The Blacklist: Why You Should Watch the Series

If you aren't familiar with literally the best drama's on television, you probably haven't watched a lot of television or watching something less exciting. 

If you're not familiar with The Blacklist, it's about an FBI most wanted criminal, Raymond "Red" Reddington (played by James Spader) turns himself in. But he not only surrenders to the FBI but he has a list of the most wanted criminals that the they don't even know about. But there's a catch, he'll give them the names but he wants to work with Elizabeth Keen (played by Megan Boone).

I've come up with a top five reasons why you should tune in to The Blacklist.

1. The Man They Call Red.

It's one of the best lead characters on television in a long time. Raymond Reddington might be the worst criminal in the world but he does have a heart. He cares for Elizabeth for one reason that we're still shaking our heads on: is he her father or not? But just to let you know, you don't want to be on his bad side.

2. The Blacklisters

Besides Red, there are the blacklisters that are also the reason to tune in. There are as so many blacklisters that the highest number so far is 150. There are names from The Freelancer, Lord Baltimore, The Stewmaker, Berlin, The Decemberist, Luther Braxton and The Deer Hunter to name a few. Just a reminder that these are the worst criminals in the world and by far there are some scary ones and not to mention cool ones too. These blacklister characters are so complex that it makes the show amazing.

3. Elizabeth Keen

The woman that got pulled into this mess, Elizabeth Keen, played by Megan Boone. Why does Red only want to work with her? Yeah, she's second year working at the FBI now. She might be Red's daughter. Maybe not but everything that he does from protecting her to even talking to her just feels like he's her father. This past year has been a roller coaster for her, with her husband, Tom Keen, as a undercover agent.  The other end, Keen is one of the toughest female character's since Carrie Mathison from Homeland. I believe that she can kick any other character's ass. 

4. Supporting Characters

There's nothing more appealing than these supporting characters on the show. From Agent Donald Ressler to Director Harold Cooper, to Aram to Samar. All of which work at the FBI and help take down the blacklisters and protect Reddington. And I can't forget the other great supporting character and I think any fan of the show would send mean messages. That one is Dembe Zuma, Reddington's right hand bodyguard. We learn a little bit from his past and I would just want to see an episode about him. 

5. The Writing is Fascinating

The writing of this series is just amazing and fascinating. They really seem to know where they want to go with this season and series. Heck you don't see a lot of shows having that type of structure and heck they do have an endgame when the show is set to end. Only a few like Breaking Bad and Six Feet Under are probably the only ones I believe. The stories are so rich with a lot of character development. Each episode is so much like a movie and when it ends you just want to see more and more.

Now, I know I've probably said a lot of about this show. But I ask you to check it out this Thursday as The Blacklist returns with a new episode that will have you on the edge of your seat. You see last time, we got to see Red told Liz the truth about Tom that he was working for Red. When Liz gave him the Fulcrum and started to leave, Red gets shot. It was the OMG moment of the week.

Checkout the promo: The Blacklist "Leonard Caul"

You can catch The Blacklist as it returns this Thursday at 9/8c on NBC.