The Blacklist

This show has one thing going for it - Spader. Regrettably the producers focus too much on an uninteresting and annoying character. I dream of a new show concentrating on the time before the pesty and unlikable character of Elisabeth was introduced or at least only show here when she is talking to Redington. Nevertheless - Spader and his companions makes this show bingeworthy.

I am getting so tired of her character. She is getting tiring and irritating.

Once again I see people criticizing a good enjoyable show because it's not like reality and "Real governments and law enforcement organizations don't operate that way!!!!" Get a grip people! Batman isn't real either but he's fun to watch! The delineation of James Spader's Raymond Reddington is more important than any hang ups you could possibly have with the plot. I just can't see passing up such a good performance and character study because a fictional show isn't reality. It's not often a real good character comes along and I feel Spader has pulled this one off excellently in every respect. Don't cheat yourself people. It's a good show.

Almost through the second season and as far as cop shows go, this one is a great watch so far. Reddington is badass and I like the side hustle he's got going while the FBI is investigating cases. Liz Keen is the worst though. Watch the show and you'll understand why.

I really enjoyed this show until they turned Keen into some kind of a goddess. It's all about Keen - Keen this or Keen that or it's about her daughter, her mother, herself - her, her, her. Even some female friends of mine are getting sick of her. As an FBI agent (heaven help them if they ever hired her in real life!!) she is terrible! If she goes in alone she somehow always gets taken out. She always has tears in her eyes (like I care??) She disobeys orders, puts other lives in jeopardy, and Boone can't act (anybody can shout, "FBI, stand down".) She looks lost ordazed.

When she left at the end of Season 3, I thought "thank God".

Now ... I like Reddington. The show is about him and the people he wants to bring down. If you want to focus on Keen, changed the name of the series to, "The Making of a Goddess".