I mean, maybe.
He definitely said, Yes, Elizabeth is my daughter.
Is that what you want me to say?
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Yes, thatiswhat I want you to say!
And in that way, thisBlacklistmidseason finale succeeds in giving us answers but doesnt take away the questions.
But it was only the viewers, not Liz, who got this new intel.
Red and Kirk seem willing to die for Liz, and theyre certainly down to kill for her.
But these two are living for each other.
In the end, theyre also livingbecauseof each other.
Well, thats a question to which we dont even get a semblance of answer.
The midseason finale picks right back up with Odettes long-con extraction plan.
Also, because the smoke coming through the vents looks super dramatic.
Of course, the Head Captor in Charge is the guy whocannotstop insisting hes just trying to protect her.
Thats why he has his backup plan.
Enter, Dr. Shaw: Conclusion.
So now theres just, ya know, actually finding her.
Luckily, Tom is all freed up since he lost track of Liz and Kirk.
Which is happening right about…now.
But Odette finally convinces him: Liz is not his daughter.
NEXT: Maybe-dad to definitely-not-dad…
Which means its finally time for Not Dad #1 to come face-to-face with Not Dad #2.
When Kirk calls, Red tells him, You set the terms.
Whatever you want, Ill do it.
My life…for hers.
And while its a little dramatic, its no trick.
Dembe replies, But perhaps she can save you.
But not before telling Dembe, Forgive me.
For Kate…for everything.
Next, we see the spymaster-in-specs himself trying to get into a truck with a coat hanger.
She begrudgingly agrees as the taxi pulls up…driven by Dembe.
This isnt just any woman; this is patient zero.
The first stop is likely Kirks lair, where Red has just arrived.
Kirk announces he bears Masha no grudges and instructs Odette (HER?)
to hold Liz somewhere safe and then release her.
I should have let you go years ago.
But you were my child.
Odette takes Liz away as she swears to Red, Ill come for you.
He wants to save Kirks life so hell spare his in return.
What kind of pain?
And Red doesnt so much seem to be in pain as he is in the process of dying.
You always thought I was an interloper; the truth is that I was an assignment.
Im sure you were, too.
But Kirk has his eyes on the prize: We had a daughter and you took her from us.
Red doesnt respond, so Kirk gives the doctor his more poison, c’mon eyes.
Are you her father?
No answer…
What perfect timing for Plan B to come strolling in.
Red promises Kirk its not a trick: We both die.
Or we both live.
(Harry Potter feels drink!)
And we get our answer: It doesnt matter.
But thats not the answer Kirk is looking for.
One more injection, and Kirk getshisanswer: What do you want me to say?
Is that what you want me to say?
Yes, Elizabeth is my daughter.
NEXT: Saying goodbye…
And then he keels over.
From the weight of the truth?
From the liter of pain poison coursing through his veins?
She was a regular Manic Pixie Dream Spy, that Katarina.
She was more alive than anyone I knew, Kirk says.
When I heard she killed herself, I didnt believe it.
When Liz and Ressler finally arrive to save him, they find only Reds hat.
Thats when he tells her hes letting her go.
And not because of the fork thing.
I cant keep you.
I cant kill you, he tells her.
Just gotta cut you loose and pray you dont tell anyone Im here.
She tells the man she was only trying to protect him.
And then she leaves.
Shes relieved to see him alive, but doesnt ask him where hes been she merely inquires about Kirk.
Gone, he tells her.
Gone, he tells her.
A few loose ends:
One final question: Where the hell does everyone go from here?
