The scar on Minister D. "Liz: Katarina Rostova gave that to you, didn’t she? She took Zachary from you. Minister D: You found the tape." Ep 3:17 "Mr. Solomon" The Major to Tom: You are a genuine anomaly. The St. Regis Program has consistently produced reliable operatives, except for you. Ep 6:20 Liz: .....When I was little, did you train me for everything you knew I’d have to face? Red: If you’re asking whether it was a surprise that you became an FBI agent, the answer is no. Liz: I want to know what you did for me so I can do the same thing for Agnes. To train her for everything I know she’ll have to face. Red: Sam did what I told him to. Will Scottie do the same for you?

I think the numbering of the Blacklist is based on a threat level to Liz in combination with acquiring information or assets to keep Liz safe. Liz was number one on the Blacklist because she was the greatest danger to herself

I know there are a lot folks sold on the Redarina theory after the last episode. They obviously appeared to feed the Redarina theory in this last episode but JB had said in an interview this episode was given to interpretation. Why say that if it is sowed up for Redarina? There are things that stand out to me. We still have yet to see Real Raymond Reddington(or the person we are lead to believe is him) die on screen. Last we saw him he was injured but alive in the car. We didn't see how Kat & Liz escaped the fire. Tacoma Park doesn't quite add up with what Red said about raising a family there. In Kaplan's memories, Kat tells Kaplan that she didn't know who the father is she never found out. JB has also said that you can figure out who Red is from the first four seasons. The only person I can think of outside of Katarina or Real RR is Seaduke, who would be Russian and could possibly be connected to the same people as Katarina. If that's true it was him we see at the fire and in the car etc. We never see the person die in Katarina's arms we are only told he died, also we don't see how Liz & Kat escaped the fire. It makes me wonder if thinking Real Raymond Reddington is the father is just a bad inference we are lead to believe in. What if Red is the only one who knows the truth? Red seemed surprised by the DNA test when Liz told him. We see Liz matched to the blood on the shirt which may have possibly come from Seaduke. We see Jennifer matched to the bones. Liz and Jennifer's connection is inferred not proven. That's the best I can come up with as an alternative. If they go with Redarina not really a big surprise ending at this point if they are going to pull a rabbit out of the hat in the next episode, Seaduke is all I can see unless they are going to pull something too where Real RR is alive. That's all I can come up with

Season 8 finale and season 9 premiere spoilers........In the finale Red's illness re-emerges. Red uploads his consciousness to a supercomputer AI mainframe to be a guide for Liz, but before he dies he makes a deal with Liz to tell her who he really is if she agrees to take his place and carry on the family business. Liz agrees. The episode ends with Liz on the run, and in hiding. The premiere for season 9 starts in the future with a man presenting themselves as Raymond Reddington Jr. to the FBI, they are there to carry on in their mother's place. RR Jr. meets with Harrold Cooper the new head of Main Justice. RR Jr. says he will only speak to Donald Ressler.  Who is the mysterious RR Jr., what is their connection to Ressler?  Please excuse my attempt at humorous sarcasm.

Created Reddington on left, Real Reddington on the right

Cast list for episode 821

I thought this clip was pretty awesome and ties into some Easter Eggs and thought some might find it interesting. "I am what I am, I'm Popeye the sailorman" And the brief bit with the name "Popovich". Sorry for going through a list but they are all connected. Russian Easter Eggs In The first episode Liz is picked up in a "Sikorsky" helicopter his company still maintains the real-life "Sikorsky Archive", "Sikorsky" was a Russian inventor largely responsible for the invention of helicopters who immigrated to America. "Sikorsky" also made planes the Sikorsky "Ilya" Muromets started out as an airliner but would become bomber planes in WW1. "Ilya" Muromets is a Russian Bogatyr(knight) of Legend he is often with fellow Bogatyrs Dobrynya Nikitich and Alyosha Popovich. There is a famous painting of them and they are popular in Russian culture. Alyosha "Popovich" is interesting because he is a lot like Red and it's believed he is based on Alexander Alyosha Popovich of "Rostov" who was also a master chess player from Russian history.

#spoiler young reddington from filming  monday

At first, it looked like Park's character was going to be interesting, but any more it seems they have been reduced to Scrappy Doo.

That’s the question many are wondering. :p 

The writer Maxim Gorky described Skvortsov(Ivan Stepanov)   as "a short man with a greyish complexion, his light blue eyes smiled, however, **the triumphant smile of the lucky man who has a truth inaccessible to others.** He eschewed all books except Das Kapital - he made a boast of that.