i think it was more that guy wanted to do more but red was angry because he specifically told him no drugs if he had gone beyond his station but without breaking orders red would have been happy with the increase in cash flow
Arrogance. The belief one is immune from harm, or smarter than Red. If Red doesn't know what you are doing, it only means he hasn't found out. And he finds out EVERYTHING. It's just a matter of the offender starting out in the lead and Red always catching up to them.
His calmness is what makes him so menacing. You can sense that he could kill you without a second thought. And it wouldn't be out of anger or hatred or fear, just removing something in his way.
Was a good show in the beginning, they took it too far as every other show after few seasons, but this garbage took it waaaaaay over the line with woke crap in the late seasons and this last bits we are getting in season 9 are just horrible
I love Spader. He can play this bad guy that is freaking amazing but then he can turn around and play a character like Alan Shore, who was sarcastic and funny as hell. Honestly, he is way underrated.
Not drugs exactly, human trafficking and methamphetamines are his lines. Seems like the more addictive hardline opioids are what he refuses to run(despite his maybe more amicable usage of opioids himself)
"Value loyalty among all else..." - just about everything Red does - comes back to this simple but powerful mantra. Whether it's make-believe TV / Movie OR real life - THAT mantra is golden.
"If it was up to me - and lets all reflect on how awesome it is that it isn't..." is such a great line. Didn't we all have such a moment in our lives, thinking "thank the gods I don't have to decide here lol"
My interpretation of what Red's saying: He tells that whole story about training to not mind committing unspeakable acts by not minding the pain of a flame. He then does it himself, flinches, and says "I mind." The listener (I agree with another comment that he's made this speech before, and that Dembe's familiar with it) is supposed to think Red minds doing the unspeakable acts. But they should know him well enough to know that isn't true. Red minds the _flame._ He can't hold his hand in it and not mind. The _listener_ is the flame, and it is _their_ unspeakable acts he minds.
This actually is every Spader character in a nutshell. Professional, calm on the outside and an underlying pool of sadness that is permanently fed by the things other people would get outraged by.
Red to smoky: "How did you know martin had a kid" Smoky: "wzziz waz wazzoz" Red: "speak clearly so I understand you - throws him out of plane dew minutes later When it comes to Red's business, DO .. NOT .. push your luck
I cannot imagine any actor, and there are some brilliant ones out there, who could have portrayed Raymond Reddington better than James Spader. In fact, I can't think of anyone who would come close to his portrayal.
This is one of reds best ever scenes. It shows who he is. How he can be brutal but lives by a moral code, which is the reason for this very execution. Classic scene.
@@myvibe3893 A one note actor? This would probably be the most insulting thing you could ever say to anyone who has worked in the field. But yeah, why don't you write that to James?
8f the other guy had any sense, he would have known the his part in the whole business Red did not approve of is not a secret to Red. The moment he started talking allowing Martin to go, he mark himself
Yep, if there's one *TRUISM* in life, don't betray Red! - He ain't to be trifled with...And one other thing, don't ever entertain the folly of thinkin' you're smarter than him.
not to mention he didn't instruct no drug running to his managers, this was a paranoia purge designed to flush out whoever he wanted to believe ratted on him or was even capable of ratting on him to the police and put him in jail,
If Liddy had that saying about "not minding", it figures. The little roach never really was that original. He stole it from the movie "Lawrence of Arabia".
If every dealer was killed on the spot it may make others less interested in the job. Sure some would still deal and take desperate measures but when they are killed on the spot it may eventually start getting better. It’s only getting worse by allowing it
As long as people want it and will pay for it there will be dealers. If you get caught dealing in China you die. They don't seem to run out of dealers to kill.
Nope, it just makes the price go up and the people who are willing to get involved even more dangerous. Just legalize it all and start regulating it. That will tank the profits of the cartels and then we can put money towards drug addiction treatment. As long as there is a profit motive, the drugs will come.
My only qualm with Red is that there is no real punishment for the crimes committed against him. Sure people get shot, almost always, but what sort of punishment is that? As the Count of Monte Cristo said, "A few moments of inconvenience is hardly justice for all the pain they caused. " (Paraphrase) All the trouble these people cause and their punishment is a few moments of pain? Seems a little off-balance for a man like Reddington.
i feel if red was true to his character, other characters wouldnt last long and there would be no regulars left on the show lol. so much of what he chooses not to do is off balance. just getting rid of them is the least we can hope for. another thing to consider is that he must remain likable, have mass appeal. like in the dexter books dexter tortured the bad guys, but in the tv series they left that part of him out. because most dont want to see that or shouldnt be allowed to see it because we are supposed to live in a civilized society.
