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The Worst Episodes of The Blacklist

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the...

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  1. 5.0/10(2.4k votes)

    #1 - Misère

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    S8:E14

    In a retrospective look at key turning points, steps are retraced that lead Elizabeth Keen to align with a powerful enemy.

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  2. 5.4/10(2.1k votes)

    #2 - Elizabeth Keen

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    S8:E4

    As Red and the task force search for Liz, she sets a new plan in motion that has catastrophic consequences.

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    Director:Cort Hessler
  3. 5.4/10(1.3k votes)

    #3 - The Bear Mask

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    S9:E19

    Feeling the weight of recent pressures, Aram turns to an unusual outlet for release.

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  4. 5.8/10(12 votes)

    #4 - The Kazanjian Brothers

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    S7:E19

    The Task Force investigates an accountant who works for lucrative criminals in order to find the violent and thuggish brothers hired for his protection. Meanwhile, Liz must make a momentous decision.

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  5. 6.1/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Kuwait

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    S7:E4

    Cooper's moral compass is tested when an officer whom he served with as young man, long presumed to be dead, resurfaces as a POW.

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  6. 6.2/10(12 votes)

    #6 - General Shiro

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    S6:E7

    While Red and Dembe enlist Glen's help in stacking the jury to Red's advantage for his upcoming trial, the task force investigates a series of mysterious deaths resulting from weaponized insects.

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    Director:Kurt Kuenne
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 6.4/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Victoria Fenberg

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    S7:E11

    With the help of the Task Force, Red tracks a gifted art forger who has thwarted his plans to sell stolen pieces. Aram’s love life becomes increasingly complicated. Liz and Ressler confide in each other.

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  9. 6.4/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Newton Purcell

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    S7:E13

    The Task Force investigates a series of attacks on data centers perpetrated by a blacklister with a peculiar condition, as Liz conducts a secret investigation on the side. Meanwhile, Glen desperately tries to prove his value to Red after a shipping mishap.

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  10. 6.4/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Twamie Ullulaq

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    S7:E14

    A Blacklist case becomes personal for Agent Park when the team investigates a mysterious disappearance in the Alaska Triangle. Meanwhile, Aram enlists Red’s help to find out what really happened to Elodie’s husband.

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  11. 6.4/10(1.6k votes)

    #10 - The Cyranoid

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    S8:E9

    The task force is thrown for a loop when they encounter a nefarious enterprise that provides doppelgängers for criminals. Red scrambles to counteract a bold move by Liz.

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  12. 6.5/10(1.8k votes)

    #11 - 16 Ounces

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    S8:E3

    Fueled by his betrayal, Elizabeth Keen seeks vengeance on Reddington.

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  13. 6.5/10(1.7k votes)

    #12 - Captain Kidd

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    S8:E11

    The task force attempts to stop an abduction by searching for a "treasure man" who uses geocaching to hide illicit goods and facilitate transactions between otherwise warring criminal factions.

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  14. 6.5/10(1.5k votes)

    #13 - The Russian Knot

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    S8:E15

    The Task Force hatches a plan to steal a Soviet-era cipher machine needed to decrypt coded messages. Townsend puts Liz's loyalty to the test. Red and Dembe are called to an unexpected meeting.

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    Director:Juan Avella
  15. 6.6/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Roy Cain

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    S7:E18

    As the Task Force investigates a kidnapping executed by seemingly impossible abductors, Dembe lands in a perilous situation. Meanwhile, a recent health scare causes Red to think about a successor.

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    Director:Daniel Willis
    Writer:Aiah Samba
  16. 6.6/10(1.3k votes)

    #15 - Between Sleep and Awake

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    S9:E7

    In a series of flashbacks, Ressler recalls his actions in the aftermath of Elizabeth Keen's death.

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  17. 6.6/10(2.7k votes)

    #16 - Raymond Reddington: Good Night (2)

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    S10:E22

    The future of the FBI's Reddington Task Force is decided.

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  18. 6.7/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Katarina Rostova

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    S7:E10

    Red and the Task Force pay a visit to a former blacklister, as an explosive confrontation leads Liz to make a critical choice

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  19. 6.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #18 - Boukman Baptiste

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    S9:E9

    A spate of coordinated attacks on Red's lieutenants puts Dembe in imminent danger, prompting him to relive the events that led him to join the FBI two years earlier.

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  20. 6.7/10(945 votes)

    #19 - Genuine Models, Inc.

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    S9:E13

    The Task Force is led to an unusual suspect when the wealthy clients of an apparent escort service start turning up dead. Red and a friend attempt to recover an item after reuniting at a friend's memorial. Cooper heads to Atlanta to follow a lead on his blackmailer.

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  21. 6.8/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Marko Jankowics

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    S6:E8

    Liz and Jennifer's pursuit of a lead on the truth about Reddington puts them in unexpected danger. Red steps in to help mediate a brewing prison gang war.

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    Director:Bill Roe
  22. 6.8/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Lady Luck

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    S6:E16

    Liz and Ressler investigate a Blacklister who offers to erase gambling debts -- at a deceptively high price. Dembe grows concerned as Red tests loyalties of their business associates in search of the individual who turned him in to the police.

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  23. 6.8/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Hannah Hayes

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    S7:E7

    The Task Force investigates the unexplained disappearance and sudden re-emergence of a governor. Meanwhile, Red and Dembe surveil someone close to Katarina Rostova, as she inadvertently involves Agnes in an operation of her own.

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  24. 6.8/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Orion Relocation Services

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    S7:E9

    Red and Liz investigate Orion Relocation Services, an organization that surreptitiously facilitates the disappearance and relocation of criminals. Meanwhile, Katarina delves into the memories of an old friend in order to get additional information about the Townsend Directive.

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  25. 6.8/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Gordon Kemp

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    S7:E15

    A blacklist case forces Liz to choose sides between Red and the Task Force. Meanwhile, Red tries to calm a panicked Ilya Koslov, who believes he is under surveillance.

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  26. 6.8/10(1.5k votes)

    #25 - Dr. Laken Perillos

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    S8:E10

    Red and Dembe land in peril when Townsend deploys a torture specialist who uses unorthodox methods to interrogate her victims.

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    Writer:Aiah Samba

Worst Episodes Summary

"Misère" is the worst rated episode of "The Blacklist". It scored 5/10 based on 2363 votes. Directed by Christine Gee and written by Jon Bokenkamp, John Eisendrath, it aired on 4/23/2021. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Elizabeth Keen".