The Worst Episodes of The Blacklist
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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 FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Blacklist" is "Misère", rated 5/10 from 2300 user votes. It was directed by Christine Gee and written by John Eisendrath, Jon Bokenkamp. "Misère" aired on 4/23/2021 and is rated 0.4 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Elizabeth Keen".
5.0/10 2,300 votes#1 - Misère
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 4/23/2021
In a retrospective look at key turning points, steps are retraced that lead Elizabeth Keen to align with a powerful enemy.
Director: Christine Gee
Writer: John Eisendrath, Jon Bokenkamp
5.4/10 2,043 votes#2 - Elizabeth Keen
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2021
As Red and the task force search for Liz, she sets a new plan in motion that has catastrophic consequences.
Director: Cort Hessler
Writer: Sean Hennen
5.4/10 1,237 votes#3 - The Bear Mask
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 5/6/2022
Feeling the weight of recent pressures, Aram turns to an unusual outlet for release.
Director: Matthew McLoota
Writer: Noah Schechter
6.0/10 2,565 votes#4 - The Kazanjian Brothers
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 5/15/2020
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.
Director: Michael Caracciolo
Writer: Sam Christopher, Kelli Johnson
6.4/10 1,531 votes#5 - The Cyranoid
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2021
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.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Allison Glock-Cooper, T Cooper
6.5/10 1,707 votes#6 - 16 Ounces
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2021
Fueled by his betrayal, Elizabeth Keen seeks vengeance on Reddington.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Lukas Reiter, John Eisendrath, Jon Bokenkamp
6.5/10 1,598 votes#7 - Captain Kidd
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 3/26/2021
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.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Sam Christopher
6.5/10 1,416 votes#8 - The Russian Knot
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 4/30/2021
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.
Director: Juan Avella
Writer: Katie Bockes
6.6/10 1,293 votes#9 - Between Sleep and Awake
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 1/6/2022
In a series of flashbacks, Ressler recalls his actions in the aftermath of Elizabeth Keen's death.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Taylor Martin
6.6/10 2,522 votes#10 - Raymond Reddington: Good Night (2)
Season 10 Episode 22 - Aired 7/13/2023
The future of the FBI's Reddington Task Force is decided.
Director: Michael Caracciolo
Writer: Lukas Reiter
6.7/10 1,102 votes#11 - Boukman Baptiste
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 1/20/2022
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.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: David Merritt II
6.8/10 1,404 votes#12 - Dr. Laken Perillos
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2021
Red and Dembe land in peril when Townsend deploys a torture specialist who uses unorthodox methods to interrogate her victims.
Director: Phil Bertelsen
Writer: Aiah Samba
6.8/10 1,270 votes#13 - Nicholas Obenrader
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 5/7/2021
Liz and the Task Force track new leads in their investigation of N-13, while Red takes steps to infiltrate Townsend's criminal organization.
Director: Daniel Willis
Writer: Taylor Martin
6.8/10 903 votes#14 - Genuine Models, Inc.
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 3/25/2022
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.
Director: Mahesh Pailoor
Writer: Allison Glock-Cooper, T Cooper
6.9/10 2,301 votes#15 - The Major
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/2015
When Agent Keen is questioned in court as a suspect in the murder of the DC Harbormaster, her unusual relationship with Red and their task force falls under scrutiny. Meanwhile, Red enlists Cooper and Ressler to locate "The Major," a dangerous former associate who is key in keeping Liz out of prison.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 1,733 votes#16 - Hannah Hayes
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2019
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.
Director: Adam Weisinger
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.0/10 1,734 votes#17 - Roanoke
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 11/13/2020
Red directs the task force to investigate Roanoke, a legendary criminal who orchestrates elaborate extractions. Meanwhile, Liz works to hatch a secret plan with her mother, Katarina Rostova.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.1/10 1,377 votes#18 - Victoria Fenberg
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 3/20/2020
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.
Director: Bill Roe
Writer: Allison Glock-Cooper, T Cooper
7.1/10 1,346 votes#19 - The Fribourg Confidence
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2021
The task force investigates an organization of bank robbers with a special expertise in stealing from other criminals. An old blacklist case resurfaces.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Noah Schechter
7.1/10 1,427 votes#20 - The Skinner (1)
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/2021
In the two years following the death of Elizabeth Keen, Raymond Reddington and the members of the FBI Task Force have disbanded with Reddington's whereabouts unknown. When one of their own is injured in the line of duty, however, the Task Force is drawn back together to bring down a conspiracy that could shatter global security.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Lukas Reiter, Jon Bokenkamp
7.1/10 660 votes#21 - Dr. Michael Abani
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 5/14/2023
Dembe reflects on his complicated past when he receives a concerning call from an old connection. An ambitious Congressman begins to question the Task Force's operations.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Noah Schechter
7.2/10 1,565 votes#22 - Gaia
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2016
As Red sets Liz and the Task Force on the trail of an eco-terrorist with a mysterious connection to Alexander Kirk, Tom takes matters into his own hands.
Director: Bill Roe
Writer: Peter Noah
7.2/10 1,438 votes#23 - Gordon Kemp
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 4/17/2020
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.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Jonathan Shapiro, Lukas Reiter
7.2/10 1,069 votes#24 - The SPK
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2021
A new case involving stolen artifacts reunites Red with a former blacklister. Aram faces a difficult decision.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.2/10 953 votes#25 - Benjamin T. Okara
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2021
Dembe's position as an FBI agent causes complications for Red as the Task Force handles a case involving military technology. Cooper and Park each find their personal lives increasingly complicated.
Director: Jono Oliver
Writer: Noah Schechter