The reveals in this episode - among them that Samar ( Mozhan Marno) is awake and well and accepted Aram's ( Amir Arison) marriage proposal, yay! - do not wash away all the tepid moments that paved the way for "Sutton Ross." Liz has lost so much - including the continued distance with her own young child - because of the man claiming to be Raymond Reddington. That's a strong reflection of how well the show has developed the relationship between the two characters, even while favoring one character over another. She may have outsmarted him, but she had to mirror his tactics to do it. It also signaled that, despite the lack of real blood lineage between the two characters, Red's influence on Liz is undeniable. Thus, both the plan to con Red and the speech illustrated how important this secret and finding some semblance of peace over Tom's death was to Liz. She's been positioned as reactive to his genius actions. The character has been consistently outwitted or beaten down so that Reddington can shine. To that end, in the context of the season and even the entire series, Liz's speech to Tom's ghost served as a triumphant moment. The Blacklist Creator Jon Bokenkamp Reveals How Long the Twist Has Been in Place and More Delayed gratification is real, but it's also true that this show tends to delay things for too long, to the point where the real impact is muted by months of frustration. The big question for me is how much this pays off a season's worth of stop-and-start storytelling. It re-contextualizes many past events and sets up a legitimately compelling showdown between fake father and fake daughter in Season 6 - something The Blacklist has been teasing for years. Instead, Liz staged a kidnapping with the titular Blacklister and her supposed sister to uncover the truth: that the bones belong to the real Raymond Reddington, the man whom our Red has been pretending to be for decades.Īs far as last-minute twists and seasonal pay-offs go, this was a solid one. She swerved Red into thinking he captured the duffel and buried his big secret forever. Despite Red's gloating, the final moments saw Liz return to Tom's ( Ryan Eggold) grave, speak to his ghost and reveal a master plan. Thankfully, however, the show's frustrating tactics throughout Season 5 made the turn late in "Sutton Ross" much more satisfying. James Spader, The Blacklist Will Hart/NBC
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