At the end of its 10 seasons, landmark crime thriller series The Blacklist left one central conundrum unresolved. The show never clarified the true identity of its protagonist, Raymond “Red” Reddington. Midway through its run, The Blacklist revealed that Red had stolen the identity of the real Raymond Reddington, leaving other characters and viewers alike wondering who this enigmatic informant actually was. Yet one scene in season 8 came closer than any other to giving away Red’s actual identity.
In the episode “Katarina Rostova: Conclusion”, a deadly showdown between Red and one of The Blacklist ’s most mysterious characters ended up with a shocking fatality. The death of Tatiana Petrova left Liz Keen, Raymond Reddington’s daughter, with more questions than answers. But mome