Ha. In season five, Liz is, at times, warming up to the whole ‘daughter’ thing. ‘Nutjob or not, he is my father.’ Even to the idea of being like him. While Red sits there with pursed lips like, ‘no! not what i wanted!’
Liz: I didn’t lose any sleep over it.
Red: You will. One of these nights you will. It’s just a matter of when.
Fulton: Recommending reinstatement would be a no-brainer if not for her relationship with you.
Red: Remind me. Was “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” a psychological theory first pioneered by Piaget or Lucy in “Peanuts”?
Dr Fulton: She murdered the attorney general of the United States...Some kids run from their father’s sins. She embraces them....“Fidelity. Bravery. Integrity.” This is the Bureau’s motto. Do you honestly believe a child of yours can honor that? Red: Elizabeth’s future with the Bureau depends on her...and your willingness to judge her on her merits, not mine...Figure out a way past her grief and anger, and you’ll see her for who she really is.
Dr Fulton: And who is that?
Red: Everything that I am not.
I never wanted you to be....like me.
Were you afraid I’d turn out like you? ‘Cause guess what? I am like you.
Liz: My father has people he can turn to for help. Doctors. Lawyers. Finders. Freaks. People with special skills. You have a special skill, and I’d like to know that, someday, I can turn to you.
Dr Fulton: Reddington said you were nothing like him.
Liz: And you knew he was wrong.
