When it comes time to track him down and apprehend him, Red bows out, telling Cooper that he recently achieved inner harmony at a monastery, but that peace is as fragile as an origami swan if he stays here, it will be crushed. Red does briefly return to the States to assist, but only to identify The Skinner. “Down the line, things would get very dark.” In the past two years, Red says, he’s learned what to hold onto and what to let go of if he comes back to help Cooper, “I fear all that work will be for nothing,” he remarks.
Red happens to know the previous Skinner, but he’s reluctant to help Cooper with the task of finding the current one.
* The culprit turns out to be just one criminal, really: He’s called The Skinner, a moniker that’s been passed down to criminals fulfilling this role for centuries. As Agnes’ caretaker, Cooper can reach Red, and it falls to him to try getting the band back together in order to thwart the microchip-hungry criminals.
* Following the attempted microchip theft that left Dembe burned - both literally and figuratively - Dembe suspects Red would know something about the crime syndicate in question, but he hasn’t spoken to Red in 18 months and doesn’t know how to reach him. Reddington, meanwhile, is hiding out in Havana - and despite his terminal mystery illness, he’s somehow survived the past two years, largely thanks to two female shamans who protect Red’s mind and body wherever he goes. And a recently married Alina no longer does field work for the FBI, but trains agents for the field. Aram is also gone from the bureau and has co-founded a cybersecurity start-up called Flagify, which badly needs an angel investor. A bearded and longer-haired Ressler now spends his time fixing up old cars.
The Blacklist Creator Jon Bokenkamp Exiting Ahead of Season 9: 'I Genuinely Believe the Series Remains Full of Life'Ĭooper is no longer with the FBI, but he’s Agnes’ guardian. The Blacklist's Megan Boone Says Goodbye After 8 Seasons in Heartfelt Post: 'What a Dream. He ends up in the hospital, and he’s not doing amazing. Early in the premiere, Dembe and his FBI partner have a meet-up with members of the syndicate that goes awry, resulting in the death of Dembe’s partner, the fiery explosion of a truck containing the stolen microchips, and third-degree burns across Dembe’s body. Dembe is a special agent with the FBI (?!), and he’s been working undercover for the past six months to infiltrate a dangerous crime syndicate for now, all we (and Dembe) know about the group is that they’re after valuable microchips, and all of the men have a notable “S” tattoo on their hands.
* First, some quick updates on where everyone’s at after two years. Read on for the details of The Blacklist‘s reset - not only via a time jump, but now without leading lady Megan Boone and series creator Jon Bokenkamp. The FBI task force is no more, and Red’s whereabouts are unknown… for a few minutes, at least. For those of us watching The Blacklist from our couches, it’s only been four months since Elizabeth Keen was gunned down in the street, just as she was finally closing in on legitimate answers about Red’s identity.īut for the characters on the NBC crime drama, it’s been two whole years since Liz perished, as revealed during Thursday’s Season 9 premiere.