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It is a long journey through a country that is sometimes dark and terrible. However, I will use all the magic arts I know to keep you from harm. She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead. Credit: Will Hart/NBC Goodbye, my dear. I was actually kind of dreading tonights episode after watching the preview last week. Except, of course, for… LADY AMBROSIA, NO. NEXT: Like the Lost Boys fromHook, but way less fun… Red needs help finding Vasila Patinka, and he promises Glen two beautiful blondes if he delivers her address....

perhaps I should leave the episode breakdown to Mr. James Spader himself. I mean, so crazy." And he wasn’t wrong! Credit: Eric Liebowitz/NBC The excitement was pretty self-sustained. MR. SOLOMON, NO. Speaking of legally binding decisions with very little forethought Lizzie and Tom are getting married! Hard to call… NEXT: It’s a nice day for a Blacklist wedding… So leave it toThe Blacklistto make him finally,finallystart being honest an hour before they actually get married…...

Red’s got two thumbs and a plan to exonerate Lizzie. Lets just get this straight from the jump: That. Because you know what they say about a box full of thumbs: Raymond Reddington must have been here. Credit: Peter Kramer/NBC 1 most-wanted criminal in finding other criminals that can assist in exonerating Liz, its No. The frozen thumbsalmostmade me not think about those things. But these are semantics, right? Theres a billionaire out there assembling a cryogenic Noahs ark....

Red teams up with a few former foes to take down enemy No. I believe wed classify Thursdays episode ofThe Blacklistas the former. But tonight was all about making stakes perfectly clear. Credit: Virginia Sherwood/NBC How far will Harold Cooper go to find the people who brought about Agent Keens death? Pretty far, folks. And what would Raymond Reddington do to avenge Lizzies death. Oh, whatever it takes; we couldnt evenimaginethe lengths until he gets there....

Ohdo you, Tom? But thats at the end of the episode we havent even gotten to the hotbox yet. Were living in a post-numbered-Blacklister world, sure, but that doesnt mean everything has to change. Credit: Virginia Sherwood/NBC There are still cases to be solved, Blacklisters to be found. At the top of the list: whoever attacked Liz. THE ARTAX web connection, NO. Cue one of those aforementioned brutal voice-cracks: I think we all know different....

Did… Did Red just lie to Lizzie? The things is, I watch this show, and I hear Red lie to Lizzie all the time… In Reds head, where all the dangerous secrets are stored, Red does not lie to Lizzie. Credit: Virginia Sherwood/NBC Of course, theres always the possibility that he was talking about a different, non-Katarina Rostova. But theres also the chance that Reds ledger or rules and regulations are changing....

Remember when Elizabeth Keens biggest problem wasRed? Remember when we just sat around wondering if Red was Lizs dad? Remember when Jolene the substitute teacher was the largest disruptive force in Washington, D.C.? Credit: Eric Liebowitz/NBC It wasnt weakness that prevented you from watching your friend die today it was hope. THE DIRECTOR, NO. 24 Ive always believed luck to be a function of intent in this case, mine. Seems easy enough; Liz actually making it through the day is where the luck comes in....

(That gray-haired bodyguard finally got a name tonight its Boz. Hes kind of a combination Casey Affleck/Scott Caan in this scenario.) Sharing my hand with anyone goes against every instinct I have. Credit: Peter Kramer/NBC THE DIRECTOR, NO. You want to talk about stakes? So whats the plan to verify Liz doesnt need that will? Why, abduct the CIAs Director of Clandestine Services. And how does Red expect to do that?...

What is Elizabeth Keens deepest desire? What does she relish? What feeds her soul? Credit: Peter Kramer/NBC What does Elizabeth Keenwant? Theyre fugitives, but theyre not running. Where does a righting of the tables get her? THE DJINN, NO. 43 You know what I want? Yeah, tell that to Dembe whos currently swollen and bloodied in that dirty warehouse with Mr. Vargas. NEXT: Well, at least it wasnt Mr. Kaplan…...

Strange, indeed Mr. Bokenkamp was not messing around. someone [reorganizing] a 15th century cult to hunt and kill pedophiles. THE VEHM, NO. Credit: Virginia Sherwood/NBC this was a particularly humorous episode ofTheBlacklist, starting with Lizs BABY pro/con list. PROS: My baby; Family; Chance for a normal life; Tom?? Speak of the devil: Toms at the door, and hes ready to be overbearing! The writers think its time for Liz to leave the apartment and Tom to discover that pro/con list....

We get to know Samar much better and surprise! And I guess that would make the Cabal the envious moon? (Aram is for sure Mercutio, re: stealing the show.) Credit: Peter Kramer/NBC And tonight tonight we finally and truly make our introduction to Samar Navabi. Its just in time, too. People have been talking, you see. And by people, I mean you. Everyone has been wondering what the deal is with Samar....

And over and over again all they seem to do is endanger her more. To which you all yell in unison, “I KNEW IT!!!” Of course we did! Credit: Peter Kramer/NBC It matters that we’ve gotten here at all:“Masha, I’m your father.” ALEXANDER KIRK, NO. But here’s the real kicker: All this stuff about Kirk financing terrorism totally false. Okay, andnowwe get it out of our systems, altogether now: WE KNEW IT!...

If the Cabal has their way, the answer is no. Will the Cabal succeed in silencing her? But he has a system in place which he believes will work. Credit: David Giesbrecht/NBC He can keep her safe through people who are outside of the Cabal. He just wants to see to it she can do that in a fair way. How is Keen dealing with being in custody? Has she all but given up knowing that the Cabal is never going to let her live?...