Tony Hill

Red being Red again, finally. Reckless, ruthless, using arising opportunities. The Red, we all love :) Not least thanks to James Spader who does a terrific job portraying convincingly the concierge of crime as well as a caring human being. In contrast to Berlin, who obviously is succumbing to the disease revenge. Then Lizzie, still behaving immature when she is emotionally involved. She neither reported Ressler’s failure nor did she hesitate a second to want to sacrifice Red’s wife with the lame explanation of being then be able to stop Berlin. As if. There was the selfish teenage girl again who didn’t get it her way and was just mad about it. Reminds me of the first episode this season when Red asked for her immediate help to rescue his wife. Instead of leaving at once, no, 12 year old Lizzie insisted on getting an information from Red at first before she was willing (was she?) to go and look for his wife. The Mossad agent seems to be a good complement to the team, Red wise and getting things done wise. In striking contrast to Lizzie, who mostly has the loser card. Hope TPTB will continue to present Samar Navab as this competent agent. Urgently needed with an FBI team whose member tends to be incompetent. With Aram as an exception of course:) Speaking of, Ressler’s addiction will cause some severe damage sooner or later. You can downright foresee some kind of irreversible drama.

Who is Red to Lizzie? Well, TPTB presented their relationship quite ambiguous. They were some scenes which were quite 'paternally'. OTOH, the producers told repeatedly he isn't her father as well as Red himself answered that question with 'no'. Apart from that, only the thought of any father looking at his daughter as Red did now and again... well, let's not go there. In contrast to emotionless Lizzie and hence Megan Boone's non-acting, James Spader knows what he is doing, acting-wise, means his gazes or other expressions of emotion are deliberately and surely requested by TPTB. Showing the burn scars at the end was yanking the chains of ... well, I am not sure of whom exactly. It was a poor choice on the part of TPTB, IMO. Anyway, I wouldn't mind at all if Lizzie would disappear for good somehow, together with her creepy husband, mind. Nope, I am not a fan of Tom, not at all. If I had my druthers he hasn't survived the shooting. Case closed.

Ha, great article. Says it all. "... wigged elephant in the room." Perfect. From the first episode onwards I wondered about who and why decided over the whole appearance of Megan Boone. I don't watch much TV so I haven't seen her in anything before. But boy, the longer the series lasts the worse she looks. The hair, the heavy makeup, and the worst part this expressionless face (Botox, my a*s). One really want to take her aside and recommend her having a serious conversation with the person who is responsible for her appearance on this show. From my post on TWoP: Both actors [who play Keen and Ressler] have two or three face expressions and they deliver their lines with almost no emphasis. And that's it. It's a wonderful contrast to the vivid performance of James Spader. Right now I find that contrast hilarious but I am also sure it will be pretty annoying at some point. So I agree with everything written in the afore-mentioned article. James Spader is doing a brilliant job, the writers have build up and present his personality in an excellent way. But all the other characters ... one can help wondering if this contrast is presented on purpose. So I second the idea of getting rid of some of the characters, incl. Mr. and Mrs. Keen, the former I found creepy right from the start.