#gregory devry

[katarinas-redemption]

[world-of-ryan]

Mr. And Mrs. Keen

[jimmyspades]

"You were right, Marcus, I am the informant. Tell all our friends in Hell to be patient—I'll be along soon enough." THE BLACKLIST 3.11 "Mr. Gregory Devry"

[fadingplaidlibrary]

i should be asleep and instead i am thinking about the sdv villagers and making up full government names for them. there's so much story in a name....... nicknames, middle names, maiden names, married names....... the hyphenated last names...... who has a middle name they never tell anyone, who's a junior or a senior...... many thoughts :3

maru is xiomara eloïs pineda freeman. her mom is robin felicity devries and her dad is demetrius pineda freeman iii. our boy sebby is sebastian nathaniel devries. in my head, devries is robin's late first husband's last name, and she kept it even after marrying demetrius

harvey? harvard gregory mcclintock

dear sweet penny is penelope marcia miller, and pam is pamela marie miller. miss pam and her girl have the same initials <3

sam is canonically named samson, so i imagine something like samson nicholas barclay. maybe his brother is vincent alexander barclay. samson and vincent are good, strong, traditionally masculine names. i headcanon that kent chose their first names and jodi chose their middle names. kent is kendall william barclay, jr, named after his war hero father, and jodi is josephine victoria barclay

[imago1603]

Donald Ressler's whump!list

1.3. "Wujing"  punched and slammed his forehead towards glass, bloody bruises on his forehead.

1.4 "The Stewmaker" punched in the back of his head, restrained

1.5 "The Courier" cut himself on his left forearm to protect his cover

1.6 "Gina Zanetakos" got involved into a fight with Gina in a lift, got punched in a face, been suffocated in a chokehold till unconscious, disoriented afterwards, bruises on his face. Saves everyone by risking his life when drives a car with a 'dirty' bomb inside, jumps out of moving vehicle, in pain. 

1.9 "Anslo Garrick" shot, bleeding out, field care, blood transfusion, unconscious

1.10 "Anslo Garrick Conclusion" slapped, tortured, threatened, recovering in hospital 

1.11 "The Good Samaritan" limping for the wound in his leg

1.12 "The Alchemist" still limping 

1.13 "The Cyprus Agency"  hit by car, pain to his leg for a little while 

1.14 "Madeline Pratt" got in a fight capturing a criminal, got hit in a face couple times, no harm

1.15 "The Judge" was caught off guard while looking for a suspect, probably got hit off screen, no visible damage in the next scene 

1.16 "Mako Tanida" threatened by serial killer, attacked, heart broken, nosed in the car, passed out, several bruises on his face. 

1.18 "Milton Bobbit" shot in the chest but fake scene

2.6 "The Mombasa Cartel" kidnapped, drug problem

2.7 "The Scimitar" sedated, unconscious, hospital, car accident, head wound

2.9 "Luther Braxton" suspended from ceiling by chains around the neck, slowly choked

2.10 "Luther Braxton Conclusion" fought for his life, punched, roughly fallen to the ground, bruises on his throat for had been hanged with a chained noose around his neck

2.12  "The Kenyon Family" involved in car accident, bruises on his forehead, got stuck into the car, captured, tied by his feet and dragged by motorcycle

2.21 "Karakurt" involved into an explosion blast, slammed against a car, bruises on his face 

3.2 "Marvin Gerard" involved into a car incident he provolked, fought, bruise on his forehand 

3.3 "Eli Matchett" fought, punched, bloody bruises on his forebrown and chin

3.11 "Mr. Gregory Devry" fallen from a moving truck against a car windshield, a little dazed

4.7 "Dr. Adrian Shaw" pepper sprayed in the face, stingy eyes, no harm

4.19 "Dr. Bogdan Krilov" struck by a stunning bomb and hit his head against the dresser and passed out, bloody cut on his forehead, tied up drugged and memories manipulated, bruise on his hand where drugs were injected 

5.4 "The Endling" hit by explosion blast and slammed towards the wall, dizzy and ears hissing

5.5 "Ilyas Surkov" hit by explosion blast, flew into the air, surprisingly not harmed 

