'The Blacklist' Season 6
Will Liz become interesting?
The Blacklist is entering its sixth season this Thursday and it's promising to be bigger and better than ever.
Though will it succeed?
The show has been reliant on James Spader's performance to push through its dragging plot. And while he is captivating with a weekly monologue (fans and the show have dubbed, "Red Time Stories"), the new season seems to promise less of a focus on Red himself and more on who is the "real" Raymond Reddington. More importantly, will Megan Boone's character Elizabeth Keen be able to outsmart him and learn his secrets?
While this is an interesting plot line it feels a little too late to go there. Recent seasons have ended with answering the question: is Raymond Reddington Elizabeth Keen's father (season 3 no, season 4 yes)? After the end of season 5, it seems like the character Spader plays isn't even Reddington and we are yet again with the answer no, Spader isn't playing Keen's father. Though the man he is masquerading Raymond Reddington is.
Which is confusing?
This question was raised from day one of the show, but it should have been laid to rest long ago. Who would drag the same question of "are you my father" for five years? Even Liz had grown to ignore it just for other characters to bring it up and make it the main question again. Seriously, just prick the guy and stick it into one of those online DNA kits.
One would think this question is finally being laid to rest, but probably not. There is so much more that could be explored with these characters and world. Liz could pick a side for once and we could see what happens with the rest of the task force. Red could reveal the secrets behind creating the blacklist and the series could deal with the reasons why.
Though perhaps the show doesn't veer from the formula because the show wouldn't hold up without Spader's performance. While the rest of the cast is good, they aren't great enough to hold up a show that would have to go through growing pains to change itself up. This mostly relies on Boone. While she is a decent actor, you haven't really seen her grow in her role. Even though Liz is finally supposed to be the raging force in the show now, she doesn't play Liz any different.
In season five when she burns a man's body in acid one episode, she does it the same way she killed her first suspect way back in season one. She seems like the same person, not like someone who has lived a hard life for the past five years. It just feels like nothing is really happening to Liz—she's just going along with what's happening.
Either way, the show will most likely stick to the same format for season 6. While it might be the same old same old, at least Spader's performance makes the show worth while.
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