In the first episode, Red is working on the NY Times crossword puzzle but doesn't finish it cause Liz stabs him in the neck with a pen.
About ten years ago, I finished the puzzle for him. I thought I'd share the results before deleting just in case there's an oddball sleuth out there like me who might be interested by this sort of stuff.
In the interview, Megan Boone said that her attire choices for Liz Keen were influenced by what Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen would wear.
Why did she choose males as role models for her character's attire?
Why is Liz Keen dressed like a butch lesbian?
Some people here have expressed the opinion that Red should have gone out with guns-a-blazing.
In the Anslo Garrick episode we were given the reason why Red would never consider a last stand.
Red: You need a blood transfusion. Or we’re gonna have to open that door, which will likely be the end of both of us.
Donald: Give me a gun. These bastards want to go. Let’s go.
Red: The concept of a last stand sounds so heroically romantic, doesn’t it, Donald? But there’s a good reason why we didn’t see what happened to Butch and Sundance. Being riddled by bullets and left to rot under a scorching Bolivian sky does not a sequel make. And if you’ve surmised nothing about me by now, know this. I’m gonna be around for the sequel.
Those "Spader eyes" are captivating.
I wonder what she looked like before he "laid those eyes" on her?
Does my screenshot look like Red has his face pressed to a mirror and Liz is the reflection looking back at him?
When at the Tacoma house, Is Red checking the growth chart in a "ghost" house?
Who is the female " ghost" supposed to be as seen by the reflection of Luli?
An old "manly" woman of a judge looking down on Red and giving him her final judgment of him.
I was rewatching The Bourne Identity and couldn't help to notice the similarities between Tom Keen's secret box and the assassin's box in the movie and the contents inside.
Both boxes contain US dollars in $10,000 stacks.
I would say a cat.
Cats are mysterious creatures, Red is a man of mystery.
Cats are independent and can be loners... so is Red.
A dominant cat can be assertive or aggressive toward other cats or pets in the house... Red can be assertive or aggressive toward other criminals who come onto his turf.
A cat can be friendly or affectionate toward family members or other people... Red can be friendly, affectionate, and caring to those in his organization or others in need.
Cats can be unpredictable with erratic shifts in mood... so can Red.
Cats can be active, curious and adventurous... Red has demonstrated these traits.
Cats always land on their feet... Red always overcomes his problems and lands on his feet.
Cats have superior night vision and hearing ranges... Red has informants and bugs throughout the world.
Cats have a small, lithe body built for speed and high precision jumping... Red tells Agnes that he's letting go of things to stay light on his feet.
He tells Agnes that he has nine houses... a cat has nine lives.
A homeless cat will eat what it finds on the street... a homeless Red in S10 is eating all the street food he can find.
Agnes describes Red as soft and cuddly.
There's a cat in Red's apartment.
I think it makes more sense that Red is a shape-shifting cat and not a body transitioning Kat.
Now I wonder if Tom Keen's dog, Hudson, shape-shifted into Arthur Hudson, so as to come back and metamorphically bite Red in the ass.
To me Liz's Y shaped scar is too unusual to be a burn scar.
To me it looks like a carotid artery that's been slashed multiple times as in a suicide.
It's also a symbol of Reddington's organization.
Mr Kaplan: "... that scar isn’t only part of your past. It’s the key to your future."
It serves as a symbol or a brand as a reminder of an unhappy, hopeless past (her mother's suicidal tendencies) to a bright, hopeful future (stepping into Reddington's shoes to take over his organization).
Agnes: How come you always come over here and I never go to your house?
Red: I don’t really have a house. Not anymore, at least.
Agnes: What happened?
Red: Well, **I sold one, gifted four. I sunk numbers six and seven. And eight and nine– I’m not entirely sure what’s happened to them**.
[He doesn't describe any house being destroyed by fire]
Agnes: How come you got rid of all your houses?
Red: I suppose – Well, recently, I’ve found myself letting go more and more so I can better hold onto what I really want and still be light on my feet.
Any thoughts on the location of the nine houses Red is referring to?
I would consider the Tacoma Park house as being sunk cause it was blown up.
Spader: “You’ll see that the ending has conviction and we commit to it."
Spader: "I was very, very glad we were able to end it exactly the way we wanted to end it. It was deliberate and we weren’t taken by surprise in terms of when the ending was going to come.”
https://screenrant.com/the-blacklist-series-finale-explained-james-spader/