5.10 "The Informant" got slapped by Presscott, ready to surrender to the police for his crime, saved by Red 

5.12 "The Cook" fought, been hit in a face 

5.14 "Mr. Raleigh Sinclair III" close call, almost got shot, criminal missed

6.18 "The Brockton College Killer" fought, punched

6.19 "Rassvet"  fought, punched, no further damage 

7.8 "The Hawaladar" fought, suffocated in a choke hold, can’t get up, coughing. lost consciousness, headache afterwards 

8.3 "16 Ounces" hit by explosion blast, many bloody cuts and treated in hospital, grimacing

8.19 "Balthazar "Bino" Baker" into a car accident and dizzy, shot and under gunpoint, hunted down, grunting and coughing, bleeding and treated on the field with makeshift equipment, panting and grunting, under gunfire, dizzy, unconscious and pale, carried in arms, surgery on the field, laying unconscious on a table with a cannula at his nose, IV and patch stained of blood, tube into his chest 

8.20 "Godwin Page" laying unconscios in recovery in hospital, septicemia, intubated and unconscious, crisis

8.22 "Konets" still in hospital, weak, in pain, checked himself out before full recovery 

9.7 "Between Sleep and Awake" in pain still suffering from chest wound from season 8, car crash, in hospital, pneumothorax, in hospital in wheelchair, drug use, severely beaten, emotional whump, in grief

[seriouslycromulent]

So now that I've finally watched The Blacklist series finale ...

... I thought I'd share my Top 15 favorite episodes out of all 10 seasons it was on the air.

What? I fangirl hard. I won't apologize for that. 😏

Don't worry. I didn't just remember all of these episodes off the top of my head. I basically did a series 3-9 rewatch last fall before the final 10th season started. Then, I did a rewatch of the first 2 seasons while the 10th season ran because I couldn't remember some of those details they kept referencing.

Enough dilly dallying. Let's dive in, shall we?

Btw, these are in chronological order, and I've pinched the brief descriptions of each episode from IMDB.com:

Luther Braxton (s2, e9)

The task force tries to save Red when he's arrested and taken to a secret detention facility. At the facility, Red tangles with a thief with whom he shared a complicated history. Guest star: Ron Perlman as Luther Braxton

T. Earl King VI (s2, e14)

A former paramour involves Reddington in a deadly game with a wealthy and powerful family dynasty whose ill-begotten fortune was amassed from an underground auction of human and material contraband. Meanwhile, Tom takes on a new mission.

Marvin Gerard (s3, e2)

As Liz pleads for her safety in the Russian Embassy, Red discovers a new plan devised by the Cabal to kill her. A familiar face reaches out to Ressler. Guest star: Fisher Stevens as Marvin Gerard

Kings of the Highway (s3, e8)

Red and Liz are separated when Red falls into a perilous situation. Elsewhere, Samar makes a risky choice to help Liz, and Tom and Cooper continue their quest to exonerate Liz.

Mr. Gregory Devry (s3, e11)

With her name finally cleared, Liz attempts to reclaim her former life. Red works with the task force to infiltrate an assembly of high-level criminals at large in a rare, risky opportunity to capture the heads of the world's most lethal organized crime syndicates. Guest star: Jake Weber as Gregory Devry

The Apothecary (s4, e15)

Red has to figure out who betrayed him when he's poisoned; Liz and the task force look for the toxin's designer to save Red's life. Note: Even though season 4 had my favorite "Big Bad" of the entire series, I could only choose one episode from this season to include in my top 15.

Abraham Stern (s5, e11)

Red goes on the hunt for a legendary treasure; Liz studies the methods of one of the Blacklist's most dangerous criminals. Guest star: Nathan Lane as Abraham Stern

The Osterman Umbrella Company (s6, e14)

Red directs Liz to investigate a secret organization of assassins hired by global intelligence agencies to eliminate former agents, a case with ramifications that will change the task force forever. Note: This episode is probably the one that broke my heart the most. If you've seen it, then you'll know why.

Cornelius Ruck (s7, e12)

Secluded on a private island, Red reunites with an old flame and a ring of thieves in a plot to make millions off of stolen art. Plans are quickly derailed, however, when guests on the island mysteriously show up dead. Guest star: Joely Richardson as Cassandra Bianchi Note: I really liked this one as a nice one-off from the usual formula the show followed.

