The Blacklist [2]: the Complete Second Season (2014) [Blu-ray]
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Rated:  TV 
Starring: James Spader (Raymond 'Red' Reddington, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Hisham Tawfiq, Ryan Eggold, Amir Arison.
Director: Jon Bokenkamp
Genre: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
DVD Release Date: 08/18/2015

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Tagline: Hit Man of the Year.

Former government agent Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) has eluded capture for decades. But he suddenly surrenders to the FBI with an offer to help catch a terrorist under the condition that he speaks only to Elizabeth "Liz" Keen (Megan Boone), a young FBI profiler who's just barely out of Quantico.

Storyline: A highly articulate, erudite and intelligent businessman and mastermind, "Red" Reddington, has allegedly been on the "10 Most Wanted List" of various U.S. law enforcement agencies for over 20 years. The legend is that Red is as elusive an Artiste as he is clever; Red built and controls a veritable labyrinth of creative enterprises coupled with uncanny ability to gather and finesse information at the drop of a hat. On the first day at FBI for a new female profiler fresh out of Quantico, Red offers to bandy wits with the FBI. Red promises to deliver various criminals and plots previously unknown to any branch of law enforcement... and all Red requests in return is to choose his muse. Written by LA-Lawyer

2.01 Lord Baltimore [No. 104] - While continuing his battle with Berlin, Red recovers intelligence from a Nigerian warlord that a person named "Lord Baltimore", an information broker, hired a Bounty Hunter to kill him. Meanwhile, Liz goes through the process of annulling her marriage with Tom, and is unknowingly under surveillance by an unknown party. During the investigation behind Lord Baltimore, the Task Force questions Rowan Mills, a supposed victim of Lord Baltimore. Further investigation into Mills reveals that she is actually Rowan's twin sister, Nora Mills, a covert operative who suffers from an engineered dissociative identity disorder, and is also revealed to be the actual Lord Baltimore. Red learns during his brief captivity by a Mossad agent that Baltimore's intended target is his ex-wife, Naomi Highland. Liz attempts to evacuate Naomi, but her team is ambushed by a kidnapping group led by Mills. While Liz successfully captures Mills, Red attempts to rescue Naomi at a designated apartment only to find a locket instead. Red later receives a package with a cell phone provided by Berlin, and is taunted that Naomi would be sent to Red "piece by piece", making true to his word when Red finds a finger in the package. Harold Cooper returns to his role as the Task Force's acting director after a visit from Reddington.

2.02 Monarch Douglas Bank [No.112] - The FBI is alerted to a robbery at the Monarch Douglas Bank in Warsaw, Poland, since its U.S. headquarters are under FBI jursidiction. Although nothing seems to have been stolen, the FBI believes the records of criminal transactions must have been the robbers' target, though upon arrival they soon discover it was the kidnapping of employee Kaja Tomczak. Liz and Ressler locate Kaja, who reveals that all of the bank's transaction records are stored in her head via her photographic memory. A tactical team is sent out after them by the bank, whose leader works with Berlin, and after escaping, hear something about a bank account number from Kaja. Red arrives and dispatches Kaja to his plane, now in possession of Berlin's money. Meeting Berlin for the first time at a pier, Red blackmails him with his money in exchange for the safe return of Naomi. Liz later learns that Kaja has frozen the escrow accounts in which Berlin's money is parked, whose codes Red trades with Berlin for Naomi during a meeting he refuses to call off. The next day, Cooper meets Samar in a park to review her file on Reddington, facilitating her recruitment into the task force.

