16 Ounces

"16 Ounces"
Season 8, Episode 3
Episode Information
Air date	January 22, 2021
Directed by	Andrew McCarthy
Written by	John Eisendrath Jon Bokenkamp Lukas Reiter
Episode Chronology
Previous	“Katarina Rostova: Conclusion”
Next	“Elizabeth Keen”

“16 Ounces” is the Third episode of season 8 of The Blacklist and the hundred and fifty-fifth overall.

Press Release

Fueled by his betrayal, Elizabeth Keen seeks vengeance on Reddington.

Number on The Blacklist

• N/A

Unanswered Questions

1. What was the 16 ounces?
   1. A: Weight of the Semtex.
   2. A: 16 ounces is equal to 1 pound. Title refers to "a pound of flesh", i.e. the Shakespearean expression referring to someone determined to get what is theirs by right, no matter how much it affects the others.
2. None of the Post Office task force have a moral right to judge Keen.
3. Raymond Reddington
   1. What does Red fear about Keen?
   2. Red is refusing to consider the repercussions of his actions.
   3. Red is losing his perspective.
   4. What is Red suffering from?
4. Elizabeth Keen
   1. Does Keen still have her FBI badge and handgun?
      1. A: She handed her badge back to Cooper and obtained another gun from the lock box at her apartment.
   2. Why was there no instant detonation of the Semtex?
   3. Keen will have to create new aliases to avoid being traced and tracked.
   4. What would Keen have done if Red had been killed?
   5. Why did Keen need to rest at Donald Ressler’s apartment?
   6. Why did Keen need Aram’s signature for the Semtex?
   7. Why did Keen need her passport for staying at the hotel/motel?
      1. A: Because most hotels/motels require identification to check in.
5. Harold Cooper
   1. Who did Cynthia Panabaker call?
   2. Cooper’s position is shaky. Eventually his political leverage will be exhausted.
6. Aram Mojtabai
   1. Why did Aram notice the missing requisition form?
      1. A: He noticed the drawer was open and that there was paper left on the pad.

Cast

Main star

• James Spader as Raymond Reddington
• Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen
• Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler
• Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai
• Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma
• Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper
• Laura Sohn as Alina Park

Guest star

• Fisher Stevens as Marvin Gerard
• Kecia Lewis as Esi Jackson
• Drew Gehling as Skip Hadley
• Dion Graham as Gib Horn

Gallery

Semtex rigging

External Links

• NBC.com
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