Future to Come: The Blacklist "Smokey Putnum (No. 30)" Season Premiere

The Blacklist is back and it feels so good and after watching this episode you'll not only feel like your having fun but something to look forward to in the season to come with a shocking moment.

"Smokey Putnum" was probably one of the funniest and enjoyable season premiere episode since the season premiere of season two. As Red's empire is gone thanks to Mr. Kaplan's doing, Red is making ends meat by stealing cars to pay for the rent at a hotel. He doesn't really show that he's emotional hurt but enjoying it until the FBI needs a new Blacklister for the new director of the FBI.

With that in mind, Red and Liz go on this fun and hilarious trip as bounty hunters to find Smokey Putnum, who happens to own money he stole. As soon as they pick him up, they run into neo Nazi gang and take him away from Red and Liz. Unfortunately, they would get Smokey back in return but after a couple of runway attempts, Smokey goes to his court hearing.and Red gets his money.

Now that being said, it wouldn't be The Blacklist without some twist and turns and in this case a couple makes it even more memorable. For Red, you would think that from what Liz believes that he was scared after losing his empire that was totally out of the question. After Somkey goes to court, Red not only bails out Smokey but bails out the plaintiff too and gets them to work for him.

Meanwhile, with Red and Liz almost having all the fun, Ressler was having a bit of fun too. After the events in the season finale, knocking down Nationa Secutiry Advisor Hitchen and getting Henry Prescott to help clean it up. Cooper gets word about Hitchen and Ressler and Samar go to investigate it. But Ressler gets a bit nervous throughout until things were clear that it turned out to be an accident. But that didn't lead Ressler to breathe with a side of relief because Prescott found out who Ressler were was and not who he said he was and going to be doing some favors for a while. Welcome to the dark side Ressler!!

The other twist and turn comes near the end when Liz comes home and sees Tom is back. They both had somethng to tell one another. When Liz goes first to tell Tom that Red is her father, he back away and moved the suitcase that Mr. Kaplan had him pick up. After that he just tells Liz that he loves her and won't be going anywhere but we see a flashback of Red and Dembe charging into Liz's apartment with guns and a bloodly Tom is on the floor and we see Red shooting. What the hell?!! Just as soon as Tom comes back we see a future event yet to come that could end his fate?

This episode was amazing, funny, and so enjoyable. After a couple of seasons of dark events, this was so nicely light in tone. The performance between Spader and Boone was hilarious in one way and another was just breathtaking in another. They really have a great chemistry. Not to mention in this episode that Aram and Samar are now an item and it looks like it won't be an issue for Cooper. I did enjoy watching Ressler going itno the dark side. Welcome to Liz and Red's world my friend. I can't wait to see where this season will go. It's gong to be a blast.

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch The Blacklist Wednesday nights at 8/7c on NBC.

The Intense of Running: The Blacklist "The Troll Framer" Season Premiere

Take a nice deep breath in......and......out. WOW! WOW! WOW!!! The season premiere of The Blacklist was nothing but intense.

The story starts just seconds after the finale; reports are out that Liz and the  Red are wanted fugitives, so they try to get out but take a detour. Samar spots the van on satellite, but a chopper and cop car follow them in the tunnel until they lose them.

Red and Liz have enough time to escape from the van, dress up as cops, and drive to a hideaway at a local bar. There, they plan to stay for a couple of weeks until the owner's sister makes the terrible mistake of tipping the FBI about them.

Ressler seems that Liz isn't a friend or partner anymore. He'll bring her in no matter what. Ressler has been a butt since Liz was framed, but I like it, and it brings in more intense scenes. Even with Copper trying to tell him the truth, he's all about justice and not about that gut feeling.

Liz and Red escape again and make it to an apartment where they disguise themselves and meet up with a blacklister known as The Troll Farmer, a group of computer hackers who help fugitives escape and draw the attention away.

I couldn't get enough of Liz and Red meeting with Martha, the housekeeper. That was hilarious and sweet at the same time.

Liz and Red talk about her mother and still ask questions about her. Soon, they get into two separate vans to draw away. That worked well until Red got out free, and Liz was still waiting behind a line of cars. Red tells Liz to move and find a place to hide, somewhere no one knows. And she did think of the only place.

As Liz walked, Ressler and Samar finally found her and chased her to United Foreign Nations, where she requested asylum.

Meanwhile, Dembe is back and is dealing with a man that scares the crap out of me. Mr. Solomon comes into Dembe's daughter's place and kidnaps his grandchild. The two had a meeting, and he was under Solomon's control.

This episode had the intensity that everyone said it had—the first twenty minutes, I had to take deep breaths.

It was a tremendous performance from both Megan Boone and James Spader. But mostly Edi Gathgi, who played Mr. Solomon, was very scary, but it was also interesting to know him simultaneously.

The season started with a huge bang; Red was on the run, Liz was playing a risky game, and things looked not in her favor at both ends.  I can't wait to see where this season will go because this show can go anywhere, anytime.

Overall, I give this episode a 10/10.

Here's a promo link for next week's episode.

You can catch The Blacklist Thursday nights at 9/8c on NBC.