2.03 Dr. James Covington [No. 89] - Dr. James Covington is a disgraced surgeon running an illegal organ transplant business to benefit criminals. With the aid of a recruited Samar, the Task Force starts investigating one of Covington's recent victims, Paul Wyatt. The investigation into Wyatt leads the Task Force to a medical examiner who supplies Covington with recently harvested organs. With the aid of the medical examiner, Liz and Ressler attempt to tail a courier responsible for transporting a heart transplant, only for the courier to die during the pursuit. Liz and Ressler come across an underground hospital utilized by Covington, attempting to arrest him. Liz and Ressler delay their arrest after being persuaded by Covington to finish a surgery on a young boy. Meanwhile, Reddington meets with business contacts involved with international shipping in order to outmaneuver Berlin. One of the contacts, Niko, attempts to double-cross Reddington in order to serve under Berlin's employment. Unbeknownst to Niko, an arms dealer under the employment of Berlin was secretly aiding Reddington, allowing Reddington to kill Niko. During the aftermath, Liz has a brief conversation with Samar about her mistrust. Samar validates Liz's claims, and is later warned that her recruitment is part of Reddington's machinations. Meanwhile, Reddington and Dembe drive to a remote cabin where Naomi is staying, only for Naomi to slap Reddington.

2.04 Dr. Linus Creel [No. 82] - Reddington asks Naomi for information about Jennifer and makes preparations to relocate Naomi and her husband, Frank. After being rebuffed by Naomi, Reddington uses his double agent to steal a dog from Frank's mistress, and blackmails Frank into starting his life over with Naomi. Meanwhile, the Task Force is directed by Reddington into investigating a bank shooting in Reston. During the spike of apparent "random violent crimes," all of the listed suspects were civilians with no prior criminal records, having been manipulated to violently act out at their breaking point. Cooper directs the Task Force into investigating black operations budgets funding mind-control projects. Utilizing a code-breaker suggested by Samar, Reddington and Liz bring a heavily redacted report given by Senator Sheridan for decoding. The decoding of the documents leads the Task Force into identifying social psychologist Dr. Linus Creel. Creel had been engineering the violent acts in order to publish his research regarding genetic screening, going far enough to martyr himself. The Task Force apprehends a high school student attempting to kill Creel, only for Liz to be held hostage by Creel. During the stand-off, a sniper in Reddington's employment kills Creel, having been revealed as Liz's motel neighbor in the previous episode. Liz heads to the remote cabin where Naomi is staying, and attempts to question her about her past with Reddington to no avail. Before leaving, Naomi reveals privately to Reddington that Jennifer left on her own accord. The episode ends in what appears to be an old warehouse with Liz contemplating a locked door with a ring of keys in her hand.

2.05 The Front [No. 74] - Maddox Beck, an eco-terrorist, steals an ancient clay painting from his wife to map out the location of a dormant pneumonic plague virus. Beck successfully recovers the virus and weaponizes it to inoculate his followers and create a world-wide epidemic. The Task Force contains most of the followers, but Samar and Elizabeth are infected by one of them at Dulles International Airport. With Aram's help, Reddington learns Beck's location and steals a supply of synthesized vaccine, as well as a necklace and a key, before leaving Beck to commit suicide. The vaccine is delivered to the Task Force for distribution to infected agents and civilians. Meanwhile, Reddington, now knowing who is believed to be Jennifer (Scottie Thompson)'s whereabouts and identity, covertly watches her from a distance. Having failed to convince Reddington to remove the guard he assigned to her, Elizabeth pays a look-alike to distract the guard while she secretly visits a basement at an undisclosed location.

2.06 The Mombasa Cartel [No. 114] - In the mid-1980s, a young Dembe had witnessed his family get massacred by a group of human traffickers before getting kidnapped by the same group in Sierra Leone. In the present day, one of the human traffickers gets kidnapped, sedated, and skinned alive at a remote location in Russia. Reddington identifies the group of human traffickers as the Mombasa Cartel, responsible for a large number of poachings of endangered wildlife. After getting a lead from a technology-based businessman, the Task Force arrests one of the Mombasa Cartel's business partners for further information to no avail. When attempted surveillance on the business partner has failed, a drug-addicted Ressler heads to a remote cabin after getting a lead from the Task Force, only for him to be held prisoner by a small family responsible for kidnapping and preserving the bodies of the Mombasa Cartel members. While Liz and Samar lead a Hostage Rescue Team to rescue Ressler and apprehend the suspects, Reddington confronts the mastermind in a remote hotel. Reddington tells the mastermind of Dembe's origins, and recovers the full list of the Mombasa Cartel members before killing the mastermind. During the aftermath, Reddington makes an interaction with Jennifer, and it is revealed that Liz had held Tom prisoner in a remote cell for an undisclosed amount of time.

