Kuwait

"Kuwait"
Season 7, Episode 4
Episode Information
Air date	October 25, 2019
Directed by	Stephanie Marquardt
Written by	Sean Hennen
Episode Chronology
Previous	“Les Fleurs Du Mal”
Next	“Norman Devane”

“Kuwait” is the fourth episode of Season 7 of The Blacklist and the hundred and thirty-seventh overall.

Press Release

Cooper's moral compass is tested when an officer whom he served with as young man, long presumed to be dead, resurfaces as a POW.

Number on The Blacklist

• None, N/A

Unanswered Questions

1. Daniel Hutton (Simoon (Poison Wind)), Iran
   1. Why was police written in English on the uniform?
      1. A: International trade and travel requires a common language.
   2. Why did the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps need Cooper?
      1. A: Cooper had recent information.
2. Raymond Reddington
   1. Why is Francesca Campbell working for Red?
      1. A: He offered the job.
   2. How did Red know of the ambush in Kuwait? To maintain a file on the illegal payments means that he intended to use it against Cooper at some point.
      1. A: The real Red had debriefed Cooper after the ambush.
   3. Why did the gaming store say open when it was closed?
      1. A: Avoid distractions to the game session. It was open to the players.
   4. How did the Dungeon Master gain control of the drone?
3. Katarina Rostova
   1. Why did Denora Mejida not know of Elizabeth Keen’s time as a fugitive and her family history?
   2. Why did Denora Mejida quit using a text message?
   3. Why does Rostova need to find Ilya Koslov?
4. Harold Cooper
   1. Why was the United States Navy operating in Kuwait? It is the naval force.
      1. A: It was there to defend the petroleum convoys.
   2. Why would the Navy Cross put Cooper on the fast track?
      1. A: It is the second highest medal in the navy.
   3. Why was Cooper surprised that Red has violated the sanctions on Iran?
   4. Has Cooper’s career ended?

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

Guest star

• Laila Robins as Katarina Rostova
• Natalie Paul as Francesca Campbell
• John Pyper-Ferguson as Daniel Hutton/The Simoon
• Deirdre Lovejoy as Cynthia Panabaker
• Ruffin Prentiss as Young Harold Cooper
• Barkin Akhavan as Farhad
• Aaron Roman Weiner as Captain Ross

Co-star

• Peter Bradbury as Berdy Chernov
• Sean Patrick Higgins as Young Daniel Hutton
• Annie Henk as Denora Mejia
• Josh Lamon as Dungeon Master
• Gregory Connors as CIA Asset
• Sarah Kell/Emily Kell as Agnes Keen
• Adam Ross Ratcliffe as Interviewer
• Fawad Siddiqui as Cooper's Driver
• Timothy Zakerin as Guard #1
• Bardia Salimi as Guard #2
• Aman Singh Mukar as Officer
• Adam Gagan as Officer #2
• Sam Moazami as Officer #3
• Miles Arcan as Officer #4

Gallery

United States Navy lieutenant in “Kuwait”

Ilya Koslov

Real Raymond Reddington in “Kuwait”

External Links

• NBC.com
• NBC.com