Updated 5.7.2014 - Added to Blacklister List - 'Berlin' (No.8)
With the myriad of shows getting pilots and full season orders lately it's tough to choose the few that get real estate on your precious DVR hard drive. Unless, of course, the program is so captivating and interesting you wouldn't miss it for anything. The Blacklist, no doubt, immediately comes to mind as one of these shows for a lot of viewers. Starring Megan Boone and James Spader, the show is part 'criminal-of-the-week' and part serialized storytelling, harmoniously combining elements of both to produce one of the best new shows on television and arguably the best new series of the 2013 and 2014 season. It's the combination of these two narrative styles that makes The Blacklist so unique and so well loved with an ever increasing fan base.
The show has been approved for a second season and with only two episodes remaining in season one (the two-part season finale) there are still many unanswered questions that we, as devoted fans, are trying to figure out. I have compiled a list, below, of these questions so we will have them all in one place for easy access and to keep track of. As a question gets answered, I can update this post accordingly and all of you can help by posting in the comments any questions you think are missing or any answers you come across. I used my own episode notes to make this and it's possible I missed a few questions.
Season One Questions
1. What is Red's relationship with Liz? At the end of the mid-season finale, back in December, she flat-out asked Red if he was her father and after a slight hesitation he told her 'No'. However, most fans think this was a lie meant to protect her. We should find out the truth in the two-part season one finale.
2. What is Red's association or relationship with Liz's father? We know Red chose Liz because of her 'father', but could Red and her father be one and the same?
3. What is the meaning of the symbol that we have seen throughout the season? We have seen it carved into the top of Tom and Gina's spy boxes, on the orange envelope that Tom left for Liz in the safe-deposit box, and it's the same shape as Liz's scar on her right wrist.
5. What is the story regarding the fire that Liz sometimes has flashbacks of? We think she got her scar during this time at age 14.
6. What really happened to Red's family? Before Red shoots and kills her, Diane Fowler asks if he wants to know the 'truth' about what happened because she knows. Red killed her anyway, stating that if she knows then someone else must know also. We know from Liz that Red abandoned them in 1990, but we still don't know what really happened to them. Red tells Madeline Pratt the touching Christmas Eve story of how he came home and found them massacred, but is that what really happened? Was it actually them or something else?
7. Who are the people in the group with Alan Fitch? In episode 20, Red asks Fitch for help telling him there is someone that is threatening his interests and, in turn, Fitch and his collective's interests as well. Fitch gets the group together to vote on whether or not to help Red. Who are these people and why are they so powerful?
8. What is the information Red has that he uses to constantly blackmail Fitch and his associates? It must be something big enough to keep Red alive, but not so big that the group involved with Fitch can disregard as they tell Red they can't help with the unknown threat. We also know Red has had this secret for 20 years and they 'allow' him to live because they know it will be released if he dies.
9. Who or what is Berlin? We know that Tom (and presumably Gina Zanetakos) works for Berlin and that's about all we know. The season finale is named 'Berlin', so I'm sure we will discover answers during this time.
10. What exactly was Tom's mission from Berlin? We know he needed to 'protect' Liz, but from what or whom? Do they want Red killed? We know that wasn't Tom's objective as he stated to Jolene, but is it a possible future mission?
11. Who is the woman in the photo that Red removes from The Stewmaker's book? The caption written at the bottom of the photo is "December 1990" and we don't know much else about her. Could she be related to Red? Or Liz?
12. What does Red threaten to reveal about Agent Cooper that happened in Kuwait? Red says this early on in the season, but we never get an answer.
13. What exactly happened in the house that Red destroyed? In the episode, Frederick Barnes, Red has Dembe plant explosives in the house he just purchased and we see Red reminisce about a little girl playing in the backyard. What memory was Red trying to forget?
14. Who was the little girl he was remembering in the backyard?
15. What secret did Sam tell Red he needed Liz to know? I believe this was the main reason for Red killing Sam so he wouldn't tell her. In episode 20, The Kingmaker, Red reveals to Liz that "it wouldn't have been up to him" anyway. What did he mean by that?
16. Does Liz have a criminal past and was never caught? We know she has certain skills as shown in the episode, Madeline Pratt, and Red alludes to it a few times.
17. Why was special agent Walter Gary Martin sent to Agent Cooper to tell him to stop the investigation on the disappearance of Diane Fowler? Who sanctioned it? Was it Fitch?