2.07 The Scimitar [No. 22] - After Agent Navabi kills a top Iranian nuclear scientist on a Mossad mission in Dubai, the Iranian government plans retaliation by sending The Scimitar, an Iranian agent who is apparently responsible for the death of Navabi's brother, to kidnap American scientists involved in a nuclear weapons program. While the Task Force foils the kidnapping, Navabi, with the aid of Reddington interrogates the Scimitar by herself, and is told that her brother is also in league with him. Not believing the Scimitar's claims, Navabi executes him and allows his body to be found by the Task Force. Meanwhile, Liz uses the intel received from Tom to help Red get a meeting with Berlin. Kidnapping Jennifer, he brings her to Berlin and reveals that she is actually his long-believed-dead daughter.

2.08 The Decembrist [No. 12] - Zoe reveals to Reddington that a man called The Decembrist was responsible for facilitating her disappearance during the 1991 Kursk bombing. The Task Force investigates the bombing and learns that the person to benefit the most was an ex-KGB agent who is currently a high-ranking Russian official. Reddington and Berlin head to Moscow to interrogate them and learn that Alan Fitch himself was the Decembrist. Meanwhile, Liz maintains her attempts to interrogate Tom for intelligence on Berlin, only to run into complications with a harbormaster killed by Tom. Reddington's attempts to warn Fitch fall on deaf ears, only for Berlin to kidnap Fitch. Left with no other option, Liz releases Tom from captivity after learning the address of Fitch's whereabouts. A Hostage Rescue Team extracts a bomb-laden Fitch to the Post Office while Reddington uses Zoe to make contact with Berlin in order to find a means of disarming the bomb. Fitch tells a bomb technician to stop working on the bomb after realizing that it cannot be disarmed. Fitch attempts to tell Reddington of a safe in St. Petersburg but only manages to give the combination number before the bomb's detonation. During the aftermath, Reddington sends Mr. Kaplan to erase evidence of the harbormaster's death. He also fatally shoots Berlin after the two share a bottle of vodka. Reddington facilitates Tom's disappearance and warns him to stay away from Liz. Tom assures Reddington that he kept their professional connections a secret from Liz during his captivity.

2.09 Luther Braxton [No. 21 - Part 1] - Reddington is apprehended in Hong Kong by military forces, who place him in a fortified U.S. prison in the middle of the Bering Sea. Reddington pays a $50,000 bribe for his release, since known criminal Luther Braxton is attempting to eliminate him and obtain "The Fulcrum". Liz, Ressler and Samar are dispatched to extract Reddington but the latter two are captured by Braxton's men. Red confides in Liz that he's never had The Fulcrum, but the fact that many think he does has kept him alive. The NCS director meets with some members of Fitch's group to discuss the same thing, and they decide it's now okay to kill Red. Liz and Reddington work with some of Reddington's inmate friends to move through the prison and locate Braxton. Back at the FBI headquarters, Cooper negotiates with the NCS over Reddington's whereabouts, and the director ends up ordering a missile strike on the prison. Liz and Reddington successfully capture Braxton, who goes on to reveal his knowledge of Reddington and Liz's history and the house fire. Reddington urges Liz to shoot Braxton, but the missiles hit the prison.

