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Battlestar Galactica: Crossroads: Part 2 (2007)
Knocks your socks off!
First time I'm reviewing a BSG episode. It's that good. This is probably the best episode of the series so far. The writing, the acting, the suspense, it was all there. Once in a while these all just come together somehow, and something special emerges. This episode is one of those times. I frankly don't know how they brought so many stories together in a single episode without making any of them feel like a side plot. Any of them would make a good stand alone episode.
May I add that Lee Adama's Courtroom speech was one of the best I've encountered on television?
The Blacklist: Sutton Ross (No. 17) (2018)
Every answer brings a new question
I liked this episode, and I really liked this Season. First, there were two season finales, not one; once again one of the main characters died. It also introduced some great villains like Ian Garvey.
But most importantly, this season started tying some loose ends and brought some answers. It didn't leave you in the lurch; they at least said what's in the bag so that we can have our own ideas about why it all started in the first place. And I think the identity of the bag's contents, while surprising, are not implausible at all. To the contrary, they're well worth protecting if you think about it.
This season also had a lot of character development, especially for Liz. To me it was fascinating to watch how she is transformed from the rookie agent in Season 1, with her black and white world, into a much darker character, more and more like Reddington, sometimes almost beating him in his own game. Those who blame her for getting along with her sister, whose stepfather killed Liz's husband should put this in context of this character development, and her ulterior motive. This is how alliances are done.
I do not blame Agent Keen to think the way she does at the end of the season; I think it's normal to have this reaction upon finding out what she did.
I think Season 5 improved upon previous seasons in many respects. And it gave us something to look for in Season 6, with both main characters strong and with a clear agenda. However, clearly there is more to the story. I guess we will find out in Season 6 (which I have not seen yet).
The Blacklist: Mr. Kaplan (No. 4): Conclusion (2017)
What a finale!
I don't think many people would disagree with me when I say this was the best season finale so far and one of the best season finales, ever.
In the last several episodes the show has been coming full circle and finally some old questions are finally being answered. Of course, in usual Blacklist fashion, more questions are raised than answered. Still, this was an excellent finale, and one of the best episodes in the series so far.
The Blacklist: Requiem (2017)
Revelatory
In this episode we travel to Kate's (Mr. Kaplan) past with flashbacks. In the present, she is busy preparing toward what seems to be an inevitable showdown with her former employer.
But it is not what she is doing now that tells us so much. It is the flashbacks. Not only do we learn some very valuable information about Kate's history, but about the past of other main characters as well. There were a lot of a-ha moments here for me. I think it would be fair to say that this episode brings the series full circle. I won't say more, you just need to watch it.
Overall a very strong, must-see episode. One of the best I've seen since the beginning.
The Blacklist: Alistair Pitt (No. 103) (2016)
Great episode but troubling signs
This was a great episode in some ways. It is developmental for the long arc and also has a nice story all its own. In typical fashion Reddington uses the task force to flush out someone with whom he has a history. The story line about Keen and her baby Is also developing nicely.
I really enjoyed seeing the character of Gina Zanetakos again. This looks like it will complicate things. The backstory they used to bring her back in was quite clever and nicely thought. Just as you are thinking that things are getting back on track and back to normal, they throw a wrench in.
There is a nice love story in this episode and it is nicely integrated into the episode's overall story.
The one troubling thing about this episode in particular and season 3 in general is that Reddington is getting too violent. I'm not sure why they're doing this but too many bodies are piling up. It will be quite difficult to make the series plausible while bodies keep piling up.