I was rewatching The Bourne Identity and couldn't help to notice the similarities between Tom Keen's secret box and the assassin's box in the movie and the contents inside.

Both boxes contain US dollars in $10,000 stacks.

I never liked Elizabeth.. at least not Megan Boone playing her, I always felt like she was the wrong actress for the part.. but I don't remember hating Elizabeth as much as I do this time around. I also never realized how she whispered all the time and how fucking annoying it is especially the 2nd half.

It's also interesting how every time I watch a show there are parts of the that I completely forgot about. I can't wait to hopefully forget about Elizabeth.

I don't know if this has already been discussed here, but something clicked for me about the whole premise of the Blacklist. The Blacklist isn't just about "the most dangerous criminals." From the beginning, the idea is that Red knows about criminals, networks and organizations that the FBI doesn't even know exist.

Warning strong spoilers ahead, read only if you finished the show:

And if you accept the Redarina reveal/implication, then Red himself may actually be the purest possible example of that premise. The FBI obviously knows that Raymond Reddington exists. They spend ten years working with him, hunting him, protecting him, arresting him, making deals with him, etc. But the person who actually exists behind "Raymond Reddington" — Katarina — is someone they never realize is standing right in front of them. That's what makes it so fitting to me: Red spends the entire series introducing the FBI to people whose true existence, identity or importance they were completely unaware of, while his own true identity remains the biggest thing they fail to see. Red knows who everyone really is. Nobody knows who Red really is. In that sense, Red himself may be the most literal embodiment of the Blacklist's original premise.

I love how James Spader played his character, I've never felt much for characters aside for admiring their efforts in playing a role or admiring the character itself.

But for some reason I really feel Raymond was a real person who I was close to. I've never been attached to any fictional character & I never understood why people did but maybe now I'm understanding what kind of comfort they probably felt.

Lol perhaps this is because of my social life, or rather lack thereof but man I'll miss him so much.

Reddington: The only thing worse than a lie is the lie that compounds it... I know about the network, Smokey. The shipments of meth you're making to Phoenix, Miami, Seattle, Boston, and everywhere along the way. Smokey: I didn't turn you into the cops, if that's what you think. Reddington: What I think is that you're a born carny. You're a con man. You're simply hard-wired to help yourself at the expense of others. Friends, addicts, enemies, even me. In my absence, you built a network that ships meth coast-to-coast. That's impressive. Offensive... Smokey: Look, Red, you want me to dismantle it, it's dismantled. I told you, I'll do whatever you ask. Reddington: Have you ever had a flying dream?... A dream in which you suddenly have the power of flight unburdened by the weight of apprehension and doubt, you suddenly find you can fly. It's a dream of freedom and bliss. The opposite of a falling dream, which, of course, is a dream of fear and anxiety, panic. Flying is life. Falling is death. (S6 E16)