The Blacklist - The Criminal [Reddington | Spader] #9: "I had bullets. He had words. But by the time he was done talking, I truly understood which was more powerful."

Miranda · 01-21-2017, 03:58 AM

the criminal
Raymond "Red" Reddington | James Spader
n i n e t h • a p p r e c i a t i o n • t h r e a d

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Never trust a criminal until you have to...

Raymond "Red" Reddington, a former government agent, attended the United States Naval Academy graduating top of his class at the age of 24 and was being groomed for Admiral when he disappeared while coming home to visit his family for Christmas in 1990. 4 years later, he resurfaced, selling classified documents to the enemy. Over the next 20 years he built a syndicate of contacts: Spies, thieves, smugglers, drug dealers, people smugglers, human traffickers, arms dealers, forgers, hackers, mercenaries, and assassins. Eventually he went from just selling secrets to also starting wars, toppling governments and influencing geo-politics to suit his needs.
He became known as "The Concierge of Crime" due to his ability to arrange deals between the various black market factions. He willfully surrenders to the FBI and provides information on a roster of criminals that he refers to as
"The Blacklist." Dangerous criminals who are so careful to avoid leaving any traces behind that the FBI has not even detected their existence. His ethics are somewhat murky, and he espouses the use of some crimes in the service of "the greater good". He uses his arrangement with the FBI to pursue his own secret agenda.

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— Raymond Reddington #4 on the FBI Most Wanted list —

"I'm a criminal. Criminals are notorious liars."

"Everything about me is a lie."

"Let me put your mind at ease. I'm never telling you everything."
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— the day he s u r r e n d e r e d—

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"It's the children the world almost breaks, who grow up to save it."

"You know the problem with drawing lines in the sand? With a breath of air, they disappear."

"You can't judge a book by it's cover. But you can by it's first few chapters, and certainly by it's last."

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— t h e f a n s ღ —
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06. cheersgifoltc | 07. Nadine | 08. Donna L. Crawford | 09. deep within me |10. JMRamos
11. Ceta_Cea | 12. Stacie18 | 13. TeamWilson | 14. Nekoshoujo | 15. nilo2207
16. b4dark | 17. L i N d $ @ y | 18. SensationalShay | 19. olicitybubble | 20. Lauren Helen Graham
21. Miranda | 22. baelfire24 | 23. Wes&FredFan | 24. Logan | 25. ~MelBelle~
26. stlavin95
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"We never really know anyone, do we?"

"What good are ethics if you aren't alive to live by them? "

"Value loyalty above all else."

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— q u o t e o f t h e m o m e n t ღ
"You presumed to decide what was best for me. Even if I resolve the anger, the pain you caused... I can't trust you. Ever.
I'm standing before a stranger. And yet, I know you believe what you did was best for Elizabeth, which is why I brought you here.
You've told me you've always wanted a pristine, unspoiled place to live out your days in peace. So the acre is yours. For all eternity."
Episode 4x02
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"Time is the only thing that will allow you to find yourself again."

"I'm a violent man. I've taken on a life that requires it. I hurt people. I kill people. And each time I do, in that moment, another part of me dies along with them.

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— t h e r e a s o n s ღ —
Because he has the most amazing quotes on the show.
Because his sense of humor is unique.
Because no matter how many people he kills we still love him so much.
Because he only kills bad guys or people who endanger those he cares about.
Because his wisdom and life experience pretty much seethe to amaze us.
Because the twitch of his eyes is kind of his trade mark.
Because most of the time we forget how dangerous he really is.
Because he doesn't feel deserving of getting help from anyone.
Because he can be vunerable even if he doesn't want too.
Because nobody knows love and loss like he does.
Because he'd always put Lizzie's life before his own.
Because he's damn hot with his shirt sleeves rolled up.
Because he is the only one that can rock a fedora like that.
Because even reading a phone book his voice would make us faint.
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"There are few that understand love and loss more than I."

