#THE BLACKLIST SEASON 5 EPISODE 21 RECAP SERIES#

Harold feared that Red was planning to kill Marvin, while Reddington was concerned about what Marvin might say once in custody. But his mistake was talking down to Marvin, downplaying his ability to be a leader, when he did RedвЂ™s job for two years during his absence.ДЄlso, after Raymond attempted to keep Harold in the dark, Cooper had no choice but to alert the airportвЂ™s operations director, allowing Marvin to escape during the confusion caused by the blaring alarms. Reddington used the bug in his car to misdirect Marvin, getting him to walk right into a trap at the airport. Any sense of loyalty he might have had was long gone now.Д«oth Marvin and Raymond get tripped up by their arrogance. There was no doubt that Marvin would flip on Red in a heartbeat. But Marvin in the FedsвЂ™ hands would mean the end to ReddingtonвЂ™s empire and the Task Force. What gave Marvin the advantage was that Raymond and the Task Force worked at cross-purposes, which slowed them both down.Д¬ooper needed Marvin to prove his innocence. radio to call for help when FiskerвЂ™s army pinned them down. It was quick thinking on RedвЂ™s part to use that old C.B. That oversight allowed Marvin to stay a step ahead until the airport showdown. What were they thinking when they didnвЂ™t check the car for bugs? After all, Marvin has access to everything of ReddingtonвЂ™s. While Reddington was effusive about how much he had missed Dembe, Dembe appeared to treat his time with Red as some unfortunate past life that he had left behind.ДЄnd his actions throughout the episode proved that his heart is with the Task Force now, even though he did his damndest to save Raymond from himself. WeechaвЂ™s incapacity opened the door for Dembe to go back to protect Raymond. My best guess is that Mierce goes, but Weecha stays if she awakens and gets a vote. However, sheвЂ™s not going to do anybody any good until she takes the time to heal, which she canвЂ™t do in RedвЂ™s world. Given a vote, Weecha would likely disagree because sheвЂ™s dedicated to her work protecting Reddington. She was adamant that Weecha would only be safe if they went home. She also nailed it when she said it wasnвЂ™t safe to be around him. Sure, thereвЂ™s no telling Weecha what to do, but it would have been him if anyone could. Mierce was correct when she blamed Raymond for WeechaвЂ™s relapse. That was because Weecha was hospitalized on life support resulting from injuries caused by the explosion on The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 18. Sure, they still took down criminals and organizations, but that was mainly in service of ReddingtonвЂ™s obsession.Д®ven after Red discovered that Marvin was behind LizвЂ™s death, he remained distracted throughout his hunt. Raymond has used them as his investigatory arm for much of this season as they checked out elements of LizвЂ™s death. And what Marvin did to Harold certainly managed to do that. So it didnвЂ™t take much to throw them off their game. But instead, everyone had their issues, partly caused by the two-year hiatus following her death. You would think that without LizвЂ™s many side crusades, things would have settled down for the team. The key to that has been keeping Harold tied up as he attempted to solve the frame on him for Doug CosterвЂ™s murder.ДЄnd when Cooper was distracted with his secret side investigation, the Task Force didnвЂ™t work nearly as effectively. The fact it did was thanks to Marvin and LacroixвЂ™s marvelous job of obfuscation. Should it have taken 20 episodes to get to this point? Marvin, who had gotten accustomed to running things during RedвЂ™s absence, took advantage of that. Reddington was distracted by his obsession with LizвЂ™s death.

#THE BLACKLIST SEASON 5 EPISODE 21 RECAP SERIES#

Once the episode broke down MarvinвЂ™s conspiracy into a series of simple steps, it didnвЂ™t seem like such an overwhelming accomplishment as it did previously.ДЄctually, it was pretty simple. He seemed to be just a footnote in the narrative.Д«ut he was the driving force who pushed Marvin to act on his resentments toward Red and convinced him that he could take over RaymondвЂ™s empire. What was fascinating was how integral Tyson Lacroix, MarvinвЂ™s best friend, was to his plan.ДЄfter all, Lacroix was gunned down after appearing in a couple of scenes on The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 15.

Through flashbacks, Marvin took viewers step by step through his plan to take over RedвЂ™s organization on The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 21. Finally, we got a much-needed explanation of how the situation reached the showdown point.

The blacklist season 5 episode 21 recap