
The plot goes nowhere and is forgotten about for episodes on end. The worst sub-plot this season involves Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) who is being blackmailed into doing illegal things by the fixer he hired after he accidentally killed Laurel Hitchin (Christine Lahti) during season 4. There’s an attempt to develop the relationship between Samar (Mozhan Marnò) and Aram (Amir Arison), which is a hit-and-miss affair. It’s her vigilante justice mission that is the strongest part of the season and it builds into a very satisfying conclusion that leads nicely into season 6.Īs always with The Blacklist there are some sub-plots that work and some that don’t. Liz is much darker throughout season 5 and she’s past the point of believing a word that comes out of Red’s mouth. It’s also a showcase for Boone to show a different side to her acting abilities. Her journey reminded me of why I love The Blacklist as it’s packed with twists and turns, plenty of which you don’t see coming. It’s around episode 8 where things really get going as tragedy strikes, leaving Liz forever changed.įrom that point on Liz is kicking ass and taking names as she tries to get to the bottom of the tragedy and find out exactly what Reddington is trying to hide from her. In possession of a bag of bones that Reddington wants to keep buried and far away from Liz, Tom gets put in the crosshairs of both Reddington and an unnamed adversary.
THE BLACKLIST SEASON 5 ENDING SERIES
With Tom Keen (Ryan Eggold) back in the series following his departure for the short-lived spin-off The Blacklist Redemption, The Blacklist’s fifth season is built around a mystery with him at the centre. Any fears I had about the show having run its course were put to bed with season 5, which is the strongest season to date.

Kaplan put into action a revenge plan against Reddington (James Spader) for shooting her and leaving her for dead.

Kaplan (Susan Blommaert), season 4 struggled until the second half of the season when Mr. Coming off a third season high where Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone) faked her own death with the help of Mr. For the first time since it started, The Blacklist felt like it was running out of ideas during its fourth season.