GUYS I AM 10000% SURE NOW reddington we knew was elizabeth"s mother all along bcos of many reasons u can find in comments but the best reason i can give to prove that he wasnt the real raymond reddington that liz shot in her childhood is that the real raymond reddington also had another wife and daughter which was showed in the season when berlin captured the old wife and since if he was reddington and wanted to find his daughter he could have but he didnt because he didnt needed to he wasnt that much connected to them but it was actually KATARINA ROSTAVA but she still cared for them and hence did her best to protect the real reddingtons wife idk bcos she was sorry for him and her or something. like reddingtons wife said she would never tell him where the daughter was and he was like okay no problem like KATARINA wanted them safe but like it wasnt her topmost priority if u know what im saying. so finally solved challenge me in comments if u have other references:- KATARINA ROSTOVA WAS THE REDDINGTON WE KNEW LETS GOO!!
I agree with his decision to kill the man. but if I was red, I'd make an example out of him, to make sure that nobody betrays red, without considering serious consequences. but that's me, I'm not sure if such actions fit his character.
Initially, I wasn't sure whether to put Red on the psychopath category or on the sociopath category...I'm kinda' rooting for the latter, since he has a conscience - sometimes...
I love how ridiculously intimidating Red can get out of nowhere. Had my armpits sweating like crazy.
You should see a doctor for that
😂
That guy intimidates you? 😂
Jason statham sweating when Red show up. It's cool bro.
How any of Reds employees ever get the idea betraying him is a good idea is beyond me.
Doesn't mean they won't try
i think it was more that guy wanted to do more but red was angry because he specifically told him no drugs if he had gone beyond his station but without breaking orders red would have been happy with the increase in cash flow
Arrogance. The belief one is immune from harm, or smarter than Red.
If Red doesn't know what you are doing, it only means he hasn't found out. And he finds out EVERYTHING. It's just a matter of the offender starting out in the lead and Red always catching up to them.
bcs its scripted
No honor among thieves.
How Spader portrays Red is amazing, how he can be so calm yet menacing
Generally speaking if a situation is going downhill and/or highly chaotic the calmest person in the room is the most dangerous OR the craziest
Same when he voiced Ulltron
Like Hannibal Lector. Without the cannibalism part.
His calmness is what makes him so menacing. You can sense that he could kill you without a second thought. And it wouldn't be out of anger or hatred or fear, just removing something in his way.
This is simply the best series I have ever seen. May Spader live forever.
It is Indeed
Was a good show in the beginning, they took it too far as every other show after few seasons, but this garbage took it waaaaaay over the line with woke crap in the late seasons and this last bits we are getting in season 9 are just horrible
Excluding liz I would agree
I love Spader. He can play this bad guy that is freaking amazing but then he can turn around and play a character like Alan Shore, who was sarcastic and funny as hell. Honestly, he is way underrated.
Did you not watch season 8? He got cancer
1:53 The way he delivers that line is absolutely chilling.
Smokey never met Walcott, but knew he had kids. That sealed Smokey's fate too.
That's what sealed Smokey's fate. He heard how Red said he despised drug dealing.
that and saying that he didn't know martin, then mentioning that martin had children
Betrayal is never taken lightly.
Nor should it be.
I love how even Raymond sees drugs as a poison that should not be sold
Certainly not by _his_ network.
*proceed to get high with opium in a chinese speakeasies
Seems like there must be degrees to it all. He doesn't mind alcohol. And I remember him saying he was partial to a hash and opium combo.
They show over the course of the show there are things Red just won't deal in. Human Trafficking being another one.
Not drugs exactly, human trafficking and methamphetamines are his lines. Seems like the more addictive hardline opioids are what he refuses to run(despite his maybe more amicable usage of opioids himself)
You gotta love Reddington’s problem solving skills. So effective !
"Value loyalty among all else..."
- just about everything Red does - comes back to this simple but powerful mantra.
Whether it's make-believe TV / Movie OR real life - THAT mantra is golden.
Loyalty is Everything.
It's the best quality to aspire to, and the worst thing to forsake, given the Ninth Circle.
Above all else 😮
I just noticed the guilt that flashed across smokey's face after martin died, he knows he screwed up
Not only that. He said he never met martin yet he knew that martin was a family man
@@diegomolina8940 oh that's right, the sudden knowing that flashed across red's face was scary
"If it was up to me - and lets all reflect on how awesome it is that it isn't..." is such a great line. Didn't we all have such a moment in our lives, thinking "thank the gods I don't have to decide here lol"
James Spader is a absolute Genius. This is one of his best character
The writers are pretty good, I agree. And Spader acts those lines very well.
Martin got stirred & Smokey got shaken.
This dude was the only person to keep lying to red over and over 🤦🏿♂️
smokey?
@@pascalanonym6495 Yes Smokey. The guy with the mustache that gets spared in this scene but later gets tossed out of a plane by Red.
