Written by Kailey. Two cops are chasing a suspect down and they go to apprehend him. Here I was thinking the Ressler brothers flashback hour would simply be a fun little bottle episode where we'd learn that yet another member of the Task Force is pathologically fueled by the death of a parent, plus one itty bitty murder during their adolescence. Mitko tells Ressler that if he goes to the Detroit FBI field office and retrieves one file for him from Department 12, then he'll give them back the car and the cargo, and even forgive Robbie's debt for good measure. If you missed last episode’s recap, check it out here. Speaking of — no Reddington of any kind in this episode. Jared Padalecki Debuts as Walker on the Cover of Cowboys & Indians Magazine, Review: ‘We Can Be Heroes’ Is a Fun Adventure With an Inspirational Message. Keep your head down. She tells him that it wasn’t for him, it was for her. But he seems surprised when Robbie tells him to go home, put the gun back where he found it, and forget this ever happened. Robby, Donald, and a tactile team are riding in the back of a van and Robby asks Donald if they are doing the right thing, because this is going to kill their mother when it’s over. Young Robby says he trusts Tommy Markin and tells young Donald that he would need evidence. Donald tells Robby that he didn’t give him credit for having his back and staying home to look after things. As it turns out, Robbie's garage hasn't been doing as well as he's been telling their mother it has, so he borrowed $50,000 from a local mob boss. ‘Mayans M.C.’ Season Two, Episode Five Recap: “Xquic” Next story New ‘Shaving People, Punting Things’ Shows Outtakes From ‘Supernatural’ Season 15, Episode 3 Previous story FOX Renews Both ‘9-1-1’ and ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ for New Seasons They duck but Robby injures his hand on a wire, so Donald does the digging. OK, The Blacklist is at the peak of its topical episode powers right now. He is going to bury the body when Tommy turns out to be alive. ‘We Can Be Heroes’ Starring Pedro Pascal and YaYa Gosselin Now Streaming on Netflix! The rest of us did. Our review of The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 15 reveals what happens when Liz has to choose between the Task Force and Raymond while pursuing a manufacturer of cheap guns. She says that she will help but wants to be sure he is ready to face the consequences when the FBI get the car and the body. Donald asks Robby if he regrets it, but Robby says they should get going. Liz shoots Mitko just as he gets a knife to Robbie's neck. The Blacklist's Diego Klattenhoff Breaks Down Ressler's Origin Story Episode, Teases New Dynamic With Liz By Rebecca Iannucci / May 1 2020, 5:59 PM PDT Courtesy of NBC Agent Ressler teams up with his sibling to dig up a skeleton from their past, complete with signature Blacklist flashbacks. It was a little odd to hear Lizzie finally speak truth to the shambles that her life has come to during what was ostensibly the Ressler episode, but sometimes it takes almost losing someone to realize just how valuable they are to your livelihood. ‘The Blacklist’ Season 7, Episode 17 Recap: “Brothers” TELEVISION / THE BLACKLIST. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Because when a show has been on this long — or rather, when a fictional FBI special task force has been working together this long — there's simply no separating one part from the whole. Robby says to Donald that he isn’t a screwup. They put the body in the trunk and drive off, not knowing they are still being followed. ‘Supernatural’ Celebrates Episode 300 with ‘Entertainment Weekly’ Covers – On Stands January 18! Markin tells him he is the cops and that Donald isn’t thinking straight. The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 17 'Brothers' Sneak Peek When a show regularly operates from within a moral morass, it's hard to take more overtly moralizing episodes or plotlines seriously. He tells them that it’s confidential and his mom tells him that Robby’s garage is expanding and was able to get the car he drives and her new watch. The episode begins with a flashback to Detroit, 1995. But Robbie tells him to knock it off and behave before he makes things any harder on their mom. The Blacklist EP Reveals How the Show Pulled Off Its Half-Animated Season Finale — Plus, Grade the Episode By Rebecca Iannucci / May 15 2020, 5:59 PM PDT Courtesy of NBC He has to get him the file. Jordan Fisher To Join ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ In Title Role, ‘Walt Disney Studios’ Tour Dates Announced. He thanks