Ressler and Liz call the hotel to tell them to evacuate the building but its too late.
A handful of people fall through it immediately, and it is tough to watch.
Watching Ressler pull the one woman dangling from a steal beam is alittleeasier because its just so absurd.
Ressler slams him against the side of a car and says, Talk.
Red tells Cooper its a reference to the French Revolution: It means everyone elsethe 99 percent.
He didnt get off the plane; he came back from purgatory.
Maybe it was because he realized hed be endangering Samar.
Or maybe its because he realized he was strong enough to say goodbye.
What we know is that Aram got on that plane because he loves Samar.
And I came back because I realized the best way to love her was to honor her wishes.
A FEW LOOSE ENDS
Liz tells Aram that couldnt have been an easy decision to make.
Or a cheap one, he responds.
He owes Reddington $56,000 in interest on the money he briefly disappeared.
Liz offers to pay for drinks.
But I wont, do you hear me?
And then to himself: Shes really gone.
Might I cheer you up with Reds thoughts on Olsons chosen form of communication?
Ive never made a virtual acquaintance before.
I must say, it feels…pornographic.
And bring you right back down with the news that something isdefinitelyup with Reddingtons health.
This episode includes pillsanda self-administered butt injection.
Perhaps Ressler will get to the bottom of it, though.
