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After all, Ressler believes that he can protect Liz while in custody.
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What does this all mean?
Whats her mindset right now?
How does The Cabal handle this?
They certainly dont want her to talk.
They dont want to be exposed.
Its time for things to fall together, and that is going to be fun.
Ressler believes that he can keep Liz safe, but will he actually be able to?
What steps will Red take to get her back?
Hes got a great plan that people are really going to dig seeing how all this comes together.
The next two episodes are [about] the Director (David Strathairn).
His plan is less about just her safety, and more about leveling the playing field.
Will Liz now be in the big glass box that used to hold Red?
I think we have to, right?
Thats where shes got to go.
Shes traded places with Red.
Reds now on the outside of the box and shes on the inside.
Its an interesting dynamic.
Were definitely going to put her in there right away.
Ressler has kicked Samar off the team.
What role will she be playing in the back half of the season?
In the back half of the season, shes not working with Ressler and the team.
That would leave her open and available to potentially have some back-channeling with Reddington.
Those two have a very unusual and very mysterious relationship.
I would think it might be likely to see Red and Samar perhaps teaming up in some capacity.
Does Aram have a lot of guilt over his role in Samar being kicked off the task force?
Thats one of those conflicts that really helps to see who the guy is.
He has to do the right thing, he has to tell Ressler.
He doesnt want to catch Liz, but he did tell Ressler what he knew.
Hes been put into a corner in a way that we havent seen before.
Even Aram and Red have some great scenes together.
Where that character and where that dynamic of Ressler-Samar-Aram is going is really complex and fun stuff.
Thats yet to be seen.
Quite honestly, where that goes, Im not sure yet.
Were still figuring that out.
Shes a delicious villain, and I wouldnt be surprised if we embraced that in some way.
Is she your big villain of the two-parter?
No, I really think the Director is.
The Director is really the one who Red has in his crosshairs.
Yes, Laurel is clearly part of that.
The Director got an offer from Red.
Will he consider that as it becomes more dangerous for him within The Cabal?
Both of those guys, the Director and Red, are big, incredibly strong personalities.
Theyre both very powerful men.
I dont think either of them are going to budge.
Neither is going to compromise in any way, which gives us a really great story engine.
Its two big bad guys going up against each other.
He has incredible connections.
What is Solomons (Edi Gathegi) next play after seeing that photo on the fridge?
I think thats exactly right.
I dont know if that reads, but I hope it does.
Their relationship unraveling is interesting.
Maybe Charlene has a trick up her sleeve.
Whats in store for Dembe (Hisham Tawfiq) after being brought into custody?
Dembe is the most loyal guy you could image.
Perhaps that relationship may rear its ugly head.
Its something they have to lean into.
Nobody can know that Red is working with Liz in terms of the FBI.
He has a good cover; he does help criminals.
Hes the concierge of crime, so he helps criminals get out of the country.
The Blacklistreturns Thursday, Jan. 7 at 9 p.m.