The Wellstone Agency (s8, e6)

Red and Dembe go to great lengths to fulfill the final wishes of a dear friend; Aram goes undercover as an interpreter to a company that provides services to criminals; Park helps a friend in trouble. Note: The sweetest goodbye I've ever seen a TV series give to a recurring character since The Big Bang Theory.

Anne (s8, e13)

Red enjoys a quiet visit with a friend at her home in rural America. Note: Another great one-off with an ending that made me hate Liz even more than I already did.

Ivan Stepanov (s8, e17)

Red tries desperately to rescue an old friend at all costs, while Liz and Townsend conduct an interrogation. Guest stars: David E. Harrison as Ivan Stepanov and Rana Roy as Priya Laghari

The SPK (s9, e3)

A new case involving stolen artifacts reunites Red with a former Blacklister. Aram faces a difficult decision. Guest star: Stacy Keach as Robert Vesco

Eva Mason (s9, e14)

While searching for Senator Panabaker's missing daughter-in-law, the task force learns there may be a larger pattern of abductions. Red continues to piece together the mystery behind Liz's death. Guest star: Lea DeLaria as Nurse Binstock

The Four Guns (s10, e3)

An assassination attempt on Sen. Panabaker leads the Task Force to a group of renowned pickpockets; Red sends a dangerous gift to an old friend in custody. Guest stars: Stacy Keach as Robert Vesco and Jacob Pitts as Quentin Dodd Note: The scene between Reddington and Quentin where the latter "reads" the former on command and almost perfectly characterizes him is one of my favorite scenes of the entire 10th season.

And that's it folks! I've liked a lot of episodes over the show's run, even when Liz made me want to pull my hair out or when the writing was not as strong as I hoped.

But these 15 episodes above are probably the ones I would recommend to someone who has never seen the show, but wants to know what I liked about it so much that made me stick with it until the end.

As I mentioned before, season 4 had my favorite major villain (aka "Big Bad") but I only picked one episode from that season to add to this list. And although I think season 8 was the most infuriating in terms of characterization, it actually had a lot of great episodes that I would watch over and over again.

I think it's interesting that I didn't have any episodes from season 1 on my list. 🤔

I'm not going to review the series finale or the show overall. I just wanted to mark the occasion and say that I'm happy to see the show sunset, and I will be forever grateful that it gave us 10 years of James Spader on my television.

Yes, I hated that they didn't answer any of my questions about who Red really was to Liz, but I'm still feeling very, very grateful because this character was one for the ages.

[kiss-my-freckle]

I think Vesco will join Wujing to act as Red's mole, but not tell Red about it. 

I don’t think Red told Vesco about Wujing for the same reason he didn't tell him they weren't the only ones looking for the treasure. What this episode felt like to me, was Red trying to spend quality time with his friend in the knowing he’s dying from a terminal illness. The last thing he’d do, is put his best friend at risk with Wujing. He’s dying anyway. 

Vesco’s lack of knowledge will be the first thing that makes him look guilty. He’s gonna meet with Wujing to find out what the deal is because Red didn’t tell him. I do believe this will be an instance of teacher wanting to protect his student. I think he's going to keep this from Red, knowing Red would pull him out to keep him safe. And in the process, look even more guilty just in keeping it from him. 

The end result depends on what the writers want, but I see three possible outcomes with Vesco:

1. Red kills him unintentionally because he had no idea Vesco was acting as his mole. This would happen if say.... he blew up a place he knew Wujing and his blacklisters would be, and had no idea Vesco was there. 

2. Wujing finds out Vesco plans to betray them on Red’s behalf, and kills him as a result. This would be like the shell island killing Gregory Devry. 

3. Vesco continues acting as Red’s mole, and is the reason Red is able to take down Wujing. Vesco possibly dies in the process, but isn’t necessary. I’d say his death is quite likely, though. 

Killing Vesco intentionally isn't something I see Red doing. He could if he believed Vesco was outright betraying him, but I think he's been through so much betrayal that he’s past killing his actual friends. Since he's dying anyway... perhaps he'll consider handing his empire over to Vesco - the student passing the torch over to his teacher.

