The Blacklist: Kick Ass Reddington Quotes (S1:E7) Frederick Barnes

By: Baby Z

“Agent Keen, I have a tip - you’re a winter, not an autumn. Stop wearing olive.”

–RR to Lizzie when calling in to the FBI’s tip line

“But he was more than just a research scientist, he was gifted - a savant of government-sanctioned mass killing.”

–RR regarding Frederick Barnes

“You want to compare him to me? Be my guest, I’m perfectly comfortable with what I am. But please, make no mistake, Frederick Barnes is a very special animal. One with the tools and the knowhow to kill thousands and thousands of people all at once.”

–RR to Lizzie when she attempted to draw comparisons between RR and Barnes

“But if Barnes is now willing to use his work, to kill indiscriminately, then he is - quite literally - the most dangerous man in the world.”

–Daaaaaaayum!

“We’ll cross that bridge when we get there, Donald.”

–RR to Ressler regarding his resistance that RR will get anything out of the chemical supplier in Cuba

“I might do the same in your position. It’s easier to blame me for framing your husband than to face the truth of what he is.”

–RR to Lizzie regarding her anger towards him regarding Tom

“Quick - say something nice to me, it’s been a dreadful morning.”

–RR to his Asian security/lovaaaah

“Like a trout to a butterworm.”

–RR to his security member when asked if Manny took the bait

“You G-men are top shelf! Let me guess, Ressler slipped on a banana peel?”

–RR to Lizzie when she told him Barnes got away & his trail is dry

“Barnes may be a scientist but he’s also a killer and in that line of work? A survivor is considered unfinished business.”

–RR to Lizzie regarding the 1 sole survivor of the courtroom attack, hinting that Barnes would probably be showing up to pay a visit at some point

“I take it from the coroner’s van that Barnes is no longer with us?”

–RR to Lizzie outside Barnes’ son’s home

“You don’t believe that Raymond Reddington could cease to exist in 60 seconds?”

–RR awesomely referring to himself in 3rd person to Lizzie when she challenges that he couldn’t just disappear because of the tracking chip in his neck

FAVORITE “AWWWWWWWWWW” QUOTES OF THE WEEK:

“…all you had to do was ask.”

–RR’s response to Lizzie’s plea for his assistance in finding Barnes

“Every cause has more than one affect. Say what you will about Frederick, but someone was willing to burn the world down to protect the one person they care about. That’s a man I understand.”

–RR to Lizzie in defense of the reasoning behind Barnes’ killing sprees

“You may not like me. You may not understand how or why I do what I do, but I’m here because you want answers to questions you haven’t even thought of yet.”

–RR to Lizzie in response to her “work only” relationship speech to him

FAVORITE QUOTES OF THE EPISODE:

“And if there’s no fun to be had, I’m not interested.”

–RR to Lizzie, telling her it’s no fun unless she’s there and that if she doesn’t go to Cuba with him, he’s not going either

“I’m not a gumball machine Lizzie, you don’t just get to twist the handle when you want a treat.”

–RR in response to Lizzie’s request for help - AGAIN

“You know the problem with drawing lines in the sand… with a breath of air they disappear.”

–RR in response to Lizzie placing work-only boundaries on their relationship

“I’m not going to beg you to allow me the privilege of helping you.”

–RR when Lizzie is surprised at his offer to walk away

Have a tutti fuckin frutti day,
-BZ