And yet, it seems an appropriate opening sentiment for what must be the most romantic episode ofThe Blacklistever.
That makes for a somewhat muddied episode that also manages to contain a handful of exceptional scenes.
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The episode opens in a truly creepy fashion that belies the Shakespearean/feminist romance ahead.
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She mounts him; he is surprised, but game.
We see him stick a foot-long needle into her spine because its what they need to move forward.
And Ill pull you closer.
And Ill feel your breath against in my skin.
And Ill kiss you forever.
They agree that after this, theyll never hurt anyone else again.
And theyre pretty much the only people on this show who have a problem with hurting others.
Some, like Red and Tom, seem to revel in it.
Two kindred spirts, those two (dont kill me).
So come Red does, but this time he has backup.
He comes to his fave frenemy Tom Keen with a plan so sly it just might work.
Theres this assassin named Edgar Legat who everybody knows of; even Tom says hes the gold standard.
So Magnusson tells him the truth: He didnt kill Smolls.
He merely took advantage of a situation for financial gain.
Like death is slouching at me from every corner of the room.
Also, Spader is given much to chew on, and he chews it so well.
But Malik also sneaks away and T-bones the vehicle carrying Natalie.
And, you guys I got really sad.
She says thats almost more of an insult.
But later, after seeing Malik and Natalie, she realizes something.
Sixteen percent is exactly half of the difference between her salary and Arams.
Cooper didnt give her a raise, and the ladies in payroll didnt tell him something was going on.
Aram offered to balance the scales by giving 16 percent of his salary.
Now we make the same, he tells her.
Id do anything for you, he says matter-of-factly.
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