General Shiro

"General Shiro"
Season 6, Episode 7
Episode Information
Air date	February 15, 2019
Directed by	Kurt Kuenne
Written by	Jonathan Shapiro (Story) Lukas Reiter (Story) Jonathan Shapiro (Teleplay)
Episode Chronology
Previous	“The Ethicist”
Next	“Marko Jankowics”

“General Shiro” is the seventh episode of Season 6 of The Blacklist and the hundred and eighteenth episode overall.

Press Release

While Red and Dembe enlist Glenn's help in stacking the jury to Red's advantage for his upcoming trial, the Task Force investigates a series of mysterious deaths resulting from weaponized insects.

Number on The Blacklist

• 116

Unanswered Questions

• The title is a reference to Shiro Ishii.

1. Raymond Reddington
   1. Red mentioned his near-death experience in “The Courier”.
2. Jonathan Nikkila
   1. Why did Nikkila commit suicide?
      1. A: To prove his point.
   2. Will Nikkila’s modified insects pose a threat? The FBI found his laboratory.
      1. A: The modified insects were used again in “Bastien Moreau”.
   3. Will Hexapene be approved for public use?
3. Michael Sima
   1. Why is Sima so sure that Red’s trial will be a “2-headed coin”?
      1. A: After vetting for the jury, he is certain that they will rule in his favor, removing any doubts as to whether Reddington will get the death penalty or not.

Cast

Main star

• James Spader as Raymond Reddington
• Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen
• Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler
• Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai
• Mozhan Marnò as Samar Navabi
• Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma
• Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper

Guest star

• Mark Linn-Baker as Dr. Jonathan Nikkila
• Clark Middleton as Glen Carter
• Becky Ann Baker as Judge Roberta Wilkins
• Ken Leung as Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Sima
• David Berman as M.E. Ogden Maguire
• Richard Toth as Principal Maxwell
• Matthew Porretta as Schmock

Co-star

• Nimo Gandhi as Abdul Kedir
• Nancy Meyer as Merriam Lockemy
• Denia Brache as Rosa
• Erika Woods as Officer Talbert
• Gerson Gomez as Tony Montez
• Randy Kovitz as Committee Chairman Robert Carson
• Clark Carmichael as Congressman #2 (Daniel Torres)
• Tessa Frascogna as Girl
• Desi Waters as Court Clerk
• Ralph Adriel Johnson as ER Nurse #1
• Susan Oliveras as ER Nurse #2
• Lou Martini Jr. as Potential Juror #1 / Cab Driver
• Cathy Salvodon as Potential Juror #2 / School Teacher
• Guy Margo as Potential Juror #3 / Factory Worker
• Liz McCartney as Potential Juror #4 / Pug Lady
• Margaret Ivey as Staffer
• Kelley Curran as Co-Counsel
• Elizabeth Inghram as Surgeon
• Christianne Tisdale as Potential Juror #5 / Family of Crime Victim
• Lawrence Winslow as Potential Juror #6 / Veteran
• Jon Conver as Potential Juror #7 / Anarchist

Gallery

External Links

• NBC.com
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