I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but I got a major case of the heebie jeebies during the opening segment of The Blacklist Season 5 Episode 15.
The idea of a stranger infecting the air I breathe with a possible deadly virus is scary as hell, but thankfully the majority of us are sane, so there should be nothing to worry about, right?
And while the story of Pattie Sue Edwards was compelling and heartbreaking all at once, and Red’s tax woes were hilarious, all I can do right now is focus on that moment at the very end when Liz recognized Garvey as the guy responsible for Tom’s murder!
It’s just too bad that Singleton had to die in order for her to finally find out!
It took a lot less time for Liz to find Garvey than I thought it would take. I was expecting the big reveal to happen on the season finale, but considering what we saw in the preview for The Blacklist Season 5 Episode 16, it looks like things are going to get extremely complicated between Liz and Red.
It looks like we’re finally going to get back to the mystery of the bones. It’s the only reason I can think of as to why Red would even consider brokering a deal with Garvey.
At least that’s what it looked like Red was doing.
But I’m going to go back to comments I’ve made previously about why Red wasn’t hunting Garvey down while Liz was in her coma. If the bones were that important to him, wouldn’t that be something he would have spent some time doing?
Maybe someone already answered that for me, and I missed it. If so, please refresh my memory because I can’t move past the fact that he did nothing for nearly a year to either find the bones or the guy responsible for putting his daughter in a coma.
Red is not the type of guy to just sit around and read poetry for days on end. He’d be seething. He’d want revenge. At the very least he’d do whatever was necessary to find and destroy the bones.
That’s what I don’t get.
But all of that doesn’t really matter anymore now, does it?
Liz knows who Garvey is, and Garvey knows Liz knows who he is.
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The Blacklist Season 10 Episode 17 Review: The Morgana Logistics Corporation
After a few disappointing successive episodes, The Blacklist Season 10 Episode 17 broke away from that format and delivered an hour worth of The Blacklist name.
Raymond offered a case that was a significant upgrade from the one the Task Force had previously worked on.
Elsewhere, Arthur Hudson used his cunning to find the scarce information about the Task Force, and with solid skills of bluffing and making great inferences from observations, he hit the nail on the head.
The Task Force had needed a win many episodes ago, and their win was bigger than they could have anticipated.
This had been the case they had been waiting for, and on getting the basic details, they were enthusiastic about getting started.
The more they unraveled one mystery, two more would rise to take its place.
They had lacked that in the cases they worked on in The Blacklist Season 10 Episode 15 and The Blacklist Season 10 Episode 16.
Like always, it was expected that Raymond was working another angle.
Anyone who knew Raymond’s operation deeply knew he made most of his money from shipping illegal goods like weapons. He also dealt a lot with criminals and had found a system to help himself stay ahead of law enforcement all those years.
Fake identities were the only option he had left.
Seeing what Morgana Corporation was involved in piqued interest because it seemed like Raymond would be involved.
My initial conclusion was that Raymond was taking competition out of the picture.
The second half of The Blacklist Season 10 has seen Raymond on a mission to rid the world of bad players, especially in places he has a connection to.
On the surface, Morgana Logistics Corporation didn’t seem that bad. All they did was create a few thousand fake companies and ship contraband.
It was not like they were involved in highly illegal stuff like the drug trade or human trafficking.
Everything made sense when we learned that Raymond had offered one of his biggest operations to the FBI.
This was his most personal sacrifice. He had given up some of his most valuable assets; what was his most lucrative operation?
How he went about it was the best part.
When Weecha broke in, she didn’t pose a single threat to him. It was, in fact, the opposite. Oh, what a night a young woman like her had shown that old geezer.
Red [to Cooper]: I’m all right. It was a little touch-and-go at the beginning, but I came up on top at the end.
But to Raymond, everything is an opportunity.
He knew that if Dembe stayed on the Task Force while they worked the case, he would easily figure out what was happening.
So, he exaggerated his circumstances and had Dembe close to him so that they would be none the wiser as the Task Force ran around racking up wins being delivered to them on a silver platter.
It was a genius plan that, due to sentimental reasons, Dembe didn’t catch on.
Playing some dumb game and beating Raymond should have been the first indicator. But Dembe had missed spending time with Red, so he took the win where he could get it.
