“Brothers” is the seventeenth episode of Season 7 of The Blacklist and the hundred and fiftieth overall.
Synopsis[]
Press Release[]
Ressler is forced to confront past trauma and family secrets when his brother takes him back home for a risky job.
Number on The Blacklist[]
- N/A
Unanswered Questions[]
- Donald Ressler
- Why did/does Ressler proclaim his personal moral superiority to others? His actions had/have been legally questionable and shaky.
- Was the death of Tommy Markin the reason Ressler joined the FBI?
- How was Tommy Markin’s disappearance explained?
- What was the bleach for?
- A. The Ressler brothers are shown using it on the grave after removing Markin's body, presumably to destroy any forensic evidence left behind by the body being buried in the ground there for over 20 years. In addition, Ressler commented on Liz cleaning out the back of Robby's car, something that they would have needed something like bleach to do if the Resslers had gotten to it.
Slanders on the FBI and police[]
Trivia[]
- Yakov the mob boss is portrayed by veteran actor Mark Margolis who plays mob bosses Hector Salamanca and Don Moretti in ”Breaking Bad”, ”Better Call Saul”, and ”Person of Interest” respectively.
- This is the first episode where Reddington does not appear.
- Ressler mentions ”Miami Vice”. The episode ”Killshot” had a similar storyline.
- This episode shows that another reason that Donald Ressler knew that Laurel Hitchin could only have heard Tommy Markin's name from Reven Wright is because Ressler knew that Markin was actually dead.
Cast[]
Main star[]
- James Spader as Raymond Reddington (credit only)
- Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen
- Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler
- Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai (credit only)
- Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma (credit only)
- Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper (credit only)
Guest star[]
- Anthony Michael Hall as Robert Ressler
- Mark Margolis as Jakov Mitko
- Jack Alcott as Young Donald Ressler
- Angus O'Brien as Young Robby Ressler
- Chaz Shepherd as Tommy Markin
- Beth Fowler as Lisa Ressler
Co-star[]
- Teri Hansen as Young Lisa Ressler
- Rajesh Bose as Agent Patel
- Chad Ackerman as Robert Ressler, Sr.
- Anton Koval as Albanian
- Neil Vincent Smith as Bartender
- Tim Farley as Clerk
- Alexander Pennecke as Drug Dealer
- Kevin Hersh as Priest
- Daniel O'Shea as Ressler's Uncle
- Angus Costello as Ressler's Young Cousin (Ben)
- Timo Schnellinger as Agent
Gallery[]
External Links[]
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| · Louis T. Steinhil · Louis T. Steinhil: Conclusion · Les Fleurs Du Mal · Kuwait · Norman Devane · Dr. Lewis Powell · Hannah Hayes · The Hawaladar · Orion Relocation Services · Katarina Rostova · Victoria Fenberg · Cornelius Ruck · Newton Purcell · Twamie Ullulaq · Gordon Kemp · Nyle Hatcher · Brothers · Roy Cain · The Kazanjian Brothers · |