#ryan is amazing

[grievedeeply]

everyone misreading ryan's character is actually very upsetting imo he is so clearly autistic/neurodivergent and ppl cannot grasp that. i'm hoping ppl give him another chance

[starryarchitect]

[izkim]

[robert-sugden-trash]

Robert Sugden | has gaydar (who would’ve ever thought)

Ross: “didn’t see it coming though”

[pierogipete]

Idk about y’all but Ryan’s smile literally brings me so much joy how is he so fuckin adorable

[raelee514]

I love Robert Sugden.  Even when he’s making bad decisions.  But he cares.  His mentioning his mom dying when he was baby got to me, not knowing half of who you are -- know that feeling.   It explains a lot about him, really.

[whimsywooo]

honestly like ... that shouty angry man is actually played by ... human sunshine ryan hawley?? wild.

[takadasaiko]

While TBL looks like it's about to get pretty exciting, I can't help but feel that Tom Keen/Ryan Eggold is being pushed out of the story. My understanding is that the spinoff isn't getting any more episodes, and Eggold himself hinted at that during a comment he made at a Tribeca Film Festival function. Do you think there's a place for Tom Keen in the overall Blacklist story going forward?

I haven't seen that interview, so I don't know if I agree or disagree with your statement about Redemption not being renewed.

But, yes, absolutely I think Tom has a place regardless of what happens with Redemption. Bokenkamp made it clear before Redemption aired that Tom would be back on the main show. He's tied too closely not to be. If they had meant to leave it so they could ease him off the show for any reason, I don't believe they would have worked as hard as they did to show Liz being supportive and how strong they've been together on his recent family drama.

I have no idea if Redemption will get a second season or not, but what I do know is that this creative team seems to know what they're doing. They went for a very specific time slot and set of episodes for the spinoff. I seem to have been wrong in my idea that they weren't looking for a second season (that was one crazy cliffhanger!), but that doesn't negate the fact that their airtime was chosen carefully. I think the Jo(h)ns knew the risks associated with setting up a new show during the spring and in a late time slot. I imagine that they have a backdoor that they can use to deal with everything.

Right now we're viewing episodes that were filmed while Ryan was filming Redemption. I love that man's energy, but he can't be at two places at once. We knew we'd have some episodes without him, so it's not some terrible sign of things to come, just scheduling conflicts. Honestly, I wouldn't expect him back until the last episode or two. I'm hoping for that birthday party they talked about on Redemption, personally. There seems to be a bit of a time overlap, so maybe that's how they'll bring him back on.

For now I'm enjoying the crazy ride Blacklist has us on. Kate's backstory was utterly fantastic and I'm really looking forward to meeting Gale tonight.