18. In episode 17, Ivan, Red builds Liz a music box playing the same song her dad would play for her as a little girl. How did Red know this? More importantly, why has Liz not asked about it since?
19. Tom reveals that Red had supported Liz financially since she was young through Sam. Why has Red done this? Did someone ask him to do it or did he do it all himself?
20. Red asks Agent Cooper if he could look through Milton Bobbit's client list at the end of that episode. Why did he need to see it?
21. The focus of the first season has always been about 'Who is Liz's father?', but never mentions anything about her mother? Who is Liz's mother? Is she relevant? Alive? If she is alive, where has she been? (Thanks for the question 'johnhelvete')
22. Who commissioned The Kingmaker to kill the politician in Prague? Red wanted ten minutes to speak to The Kingmaker, but Liz informs him that he died. Red is cleary upset about this because he needed this information? Could it be related to Berlin?
Here is a list with all the blacklisters and their corresponding numbers for reference. Maybe there is a mystery to the numbering system, but I have not figured it out yet...maybe one of you could shed some light on the subject?
Ranking below is based on the episode order
Ranko Zamani - ------------Number Unknown
The Freelancer - -----------145
Wujing - ----------------------84
The Stewmaker - -----------161
The Courier - ---------------85
Gina Zanetakos - ----------152
Frederick Barnes - --------47
General Ludd - ------------109
Anslo Garrick - -------------16
The Good Samaritan - ----106
The Alchemist - ------------101
The Cyprus Agency - ------64
Madeline Pratt - -----------73
The Judge - ----------------57
Mako Tanida - --------------83
Ivan - ------------------------88
Milton Bobbit - ------------135
The Pavlovich Brothers - --119-122
The Kingmaker - -----------42
Berlin - -----------------------8
If there is anything missing or if you want to see something added please comment below and let me know. I will update this page as often as I can and after each episode.
Regarding Question #12: wasn't that mystery resolved in "The Judge" episode? That Cooper had beat a confession out of a suspect (who, in fact, is guilty)?
ReplyDeleteI didn't think so, but now I will go back and re-watch the episode. I thought The Judge wanted Cooper and Connolly executed because of what Alan Ray Rifkin did in Afghanistan? Not what Cooper did Kuwait. You could be right and I will check on that to be sure. Thank you. :)
ReplyDelete#1. He said that he never lied to her and I believe him. I think he is not her biological father. That'd be too one-dimensional and predictable.
ReplyDelete#3. The symbol was always reminded (I don't know why) me of a stylised, very rudimentar version of the little traffic light green man from East Berlin (Ampelmännchen, the green one) and when the big bad's name was revealed to be Berlin I thought it might indeed mean something.
#4. This theory here summs up pretty much what I thought was the case and it is nice to see that others think that too: http://www.tv.com/shows/the-blacklist/community/post/what-is-the-significance-of-lizs-scar-1385696007/
Regarding the scar, Liz told Red she got it hen she was 14, but she told the little girl Beth from the ilot she got it when she was around her age (which should be around 6). So IMO we still don't know when she got it.
ReplyDeleteHe did lie to her though.
ReplyDeleteWhen?
ReplyDeleteIt would make more sense for her to have the scar since she was 6 when she was in the fire. Maybe then something with the evil organisation symbol got hot, she touched it and it branded her.
ReplyDeleteHave we ever gotten an explanation about the Apple Man who was surveying Liz and (mostly) Tom at the beginning of the episode? They weren't working for Red and they weren't working for Berlin (seeing as they said about Tom: "He's not working for Reddington."). I remember there was some discussion about it when Liz found out they were being surveyed but I don't remember if there was ever an exact answer for it. They don't work for Alan Alda do they?
ReplyDeleteHmmm you're right! THey never do specify. But it makes sense that Alan Alda hired them to keep an eye on Liz.
ReplyDeleteGood idea to have a reference list for our never-ending questions haha! ! I've been meaning to go back and check the numbering for each Blacklister but never did. Thanks :)
ReplyDeletethats what i thought
ReplyDelete3 midseason shows on the air currently that all revealed by the end of the first episode the true identity of a parent to a child, it would be extremely lame for The Blacklist to drag it out for the whole season if Red is Liz's father.
ReplyDeleteWith all the focus on Red's relationship with Liz, has the show revealed what happened to Liz's mother?