him for all that he did that night. He wants to catch Mitko in the act of theft and extortion so he can get his gang put away for good, and then he and Robbie will come clean about what they've done when Mitko inevitably rats out the body in Robbie's car. On tonight’s The Blacklist Season 7 episode 17 called, “Brothers”, as per the NBC synopsis, “Ressler is forced to confront past trauma and family secrets when his brother takes him back home for a risky job.” Courtesy of NBC. Because Ressler of course calls Robbie after shooting Markin, knowing his older brother will tell him what to do. He and other officers are there to tell Lisa that her husband died. At the end of last week's episode, we saw Ressler's older brother, Robbie (Anthony Michael Hall, perfectly cast) show up in D.C.; together, they make up the titular brothers of this episode. Lisa walks in and asks if Donald got Robby out of the trouble he was in and he says that Robby is going to be okay and the case worked out. At the end of last week's episode, Robbie told Ressler a field near their house was being dug up that week, including everything "buried underneath it." In D.C., Donald arrives at Liz’s apartment. Reddington remains in Katarina's grips as Liz's family dynamic grows more and more complex in 'The Blacklist' season 7, episode 2. He tells him no one has called the cops so the gunshot wasn’t heard. Now it's been six months and he owes $150,000 with interest, so the mobsters just took what he put up as collateral: his car. Offers may be subject to change without notice. I'll look after Lisa and the boys.". On tonight’s The Blacklist Season 8 episode 1 called, “Roanoke”, as per the NBC synopsis, “Red directs the Task Force to investigate a legendary criminal who organizes elaborate extractions. He says he couldn’t make a speech and gives the necklace to young Donald, saying he can’t be a cop. The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 17 'Brothers' Sneak Peek For TV shows, there's no perfect way to tease out a major plot development. Which is patently absurd — our girl's principles are looser than a goose! This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. But as they're putting Markin's remains in Robbie's trunk, we see that there are two other shifty men at this construction site, watching them. Sure, even though Ressler is the most straightlaced of the … I’ll take care of Lisa and the boys.”. Robby wants to turn himself in but Donald said they will turn themselves in together. 'The Blacklist' Season 7 Episode 17: Fans say show could do without Red with Liz and Ressler now as 'endgame' Everything about Donald Ressler's backstory and the eventual aftermath of it managed to get fans emotional and convinced that maybe a Red-less show might not be all that bad By Alakananda Bandyopadhyay Published on : 18:17 PST, May 1, 2020. At a bar, Robby tells Don that his garage isn’t doing well and he had borrowed money from the Albanian mob that amounted to a total of $150K. Donald and Robby leave Mitko’s and Donald punches Robby. On The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 17, Ressler is forced to confront past trauma and family secrets when his brother takes him back home for a risky job. The bartender comes over and tells Donald that he has a phone call. As the brothers wipe down their shovels at a second location, preparing to throw them in a random dumpster, Ressler tells Robbie he's sorry he's been so hard on him: "I was a prick when we were younger, and I'm the reason we're taking care of this now, but you had my back. We see in flashback that while Ressler Sr.'s death and the resulting Markin murder were what made Robbie head down a rough path, they're also what made Ressler join the FBI. Liz shoots Mitko and saves Robby. Robby says, “It’s been a while. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Robbie buries Markin's body in the empty field that we now know is about to be dug up to make room for condos. The Blacklist's Diego Klattenhoff Breaks Down Ressler's Origin Story Episode, Teases New Dynamic With Liz By Rebecca Iannucci / May 1 2020, 5:59 PM PDT Courtesy of NBC And the Ressler spotlight on The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 17 took an unexpected twist. 