Tom Connolly (The Blacklist)

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"Tom Connolly"
The Blacklist episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 22
Directed by Michael Watkins
Written by John Eisendrath
Jon Bokenkamp
Production code222
Original air dateMay 14, 2015 (2015-05-14)
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"Tom Connolly" is the twenty-second episode and season finale of the second season of the American crime drama The Blacklist . The episode premiered in the United States on NBC on May 14, 2015.

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Plot

Elizabeth is framed for the assassination of a U.S. Senator and is now on the run with Red's help. The Attorney General, Tom Connolly, forces Cooper on administrative leave for keeping Keen from being questioned. Liz is captured for questioning, but later escapes with the help of Reddington and Cooper. Angered at Reddington for refusing to tell the truth about her mother, Elizabeth seeks Tom's assistance, and the two eventually give in to their romantic feelings for each other. Meanwhile, Red brings together the world's leading investigative journalists and reveals the Fulcrum's contents to publicly expose the Cabal. Through Elizabeth, Cooper discovers that he never had cancer; his diagnosis was a hoax orchestrated by the Cabal through Connolly. Cooper angrily confronts Connolly together with Elizabeth. Connolly defensively threatens to brand the Task Force as a rogue unit and have it disbanded, then prosecute its members on politically motivated charges. Elizabeth snaps and fatally shoots him. The shooting triggers her memory of the night of the fire: she shot and killed her abusive father in order to protect her mother. Elizabeth escapes police capture with Reddington's help, and confesses to having regained her memory, as well as her full understanding of Reddington's desire to protect her. They both escape, while Tom leaves in his boat. Reven Wright appoints Ressler as the new director of the task force, while Cooper hands in his badge and is questioned for Connolly's murder. Elizabeth's name is put next to Reddington's on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list.

Reception

Ratings

The season finale premiered as "Masha Rostova" on NBC on May 14, 2015 in the 9–10 p.m. time slot, [1] before being renamed "Tom Connolly". [2] [3] The episode garnered a 1.6/5 Nielsen rating with 7.49 million viewers, making it the third-highest-rated show in its time slot behind ABC's Scandal and CBS's The Big Bang Theory . [4] It was also the twentieth-highest-rated television show of the week. [5]

Reviews

Ross Bonaime of Paste gave the episode a 7.7/10: "'Masha Rostova' is largely more of the same for The Blacklist in the mystery department, which is to say, not much is revealed. However, 'Masha Rostova' does gives us a look at what could be a largely improved third season. This second season has ended with some of The Blacklist's strongest episodes and takes some steps in fixing problems that this show has had since its beginning". [6]

Jason Evans of The Wall Street Journal gave a positive review of the episode: "Whew! It is hard to see how The Blacklist can ever be the same after this. It was one thing to prove that Liz was framed for the murder of the Senator, but she just gunned down the Attorney General in cold blood". [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Episode Title: (#222) "MASHA ROSTOVA"". The Futon Critic. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  2. ↑ "Episode Title: (#222) "TOM CONNOLLY"". The Futon Critic. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Tom Connolly". NBC . Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  4. ↑ Bibel, Sara (2015-05-15). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Blacklist' Adjusted Up; 'Reign' Adjusted Down; No Adjustment to 'Scandal'". TV by the Numbers . Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  5. ↑ Kondology, Amanda (2015-05-19). "TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'Billboard Music Awards' Tops Adults 18-49 & 'NCIS' Tops Total Viewers for the Week Ending May 17, 2015". TV by the Numbers . Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  6. ↑ Bonaime, Ross (2015-05-15). "The Blacklist Review: "Masha Rostova"". Paste . Paste Media Group . Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  7. ↑ Evans, Jason (2015-05-14). "'The Blacklist' Recap: Season 2 Finale, 'Masha Rostova'". The Wall Street Journal . Dow Jones & Company . Retrieved 2015-06-07.
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