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The Blacklist Satire

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The Blacklist
The Blacklist, directed by Jon Bokencamp, is one of the best crime drama television shows that has ever existed. The series begins with a former U.S. Navy officer, Raymond “Red” Reddington, turning himself in to the FBI after eluding capture for decades. In the years prior, Reddington had disappeared from the Navy, turned into a high-profile criminal, and became number one on the FBI’s most wanted list. After turning himself in, he claims to have developed a list of the world’s most elusive and dangerous criminals that he will exchange for immunity under one circumstance: he only wants to speak with FBI agent Elizabeth Keen. Keen, fresh out of the FBI training academy, has just started her first day on the job as an FBI profiler and has no idea who Raymond Reddington is or what he wants from her. Throughout the series, the two track down and eliminate members on Red’s list while unfolding the true motive behind Reddington’s “blacklist” and the connection that Elizabeth Keen has with Raymond Reddington. The series is one of the best crime dramas ever created because of its mysterious, well-paced storyline along with its …show more content…

I can understand that some television show critics might believe this is overwhelming in each consecutive episode teases the viewer with the possibility of answering the one question they have posed throughout the show; however, I think this aspect is a perfect one. The Blacklist, with all of its unanswered mysteries, has kept myself and many others craving more for going on 3 seasons now. In the first episode, the most elusive criminal alive turns himself in with a seemingly never-ending list of criminals and the desire to work exclusive with Elizabeth Keen. Why? The most basic question of them all has yet to have been

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