ReplyDeleteI agree about Alan wanting to keep an eye on Liz. But at the end of episode 6, when the Apple Man and his guys were packing up to leave, Apple Man said: "He doesn't work for Reddington." and then his associate says: "Then who the hell does he work for?" So they were obviously keeping tabs on Tom, not Liz, at least not explicitly...I really hope they answer this soon!
ReplyDeleteThat's a very good question and I was going to include it, but didn't. Now that you bring it up I'll add it. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure! This will be a nice reference going forward into the finale and Season Two!
ReplyDeleteI'm almost positive it was implied The Apple Man was working for the same people that hired Anslo Garrick...which would be Mr. Fitch. If you watch Anslo Garrick, Part 2, I think we get our answer in that episode, but I will gladly re-watch that episode to get our answer.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
That's what I think too, and i'd rather believe she told the little girl the truth than Red.
ReplyDeleteVery good point. I think we need much more info on that scar though, and hopefully we will get it before the season is through.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the numbers for Red got from Wujing --- It's also Megan Boone's Bday in real life.
ReplyDelete- Just a neat little thing I thought you would want to know. :)
They were contractors for Fitch (or for Garrick hired by Fitch) , yes.
ReplyDeleteThey were the ones that called Anslo Garrick and the Wild Bunch to smash and grab Red from the "Post Office". Fitch admits that he orchestrated the entire plan to show Red that they could get to him anywhere.
And Thanks for the links and the info!
ReplyDeleteRe: #11 #13,and #14
ReplyDeleteHis daughter. The Stewmaker photo, the flashback of his daughter playing in the front yard of the old house and the flashbacks to his daughter dancing in the ballet are the same girl I would bet.
The best way to get at a guy like Red would be to make have daughter disappear by the Stewmaker hands Not knowing what happened would drive an analyst and control freak like Red absolutely mad!.
My best guess as to what happened at the house is that what Red told Madeline Pratt. He came home around Christmas in 1990 and was greeted by a disheveled house with blood all over. Probably no bodies since we know the Stewmaker took his daughter, but we have never heard a detail about his wife. He blew it up to try to help forget the bloody scene.
Re: #16
She has a criminal skill set for sure, but I'm not sure she has a criminal past technically.... Maybe she was never caught and booked.
But as the daughter of a career criminal it is not unlikely she learned some skills from her dad when they had father/ daughter time together. I can see her trying to impress him by getting good at picking locks and picking pockets etc...
Re: # 20
I think Red was looking for his adversary.
Since he does not know exactly who his nemesis is I think he was hoping to glean some information from Bobbit's list.
Thank you for this! I really like your info to #16.
ReplyDeleteHey Derek, after watching the episode again, I don't think that was what happened in Kuwait that Red is referencing. I could be wrong though. Maybe someone else tell us what they think, or maybe it is something that will be addressed in an episode. We will figure this out though.
ReplyDeleteI think that woman on tv, in the last episode could be Lizzy's Mother and she is behind everything.
ReplyDeleteIn the fire flashbacks I think she was younger than 14, she would most likely have more memory if she was that old. And there was that burned stuffed bunny that she found in a box of Sam's stuff. I think Liz said at some point she was 4 when Sam took her in. I think that the fire happened when she was 4 and was the reason she ended up with Sam
ReplyDeleteWhich woman do you mean?
ReplyDeleteVery good point. But, I think Red orchestrated Sam taking care of Liz, didn't he?
ReplyDeleteI agree she should have more of a memory of what happened unless she was a lot younger than 14. It's possible she would have been 4 in that fire, but I thought I remember her telling Red in the pilot that she was 14. I will check that out and post when I find out. Thanks for your thoughts!
#8: My theory is that, the information Red has about the Alliance, he found it when he worked for the Navy and he wanted to made it public, but his family was murdered(or just his daughter, because I think his daughter died, but his wife didn't). So he made a deal with Fitch, that he will keep the proof for himself, and so he can live.
ReplyDelete#11: I think she is Red's daughter, too.
#17: I think Walter Gary Martin works for Fitch, but he will show up in the finale, so we will know more. They stopped the investigation, because maybe the FBI would found the conection to Fitch and the Alliance, because I'm sure Diane Fowler worked for them too.
#21: In the pilot Red said about Liz's mother that:
"a mother who died of...weakness and shame."
