“Mr. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. I want to say that The Blacklist finally confirmed Red is Liz’s father, yet Dembe’s comments about Red not “denying it” make me hesitant about the whole reveal. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The test confirms that she is his daughter, something that she's known deep down all along, since thinking like a criminal comes so naturally to her. Red offers the island to Mr. Kaplan, but she declines. Liz steps out of the car (::facepalm::), prompting Mr. Kaplan to shoot Baz and speed away.But she's not out of the picture for long. That little smile he did when she hugged him was such a nice moment. The Blacklist has really managed to pull itself up from just a one-man show and allowed the ensemble to stand out, as well.

From a pandemic to inequalities in care, Max and co. have been shining a light It’s made them much more integral and connected to the show. Considering Ressler made a deal with Hitchin and then accidentally killed her later, that’s going to weigh heavy on his conscience. At the same time, Julian Gale (Meanwhile, Red goes to visit Katarina's father Dom to dig up a mysterious toolbox that he had previously described as a "last resort" only to be used in the most dire of circumstances. Mr. Kaplan gives Liz a choice: stay with her and choose the truth, or step out of the car and choose Red. Sure, that can be enjoyable, too, especially when taking down the smug thief who thought he had managed to get a deal, but making Red a three-dimensional character is what makes him so interesting and engaging to watch. It was a foregone conclusion that only one person would survive the final showdown between Red Reddington and his former right-hand woman, Mr. Kaplan, on The Blacklist’s Season 4 …

Red sets a risky plan in motion to save the Task Force and himself as Mr. Kaplan launches the final phase of her assault on his criminal empire. Plus, with Tom in possession of it, it will create a curious predicament, especially if he finds out some truths behind it before Liz does. Even the fact that he has a turtle adds so much to his character. And maybe Red is the one who killed her? Honestly, it was great to see Tom back, even if for a quick moment. "I'm not sure Elizabeth will ever be ready to learn about what you did to Katarina. The Blacklist knocked it out of the park, and it’s clear there’s still plenty of stories left to tell. Just take Harold taking the initiative to find out if Red is Liz’s father. Or the skeleton is some other family member? It was funny, too, when Red tried to remember where they had last seen each other. Kaplan” is the twenty first episode of Season 4 of The Blacklist and the eighty-fifth episode overall. So the fact that she had the DNA but just never looked made so much more sense. And who else was thrilled that Samar and Adam are finally together? He gives the DNA results to Liz — who confesses that she had her own DNA test done two weeks after they met Red, but couldn't bring herself to read the results and ended up throwing them out.Not so this time. Photo Credits: NBC, William Hart/NBC; NBC, Virginia Sherwood/NBC; Netflix; Pop TV; Robert Viglasky, Hartswood Films; Fred Hayes/Disney+, Fox, PopTV; Bettina Strauss/Netflix; Nicole Rivelli/Amazon, Netflix, Frank Masi/Apple, Disney, Jasper Savage/Hulu; Diyah Pera/CW It was a foregone conclusion that only one person would survive the final showdown between Red Reddington and his former right-hand woman, Mr. Kaplan, on The Blacklist's Season 4 finale. This was a well-paced two-part finale that kept things engaging, provided some solid twists, some reveals, and the fantastic teases that have you wanting more. Sometimes answers to the truth aren't going to be happy ones. It’s clear there’s more to it than that. Additionally, she refused Red’s offer for the paradise island, which seemed like a pretty sweet deal. Laurel Hitchin (So, how did all this go down? Soon, all the truths will be revealed. Either way, it will be interesting seeing Liz and Red’s relationship change and probably grow on The Blacklist Season 5 now that their familial connection is out in the open. Directed by Michael W. Watkins. He clearly wanted to get Red, and he almost did, but I expect him not to give up quite so easily. Where one was a setup to Red’s immunity and the grand jury and Mr. Kaplan’s way out, the other was Red finding a way to dismantle the trap Mr. Kaplan had set and get control of the situation. It may just not be the ones Liz was hoping to find. It’s going to be fun seeing them navigate the work life if the two continue their relationship when the show returns. When he won't do it, she throws herself off the bridge.Back at the FBI, Cooper tampers with evidence in an old case file, stealing a sample of Red's blood that he can send out for DNA testing. She will certainly be missed, but her actions have definitely gotten things moving that will affect the story and characters going forward. With the future of the Task Force in jeopardy, Liz confronts the biggest questions about her past. That will be a fresh dynamic. Red sets a risky plan in motion to save the Task Force. He didn’t mean to, but there’s going to be guilt that builds in on him, including the fact that he can’t bring her to justice now. "Anger and fear and a certain amount of hatred are all normal in a family, and that's what we are," she says, before embracing him. Samar (With Mr. Kaplan's immunity deal off the table since Gale's case has imploded, she meets with Liz and offers to tell her the full truth of why Red came into her life. an escape plan for someone who wants to disappear for good. ................Just kidding. Check out these pictures from part two of the super-sized finale, The Blacklist Season 4 Episode 22, "Mr. Kaplan: Conclusion."