The Blacklist episodes season 8 Season finale

Undoubtedly, it is impossible to be not thinking about KONETS, the Season 8 Finale of the Blacklist. The long-running NBC TV series ended the last episode of the most recent season on a huge cliffhanger. I bet many of you must be still trying to understand what even happened. But was it a fitting series finale? Let us help you out with that by explaining the end of the Season 8 Finale of the Blacklist. The announcement that the 8th season of Blacklist will come was done on 20th February 2020. The first episode was released on 13th November, and the TV series ended on 23rd June 2021. The Blacklist is a crime thriller created by J. Bokenkamp and produced by Universal Television, Sony Pictures, and Davis Ent. The first season premiered back in 2013.

While, thankfully, the 9th season has been announced. The show has been moved to Thursdays. It will be released on October 21st, 2020. NBC renewed the show even before the 8th season hit the screens in early 2021. Fortunately for us, we wont have to deal with the ending cliffhanger for much longer.

The Cast Celebrating 150 Episodes (Source: NBC Universal)

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The Blacklist: Premise of the Whole Show

If you havent watched the show yet, we can let you in on the basic plot of the show. The Blacklist is about a former US Naval Intelligence Officer, Raymond Reddington, called Red. He had vanished into thin air 20 years ago and becomes one of the 10 most Wanted criminals of the FBI. Red surrenders himself to the Assistant Director of the FBI and claims he wants to help the FBI to track down the enemies, the existence of whom even the government of the US is unaware of. But he has 2 conditions. Immunity, and that he will only work with a rookie profiler, Elizabeth Keen. He never gives a reason as to why he chose her, only that she is special.

As the story progresses, Lizs and Reds mysteries are brought to light. Each episode also shows the team tracking down one of the criminals from Reds blacklist. At the beginning of the episode, the criminals ranking, name, alias etc are shown.

A Still From Blacklist Season 1 (Source: NBC Universal)

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The Blacklist: Spoilers of Season 8 Finale

When the finale came, all of us were wondering the same thing. Will Liz kill Reddington and take over his empire? Liz was definitely not quite in on that plan. But a teen she saved in the pilot encouraged her to continue doing what she was doing: making the world better. If Reds empire is under Liz, then Liz can continue rooting out criminals. Although Liz liked the idea of taking over Red, she didnt want to kill him to secure her position as the new queen of Reds empire. But while in the process of killing Red, she got shot and subsequently died. She had her gun pointed at Red, but she claimed she couldnt shoot her. But Nevilles henchman, Vandyke, could. And he did.

Still From Season 8 (Credits: NBC Universal)

Red was terminally ill, and even though he was so close to death, he continuously refused Liz when the latter asked him about their truth. Although he had promised to tell her about their connection after he had died that chance was taken from her. She would never know the truth about Red.

The Blacklist: Season 8 Finale, Konets, Explained

The final episode of Season 8 begins with Red finding Liz, severely wounded, from Townsends destruction. Two episodes before, Liz didnt even entertain the thought of killing Red. But when Red explains to her that this is his way of making sure the world sees Liz as someone who did what nobody could killed Red. He promises Liz that after he dies, he will give Liz a letter which her mother Katarina had written. Because if Liz knew who Red was, she would never kill him. Red knows that killing Townsend will result in chaos. Even though Red was recovering from his sickness, his decision was set in stone.

Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma, James Spader as Red (Credits: NBC Universal)

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Liz agrees with Reds idea. Reddington extracts a promise from Harold that he will watch after her after Reds death. Subsequently, Red gives the fabled letter to Dembe under strict instructions that it is to be given to Elizabeth only after his death. Meanwhile. Ressler and Cooper talk on the phone about Lizs conversation with Aram, where she is asking for his forgiveness. At Pascals, Red gets his drinks for the final time and gives Dembe a long and sweet hug. But the Task Force is on its way to save Red.

With Her Gun Pointed At Red (Credits: NBC Universal)

Liz Gets Shot:

Liz aims her gun at Red and at that very moment, comes in terms to the fact that she cant kill him. She doesnt want to kill him. Red consoles her, saying that he understands, but at that very moment, Liz is shot. Before dying, she goes through a whole flashback of her life. Her memories with her daughter, Agnes, her time with Cooper, Ressler, and Aram as an FBI officer, and most notably, her time with Red. This is where things get interesting. Reds face begins to get mashed up with her memories from her childhood. And most importantly, how her mothers face converts into Reds face. This is important because it gives voice to the many fan theories which claim that Red IS Lizs mother.

An Overshot of Lizs Dead Body (Source: YouTube)

Dembe makes Red leave before the task force arrives. We dont know where they go. But the task force arrives only with Lizs body on the scene.

Major Take-Aways from Konets:

First things first, Liz is gone for real. In fact, Megan Boone who has played her role for 8 seasons, posted on Instagram about her leaving the show. So now one thing thats for sure is Reddington is going to be out for blood in the 9th season. After all, he doesnt have anything to lose anymore.

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