I love the show. Some of it is completely fantastical, but overall, the mystery with Red has been fantastic. For years, they hinted he was Elizabeth’s father. Then the swapped DNA test. Lots of lore with this, and I have to tell you – over the last 10 years, they hinted at so many things and took twists that I don’t know what to believe anymore.

But Raymond may have hundreds of bodies to his account now and with this, has been the most notorious criminal in history. Surely, we have been rooting for an antagonist to win? Or, has he been a protagonist the whole time?

I’ve noticed he has been lax on some security this year, by a lot. I wonder why? I might have an answer.

While the show has been constantly shrouded with the mystery – I want a payoff that answers just about everything. And for this – I want them to bring back Megan Boone for a flashback story. First…

Red gathers the team at the post office….Pennabaker and the evil congressman investigating the team are invited in as well.

Red: “Thank you all for coming. I know it’s been an interesting year. All of you have questions. Every one of you. Today is the day you get these answers.

First, you might have wondered why I have no more security. The truth is, I have no more enemies. They are all now either dead or arrested. The reason I wasn’t giving you Black Listers for awhile – is – there aren’t any left. With this, I shall seek to enter retirement in a bit. But first….

I was recruited early in my Navy career due to my….shall we say…”moral flexibility”. I was recruited by a secret team known only to the White House to infiltrate all criminal networks around the world so we can take them down from the inside out. I was tasked with being the best criminal out there. For that to happen, Raymond Reddington as you knew him, had to die and through facial reconstruction – I came to be.

My job is now complete. However, it wasn’t without great sacrifices.”

Flashback scene with Elizabeth…

“When I knew I was dying, I was training Elizabeth to take over my empire. She was, after all, my daughter. I never got the chance to tell her the whole truth – but she was read in on my mission. In my absence, she was to take over my criminal empire – and carry out to the end, what I could not”.

Red and Elizabeth talk as he tells her the details

End flashback, back to post office….

“Congressman – I wanted you to stop looking into our team, but as we were wrapping up the last Black Lister, the team was to be disbanded soon anyway. Here are all of the files you need to show your constituents what the results of this team were. Apologies I had to remove myself from this – unfortunately, I’m not to really exist. The country cannot hear this truth – that our country created an evil monster in order to hunt all of the evil monsters out there before they could hurt us. Over the last 10 years, we slowly took down all of them – one by one – with the good work of this team.

Now, if you don’t mind, there’s a quaint little coffee shop in Rio I have to meet Weecha at. They serve the most delightful cappuccino this time of year. “

Questions are abound.

“Yes, Dembe knew – as my closest confidant – when I lost Elizabeth, I was broken – and he had to continue what I could not from within your team. The president is responsible for installing Dembe into the FBI. You don’t think you could have a terrorist’s henchman simply sign on to the FBI did you?

Yes- Agnes is my grand daughter and Harold, I will be checking in from time to time. While my enemies are gone, many who are behind bars may someday wish to seek out those who I love. Agnes is safe with you, and with that – the tablet I bought her will allow me to contact her from all over the world.”