2.10 Luther Braxton: Conclusion [No. 21 - Part 2] - Following the missile blast at the prison, Reddington, Ressler and Samar escape safely. Braxton captures Liz, taking her to a hospital in Alaska to be tortured for information on the Fulcrum. Braxton kidnaps the child of one Dr. Selma Orchard to coerce her into performing a "memory recovery operation" on Liz while she is sedated. While Liz experiences multiple memory cycles, Reddington captures Braxton and arrives with the other agents to recover Liz. Liz has learned that Reddington was there at her home to recover the Fulcrum, and rescued her from the fire while her parents died in the chaos. She angrily tells Reddington that his fatherly concern for her is an act he needs to drop. Reddington later meets with the NCS director next to Braxton's hanged corpse, claiming to have custody of the Fulcrum. The director calls Reddington's bluff and states that he isn't afraid of Reddington. At her apartment, Liz goes through her personal effects and finds a storage device inside her childhood stuffed rabbit. Dr. Orchard later meets with Liz, telling her the events she recalled in the memory recovery are likely correct, but the roles of the people involved may not be.

2.11 Ruslan Denisov [No. 67] - Reddington, Liz and Ressler travel to Uzbekistan to investigate criminal Ruslan Denisov, who is holding multiple American hostages captive. Denisov, an old associate of Red's, is targeting members of a company that is refusing to replace a pipeline, whose leaking water is poisoning civilians. After unsuccessful attempts to negotiate with Denisov, Reddington works with him to capture a former Russian business associate and use the company's history to blackmail them into repairing the pipeline. The CIA, however, have one of their agents in Denisov's custody and attempt to employ an Uzbek general to eliminate Denisov. Cooper confronts the CIA handler and the mission is called off. Reddington captures the general and assures Denisov that he has helped his country, and despite potential consequences he will emerge a hero. Meanwhile, a Metro PD detective Wilcox begins investigating the murder of the harbormaster Tom killed in "The Decembrist". He finds the Samoan (the bodyguard hired by Liz to hold Tom captive) and begins investigating him. The Samoan leads him to the body and talks about Liz. Elsewhere, Liz asks Aram to determine the nature of the strange item she found in the stuffed rabbit. Aram later says he can only identify it as some kind of recording device.

2.12 The Kenyon Family [No. 71] - Reddington and the rest of the FBI team investigate a family of polygamous cultist criminals known as "The Kenyon Family" which also doubles as a storage facility for the military weapons, as a way of making their fortune to afford expensive lawyers to hold off the law. However, the cult is attacked by an unseen enemy, killing all of the members and stealing the weapons, while also kidnapping Justin Kenyon, the cult's leader, who they later kill. Afterwards, a series of vans, filled with explosives, appear near Washington D.C., being manned by children, which grants Liz and the task force a warrant to raid the Kenyon private property. However, Liz and Ressler are kidnapped by the same people who attacked the cult, who turn out to be boys that Justin had thrown into the wilderness because of his belief that there were too many boys, who have banded together under the leadership of David Keynon, Justin's son. Liz and Ressler are later saved by the FBI, who have managed to track them, resulting in the death of David. Cooper receives a job offer to become a director of the FBI, but turns it down because of health issues and focuses on trying to get in on a trial for his illness, which he is denied. Reddington teams up with a reluctant Glen (a DMV contact) to track down the contents of Alan Fitch's safe in St. Petersburg. The pair arrive to find a card with a unknown telephone number, which Red tries to trace to no avail. Returning back to the Post Office, he surprises Liz with a key to her brand new apartment, which annoys her. Cooper finds out that he has been accepted as an 'extra' for the trial, thanks to a friend of his, who has powerful connections. After the Kenyon compound threat is neutralized by the FBI; Red goes back there to a secret bunker which houses what appears as a old '60's-'70's; Lincoln Continental Presidential vehicle; perfectly preserved. Red opens the trunk and takes out a silver briefcase. Red then calls the telephone number, which is answered by a mysterious man.