"When you love someone you have no control. That’s what love is – being powerless."

"I’ve stood over the open grave of someone I’ve loved too often."

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— f u t u r e t i t l e s ღ—

"My dark forces had a name, a person I entrusted with the most heinous offenses of my life. My confessor, who doth now condemn me."
"Losing someone we love is painful. Agonizing even onto death."
"What good are ethics if you aren't alive to live by them?"
"Revenge isn't a passion. It's a disease. It eats at your mind, and poisons your soul."
"I want to sleep like I slept when I was a boy. Give me that, just one time."
"It's hard to not say goodbye. I have lost so many people. Never seems to get any easier."

— p a s t t i t l e s ღ—
"You're not telling us everything." "Let me put your mind at ease. I'm never telling you everything"
"I'm a criminal. Criminals are notorious liars."
"I can still feel her little fingers on my cheek. Her whisper in my ear."
"You can't judge a book by its cover. But you can by its 1st few chapters, & certainly by its last"
"I’ve stood over the open grave of someone I’ve loved too often."
"I can’t live for long with what I feel inside. I don’t see how anyone can."
"It's the children the world almost breaks, who grow up to save it."
"I had bullets. He had words. But by the time he was done talking, I truly understood which was more powerful."

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Miranda · 01-21-2017, 04:01 AM

I had to cut Red and James' first names from the title cause otherwise the title wouldn't fit and I didn't want to cut anything from the title.

**stlavin95** · 01-21-2017, 04:03 AM

That's alright, thanks for the new thread.

Miranda · 01-21-2017, 04:15 AM

You're welcome.

James was on Jimmy Kimmel and he said that Red was in a really strange place at the moment. So we are all seeing the same thing.

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Lauren Helen Graham · 01-21-2017, 11:14 AM

Miranda, no worries. That's okay

TFTNT!

And it's Jimmy Fallon

I saw a part of the interview today where he is talking about Red. But I can't bring it over here because it contains spoilers. I'll bring it over in the News Thread

I really love the pictures though. Didn't he wear this outfit before on a talk show?

Fangirl49 · 01-21-2017, 06:33 PM

The interview was great and that clip. Oh my. Red is in a strange place. We all see it. I'm worried about where Red is going.

Miranda · 01-22-2017, 03:50 AM

Oh god how can I mix up Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon.

I am sure he wore some kind of outfit before on a talk show. Those suits all look alike.

I am worried about Red as well. For the first time in 4 years.

Lauren Helen Graham · 01-22-2017, 11:43 AM

We all are worried... Somehow the whole fandom is. And that's scary.

I want the old Red back, I need Liz to safe him!

But the color of the dress shirt and the suit in combination look really familiar to me.

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Fangirl49 · 01-22-2017, 04:58 PM

Yeah, but would she save him? Suffice it to say, I'm not so sure anymore.

Miranda · 01-23-2017, 11:40 AM

If it really comes to it I think she will. She saved him in T. Earl King VI and on some other occasions and at those times she was very angry at him as well so I think she would save him again.

Love the gifs.

Lauren Helen Graham · 01-23-2017, 12:15 PM

I'm not sure either, Marilyn... Not at all. But I don't want to give up on her completely and I need Red to be who he used to be. He was so fantastic and now it even hurts to watch him.

Yes, I think if it really came to the decision of him dying or her saving him, she'd save him

Fangirl49 · 01-23-2017, 01:07 PM

I love what James said that Red is speeding toward a cliff or something like that. It shows that he intentionally has Red acting different. We aren't imagining it.

Miranda · 01-24-2017, 11:14 AM

No we are definitly not imaging it.

Fangirl49 · 01-25-2017, 07:11 AM

That clip they showed gave me goosebumps. I wonder what episode it was from.

Miranda · 01-25-2017, 12:01 PM

Me too. I think it's from the upcoming episode.

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