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Karakurt (No. 55)

Episode aired May 7, 2015
TV-14
43m

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8.7/10

2.3K

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Following intel from Red, the FBI find themselves one-step behind the most dangerous Russian Assassin, Karakurt, an enemy on U.S. soil. To avoid catastrophe, Liz and Ressler meet with Russia... Read allFollowing intel from Red, the FBI find themselves one-step behind the most dangerous Russian Assassin, Karakurt, an enemy on U.S. soil. To avoid catastrophe, Liz and Ressler meet with Russian Counter-Intelligence who offer insight not only on Karakurt, but also on the identity of... Read allFollowing intel from Red, the FBI find themselves one-step behind the most dangerous Russian Assassin, Karakurt, an enemy on U.S. soil. To avoid catastrophe, Liz and Ressler meet with Russian Counter-Intelligence who offer insight not only on Karakurt, but also on the identity of Liz's mother. Cooper finds himself in a compromising position.

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10Hitchcoc

Extremely Well Done

I loved this episode. The idea of an infection directed to a specific target is fascinating. It allows a carrier to be deadly with no affect on them. There are some great twists here as the bad guys play games with the truth. They are pent on death and destruction and misdirection. Liz, in her efforts to find the identity of her mother, is unwittingly making herself an agent of death. Of course, Red knows where the evil is and can only warn. Of course, in the middle of that is the evil attorney general who is in cahoots with the bad guys and by setting Liz up he will draw positive attention to himself and look like a savior. Season finale on its way.

10foamythefearsome

Weapons of Individual Destruction

This season excels at obfuscating the real plan of the antagonist until the very end. Everything has a purpose, every detail matters and is brought together at the end of the episode. On top of that, it continues to build on the base storyline of the season, working its way to the finale; all of which is seamlessly brought together here.

The secret past of Keen is taking shape and will prove to be a key factor in the conclusion of this season.

Strong acting, good dialogue/monologues and an exciting overall storyline - the series is flourishing and is bearing its fruit in the form of great episodes like this one - very excited for the finale.

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Trivia
Leonard Caul wishes to infect a senator with a modified virus at a memorial service. Mr. Caul accesses the memorial service using a fake press pass with the name: "Flemming Jonas". This is a reference to Jonas Salk (discoverer of the polio vaccine) and Alexander Flemming (discoverer of penicillin).

Goofs
When agent Keen sees the suspect in Union Station and runs toward him, she has her sidearm in a right-handed holster on the right. When she's thrown down, it's on her left in a left-handed holster and when agent Ressler helps her, it's back to the right in the original holster.

Quotes
Raymond 'Red' Reddington: It always starts with a favor.
Harold Cooper: I've known Tom Connolly for two decades. He's had dinners at my house. And when he offered to help me get into that drug trial, it was my only hope.
Raymond 'Red' Reddington: It wasn't just your hope, Harold. It was your wife's hope, it was your children's. You were given a terminal diagnosis, and Connolly ends up offering you a choice: your life or your ethics, and you picked your life. What good are ethics if you aren't alive to live by them?