2.13 The Deer Hunter [No. 93] - The FBI team tracks down a serial killer nicknamed "The Deer Hunter", who has been on a killing spree for nearly twelve years. Detective Wilcox continues to question The Samoan about the harbormaster's murder, who agrees to testify if he gets immunity. The mysterious caller sets up a meeting with Reddington, telling him that they need to discuss something in person. Red then meets with Elizabeth and inquires about the Fulcrum, which she unsuccessfully lies about. They agree to a deal that he will help bring down The Deer Hunter in exchange for the Fulcurm. The Deer Hunter turns out to be the murdered husband of Tracy Solobotkin (Amanda Plummer), who is an employee in an organization that helps battered women. Kidnapping Liz, she reveals that she killed her husband in self-defense and decided to continue his legacy in the form of killing men who hurt other women. Liz manages to choke her into unconsciousness, just as Ressler and the task force arrive. Reddington finds out about The Samoan's deal with Wilcox and bribes him to lie to the District Attorney. As this falls on the same exact time as the intended meeting with the mystery caller, he sends Dembe instead, which angers the mystery caller who hangs up during the phone call. Red later manages to trace the Mystery man's location, but only finds the cell phone he was using and blood on the floor. He meets with Elizabeth to inform her of his deal with The Samoan. However, she refuses to hand him The Fulcrum. Reddington calls her out for being afraid that he would lose all interest in her if she gave it to him.

2.14 T. Earl King VI [No. 94] - Reddington reveals the next blacklister to be the infamous King family, who, for 200 years, has been under the guise of being investors and businessmen; their real business, however, was running underground auctions where the products sold ranged from stolen paintings to high profile kidnapping victims. When they kidnap Reddington using Madeline Pratt as bait, Elizabeth uses the identity of a proxy from an infamous Russian art collector with an interest in stolen paintings, and infiltrates the auction to retrieve Reddington and shut down the King's business. Meanwhile, Tom realizes that he has been missing Elizabeth, and calls her before taking an undercover job in Germany as a neo-Nazi named Christof Mannheim.

2.15 The Major [No. 75] - Liz is accused of the murder of the harbormaster killed by Liz's ex-husband Tom, so Reddington tasks a search party to find him. Meanwhile, Tom goes undercover in Germany. Under oath, Liz tells the judge what has happened for the last year, but he does not believe her. --- Part 1 of 2 ---

2.16 Tom Keen [No. 7] - Following the last episode, Judge Denner finds that Liz was lying about the murder after police find the bullet that matched her gun and was used to shoot Samuel Alecko. In light of the evidence, the judge pushes forward an indictment for murder and perjury for Liz. In order to reach Tom, Reddington and Ressler sabotage an arms deal and kill Tom's assigned group, telling him to confess to his murder of the harbormaster. Meanwhile, Cooper, who confides to Liz about the perjury, has a seizure and his rushed to the hospital. Liz later finds out from Cooper's wife that he has a brain tumor and has at least a year to live. Tom comes to the courtroom and confesses to his murder, attempting to make a deal for Liz to be free from prosecution. However, Tom Connolly, in line to become the next Attorney General, intervenes, grey mailing the judge to drop the charges in exchange for avoiding arrest after exceeding his authority. Tom later calls Liz and asks her if she is "okay". --- Part 2 of 2 ---

2.17 The Longevity Initiative [No. 97] - After a state trooper is shot and killed when he stops a truck revealed to have several experimented-on human corpses in it, Reddington reveals the next blacklister to be Roger Hobbs. Hobbs is a billionaire tech mogul whose fascination with immortality led him to develop and fund a research team for just that purpose. Leading the research is Dr. Julian Powell, a scientist who has been injecting the cells of an extremely unique jellyfish species into humans in order to hopefully force their cells to regenerate. While Liz and Reddington go after Powell, The Major decides Tom's love for Liz has clouded his judgment and made him a liability, and he plans to have Tom executed. Before this comes to fruition, however, the Germans that Tom had been trying to infiltrate now intervene and capture them both for interrogation. As both are being tortured, Tom says they will never talk. One of the Germans then pulls a photo of Liz out of Tom's wallet and threatens to harm her instead. But when Tom says Liz is FBI, the leader of the German group decides that attracting the attention of the FBI would be a greater risk than letting Tom go. Having nowhere to go, Tom heads to Liz's home.

