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I'm pretty sure Austin wins immunity at F5. He is the only one to be shown to be good at puzzles and everyone in the press photos is showing to get to the puzzle and be at about the same progress. Anyway I think Julie has to go at 5. Dee and Austin have these slow mo beach walking shots that have been reserved for the F3 for multiple seasons now: Jake and Katurah I "Think" are also safe, because in this promo we have confessionals from them saying "I want it so badly." and "I just want to do it for me." These sound like they are going into the fire challenge. Therefore Dee or Austin win the FIC and take the other with Jake (the only confirmed spoiler we have) winning fire in that scenario to join them.

Any idea who is in the fire challenge? I remember you having accurate spoilers for WAW.

I think we are down to Julie or Dee for the third.

This is a good point I totally forgot about this. The other option would be we haven't met the father yet and it's one of those things like in HIMYM where "Your mother was in that class!", however, years later they inserted the real mother to be at that class. So therefore the father could have met Sophie the night of the engagement party referenced in the first episode and they just insert that later like they did with Josh Peck being at the party in episode 3 and the mother in HIMYM.

Yea I dunno why this is even being argued. They obv went this route since they don't know if the series is coming back.

Hmm true they did rush to get this out before the strikes, but doing a movie without Spader? Though I guess he could just fake his death AGAIN lol.

I agree that the future of certain members of the task force is something they should have expanded on the finale needed to be like another 10 minutes to explain this.

Yea it just felt very like any of his other "comments" to liz a million times that are circular and never confirming.

I just go back to Series creator Jon Bokenkamp quote from a couple years ago.... I love reading all of the fan stuff, the theories and what’s on Twitter. I take great joy in knowing the answer and seeing all the theories that are out there. In the writers’ room, our script coordinator, Sam — for a long time — has put up The Strangest Thing You Can Find About The Blacklist [on the board] every day, just the theories that are out there. That’s one of the things that’s so fun about the show. Whatever your theory or whatever your camp is, you can probably turn the story a few degrees and make your theory make sense. So yes, that is one that we have heard, and I know it’s out there. There are a lot of them, far more unusual than that. [Laughs] I feel like thats what we just witnessed.

"Valentina and Charlie would never have had Alex."

I get that, but it still leaves it open ended between the crowd of HE'S THE MOM!!! vs NO HE'S NOT!!! so it just still makes both sides feel they have enough evidence for either conclusion. I guess they wanted that instead of picking a side. Reminds me of a typical movie where it seems like we are at an end, but something else shows up and makes you question everything.

Like I said it's just him saying "He just can't help it" after being called a Mom. So again another roundabout hint, but nothing like his license him saying I'm Katerina etc etc. So can we "assume" I guess? but why can't they give any kind of solid confirmation??????????? So annoying!!!!

They didn't confirm anything just another of his roundabout hints............. He was giving Agnes advice about a crush and Agnes said "Pinky you're being such a mom" and his response was "I guess I just can't help it." Again another "hint", but not "direct confirmation" I dunno why we couldn't get anything giving closure like his life flashing before his eyes, after the ending maybe his license showing his real identity. Anything. So I guess we are just supposed to leave it at that exchange "confirming it" when it didn't confirm anything.

“I was very, very glad we were able to end it exactly the way we wanted to end it," Spader told The Associated Press ahead of the two-hour finale. "It was deliberate, and we weren’t taken by surprise in terms of when the ending was going to come. You’ll see that the ending has conviction and we commit to it.”

I'm guessing it gets a third season because Freeform just picked up this show recently to air repeats

Also they pretty much

Since Redmond can't even get the 46 cast yet I wonder if that means spoilers for that and this season will be minimal. Some random on reddit claims they know stuff for 45 but only mentioned the auction is back, Niko doesn't win, and the F3 is not Jake/Kellie/Julie in that exact combo and nothing else so far.

That kinda felt like a "We have no idea if we are getting a season 3" feel. Show could be cancelled and they can be like yep we confirmed one romance and gave strong hints towards the other that's all you get! Thought in spoiler tag in case anyone hasn't seen it yet since it just came out 24 hours ago :

Here is the press release sounds intense : Get ready to bid farewell to one of the most captivating crime dramas on television. The series finale, “Raymond Reddington: Good Night” is set to air on NBC on July 13, 2023, at 9:00 PM. In this monumental episode, the future of the FBI’s Reddington task force hangs in the balance one last time. Congressman Hudson’s relentless investigation puts immense pressure on the team, forcing them to strategize and anticipate Reddington’s next move. As the storylines converge, the fate of Raymond Reddington and the task force members will be decided in an unforgettable climax. Prepare for an emotionally charged episode as the characters face their ultimate tests of loyalty, morality, and justice. The series finale of “The Blacklist” will keep you on the edge of your seat, unraveling long-held secrets, and answering lingering questions that have fueled the show’s intense narrative. It’s time to uncover the truth, confront the consequences, and bid farewell to the captivating world of Raymond Reddington and his complex web of intrigue.

One of the writers said in an article it would be confirmed "indirectly" this to me sounds like maybe we his license after he is caught/killed/etc and it says his real name on it or whatever. I don't think there will be some big elaborate scene. Could be some key picture in his wallet something like that. The writers have hinted at the Rederina thing, but theres also things that don't point to that either and in conversations about her with Red and another person it always seems she is referred to as a third person and not himself. Plus this show loves red herrings and I feel like they might have been feeding us hints on that and then pulls the switch at the last second that it never was that to begin with. Could really go either way. Only thing I'm sure of Hudson doesn't survive look at the promo closely that aired after this past episode sure looks like him in a body bag look at the tie it matches.

https://ew.com/tv/blacklist-series-finale-exclusive-photos-spain/

"The last name on the blacklist is ME" - Red

Hudson must be number 2 on the blacklist. He is the title of next week.

Doesn't sound like anyone is showing back up that is alive or dead at least from press releases at this point.