About the Madeline Pratt story: I think I recall him telling her how he still smelled the back of her head and it still had the sweet smell it Always had or sth like this.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Stewmaker leaves no trace, so I believe this story might be accurate in the sense that he came home and they had been taken, but I think he made up the blood part.
What if Liz turns out to be on the Blacklist? Like next season or something.
ReplyDeleteCould be...
ReplyDeleteI took it as remembering a time when she was still alive and he held her and not holding her when she died. Like holding after ballet training or something...
I can see it both ways fairly easily.. Maybe we will get an answer sooner or later.
I hope!.
That would be interesting to see how they would work that into the story.
ReplyDeleteNotice that for every blacklister, Red had something to gain out of it, something he wanted. And in "Berlin", we see that everything is connected. My theory is that, not only to protect Liz, Red used the FBI to gather all the information from these blacklisters, all the information helping him know more about Berlin or contacts involving Berlin. The Kingmaker obviously had a huge block of intel, which is why Red was furious when he died. All of this is theory, of course. I can't wait to see how the season finale will play out!
ReplyDeleteYou're probably correct.
ReplyDeleteIn the "Judge" episode it was Afghanistan...but I assumed the Kuwait reference was to the same incident. If Agent Cooper has TWO incidents of wrong-doing, then he's really being developed as a Surprise Baddie (like in "The Dollhouse"). My preference would be for Cooper to have his "moral lapses"--but not be an out-and-out villain. That's a little too simplistic.
On another matter: though it doesn't, strictly speaking, fall under your subject of Unanswered Questions, I believe (especially after the last shot last week) the development of the Liz/Ressler relationship is something I've predicted from the pilot episode, and they should now move on. Diego and Megan have incredible chemistry--much more so than Ryan/Megan--so that development is a major narrative driver in my opinion. Notwithstanding their natural chemistry, the current vogue in TV series is moving against the male & female stars being a "couple". I guess it's the New Normal in our post-feminist cultural.
I think he means the woman from Fitch's meeting, the one that was speaking through the TV.
ReplyDeleteAlso, maybe the numbering system is based on the order in which Red has met them, giving us clues about the happenings in Red's past. If he didn't know the kingmaker before he has his politician killed however, this reasoning is wrong. I think it's an interesting theory, though.
ReplyDeleteWhat's interesting, that I think you allude at, is that it's the first time Red is SO interested in speaking with the blacklister. Why is the kingmaker so different? That could be an interesting question, but I doubt it will be answered.
ReplyDeleteI wanna know these answers but my guess it will be season 2 before we get all the a
ReplyDeletenswers. I think Liz is closely related but not his daughter. There is a connection as the people who come after Red know about Lizzy and the significance that she is to Red.
Oh, thats a possibility. Didn't think of that.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing. I'll keep the both the questions and answers and add to the list as episodes air. Sound good?
ReplyDeleteI agree, it will be a while before we learn most of these answers. Hopefully no too long, but the show is so good that it is worth the wait.
ReplyDeleteYes, if you intend it as a summary of a show it's a very interesting read. If the purpose of the list is just a way of not forgetting what we don't yet know then keeping answered questions seems irrelevant. I hope you do keep them, though. And I wish someone would've made one for lost.
ReplyDeleteWow..I really need to go back and watch the episodes again. With the crappy program schedule NBC had this on, I forget so much. Those are all outstanding questions. This show is deep and twisted. I just hope it doesn't unravel to simply and quickly.
ReplyDeleteThanks. If you do re-watch Ryan, and think of something else to add to this post, pleas let me know here in the comments section and I will add it. Or, if you think you have an answer I can post that too. I want this page to be a collaborative effort.
ReplyDeleteThanks again
I think there was a definite reason Red wanted each of the blacklisters given to the FBI. But, I don't think the information we have is enough to form a logical reason. Maybe we will get some info tonight? Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteAgreed on both counts.
ReplyDeleteI tend to think Liz is not Red's daughter, but maybe niece or goddaughter.. .friend of the family, saved child victim etc.
I think answers will come, but I actually hope they will not come too fast.
Often times giving answers almost "resets" the story and changes character dynamics. I like where the show is and do not want a huge change in direction just yet.
Plus, quite a number of the questions could be answered at the same time. One good story could explain Red's relation to Liz and could touch on her scar, why Red paid for her schooling, how Red knows about the music box, Red's initial trauma, who is after Red etc....
I wonder about Red's origin story too!
