The recent Season 3 finale of the American crime drama TV series “The Blacklist” on NBC came with twists and surprises including two major shockers for Raymond ‘Red’ Reddington, played by James Spader.
It was revealed in the season finale that Liz Keen, played by Megan Boone, was alive and well and that her death during episode 18 was actually planned by her, Tom Keen, played by Ryan Eggold, and Mr. Kaplan, played by Susan Blommaert, so that they can finally get away from Red.
The other major surprise was the revelation towards the end that Alexander Kirk, played by Ulrich Thomsen, is the father of Liz.
The betrayal will surely get into the head of Red that critics are projecting that Season 4 of “The Blacklist” shall be progressively darker, reports the Parent Herald.
However, there is also a twist in the fact that Alexander is a long-time nemesis of Red so it is possible that Liz and Red would be on the opposite sides of the fence for Season 4.
The Season 3 finale may have indeed answered some mysteries of “The Blacklist” but it also led to more questions that the show would most likely provide answers to early in Season 4.
Where’s Tom?
The other important question for fans is the whereabout of Tom and Agnes, who was previously seen to be alive but has been nowhere to be found.
Eggold is set to star in the spin-off TV series “The Blacklist: Redemption” along with Famke Jansen so there will be more details of that in Season 4 of “The Blacklist” before it finally rolls out.
It was Ryan Eggold who confirmed in a recent interview that the whereabouts of Tom and Agnes will be known at the beginning of Season 4 of “The Blacklist” before they make their way to the brand-new TV series, notes the Ecumenical News.
Prior to the Season 3 finale, many fans of “The Blacklist” were distraught with the death of Liz Keen four episodes back. Her funeral was even featured during the 20th episode of the third season.
It really brought them a huge relief to see Liz being back and alive in the Season 3 finale episode.
Opens up potential storylines
The Season 3 finale also opens up a lot of potential new storylines for the popular TV series. Rumors have it that the new season will likely continue with the trend that it has set during the last season by being grim and mysterious.
The producers and showrunners of “The Blacklist” said that they will be pushing the trend even further in the upcoming fourth season of the TV series.
In a recent interview, showrunners Jon Bokenkamp and John Eisendrath admitted that the Season 3 finale gave a big turn in the life of “The Blacklist.”
Bokenkamp said that Liz should take Kirk’s word that he is her father but Eisendrath was saying that they still don’t know what his motivations are for taking her and claiming her as his daughter.
But Bokenkamp said that what he can promise the fans of the TV series is that Alexander Kirk and his relationship to Liz Keen will ultimately give them a deeper understanding of Red’s relationship with Liz, which they shall be able to know in Season 4.
Another thing that is certain is that the betrayal of Liz and Mr. Kaplan definitely hurt Red and he will be in a very tricky and precious place emotionally.
But it will not just be Red but also some members of the Post Office team of Liz who also took her deception as a major betrayal. As to whether they turn their anger and deal with Liz the way they know how remains to be seen in the upcoming fourth season projected to premiere on NBC this coming fall.