Smokey
My interpretation of what Red's saying: He tells that whole story about training to not mind committing unspeakable acts by not minding the pain of a flame. He then does it himself, flinches, and says "I mind." The listener (I agree with another comment that he's made this speech before, and that Dembe's familiar with it) is supposed to think Red minds doing the unspeakable acts. But they should know him well enough to know that isn't true. Red minds the _flame._ He can't hold his hand in it and not mind. The _listener_ is the flame, and it is _their_ unspeakable acts he minds.
This show would have been best ever made in history without Liz and her SpongeBob husband.
why spongebob?^^
You are absolutely right
You are goddamn right.
Sponge Bob?
So true. They just dragged along and slowed everything down.
Spader is such a brilliant actor.
This actually is every Spader character in a nutshell. Professional, calm on the outside and an underlying pool of sadness that is permanently fed by the things other people would get outraged by.
Hmmmm.... imagine Alan Shore having Reddington for a client.
Spader mesmerizes in every scene!
Great scene, Spader is simply brilliant
Red is so goddamn cool. He has this literal grim reaper of death himself vibe to him in these scenes.
He wins everytime. Not a lot of characters like that these days
Red figured Smokey knew Martin before he even killed him
"That . . . that I can't forgive . . ." words to live by. -C
I just realized that James Todd Spader, played Daniel Jackson in the Stargate movie (1994)
Red to smoky: "How did you know martin had a kid"
Smoky: "wzziz waz wazzoz"
Red: "speak clearly so I understand you - throws him out of plane dew minutes later
When it comes to Red's business, DO .. NOT .. push your luck
I'm a criminal. Criminals are notorious liars.
-Raymond Reddington
Red is that guy 🦾 he sees around corners he knows everything
Love this show and the brilliant performance from Mr. Spader ❤♠️❤
I cannot imagine any actor, and there are some brilliant ones out there, who could have portrayed Raymond Reddington better than James Spader. In fact, I can't think of anyone who would come close to his portrayal.
The story about the flame is so poetic and how it tied in to offing Martin
I love this show!
More twists in an episode than a plate of spaghetti!
This is one of reds best ever scenes. It shows who he is. How he can be brutal but lives by a moral code, which is the reason for this very execution. Classic scene.
I hope the rest of the scene points out that if the other guy has never met Martin then how does he know Martin has a family
Yep 😏 it sure does!
This show enjoys some of the best writing on TV. Rest assured, that was NOT a lose end or a mistake.
James Spader is an underrated legendary actor, he is defiantly on par with Robert Downey jr. and Jude Law.
I think he’s playing himself. He is who he is and I like it.
@@myvibe3893 A one note actor? This would probably be the most insulting thing you could ever say to anyone who has worked in the field.
But yeah, why don't you write that to James?
@@Olebull93 Don’t be confused, I’m saying he’s a great actor, one of the best, who seems to get similar roles. Anyway I like it 👍
The best series so far in this decade
Good "Mr Inbetween" and watch some clips or the series :)
This was the role of a lifetime for James Spader which is saying a lot because he has done a ton of movies.
Spader is among the most underrated actors.. even though he has been creating magic with just about any kind of role for few decades..
Lev Gorin is such an underrated actor. We should see him in a leading role, not supporting cast
The best ever. I can watch it over and over
Once Red starts telling a story, you know someone's dying.
Love this guy
8f the other guy had any sense, he would have known the his part in the whole business Red did not approve of is not a secret to Red. The moment he started talking allowing Martin to go, he mark himself
2:57 That eye squint then Dembe looking out.
I recall those early days when, even though Reddington was a good guy, he was still intimidating and scary if you crossed him.
That was one of the thousands of GEMS of the moments of the Blacklist
As soon as Red went into his G Gordon Liddy Monologue you knew what was coming next....
How one can be so menacing while blowing on his hand is beyond me
The best series I've ever seen...James Spader is top draw...and his character Raymond reddington is mesmerising to watch and listen to 👍
the liz keen charactor is the terrible
I always liked Spader. The rest of the cast was cardboard and replaceable at will. I just watched for him.
Spader is so good.
This Red Remembered So That Convo He Had On The Plane About The Drugs Mr. Vegan Suddenly Had Beef 🤣
james spader has got to be one of the most talented actors in the industry..
if im in a room with this man and he starts telling a story im just jumpping out the nearest window
At least he's being a transparent employer.
That's cold not giving the man that last amazing drink. 😂
Red, in that moment, reminds me of my dad(RIP). He used to say, "If I don't have a problem...well...then I don't have a problem."
Yep, if there's one *TRUISM* in life, don't betray Red! - He ain't to be trifled with...And one other thing, don't ever entertain the folly of thinkin' you're smarter than him.
not to mention he didn't instruct no drug running to his managers, this was a paranoia purge designed to flush out whoever he wanted to believe ratted on him or was even capable of ratting on him to the police and put him in jail,
@@pethrosuriahson6156 but you heard Martin say "if you're not going to be in the drug business, someone will"
He never asked Red... All it takes to make the Blacklist....