Vesco doesn’t seem like a killer to me, but I do believe he’d kill if he had to. I want someone who should take over Red’s empire to take over his empire. For me, that's not Dembe or Ressler. More like Ressler's brother or Vesco. Someone who’s good at strategizing, who could benefit from being a CI, and someone who’d be able to carry on the blacklist. After all, the blacklist was Red and Liz, and anyone left to carry that would be a beautiful ending to the show. 

[forevermytom]

Tom keen and his boat. 😢😭

He didn’t even learn how to swim.

Me:

Me:

Scottie: My perfect baby boy. He loved the water. 😭

Liz: Tom used to have this boat he was always tinkering with, you know, repairing. And one day he just pulled this out of his tool box and got down on one knee and asked me to marry him.

[agxntkeen]

The FBI has no relationship with Raymond Reddington. No, they don’t. But they think they do.

1.01 | 3.11 (req.)

[fancycaroline]

Febressuary ~ 15 ~ Not So Fast

(Things got a little crazy today so I’m way behind but here is my late submission for Day 15 )

[katarinas-redemption]

“Imposter”

Missing scene from Season 5 that supports Imposter...  Red: 50 minutes of pure reflection and self-evaluation. Liz: You’ve been to therapy? Red: God, yes. Therapy helped me become – an entirely different person.

“If you go back and look at The Blacklist again, you will see numerous examples of us working toward this big reveal,” executive producer Jon Bokenkamp tells EW. “It goes all the way back to the very first time Elizabeth Keen met Raymond Reddington. This trail of breadcrumbs has been five years in the making.”- Jon Bokenkamp

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Did you know from the beginning that James Spader was not playing Raymond Reddington? JON BOKENKAMP: Yeah, this is something that we’ve talked about from the inception of the show. It is part of the underlying mythology that we’ve slowly been unraveling. I think there are a number of episodes that we can go back and sort of map and chart how we got here. Hopefully that is proof of concept to the audience that this is not something we’re just winging, and that we’re on a very specific path, and this is a well-earned reveal.

https://ew.com/tv/2018/05/16/blacklist-raymond-reddington-imposter-season-6-spoilers/

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blacklist-boss-breaks-down-breadcrumbs-160004091.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHVtYmxyLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHP5RivGEmB7D6Bd1g7MFsOHy8oDnh6jGhXGw7Ud5uhamsmuh3U03gPQ1-LsPXHg6XL5_r9Wwpo7KRwulOojoFDSlcf3mwfiK7Ri8Ce8g-I5GTyDH1RUsbrRpsvYBm_CsPZms_qFfmUn_4a9dYGh9rew8oPlBaVOOHDyI9gsNV0H

[monicapelser]

Mr Kaplan's change.

Am I the only one who finds it difficult to connect the Mr Kaplan we saw in Monarch Douglas bank, Dr James Covington, Leonard Caul and Gregory Devry with the Mr Kaplan we saw in Requiem? Even the little bit of information we got in Mato (4.2) doesn't completely match up with Requiem (4.17). I mean in Leonard Caul she not only clearly cared for Red, she was more than willing to stay by his side and protect him to the best of her abilities when the Director sent his henchmen to kill him. She would have been shot and killed if Red didn't make her leave. Now she poisons him and frames Dembe for it? Yeah, to me this is more like an AU fanfic. Mr Kaplan as a blacklister? Not cute.

[scifi-gk]

Inktober Day 7 - Exhausted The Blacklist Ep 311 - Mr. Gregory Devry #95 Liz: I thought maybe after all we’ve been through the past three months that you might want to take a break. I mean, aren’t you exhausted? Red:  Your past three months have been what my life has been like for the past 25 years. I’m often exhausted.

So today we get this lovely framed image, a butt-shot of Red, and Liz. Plus, BONUS, Red’s belt holstered gun (I love that gun - it’s super sexy on him 😍). All in all, I’m pretty happy with it. I might consider roping in some other characters for some of these prompts because, honestly, some of them I have no idea about and I know some of my Blacklist peeps have favorites. Just cause I’m Team Red (and Lizzington) doesn’t mean I can’t embrace some Red & Dembe, Red & Ressler, or a bunch of other characters (is there an instance in which the prompt “swollen” could be applied to Ressler? #HelpMeOutPeople 😉).