The Morgana Logistics Corporation could stay ahead of the Task Force because they told Red everything they were about to do, and he would escalate the information to his soldiers.
Viewers who watch The Blacklist online know that it wasn’t anything we hadn’t seen before, but the team was so desperate they didn’t see what was staring them in their faces.
Cooper: The raid outside Paris was bigger than we could have imagined. In fact, this is the biggest case you’ve ever given us, Raymond.
We also got the famous Reddington monologue as he said goodbye to his people. That was one moment that made everything feel like it was coming to an end.
Reddington: It’s hard to believe it’s over. All these years. This was more than an enterprise; it was our lives, and we lived it together. I’m so proud. That word doesn’t suffice. I’m honored to have stood beside you all as we discovered this creation of ours together.
Hudson made some strides in his pursuit of the truth.
Something about Hudson makes one root for him because he comes from the point of honesty.
He would not employ illegal tactics to get what he wanted, so he wasn’t frustrated easily.
It made him effective in connecting the dots between everyone to Raymond.
If there were a hurdle, he would find a way to navigate it. It was very impressive.
And he was the first to see the Task Force for what it had become.
Hudson: All these years, we’ve never been able to catch him. This is why. Raymond Reddington has corrupted a task force within the FBI, and I’m gonna tear it apart from the joints.
Everyone else had become complacent in Red’s actions; they didn’t see them as problematic.
But from an outsider’s point of view, they had been corrupted beyond belief. It was what I’d been saying all along.
Arthur Hudson had hit the gold mine by discovering everyone’s connection to Red.
No judge in their right mind would look at all those facts and shrug them off as a coincidence. Some coincidences are too big.
The Task Force had been lucky more times than they could count, but that luck was running out.
Arthur was coming closer to the truth with every passing day. Raymond was preparing to make his exit.
What will they be left holding in their hands?
Solving cases won’t help them anymore because that’s what they’re paid to do.
“Morgana Logistics Corporation” was something we had been waiting for a while, but it was also full of surprises. It was fast-paced, full of twists and turns and substantial action.
It is possibly the second-best episode after The Blacklist Season 10 Episode 9.
Now it’s going to get interesting. But how stupid is Garvey? He knew that it was the FBI and probably Liz calling his cell phone so killing Singleton was a dumb move on his part — unless he did it purposely to show Liz who’s boss?
Garvey might have been nervous that the noose was tightening but he probably found out every secret Singleton swore to keep before he gutted the guy. Garvey is an arrogant bastard. I can’t wait until he gets his.
While Liz was doing her thing with Singleton, Red was busy trying to make deals with the tax man. He thought he had the audit problem taken care of, but some people can’t be bought.
It’s surprising that Red didn’t get everything he wanted right away. The headmaster was one stubborn SOB, but I’m glad he didn’t just give in to Red. I like watching Red have to work to get what he wants.
But don’t you love that, despite the obstacles, he still takes everything in stride?! He knows things will work out. And they do!!
And how clever was it that Fagen started the fire inside the smoke alarm. I’m glad that he is going to stick around. His character is a lot of fun, and I like the idea of him being on Red’s payroll for a little while longer.
I’m sure we’re going to see him again real soon. And don’t forget about Mr. Raleigh Sinclair III. He’s got that guy hiding out for good use at some point, too.
Red’s laying out a plan, but is the plan to protect himself or to protect Liz? Or is he preparing to take care of both of them?
I can’t wait to see what the season finale is going to bring. I bet it’s going to be the best of series. That’s just my guess.
Although I got the heebie jeebies thanks to Pattie Sue Edwards, the reason she did what she did was sad. Was there no other way for her to clear her husband’s name than endangering so many people?
At least her husband got a proper burial, and she was allowed to see it before being taken away. I liked that Ressler wanted to hear the truth before taking anyone down. In the old days, he would have taken Edwards down without question. The whys wouldn’t have mattered, but that Ressler is long gone.
So, over to you guys!
What did you think of “Pattie Sue Edwards”? Are you sad Singleton is dead? What do you think Liz will do now?
What kind of deal will Red make with Garvey? Will he really make a deal with Garvey, or will it be just a ruse?
Would Red really betray Liz after all this time?
