The Blacklist: Redemption

So far, it's OK, it's not surprising for The Blacklist's viewers since we've already seen a glimpse, yes, we want to understand Tom's story and whatever happened there but does that involve filming a spin off? I'm not so sure. Also, Alias was in my head the whole time, it looks a like it and not in the good way.

So far I'm enjoying this. Tom makes a pretty good main character, and it focuses on his history and backstory with very little involvement of characters from the original series. I really liked the first couple seasons of the original Blacklist, but the recent story lines around Tom and Elizabeth's daughter became dull and uninspiring. All in all its got interesting story lines and good action sequences.

I think this gets a hard time because people expect the Blacklist but it's not. It's a side story for Tom from the Blacklist, one of that shows better characters.

This show is very decent. Good story, good acting, plenty of action and lots of twists.

The people responsible should have probably dropped Blacklist from the shows title. Don't kick it because it's not The Blacklist.

I always give any show 3-episodes before I make my determination if it's worth more than that. I'm eagerly anticipating next weeks' season finale, and I hope the ending leaves an opening for another run. This show doesn't have the marvel that is James Spader but the ride has been fun, and worth the time invested.

Of course, this is not The Blacklist, without Reddington. But the idea of making a spin-off with some of the lesser-than-leading characters from the main series is, well, fascinating. The pilot was entertaining, but definitely lacked the depth and intrigue of the original series. I just hope the authors manage to make the main characters a bit less flat than they currently are. Eggold is a decent actor, but his character needs to mature. Hopefully, this does not become just another action show.