2.18 Vanessa Cruz [No. 117] - Vanessa Cruz, a vengeful widow of a broker turned whistleblower, has been attacking businessmen by committing crimes and framing them for it under the guise of "corporate wrongdoing." Meanwhile, Reddington attempts to sow seeds of dissent within the cabal's ranks in order to depose The Director. Tom asks Liz for help for recovering his passports, but is initially rebuffed. Running into an obstacle in the investigation of Cruz, Liz turns to Tom for help in finding Cruz in exchange for the return of his passports. While the Task Force manages to foil Cruz's initial assassination attempt, Cruz escapes, and is approached by Mr. Kaplan for recruitment into Reddington's fold. During the aftermath, Tom discloses to Liz the truth behind his relationship with Reddington. A disgusted Liz approaches Reddington with the fulcrum, attempting to cut her ties with him, only for an unknown sniper to wound Reddington.

2.19 Leonard Caul [No. 62] - Liz and Dembe spring into action to save a lung-shot Red and immediately take him to an enclosed location to treat him. Red regains consciousness and tells Liz to talk to Leonard Caul and might have an idea about the Fulcrum. Liz finds Caul and it is revealed that the Fulcrum is a collection of information regarding political assassinations and terrorism for which the cabal is responsible. Liz narrowly stops the Director's assassination mission on Reddington by blackmailing him with the Fulcrum. In the aftermath, Tom Connolly ends up having a seat within the Director's cabal, after having leaked information about Reddington's whereabouts to the cabal. Liz, frustrated with Reddington's scheming which put Tom Keen in her life, asks Tom about what he knows about Reddington.

2.20 Quon Zhang [No. 87] - The team investigate a Blacklister named Quon Zhang, a criminal known for taking dead corpses into "Art." Tom and Liz are forced to work together on the case and grow closer. Liz seeks into Reddington to find answers about her past and her mother.
-- After decoding the information embedded in the Fulcrum, Red is determined to stop the imminent threat. Meanwhile, the task force discovers that deceased bodies of Chinese-American women are being smuggled out of the country under false identities. Liz continues to search for answers about her past after discovering a picture hidden in Red's secret flat.

2.21 Karakur [No. 55] - The task force investigates a Blacklister named "Karakurt" who is targeting a U.S. Senator using a deadly biochemical weapon by transferring face to face contact. Later on, Liz and Ressler rescue the Senator but it later revealed that Liz is being set up because it is revealed that Liz's mother was a Russian spy and that she has the disease in her thinking that she was the one going to kill the Senator. Elsewhere, Tom tries to mend things with Liz.
-- 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 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.

2.22 Tom Connolly [No. 11] - Liz is framed for the assassination of a U.S. Senator and is now on the run with Red's help. Attorney General, Tom Connolly forces Cooper on administrative leave for keeping Keen from being questioned. Liz is later captured for questioning but later escapes with Reddington. Cooper finds out that his dying disease is a hoax because his doctor is being blackmailed by the Attorney General. When questioning Connolly Liz shoots and kills him and is forced to go into hiding. Elsewhere, Ressler is made the new Director when Cooper is questioned for the murder of Connolly. Meanwhile, Reddington has leaked the contents of the Fulcrum to a group of the most respected investigative journalists in the country, prompting an investigation by Congress.
(NOTE: Now we know Tom Connolly is number 11 on the blacklist. This means 'Masha Rostova' (Liz) could be a potential blacklister in the future. It also means that we do not know who is number '6' and below on the blacklist with Tom Keen [No. 7] being the lowest known blacklister)

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Reviewer's Note: Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, August 24, 2015 -- The Blacklist hits the ground running in its second season and doesn't let up for a second. By no small miracle, the popular NBC series continues to develop a tantalizing premise that nevertheless screams "gimmick procedural" and turn it into something far smarter and sharper than most naysayers thought it could ever be. Twisting, turning; changing direction altogether; juking, shooting off to the side. The plot veers, the characters evolve, and the intrigue, mystery and suspense only grow more complex and intense. And James Spader has never been more infectious. The Blacklist is still prone to plunging into a few network TV pitfalls -- Spader steals the show while his co-stars dutifully deliver their best performances in his shadow -- but it handles its brushes with convention quite well, finding new ways to tackle familiar genre material. It remains as entertaining 44 episodes in as it was when its pilot first turned heads, and its upcoming third season promises to take viewers on an even more addicting journey into Red's criminal underworld.

