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Its when Liz is in the hospital recovering that the doctor reveals that shes pregnant.
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Whats next for Liz?
And did that final scene finally confirm what weve all suspected since the shows debut?
JON BOKENKAMP:I dont think it confirms that.
Look, thats interesting that you pick up on that.
No, that is not a confirmation, I dont think.
How will the news that shes pregnant affect Liz?
Its going to snap her world into focus incredibly quickly.
Shes already dealing with a lot going from a fugitive and losing her badge, and now a child.
It gives us a lot of great, dramatic questions.
Shes going to have to confront decisions about Tom, about her job, about her career.
Shes going to continue to undergo this really difficult transformation.
Is it safe to assume that this is Tom Keens baby?
I dont think its safe to assume that.
I think its good to anticipate that.
She and Tom did have an evening together on a boat last season.
The timing of that evening may add up to the exact math of where we are today.
Tom is the likely suspect, yes.
This was obviously born out of Megan Boonesreal-life pregnancy.
Would you have taken Liz Keen on this same journey if the actress wasnt actually pregnant?
In hindsight, knowing what we know now, probably.
It was a weird thing to take a stab at figure out: Do we embrace it or not?
Clearly one version is shes carrying a lot of moving boxes and standing behind lamps and stuff.
We didnt know how we were going to get there and now we do.
It feels, to me, incredibly organic to the show.
How much will this pregnancy sideline Liz, and how much does that affect her as a character?
She does not like to be sidelined.
I personally really like that contrast.
Its another big grenade in the oatmeal bowl that throws everything off kilter a little bit.
I think thats when the show is at its best.
Given her status with the FBI, will Liz be forthcoming about her pregnancy?
Will she even tell Tom?
Thats a great question.
Were going to embrace just that.
How or what does she tell Tom?
What does she tell the people that shes working with?
It never even occurred to her.
Were going to approach it in a very difficult and hopefully grounded way.
Shes got some big decisions to make in her life.
Thats a little too simple, I think.
Red tells Tom that he cant marry Liz again.
How does that throw a wrench in their relationship?
And will Tom tell Elizabeth about that conversation?
Because Liz cares about Tom, it renders Red powerless against Tom.
He probably wouldve killed the man had Liz not cared so deeply for him.
Tom has said that they should go away and start over.
Thats something Tom is certainly advocating for desperately.
It is something that shes considering or will consider.
Shes had it since the beginning a husband, a dog, a regular job and a normal life.
I think its both.
Reddington is terrified of losing her.
He clearly cares deeply for her.
The idea of losing her would crush him.
And yet, the threat is incredibly real.
Its simplistic to think that she can just walk away.
Also, you mention Katerina Rostova.
Hes warned her in this episode that the world knows that she is the daughter of a renowned spy.
That could come back to haunt her.
Shes going to become a mother now herself, and she has never known her mother or her father.
Is there a possibility that Lizs mother could still be alive?
Yes, there is.
We are going to explore that.
What can you tease of why Red met with the Cabal in last weeks episode?
What is he really after?
In the most general sense, hes after power.
The Cabal still exists.
The Cabal is incredibly powerful and he now has a seat at the table.
Thats one of the fun things about the character and how he operates, its always a barter system.
Its also very gray.
Its not as simple as a winner and a loser.
He has expanded his power by taking down people who were opposing him.
He now has even greater resources.
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