[nancyjocom]

Ressler Week ⇾ Day 6:  Fave Chase Scene

[miss-musings]

Comparisons between TBL’s Lizzington and The Bride and Bill from “Kill Bill”

How have we never talked about the similarities between these two before? I did a quick Google search, and I found a gifset comparing the "don't marry that guy" scene from the respective shows, but that was about it.

There are soooooo many similarities, it physically hurts my soul.

Guy/gal couple have a very meaningful, trusting relationship (which is explicitly romantic and sexual in Kill Bill; the jury is still on out The Blacklist)

There is a significant age gap between the guy and gal; in some ways, he is her mentor as well as her love interest

Both of them live in a violent world and/or take part in a violent profession that involves tracking down and (sometimes) killing people

Gal finds out she's pregnant, distances her self from guy in an effort to keep her baby safe

In her efforts, gal fakes her death

Guy is absolutely devastated to lose her

Guy tracks down gal inadvertently while looking for the people supposedly responsible for her death

At some point, gal intends to marry a second dude, and first guy objects to this marriage; and because of some violent circumstances, gal never marries the second dude

Gal gives birth to a baby girl

Guy helps to raise the gal's daughter while she is ~gone~ (in Kill Bill, Bill raises his daughter B.B. while the Bride is in a coma; in TBL, Liz fakes her death)

Guy and gal have a confrontation where each of them is angry at what the other did; yet deep down, it's evident they both still care about each other

Guy at one point is accused of/says he's the gal's father

There are plenty of differences too, don't get me wrong.

But, while the whole "Red is Liz's dad-CONFIRMED" thing from the S4a finale frustrated me to no end, it's good to keep in mind that there was a scene where the Bride pretended that Bill was her dad, even though the two had been in a relationship and she was pregnant with their child.

I think this also gives some perspective on why Liz has seemed so mean and vicious toward Red. Even if the "Agnes Reddington" theory turns out to be false -- and, as awesome as it would be, I highly doubt the writers would go there -- Liz would still feel incredibly protective of Agnes from Red.

Liz and Red had been in a relatively good place in their relationship. They built up a great level of trust, understanding and affection while she was on the run in Season 3a. Then, in Gregory Devry, she's clearly frustrated that he isn't going to take a break and that the fight against the Cabal must continue. But, it's only after she finds out she's pregnant that her frustration and venom against him REALLY escalates.

***

Before that strip turned blue ...I was a woman, I was your woman.

I was a killer who killed for you.

Before that strip turned blue, I would've jumped a motorcycle onto a speeding train.

For you.

But once that strip turned blue ...I could no longer do any of those things.

Not anymore.

Because I was gonna be a mother.

But why didn't you tell me then, instead of now?

Once you knew, you'd claim her. And I didn't want that.

Not your decision to make.

But it's the right decision, and I made it for my daughter.

She deserved to be born with a clean slate.

But with you, she would've been born into a world she shouldn't have.

I had to choose.

I chose her.

***

That, ladies and gentleman, is the dialogue -- as best I can tell -- from the confrontation between The Bride and Bill once she finds out that B.B. lived and that Bill raised her, and as Bill is finding out why The Bride faked her death to begin with.

Even operating under the assumption that Agnes IS Tom's daughter, the conversation still applies quite well to the Lizzington relationship. While she definitely disagreed on his methods and decisions, Liz showed time and time again that she was loyal to Red and cared about him and his well being. Granted, not to the same level that the Bride did with Bill, but still... it works.

In Lizzington's case, Liz's affection for / loyalty to Red seems to have gone out the door the minute she found out she was pregnant.

Red, well-meaning as he was, did try to "claim" Liz and her child, in a certain way. He definitely tried to insert himself into her life. He offered to give her money for her child; he put a security team across the hall; booked pregnancy massages, bought her a couch, etc. So long as Liz was in Red's life, that meant that Agnes was in his life as well. Liz knew first-hand that people had used her to get to Red; who's to say they wouldn't use Agnes to get to her and/or Red?

