Les Fleurs Du Mal

"Les Fleurs Du Mal"

Season 7, Episode 3

Episode Information

Air date

October 18, 2019

Directed by

Lisa Robinson

Written by

Kelli Johnson
Taylor Martin

Episode Chronology

Previous	Next
“Louis T. Steinhil: Conclusion”	“Kuwait”

“Les Fleurs Du Mal” is the third episode of Season 7 of The Blacklist and the hundred and thirty-sixth overall.

Synopsis[]

Press Release[]

Aram goes undercover to infiltrate a secret society of wealthy thrill-seekers, whose entertainment hinges upon spectacular acts of violence. Meanwhile, Red tries to negotiate with a former associate involved in the Townsend Directive, while Katarina Rostova takes steps to insert herself into Liz's life.

Number on The Blacklist[]

151

Unanswered Questions[]

The title is a reference to Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil).
The storyline is identical to “The Blacklist: The Dead Ring No. 166“.
Raymond Reddington
1. Did Red tell the FBI where to find the corpse of Louis T. Steinhil?
2. Why is Red offering the FBI leads on Katarina Rostova while protecting her?
3. Why the lie about The Peppermill anniversary?
Katarina Rostova
1. Why is Katarina Rostova so important that her death is mandatory for some?
2. Why did Rostova kill Steinhil? She could have given him an escape route.
Thelonious Prackett
1. Thelonious Prackett rarely removed his gloves. This is similar to the character of Der Schränker (The Safecracker) in “M”.
2. Prackett’s use of his thumbs is similar to the signals used by the Roman emperor for deciding the fates of gladiators.
3. What did Prackett mean when he said ”some defiance” to Aram Mojtabai?
  1. A: Prackett was showing black comedy.
4. What did Prackett hire Steinhil to create?
  1. A: An illusion trap.
5. Why was the mansion on an island?
  1. A: Isolated security.
6. Where was the island located?
7. Why did Prackett choose the name “Les Fleurs Du Mal“?
  1. A: A secret society named after Baudelaire’s “Les Fleurs du Mal”. It reflected the "gorgeous evil".
8. Why did Prackett fear the death penalty?
  1. A: No thrill.
9. The guests at “The Defiance” folded to fear when faced with death or prison.
10. Why did guests attend even knowing that they could be killed by “The Defiance”?
  1. A: It was the thrill of the lottery.
11. What happened when a guest won “The Defiance”?
  1. A: They survived.
12. How was Charles Radcliffe injured?
13. Why did Prackett let Charles Radcliffe live? “The Defiance” was supposed to be fatal to the loser.
  1. A: He won the game with wounds.
14. Why did the outside guards at the mansion not sound the alarm?
  1. A: The FBI defeated them in time.
Elizabeth Keen
1. Why did Keen tell Red about Steinhil? Why did the FBI not arrest him?
Aram Mojtabai
1. Donald Ressler had the loss of Audrey Bidwell.
Harold Cooper
1. Cooper’s stance on family has changed. He told Meera Malik that the FBI is more important than family.
2. Why did Cooper use a Hostage Rescue Team instead of the FBI Special Weapons and Tactics Teams?

Slanders on the FBI[]

Why did the FBI team not intervene when Katarina Rostova broke into Keen's apartment?
1. A: They are not monitoring the hallway.

Trivia[]

”The Defiance” death traps
- Bomb defusing
- Trap created by Louis T. Steinhil
- Kill a tiger with a knife
- Fell off the Eiffel Tower
- Piranhas
- Arterial gas embolism
- Drowned by glass beads
- Drowning (improvised)
- 6 unknown methods
- Lethal injection with poison (threatened by Ressler)

Cast[]

Main star[]

Guest star[]

Laila Robins as Katarina Rostova
Natalie Paul as Francesca Campbell
Elizabeth Bogush as Elodie Radcliffe
Jeremy Crutchley as Thelonious Prackett
Daniyar as Motya Morozov
Sean Allan Krill as Vance Palmer

Gallery[]

External Links[]

Season 7 Episodes
· 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 ·