ReplyDeleteWere his past actions responsible for what happened to his family or was more of an innocent victim to their slaughter (assuming they were)? Could his wife have played a part in what happened? Why haven't we heard more about her since we have heard a good deal bout Red's daughter?
No matter what happened or who caused it... how does one turn from military analyst with security clearance to running a criminal network?
Did he have a mentor? XD
It sounds funny, but maybe it is true. We know Liz's dad was a career criminal. Maybe her dad helped Red move past the loss of his family and set Red on the criminal path.
It might be that The Kingmaker was the first Blacklister with a direct connection to Red's nemesis....
ReplyDeleteThe other were more contractors hired to do specific jobs, resources that could have been hired by middle management, but to take out and establish a high level government official is a higher level operation that may be directly connected to his adversary.
Maybe it was just the "straw that broke the camel's back" as they say? Red has been under a lot of pressure and knows something big is coming, but not when. The more events that attack him or his network, the more concerned he gets. Now he is finally showing some real concern.
Perhaps keep this over the next couple of episodes and then start a new one in September?
ReplyDeleteI think you should keep this page forever, to be honest, because it's much easier to find if the link doesn't change, but you must know better.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about lost, and that's the primary reason I would've liked a list like this for it: many questions I thought were left unanswered actually were answered but in pieces, so I missed it. But well, that's old history. Hopefully now it doesn't happen with TB!
Same! I guessed Liz is referring to the actual people, but the numbering system I think is a clue for us. Either that or they're just random numbers.
ReplyDeleteYes yesyes. I think and hope it's an interesting story, and there's lots of potential. The show tells us something awful happened and so he is who he is, but why? Why did an awful thing happen? I find that question a lot more compelling than the rest of them.
ReplyDeleteI think that Floriana Campo (Isabella Rossellini) was also on the blacklist, her criminal activities and cover identity were definitely comparable to both Ruth Kipling (The Judge) and Madeline Pratt.
ReplyDeleteI'm suggesting that the writers move forward with the Liz/Ressler relationship.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this George! It will be helpful to be able to come back to this list as the show goes on.
ReplyDeleteI actually wasn't aware that we had so many unanswered questions, probably because one of my favorite things about the Blacklist has been that I don't feel like I am being led on every week with no answers and just tons of additional questions. I love that most weeks throughout the season we are given just a bit of the puzzle for the overarching story line with Red, Liz, Tom, etc. (for instance, Red fixing the music box, Sam's death, Liz's fire flashbacks, etc) Even if we aren't given anything but a clue, part of the fun of this show is to speculate what that clue might lead to.
Out of all of the questions above, I am most hoping that we will get more information on Liz's scar/the symbol on Tom's box. It has gone unmentioned for so long!
Anyways, I am ridiculously excited for the next two Mondays, but I am sure we are going to be left with a huge game changer/cliffhanger in the last part of the finale, and it will be an agonizing wait this summer.
Liz is Red's daughter and Berlin is his wife that is trying to take him down after he left them/something bad happened there. It was the wife in the Stewmaker photos and that was just a cover up to make her 'disappear', then she's sent Tom in undercover to stay close and keep her daughter safe... I haven't seen the lasted ep so that may have been debunked already!
ReplyDeleteI will give you the spoiler.....Berlin turns out to be Liz father. Her mother will then be thrown into next season and then the plot will thicken. Don't be too devastated when Red is killed in the finale. Berlin will then carry this series for another year.
ReplyDeleteTurns out that Berlin is the ex husband and father of Liz. Red and he were spy's/friends from years back. Berlin was found to be a double agent and disappeared on his wife and Liz. During this time Red fell in love with Berlin's wife and became a fixture in baby Liz's life. When Berlin found out about Red and his wife's affair he came out of hiding to seek revenge against Red and his wife. This is the events that will lead to split Lizzy from her Mom/Red and into the hands of Sam. Before Berlin could find his wife and Liz she had Red promise that he would protect Liz under any circumstance. The Mom (un-named at this time) and LIz were separated when she (mom) disappeared without Red's knowledge. Red then had to hide LIzzy and then go in hiding for himself because of a large bounty that Berlin put on his life.
Through the years Berlin has been hunting down Red and finally through an associate found out about Sam and kept watch over him for years hoping that Red or his wife would show up. When LIz became older Berlin contracted with Tom Keen to seduce Liz and become her husband. You now know how that has become to be important. Another twist will be going back to Gina's character......Could she have been Lizzy's Mom? No, but you will then find out what and who she was to her Mom.
