The Blacklist (TV Series) The Freelancer (No. 145) (2013) User Reviews

Another Great Show! Ressler is the problem!

[ShelbyTMItchell · 8/10 · 2 October 2013]

The FBI team and Red go after yet another person called the Freelancer. After a train wreck that we saw in the beginning. As Red and Liz go on a "date!" He gives her more information.

Meanwhile an ex-CIA agent, played by ER and Alcatraz's Paraminder Nagra who is part of the security detail to keep an eye on Red, in hopes he does not go back on his promise.

Also Liz finds out more of the secrets her husband or supposedly husband, Tom is hiding. As he is not someone she thought that she knew.

Isabella Rossilini plays a philantrophist who is not whom she says that she is. Though she does sound sincere. Great acting by her.

Another great episode but really the Donald Ressler character I have issues with. As he does nothing but make condescending remarks and acts like a better than thou over poor Liz. Nothing against the actor but still, guy is a creep and only gone from bad to worse.

Things are starting to be interesting

[CursedChico · 9/10 · 26 November 2020]

Things are starting to be interesting

I dont understand some parts. For example in montreal the waiter - the freelancer- waits for him. Probably he arranged before he turns himself in. Otherwise, he did not have any chance.

He paid freelance to kill the woman and the woman died, so he paid to murderer. But they will still do cooperation with him? I dont understand also that. Even she was guilty, she should not be killed.

And how can it be so easy to keep it unofficial ?

Now he has a crew. They accepted all desires of him :)

I remembered where I knew diego klattenhoff from. From series, homeland. Also FBI was there.

I start to feel raymond was like Carl Elias from person of interest. They seem similar to me now. Same energy, same knowledge. But for now.

Poison With A Smell

[ZegMaarJus · 8/10 · 7 July 2020]

All the members of the task force also 'Red' are in the middle of a hearing about Reddington. The task force wants a deal with the FBI to get immunity for 'Red' so he can be an informant. A train with hight speed crashed. 'Red' and Liz go on a mission to Montreal to capture The Freelancer. They are going on a diner, 'Red' escapes trough the back door. 'Red' sneaked into the FBI's control room. 'Red' has a deal with the FBI. Dembe and Meera are introduced this episode. Meera, Liz, 'Red', Ressler and Dembe go to a party. Liz and Ressler are chasing 'The Freelancer'. Ressler captured The Freelancer. The Freelancer told that Reddington hired him for the job. 'Red' poisoned Floriana, Liz gives her a antidote but she died in the hotel room. Liz found a usb stick with a video of Tom, he tells that Liz don't want biological kids. Solid episode of The Blacklist, the real action isn't on but i know what is coming on this show.

Beautifully Written, Beautifully Acted and Beautifully Structured

[ljs3799 · 10/10 · 1 October 2013]

Wow. What an absolutely great episode. This series is really finally a new show that shows great promise for an excellent future. This episode and the last were so well written, acted and structured, showing intense moments and at the same time emotional moments.

I love a show with good music, I mean, who doesn't. This show's music is really very good. Very catchy and always fits the moment.

The acting is incredible, especially James Spader, who, I think, will be Emmy worthy. I guess we'll see next year.

Finally, the structure. This episode was very well structured and I could easily understand all stages of the plot. Many TV shows contain very poor structuring and therefore I cannot understand the main point of the plot.

Overall: 10/10 for an intense and surprisingly good episode!

Had Me From the Start

[Hitchcoc · 10/10 · 3 November 2022]

I watched the first episode a couple years ago and then moved on. I like James Spader and so I decided to pick it up. This was a masterful action episode as we get the motivations for the characters presented to us. Reddington is as unflappable as only Spader can make him. He is at the beck and call of the Justice Department because he is an honorable man. But like so many bureaucracies, he has to fight through the rules. Here we have a confrontation with sex trafficking which ends up with some duplicity. Isabella Rossellini plays a woman wined and dined for her humanitarian efforts, but we need to see the deeper side. Liz also must deal with some thoughts she must sort out.

1.2 **1/2 More Like Free Lance Writing

[edwagreen · 1 October 2013]

The show seems to trend where Reddington (Spader) wants this female agent involved in all his pronouncements. In this episode, he predicts that a train wreck shall occur. Nothing is by accident here as terrorists seem to abound all over.

Jane Alexander, looking her age, but as graceful as permitted, appeared in this episode as a straight shooting, tough but practical agent.

Then we have that woman with her supposed charity who isn't as innocent as she first appeared.

Spader seems to make his demands and everyone acquiesces to him. He is a very eerie character, as you never really know where he is coming from.

More questions and secrets

[fpythdw · 8/10 · 26 August 2021]

This episode is very very good, in the end you discover that Reddington hired The Freelancer so it expands all those questions that the viewer had in episode 1.