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Of all the 'proof' I've seen offered by those who believe that Laila isn't playing The Real Katarina Rostova, this might be my favorite.

Did you guys know that it's impossible to recover from a suicide attempt, and that everyone who tries and 'fails' is doomed to spend their lives just running out the clock, in a state of perpetual misery? As soon as a person wants to die, that's it. They're just fucked. Forever.

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Can someone PLEASE tell me why Red has all but totally abandoned his signature 3-PIECES?!

These 'dad bod' outfits are NOT my jam, and IMO the headwear needs to go into the barrel fire with RR1.

So what are they trying to tell us? What does it mean?

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This is 100% an example of the laugh Megan was talking about when she said:

“I adore that man. He is intelligent and funny and I could say a lot of things that people would probably expect because watching him, you can tell how smart and ridiculously talented he is, and what a charismatic man he is. However, I think it would surprise people to know he is also so adorable. There’s this little soft side in James where if you are fooling with him and you can intrigue that little sweet soft side, you get the kindest, cutest little laugh out of him. Not a Red Reddington laugh. It’s different. It’s a really cute one. I get the biggest kick out of that, out of getting him to bubble up with that laugh.”

“They already got you for the egg thing.”

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"Some people in this world are soulmates. Katarina Rostova and I shared one. Betraying her would be like betraying myself."

--Raymond Reddington #2

Okay guys.... DISCUSS. Did he and Katarina share a soul, or a soulmate? If the latter, then who might this shared soulmate be? Liz?

Or maybe the whole point of this line is simply what it looks like on the surface-- yet another softball lobbed to the dead (or dying) Redarina theory.

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TRUE or FALSE: The thinking-of-a-response head scratch is one of the most endearing Spaderisms. I don't believe I've ever heard anyone mention it, but somebody must, so here we are.

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"If there's one thing I've learned in life, it's to never, ever say 'no' to a roadtrip."

--Denny Crane

Sage advice.

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For a split-second, I almost thought Rod Stewart put young Spader on his Vagabond Heart album cover. Anyone else see this, or am I crazy? (Obviously you have to ignore the mole)

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😆 A fish stick with a side of soggy french fries.

I came across this little gem of a quote from Spader, in a 2014 *Variety* article. Tagging @red-is-the-new-blackington

“The central relationship on the show, between Liz and Red, is a question Spader is often asked about. “What I know about their relationship is so far down the road. The lifespan of this show dictates how things are going to unfold. You have to allow fluidity. You can’t have an endgame on a television show in its first year, if you don’t know if it’s going to last two years or ten years. I also have to accept the fact that it can change dramatically,” he said. “But yes, I do know what the eventual desire would be.””

So whatever James knows about their relationship is something that is happening in the future. (F/D doesn’t happen in the future).

“The lifespan of the show dictates how things [regarding their relationship] will unfold.” - if they were F/D or platonically acquainted, there would be nothing difficult about wrapping up the story with a sudden cancellation. However, if it was supposed to be some sort of twisted, complicated slow burn, that would need time to play out (probably not 7 seasons JB, but whatever).

“You can’t have an endgame on television show in its first year.” - They had already resolved daddygate within the first year so that’s not the endgame. By default, they’ve been seemingly platonically acquainted for 6 years so that’s not the endgame.

“But yes, I do know what the eventual desire would be.” - see above. You don’t “desire” to have a parent outcome. Either you’re a parent or you’re not. You don’t “desire” to have a non-relationship outcome if that’s where you’ve been for years.

I swear every time I read one of James’ early interviews, I feel like he signed onto a completely different show than the one they doled out to him. He ordered a salmon steak and they brought him a fucking fish stick.

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Reblogging because my head has been swimming and I've been feeling too lazy to write up my own post-finale reaction and honestly, even if that wasn't the case, this deserves a reblog anyway for its abundant insightful hilarity and lizzington feels. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

My 6x22 opinions that no one asked for which is totally cool

Okay I’ve had time to process kinda so here we go yolo

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there’s something between us, a sort of pull, something you always do to me and i to you

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If my dad looked at me like this, I damn sure wouldn't be looking back at him the way Liz looks at Red.

what is it with you in hotel rooms… end of 2x2 // beginning of 2x3

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😍 yasssss thank you!

What personal space?  — 2x06 vs. 6x21 (for @red-is-the-new-blackington)

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I need a parallel gifset of this with the scene from Mombasa when Red whispers into Liz's ear and she totally spaces out and has an UNF moment.

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Oh my god. I love everything about this analysis. Perfection. 😍

post–“620″ ramblings about stuff & things

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Here, have an angsty, Agnesgate-hinting revision of the scene that never should have happened.

I'm a little rusty, but whatever. I feel a little better.

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Welp. Another day, another reason to wonder why I keep watching this shitshow.

Liz: It's cool I'm not worried about whether you'll forgive me or not. I know it's been emphatically proven that you aren't my father but there's still one comfortable way for me to quantify this

Red: And that is?

Liz: You care about me as a surrogate father figure.

Liz: Believing this keeps me emotionally safe from both confronting my feelings for you and also from facing the possibility of you leaving or never forgiving me

Liz: So thanks, "dad"!

Red:

Red:

Red: ♫hello darkness my old friend♫