So finally through Tom's work Berlin has his hands on Red for good. How many times has Tom seen Red???????
Yes, Tom has been ordered to kill liz in the final episode but will end up killing Red instead. It will be now that you will see the true feeling for both LIz and Tom come out and they will have to hide from Berlin for next season.
Red's death wont go unnoticed either.........he will still be involved in the show with flashbacks in every episode to answer questions regarding the past 25 years. Including his own family.
Berlin will take over as the lead monster next season as he seeks revenge against both Tom and Liz. Liz Mom will be introduced in the third episode and they are currently seeking a lead actress to be played by. Has to be of Spader chemistry!!
Hope I didn't spoil it too much......and no I am not the writer of the show....I might have a connection and this is one of the ideas thrown around us three before we made the pilot just in case in didn't flop.
My pleasure Emily! I'm glad you like it.
ReplyDeleteIt's actually funny that you mention that because as I was typing the questions from all my notes I said to myself that I couldn't believe how many unanswered questions there are, lol.
The writers do such a great job with the show that it feels like we are not missing anything, but really they are building this really big puzzle made out of smaller puzzles each week (that's the best way I can describe it). So we get to solve the problem each week, but we also get a part of the larger mythology as well. I think thats the main reason everyone loves this show.
I can't wait for the finale! Thanks Emily!
Thanks for this! I love that you posted this here! It really gives us some insight into everything that has been going on, and will be going on, lol. Just one question though...what show are you describing?
ReplyDeleteTwo answers. The Apple man worked for Fitch, but the other place they bust with all the next gen storage etc...that's Berlin.
ReplyDeleteThe symbol has three dots even on the printed envelope and printed it would not be the Berlin bear,i think it is a landmass or some other key. I further believe Red has been prodding Liz to remember things, as i believe she knows something very important to their lives. Imho. Join us on FB The Blacklist...not the one with a million...the one worth around 20k and you will discover a goldmine ofminds crunching all the numbers. Join us and find the answers we seek together.
ReplyDeleteIn the pilot, Red specifically says to Liz, "...a mother that died of weakness and shame...".
ReplyDeleteThat's right, I didn't add the question because when I went back to look at my notes I saw that. thank you Jenny!
ReplyDeleteYeah I recall that now thanks
ReplyDeleteI do wonder if she is truly dead though. More than a few people in the series have faked deaths , gone underground or had DNA changed to hide etc...
TV rule #3: IF we don;t see a body they can always be brought back. XD
Given the nature of the show, I wouldn't be surprised if the Undertaker used her [Liz's mom] to do his bidding. Red has to have a reason he was searching through Milton's old files...
ReplyDeletePlease no! It would kill the show. Keep the tension there and allow the chemistry to develop, but never make them a couple. It is a tired and boring trend in crime procedurals now. It has never created a more interesting show and has more often led to a show's decline. Beyond that Liz's main relationship is Red - that is the focus. I am even wondering how they can continue that for a long time once the "Father" reveal is made. That mystery and the sweetness of their interactions (on again- off again near friendship) is what keeps the show going really.
ReplyDeletePlease, writers save us all from a romantic cliche - its as bad as the quickly-aging half-alien/half human baby subplot in sci-fi series.
There is a group on reddit too.
ReplyDeleteThis makes no sense.
ReplyDeleteSorry for this spoiler before the finale :(
ReplyDeletehttp://www.funnyordie.com/videos/35d86183ee/al-roker-uncovers-secrets-of-the-blacklist
Yes, it's a cliche...but I have yet to work for a company where there wasn't at least one "office romance." It's a reality, and if done properly by the series writers, it can add to the drama. For example, on the series, The Americans, the personal relationship between the two main characters (who often must have sex with other people) adds a new, twisted element to their drama. As "The Blacklist" progresses, I believe we'll see more and more of Liz' "dark past" (criminal behavior?) and to have her in a relationship with the straight-laced Ressler would add another layer of complexity and tension to these "reveals".
ReplyDeleteBTW, as a General Comment (NOT aimed at you): I find it troubling that U.S. TV audiences seem to want more and more non-sexual female characters (tough, kick-ass women), while at the same time embracing the cruel, grotesque violence in shows like "Game of Thrones." I guess it's the New American Puritanism. And, yes, lets add the new series "Salem" to this list.