Picking up where season one left off, the series continues to uncover even more crime, corruption and deceit. Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) and Agent Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone) work together to uncover the truth behind some of the largest known criminals in the world. The second season also finds Keen digging deeper into her increasingly complicated past, while a strong turn of events leave her team questioning her loyalty. The show also stars Diego Klattenhoff as special agent Donald Ressler, Ryan Eggold as covert operative Tom Keen, Harry Lennix as Counterterrorism Division director Harold Cooper, Amir Arison as tech specialist Aram Mojtabai, Parminder Nagra as field agent Meera Malik, Mozhan Marnò as Massad agent Samar Navabi, and Hisham Tawfiq as Red's right-hand man Dembe Zuma.

The Blacklist's second season is a blast. The series could have quickly devolved into cliché villain-of-the-week mediocrity, but instead continues to reinvent itself every time predictability threatens to consume the proceedings. Sony's Blu-ray release impresses too, with another terrific AV presentation and a small but satisfying selection of special features. Soon the series' third season will be upon us, and there's no better opportunity to catch up or reacquaint yourself with The Blacklist than Sony's latest BD release.

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Cast Notes: James Spader (Raymond 'Red' Reddington [44 episodes, 2013-2015]), Megan Boone (Elizabeth Keen [44 episodes, 2013-2015]), Diego Klattenhoff (Donald Ressler [44 episodes, 2013-2015]), Harry Lennix (Harold Cooper [44 episodes, 2013-2015]), Hisham Tawfiq (Dembe [42 episodes, 2013-2015]), Ryan Eggold (Tom Keen [41 episodes, 2013-2015]), Amir Arison (Aram Mojtabai [40 episodes, 2013-2015]), Mozhan Marnò (Samar Navabi [22 episodes, 2014-2015]), Parminder Nagra (Agent Meera Malik [21 episodes, 2013-2014]).

IMDb Rating (08/04/15): 8.2/10 from 77,945 users

Additional information
Copyright:  2014-15,  Sony Pictures
Features: 
  • Audio Commentaries: Two executive producer commentaries with Jon Bokenkamp and John Eisendrath are available -- "Leonard Caul (No. 62)" and "Tom Connolly (No. 11)" -- both of which are found on Disc Five.
  • After the Game: Luthor Braxton (HD, 13 minutes): Ron Perlman and the cast and crew of The Blacklist discuss Braxton's two-part episode, touching on everything from the story to the characters to the explosive events entailed.
  • Raymond Reddington: Man of the World (HD, 10 minutes): James Spader, his co-stars and Bokenkamp delve into the mind of Reddington, examining Spader's performance, Red's ticks and the antihero's motivations.
  • Building a Blacklister: Vanessa Cruz (HD, 10 minutes): Actress Ana de la Reguera earns an episode-centric featurette much like Rob Perlman and "After the Game: Luthor Braxton."
  • Known Associates: Red's Inner Circle (HD, 14 minutes): Spader, Hisham Tawfiq and other members of the cast and crew talk about Red's loyal allies, their talents and their uniquely intense devotion to Reddington.
  • Deleted Scenes (HD): Filed under "Episode Selections," alongside numerous episodes, are a variety of deleted scenes -- some good, some not so good -- which add up to even more content for the supplementally savvy among you.
Subtitles:  English SDH, English, French
Video:  Widescreen 1.78:1 Color
Screen Resolution: 1080p
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audio:  ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
Time:  15:39
DVD:  # Discs: 5 -- # Shows: 1
UPC:  043396454002
Coding:  [V4.5-A4.5] MPEG-4 AVC
D-Box:  No
Other:  Producers: Jon Bokenkamp; Writers: Jon Bokenkamp; Directors: Joe Carnahan; running time of 939 minutes; Packaging: Slipcover in original pressing.

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