'The Blacklist' executive producers Jon Bokenkamp and John Eisendrath break down the events of Season 7, Episode 10 — read our interview. On tonight’s The Blacklist Season 8 episode 2 called, “Katarina Rostova: Conclusion”, as per the NBC synopsis, “As Liz pushes a source for answers, Red and the Task Force grapple with the implications of her actions. So while I wasn't necessarily clamoring for a Ressler flashback episode, the second that title popped up without a Blacklister number? Robby meets him up there and Donald is suspicious of his activities. Thanks for reading and there are only two episodes left of the season! The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 17 'Brothers' Sneak Peek When a show regularly operates from within a moral morass, it's hard to take more overtly moralizing episodes or plotlines seriously. Donald is outside listening to music and drinking when he overhears Markin’s phone call about the details of his father’s death. She's a USF student and a Disney dreamer. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. He asks if she did it to protect him and is wondering how she cleaned up the body and the car. HipDot X My Chemical Romance Makeup Collection Coming to Ulta! The Blacklist S07 ‘Brothers’ can be watched online, if you don’t have the NBC cable subscription, on their official website. © Copyright 2020 Meredith Corporation. If only it could be like this forever! Because there is no Lizzie without Ressler, and there is no Reddington without Lizzie, and there is no Blacklist without Reddington. These cookies do not store any personal information. He answers the phone and the man says he has the car and the cargo in the back. The season premiered on NBC on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 8.00 p.m. Back to a flashback, young Donald breaks into Markin’s home and Markin catches him. Red. Again in 1995, young Robby arrives at Markin’s house and finds Tommy shot and Donald sitting on the floor with the gun. Suddenly, they hear the engine and Robby’s car speeds off. It's unclear what the original plan was, but if you can believe it, there's a shootout between Mitko's men and the FBI. He brings them to the car and says that if they want it back, he wants Donald to go to the FBI field office in Detroit to Department Twelve and receive a file named “432.” If they give him the file by 5 p.m., he will give them the car with the body, and wipe Robby’s debt clean. He just wants to know why — why would she take such a huge risk, one that he never asked her to take? Markin gets a phone call so he excuses himself. Kailey is an editor and writer for Nerds and Beyond, who joined the team in 2018. The seventh season of the American crime thriller television series The Blacklist was ordered on March 11, 2019. I like Ressler as the straightforward cop of the Task Force: no messy romantic entanglements, any hints at a pill problem long forgotten, all interoffice relationships strictly (probably) platonic. "Maybe we could prove it, like on TV!" Young Donald and Robby are seen arguing about Markin killing their father. The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 15 Quotes. Donald says no but Robby tells him the truth about that night. On tonight’s The Blacklist Season 7 episode 16 called, “Nyle Hatcher”, as per the NBC synopsis, “Liz and the Task Force take on a cold case that may have some new victims.. Donald goes to his old room and gets his father’s necklace. He tells his little brother that their father trusted Markin, and they should too, not to mention that little Donnie was drunk at the time he overheard the shady conversation. The next time we see him, he's telling Detroit detectives that a dead police officer's body was in the trunk of Robbie's car, But he's not telling them anything else until they cut a deal. Which brings us back to now. He says he never would’ve asked her to take such a risk but she says that he didn’t ask. Donald is sitting in the car and he has another flashback. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ The Blacklist EP Reveals How the Show Pulled Off Its Half-Animated Season Finale — Plus, Grade the Episode By Rebecca Iannucci / May 15 2020, 5:59 PM PDT Courtesy of NBC Ressler tells Liz that he's there, and there's no way he’ll let her be swept out to sea. Robby tells Donald about Ray Field and that one man makes a round about every hour or so. Robby signals that the body is there and Donald hands over the file to one of Mitko’s men who goes to check it out. Meanwhile, Red tries to help a friend of Dembe who is i “That night, everything in my life changed.” Donald says that it looks like Robby is doing well now and would even like to see his garage before he leaves town. The van stops and Donald and Robby go inside to Mitko’s. She says that he needed help and so she helped. Donald pulls the trigger and shoots Markin. It’s night and the Ressler men arrive at Ray Field. The Post Office investigates a secret society for billionaires and Red heads to Miami in 'The Blacklist' season 7, episode 3, 'Les Fleurs du Mal.' Virginia Sherwood/NBC. However, it will be streamed on the next day of the release on cable platforms. The Blacklist airs Fridays at 8 p.m. EST on NBC. Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. The next time we see the formerly rebellious young Donald Ressler, he's breaking into Markin's house and rifling through his files to find proof that he's dirty. “So, what am I, a dipstick or a knucklehead?” “You’re a knucklehead and a dipstick and you’re someone that I rely on.” She tells him that her life is a mess with her complicated family history. So the night Ressler arrives back in Detroit, he and Robbie sneak out to the field and dig up Markin's bones, including his badge, which Robbie buried alongside the body. They put the supplies in the trunk and drive off but, they are being followed. 'The Blacklist' recap: Never trust a rich Robin Hood. In flashback we see that when young Robbie went to bury the body, Markin regained consciousness. Red also helped Dembe’s Imam, an activist, who says that people in their mosques are in contact with the Syrian Jihadists. If you rush the information out quickly, it feels unearned. One of the cops hide as the other is shot by the suspect. Permalink: Ilya, Dembe will be there soon.Keep your head down. Even if she did cover up a murder in the process. Robby asks if he killed his father and Tommy says it was just “business.” Robby gets angry and uses the shovel to finish the job. }); ‘His Dark Materials’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: “Malice”, A Glimpse of What Might Have Been in ‘His Dark Materials’ Season 2, Episode 5: “The Scholar”, ‘His Dark Materials’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: “Tower of the Angels”. The Blacklist had to go and rip my heart apart right there at the end by zooming out to show us the bigger picture outside the bottle. Tonight on NBC their hit drama The Blacklist starring James Spader airs with an all-new Friday, November 20, 2020, episode and we have your The Blacklist recap below. https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-blacklist-season-7-finale-recap-animated Donald says that him and his brother will turn themselves in when they’re done with the case. Agent Ressler teams up with his brother to dig up a skeleton from their past in 'The Blacklist' season 7, episode 17. The cop kneels down next to his wounded partner and says, “I told you to take the money, Bob. Donald says that the man killed their father and was a disgrace to the badge. Ressler is still planning to do it, but Robbie says no: He'll take full responsibility for the body in the car because Ressler isn't alone in this mess. Donald and Robby watch as their mother cries in the arms of Markin. Donald and Robby are at the FBI field office in Detroit and Donald told Liz everything. Sam and Dean Winchester’s Most Hilarious and Heartbreaking Brotherly Moments From ‘Supernatural’. In flashback we see the Ressler boys as older teenagers, sitting around the kitchen table, seeming to have opposite personalities than we know them to have now: Robbie is wearing a Police Academy T-shirt, scolding his younger brother for skipping class and smoking weed with his friends. 10 funny mockumentaries to remind us about the absurdity of life, Family-friendly Halloween films for boos big and small, Liz lets Ressler in on the mother of all secrets in exclusive, Katarina Rostova's presence will have a 'deep impact' on everything Liz believes in season 7 of, I found it a little distracting that the actor they cast as Young Robbie looked so much like current Donald Ressler (. Robbie hit Markin with the shovel, killing him for good, and went through with burying his body. 'The Blacklist' Season 7 Episode 17: Fans say show could do without Red with Liz and Ressler now as 'endgame' Everything about Donald Ressler's backstory and the eventual aftermath of it managed to get fans emotional and convinced that maybe a Red-less show might not be all that bad By Alakananda Bandyopadhyay Published on : 18:17 PST, May 1, 2020. You can find her on social media @kaileygross. In a flashback, we see young Robby holding onto the necklace. On The Blacklist Season 7 Episode 17, Ressler is forced to confront past trauma and family secrets when his brother takes him back home for a risky job. Everything is connected, and I found it rather moving to hear Lizzie vulnerably state that to her friend and partner in no uncertain terms. 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