The Blacklist series finale ends 10 seasons of Raymond Red Reddingtons globe-trotting anti-hero activities with a two-hour extravaganza.

Wujing went from being a one-off villain to being the primary villain in the first half of season 10.

Herbackstory made her more tragic than many of the series' other antagonists.

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They were a group of mercenaries hired to assassinate government agents who had become liabilities.

The idea of a mercenary organization protected and utilized by countless governments was equally terrifying and fascinating.

Having a prior history with Reddington, which they reference throughout the episodes, was also compelling.

Raymond Reddington (James Spader) in The Blacklist

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In this sense, Townsend stalled the story instead of pushing forward.

Tom Conolly became the United States Attorney General.

It was later revealed that this was not Katarina, but a former KGB spy named Tatiana Petrova.

Collage of scenes from The Blacklist season 10 finale.

Kotsiopulos was a successful villain, even if his organization was sometimes more interesting than him.

Berlin was an effective villain, but even he could not live up to the best ofThe Blacklist.

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Cast

Krysen Ritter as Lord Baltimore looking ominous in The Blacklist

Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler, Anya Banerjee as Siya Malik, James Spader as Raymond ‘Red’ Reddington

Headshot Of Harry Lennix

Headshot Of Megan Boone

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