Luv it!!
Goddamn James Spader is ancient! I can still see him in the original Stargate 😆
He's the absolute best, that often intertwines with Ancient
Red was just cold ❄️😂😂😂
"The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts."
once this show was a masterpiece
If you dont send a message the birds will peck away until the crop is gone.
Love Red's style.
If Liddy had that saying about "not minding", it figures. The little roach never really was that original. He stole it from the movie "Lawrence of Arabia".
Dr. Daniel Jackson shot Lord Nikon. Damn.
Great show for sure but when its going to end
"When it comes to people, I'm vegan." 🤣
2:40 you said on one hand how about the other 😮😮😮
When season 9 coming
James Spader, underated.
Can someone explain why this was uploaded on the Sony channel? thanks
I believe Sony produces the show
If every dealer was killed on the spot it may make others less interested in the job. Sure some would still deal and take desperate measures but when they are killed on the spot it may eventually start getting better. It’s only getting worse by allowing it
As long as people want it and will pay for it there will be dealers. If you get caught dealing in China you die. They don't seem to run out of dealers to kill.
Not really… kill the drug users and no one will be buying! Their will always be someone desperate enough to sell!
Nope, it just makes the price go up and the people who are willing to get involved even more dangerous. Just legalize it all and start regulating it. That will tank the profits of the cartels and then we can put money towards drug addiction treatment. As long as there is a profit motive, the drugs will come.
@@stevenclark5173 That didn't work in the Netherlands... Drug crime is climbing steadliy
Martin should have challenged Red with a chicken feet 🤣😂
James spader as ultron...wow
as a bartender, that cocktail shake is one of the most offensive things i've ever seen
They made the Liz character so freaking irritating
They gave her a crippling case of Mulder Syndrome.
This is who he was before turning into Ultron!
Isn't alcohol a poison too?
3:53-isn't that from Lawrence of Arabia?
Yes it is: *_"The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts."_*
Red was a criminal, but one with morals
Moral on Red stands like lipstick on a pig.
Red: Now Smokey, how did you know this man had a family? You said you never met?
"I mind."
Stare..
My only qualm with Red is that there is no real punishment for the crimes committed against him. Sure people get shot, almost always, but what sort of punishment is that?
As the Count of Monte Cristo said, "A few moments of inconvenience is hardly justice for all the pain they caused. " (Paraphrase) All the trouble these people cause and their punishment is a few moments of pain? Seems a little off-balance for a man like Reddington.
i feel if red was true to his character, other characters wouldnt last long and there would be no regulars left on the show lol. so much of what he chooses not to do is off balance. just getting rid of them is the least we can hope for. another thing to consider is that he must remain likable, have mass appeal. like in the dexter books dexter tortured the bad guys, but in the tv series they left that part of him out. because most dont want to see that or shouldnt be allowed to see it because we are supposed to live in a civilized society.
GUYS I AM 10000% SURE NOW
reddington we knew was elizabeth"s mother all along bcos of many reasons u can find in comments
but the best reason i can give to prove that he wasnt the real raymond reddington that liz shot in her childhood is that the real raymond reddington also had another wife and daughter which was showed in the season when berlin captured the old wife and since if he was reddington and wanted to find his daughter he could have but he didnt because he didnt needed to he wasnt that much connected to them but it was actually KATARINA ROSTAVA but she still cared for them and hence did her best to protect the real reddingtons wife idk bcos she was sorry for him and her or something. like reddingtons wife said she would never tell him where the daughter was and he was like okay no problem like KATARINA wanted them safe but like it wasnt her topmost priority if u know what im saying.
so finally solved challenge me in comments if u have other references:-
KATARINA ROSTOVA WAS THE REDDINGTON WE KNEW LETS GOO!!
And that’s why Smokey got killed ran his mouth to much
man this is the caus of smoky death too. if he only shut up.
Why isn't Spader in movies anymore.
He does not accept offers to act in films, he said
THE BLACKLIST sounds like Americans most wanted 😂😂😂
why it's all dark?
If the guy said kill him, Raymond would have spared his life.
😊I would Love to see a scene with James Spader & Tobin Bell (jigsaw) together!
I mind.
Remember those words
If I could physically throw up up in my mouth...
I agree with his decision to kill the man.
but if I was red, I'd make an example out of him, to make sure that nobody betrays red, without considering serious consequences.
but that's me, I'm not sure if such actions fit his character.
he shot him, how is that not making an example?
Initially, I wasn't sure whether to put Red on the psychopath category or on the sociopath category...I'm kinda' rooting for the latter, since he has a conscience - sometimes...
There's always a price to be paid for greed
Be mindful.
martin played in chicago med series