Recap of the "Blacklist": Season 6, Episode 19 – Red's Identity Revealed

The following post contains major spoilers for Friday's episodes of The blacklist.

After 130 episodes, dozens of scary criminals and a host of conspiracy theories around the world, spectators of The blacklist finally know who really is Raymond Reddington.

Of course, when the credits started to roll The blacklistAs a pilot in 2013, many of us thought that Raymond Reddington was just a fugitive and went after years on the list of the most wanted by the FBI. But as NBC's drama continued, it became clear that Red was not really Red, and the man James Spader describes since season 1 is only an imposter.

Fortunately, the show's creator, Jon Bokenkamp, ​​kept his promise to provide answers in Friday's double-rendering, finally revealing Red's true identity. Let's describe the great developments of "The Brockton College Killer" and "Rbadvet":

THE SECRET OF LIZ REVELE | At 8 pm, after strongly urging Dembe, Liz finally told Red that she had handed him to the police earlier this season. (And in one of my favorite Spader moments in the series, an incredible mix of anger and confusion unfolds on Red's face when hearing the information.) Liz confirms that she does not the fact that because she really wanted to know who Red is, but after seeing how dead he was, "I do not care who you wereI care who you are are. Red does not know if he'll ever believe Liz again – and he's barely able to look at Dembe in the eye after he learns he's kept Liz's secret for weeks.

Following Liz's bomb, Red visits his grandfather, Dominic Wilkinson, for advice on how to deal with Liz and Dembe. After all, Dominic suffered his own betrayal from Katarina Rostova, pushing him to lead a lonely life for decades. He tells Red that he is at peace with the decision he made because he did it out of love. The question is: how much does Red like Dembe?

Later that day, Red goes home and finds Dembe with his luggage. He makes a valiant effort to purify the air between them. "I left to think of you and me, and all I could think of was that you missed me," Red tells his friend and confidant. "But I realized you did not need my forgiveness, ever. Because with respect to this, you can not do anything wrong. (We will now take a brief pause while I sniff in some tissues.)

Although Dembe is grateful for Red's emotional monologue, it is not enough to dissuade him from using a recently purchased airline ticket. "I appreciate that, Raymond – but I can not forgive youReveals Dembe, prompting Red to answer that he does not understand. "No," answers Dembe. "I guess you do not … I'm your way long enough. It's time for me to follow mine. And with that, Dembe is leaving – at least for the moment.

THE SECRET OF RED & # 39; S REVELE | On Friday, at the second hour, Liz visits Dominic after Ressler's investigation reveals that Dom is actually Liz's grandfather. She begs him to give a glimpse of Red's true identity and what really happened to his mother – and Dominic is surprisingly available with the information that Liz is looking for.

The episode consists mainly of flashback, bringing us back to the moment when Katarina Rostova narrowly avoided drowning in the ocean. From that moment, Katarina was presumed dead from suicide and we learn that she has gone to great lengths to keep her survival secret. Example: she recruits Ilya Koslov (RevengeGabriel Mann), a partner and an occasional lover, will help him forge a new identity and escape the KGB officers who are trying to find her. But even the most elaborate ideas of Katarina and Ilya tend to have the same result; they will always be hunted down by the KGB and the Americans, and there does not seem to be any way out of this life – that is, until Ilya develops a revolutionary plan that Katarina calls (to rightly) "absurd".

After learning that Raymond Reddington – the real Red – $ 40 million hidden in secret bank accounts before his death, Ilya suggests to Katarina and him to get his hands on this money and use it to get away as much as possible. Katarina protests, insisting that all these banks have strict security and that they would only hand over money if Reddington himself showed the banks to claim it. Ilya, however, is not discouraged: in fact, he is ready to to become Raymond Reddington to do the job, especially since nobody seems to know that the real Red is really dead.

Hearing Dominic's story, Liz quickly understands how Ilya managed to put the whole scheme together. He asked Dr. Hans Koehler, the surgeon who changed his face since the beginning of the season, to change his appearance. He put all of Red's most secret secrets together with Katarina, who had spent months working with him in his role as KGB officer. . (And while it's easy to be skeptical of this great revelation, we do not see Ilya goes under the knife to become Reddington, followed by scenes of Ilya-as-Red withdrawing her money from these banks. He even changed his voice for a James Spader-esque stamp, so all this seems legitimate, at least.)

Ilya understands that by becoming Red, he will have to spend the rest of his life on the run – but he agrees with that, if that means protecting Katarina. "Promise me something," says Katarina. "Do they touch me, if they take me?" Take care of Macha. She accepted without hesitation, "As if she were mine. "

We then return to our days, where Liz visits Hong Kong at Red But Ilya, revealing that she knows her true identity. She is grateful that he has taken such a big risk to protect his mother, even though she remains puzzled as to why Ilya kept Red's identity for all those years, even after he removed those 40 millions of dollars from banks. "I am what I am," responds an enigmatic red, looking unhappy that Liz knows his secret. "Popeye the sailor."

Later, Dominic goes home and finds Red waiting for him, still looking pretty pained – but Dominic does not regret telling Liz the truth, or at least the version she's heard that day. "You were the architect of this masquerade that cost me my daughter and, until now, my granddaughter and my great granddaughter," says Dominic. "She would know it sooner or later. What you need to do is thank me for putting all this behind you. "

But Dominic's words do not leave Red indifferent. "Is that what you think you've done? Because I think you could do things worst, He said. "So, from the beginning, what did you tell him? Word for word. "And with that, the credits roll.

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