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Day #26 What was your least liked episode on the Blacklist?
I love them all, so I suppose any time there’s a “last” episode just prior to any length of time longer than a week would be my least favorites ;)
Day #27 Share your favorite character entrance.
Well obviously Reddington’s entrance, walking into the FBI, announcing himself to the guard, and positioning himself on his knees with his hands behind his head before anyone even knew who he was was just epic. Also the way Anslo and his team infiltrated the FBI’s “secret location” was pretty exciting.
Day #28 Share the reason you are proud to be apart of the Blacklist fandom.
I’m a fan not only of brilliantly written characters (especially antagonists) but of equally as brilliant actors that do the writing justice. James Spader epitomizes an actor that knows how to deliver a line, hell even just an expression sometimes, with perfection. I’m proud to be a part of any group that appreciates a snarky 1-liner or a look in ways that fly over many people’s heads. The fellow Blacklist fans I know in fandom world (and IRL) really “get” the brilliant writing & execution in the show. Plus anyone who’s as obsessed with Spader as I am is all good in my book :)
–BZ
Day #25 What was your favorite episode on the Blacklist?
As far as what episode has had the most impact, the split Anslo Garrick episodes for sure were my favorites - - after the first of the two and the whole Dembe/Red scenes, I was FREAKING OUT and the torture scene in the second half generated similar reactions.
As far as favorite episode that I enjoyed the most I’d have to say Gina Zanetakos - she was (is) such a BADASS and I loved watching her kick the shit out of Ressler in the elevator!! ;)
–BZ
Day #24 Share a theory or prediction on what you believe will happen in the upcoming episodes of The Blacklist.
Oooo Lord this is a tough one because there’s so many directions the show could take at this point. I’ll share 2 theories that I hope ARE the case:
1) Tom Keen is actually a major badass and not the boring, ever-so-perfect husband that he’s being portrayed as (or trying to portray?) Whether this means major badass for the good or the bad guys doesn’t matter to me, just that there is SOMETHING else behind his veil by way of badassery.
2) Red is NOT Lizzie’s father. This is controversial opinion and there’s a part of me that really wants him to be, however I think Red being her dad would have been a REALLY awesome idea IF AND ONLY IF the writers hadn’t spent every single episode so far trying to make the viewers suspect that he is. If it turns out that he is, it will seem anti-climactic now and would go against so much of how the show is written, shrouded in mystery. I’ve described it as the attempts at making us believe he’s her father HAVE to be on purpose - they have made it seem TOO obvious now that this is the case for it really to be the case.
P.S. I’ve also toyed with the theory that Ressler is related to Red (which were only amplified when it was discovered they share the same very-rare blood type) and I’m not entirely sure how I’d feel about it, would depend on all the variables surrounding and following it, I suppose.
–Baby Z
Baby Z’s 30 Day Blacklist Challenge Days 11-23:
#11 Who was your favorite Blacklist Criminal and why?
My favorite criminal on the show is and always will be Red, but I’m assuming this question is really asking who my favorite criminal is from HIS Blacklist and to that I say Gina Zanetakos all the way. She was BAD. ASS. (I will say that I have loved all the villain guest stars so far and I suspect that Gina will be replaced with Alan Alda as far as my favorite, but we haven’t gotten enough of him yet to make that call.)
#12 Name your favorite supporting character.
My opinion is that in a show staring James Spader as such a brilliant character, the entire remaining cast is considered “supporting characters.” As far as fairly regular supporting characters go, I’d have to say I love Dembe, and like I said in the “Days 1-10” article - I really WANT to love Lizzie, I just need her to be more kick ass before that happens.
#13 If you were able to meet one member of the cast, who would you choose?
Spader. Easiest question so far.
#14 Share a song that reminds you of the series.
“99 Problems”
#15 Do you think Raymond Reddington can be trusted, why?
I think this depends on who you’re asking. Can the FBI trust him? No, but he has told them flat out that they shouldn’t. Can Lizzie trust him? All signs point to absolutely. Should Tom? HELL NO and I can’t WAIT for that to be proven. Can we as viewers trust him? Honestly - - “trusting” Raymond Reddington isn’t even a factor for me, it’s part of the appeal of the show is the mystery surrounding him. I adore him (both the character and Spader) no matter if we can trust him or not.
#16 If you had to choose between being a member of Team Red or being apart of the Federal Agency, what would you choose?
My pseudonym on this website is Baby, as in Baby Firefly from Devil’s Rejects soooo - what do you think? ;) I’d eat tutti fuckin frutti with Red every day until the day I die.
#17 Share your favorite couple on The Blacklist and why?
Besides Lizzie and Tom, there really aren’t any couples that we know anything about that I can think of, right? And they are definitely NOT on my favorites list. If it turns out that Tom Keen and Gina Zanetakos really are lovers (and Tom’s really some bad ass as opposed to the boring and annoying character he’s been portrayed as so far) that’d be pretty cool. And I don’t want Red with anyone romantically so I won’t even toy with any of that line of thinking ;)
#18 Who do you believe is the biggest Bad Ass on the Series?
The Almighty Red Reddington
#19 What would you change about the show so far?
I do wish there weren’t SOO many unanswered questions. I understand leaving the main plotline mysteries open but I definitely don’t want “The Blacklist” to turn into “Lost” - - frustrating viewers with 147 new questions every episode and no answers. So perhaps just a little more confidence that everything’s going to be addressed and they’re not just kind of aimlessly writing seasons without solid/concrete plans for each question/mystery.
#20 Share your favorite quote from The Blacklist.
Oh man, there’s so many great 1-liners on this show, it was the entire reason I decided to do a “Kickass Reddington Quotes” article every week, and it’s hard to pick 1 favorite per episode let alone favorite overall so far!! I’ll pick some favorites as far as what I think really encapsulates the show (they’re all made by Reddington btw):
“Let me put your mind at ease, I am never telling you everything.”
“The world is rarely a fair place, that’s why it needs people like me.”
“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.”
“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.”
“He’ll always be there for her, standing in the shadows, keeping her safe.”
“With all due respect, if the intel were worth having? Then I would have it.”
“We become who we are. You can’t judge a book by its cover, but you can by its first few chapters and most certainly by its last.”
"If you kill HER, you’d better kill me… because I WILL kill you.“
"Lizzie, I want you to know – wherever I am, whatever I’m doing, if you are in need, I will be there.”
#21 Share the scene that you did not expect to happen and would you change it?
I did not see Luli being killed off so abruptly. I wasn’t really a fan of hers so I probably wouldn’t have changed it, but it was unexpected for sure.
#22 Share your favorite song that was used as on the seasons soundtrack.
It’s a tie between Hugo’s version of Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” you can find here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmy113gMds0
And of course this one (with accompanying scene of Red blowing his old house up): http://on.aol.com/video/the-blacklist–red-blows-up-his-family-home-518000362
Day #23 Name your favorite friendship on the show
Probably Red & Dembe. I’m sure I’ll warm to Lizzie more as the show progresses & I’ll get behind her & Red’s relationship more than I currently am but I’m not really enjoying their dynamic all that much. There was a sense of warming up to it a bit towards the end of the last episode (her concern over his well being after being taken captive and their subsequent phone conversation.) I like the tit for tat between Red & Ressler too, although I don’t know that I’d necessarily call it a friendship lol…
–BZ