She rejected Red's "dirty / blood money." She wanted Agnes to have a relatively normal life. Fair enough. As venomous and hateful as she's been toward Red since Season 3b, I can't fault her for that much.

In the end, Liz chose her daughter over Red.

And, now, Bill gets to tell the Bride "the truth."

***

And for the record, letting somebody think somebody they love is dead when they're not is quite cruel.

I mourned you for three months.

And in the third month of mourning you... I tracked you down. I wasn't tryin' to track you down. I was tryin' to track down the fucking assholes I thought killed you.

So I find you...and what do I find?

Not only are you not dead...you're getting married to some fucking jerk.

And you're pregnant.

I overreacted.

You overreacted?

Is that your explanation?

I didn't say I was gonna explain myself. I said I was gonna tell you the truth.

But if that's too cryptic, let's get literal.

I'm a killer. I'm a murdering bastard. You know that.

And there are consequences...to breaking the heart of a murdering bastard.

You experienced some of them.

Was my reaction really that surprising?

***

Gah, if this isn't Red, you guys, I don't know what is.

Granted, in TBL, Liz and Tom decide to get married while Liz is pregnant and THEN she fakes her death. (Whereas in Kill Bill, it's the other way around.) Either way, Red was devastated and hurt by both decisions. He warned Liz not to marry Tom -- begged her, even. Said it wasn't in her best interests, that he wouldn't change. Now, it's been a while since I watched Kill Bill Vol. 1, but I feel like Bill told The Bride that she shouldn't marry the other dude because she was a killer and she would always wake up and be a killer. It would be hard for, if not impossible, for The Bride to be satisfied with a "normal life."

(In some respects, I would argue the same thing for Liz. We saw in the pilot that she's drawn to the criminal mind. Not saying she couldn't also be a stay-at-home mother, but would she really be happy with that life, long-term? I feel like she would miss the action, drama, and psychology of her time on the FBI Task Force. Anyway...)

Now, as for the fake death, Red is completely distraught -- a man without purpose -- after Liz's death. His saving grace, he'd hoped, was to be a part of Agnes' life, but Tom seemingly puts the kibosh on that. So, he goes to Cape May and then he sulks at Dom's house. It's not until Aram says they need help tracking down Liz's killers that he decides to come back.

Additionally, Red has told Liz (and others) time and time again that he is a killer. He's a monster -- someone who does bad things; even if he has the best of intentions, he still kills people.

After Liz died, what was the first thing we saw in the Cape May episode? Red presumably killed Nick, her doctor guy. He also went on quite the killing spree to find Susan Hargrave and then Kirk, all in an effort to get revenge for Liz's supposed death.

But, after he reunited with Liz, what did he do? He kept his distance. Yes, he offered her help and protection, and so on, but he isn't nearly as close or as unguarded with her as he had been previously. Even now... he gets Liz her much-desired pardon, and what does he do? He lets her find out on the TV and hangs out in his car. Doesn’t even give her so much as a phone call. This was a man who was thrilled to buy her an apartment and called her seemingly every half-hour she was waiting for her trial in 3x10.

All in all, I just wanted to point out the similarities between these two shows, and wonder at whether this means The Blacklist will follow in the shoes of Kill Bill, or if it's going to do its own thing. (It's going to be the latter, let me tell you right now.) Still, it's fun to speculate.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Wanted to add to this meta?

[softrobotcritics]

Mantis Shrimp Robot: the references

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/33/e2026833118

Many small organisms produce ultrafast movements by storing elastic energy and mediating its storage and rapid release through a latching mechanism. The mantis shrimp in particular imparts extreme accelerations on rotating appendages to strike their prey. Biologists have hypothesized, but not tested, that there exists a geometric latching mechanism which mediates the actuation of the appendage. Inspired by the anatomy of the mantis shrimp striking appendage, we develop a centimeter-scale robot which emulates the linkage dynamics in the mantis shrimp and study how the underlying geometric latch is able to control rapid striking motions. Our physical and analytical models could also be extended to other behaviors such as throwing or jumping in which high power over short duration is required.

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