Indeed, season 4s premiere prioritizes establishing the emotional stakes over building action or revealing any huge plot points.
HeisElizabeths father, after all.
Or so he says.
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And certainly the biggest news of the premiere is how he says that familial relationship affectsReddingtonsconnection to Lizzie.
First, of course, someone has to find him…
ESTEBAN, NO.
He certainly plays to his strengths and seems to havefewlimitations but his no.
1 Achilles heel is one Elizabeth Keen, and hestayssplashing around in that pond.
So, I get where hes coming from with this betrayal issue, but…
Okay, I said Id let him finish: So often people overestimate themselves and misapply their gifts…
The cleaner suddenly fancies herself the strategist.
Wisdom is learning the boundaries of one designated lane.
Basically: Stay in yo lane, Mr. Kaplan.
All it takes is shooting four corrupt cops and leaving the fifth with a fat stack of cash.
But its not quite as simple as that.
To get away from us?
After everything we did for her, Samar answers.
Sure, it was for her familys safety, but…
He does just that, so a car sees him and calls the police.
And not just men, an army.
You hear me?An army is coming for you.
Yes,thatAlexander Kirk, the one who currently has Liz in captivity.
Kirk insists he is truly Lizs father, Constantine Rostova, and he can prove it.
You dont know any of that, because Raymond took you away when you were just a little girl.
Er, come again?
Unlike you, I would never hurt my own daughter.
He keeps calling out to Elizabeth, and she finally shouts that shes on his left.
Red shoots at where Kirk is standing, but the glass is bulletproof.
With everything she still doesnt know about Raymond Reddington, heres a whole new hazy layer of confusion.
Of course, Red cant see Lizzie at all.
NEXT: Father/daughter bonding time
Thats where Esteban and his shady connections to the CubanandAmerican governments comes into play.
Good, she responds.
He tells her hes dying, to which she responds, Even better.
By this time, Red is on his way back to Liz with Dembe and Mr. Kaplan in tow.
I took Elizabeth from you, but I need your help to get her back.
But when you do, as Im sure you will,you have to let her go.
She really drives the last bit home, but something tells me Red isnt a man who easily changes.
Hes also not an easy man to escape from, but Kirk manages to do it.
So thats, like…half a win.
A few loose ends:
