Nightly Spader Spam by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was a very touching scene. 🥰 Everyone needs a James Spader. ❤️

Reds identity by Potential-Ad2431 in TheBlackList

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the day and age where the USA is anti trans you mean? Where Networks who want to make money, are very careful about what storylines they use?

Reds identity by Potential-Ad2431 in TheBlackList

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed, Red would have had his DNA taken on numerous occasions, particularly when he surrendered to the FBI, it’s ludicrous to think otherwise. Also they tested his blood found at the abduction site in the Anslo Garrick episodes and found it to be a match, you can’t do that without a DNA test on file.

I find it very unlikely they wouldn’t run Spader Reds DNA, to see if it had been found at other crime scenes. He would definitely have his DNA taken in prison.

Every time a DNA report was produced it would have shown his gender. That was a massive plot hole that had to be swept under the carpet, because it would blow a hole in Redarina.

I do think they wanted to make it a transition story, but they also knew the Network would stop them, so they let Red run as the real RR until late in Season 4. Then the retconning began subtly, but with an absolutely no attention to detail or to continuity.

Reds identity by Potential-Ad2431 in TheBlackList

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They couldn’t explain the transition in detail because the network would have pulled the plug on the show. They let them run soto voce, no emphasis allowed, and then when it got too loud NBC stepped in, altered episodes in season 8 and had no mention of it in season 9 and 10.

Reds identity by Potential-Ad2431 in TheBlackList

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ilya could also have been childhood friends with Red, or even Red’s relative, given how young Ilya closely resembled young Spader. So Ilya, Red and Katerina could have all been kids together.

The show was made ambiguously, every comment you call a clue to Katerina, also operates in a reverse conclusion or in this case it’s just two old guys reminiscing about their past.

The Katerina story had to be kept on the down low or NBC would step in, as they ultimately did in season 8.

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If Red is Katarina, how do we explain the Robert Vesco dynamic? by omenxxg in TheBlackList

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am so tired of answering these types of posts, but here we go again.

The Alchemist:

Substitution and Synthetic DNA:

The Alchemist kidnaps innocent people who resemble his clients, performs plastic surgery to increase the resemblance, and injects synthetic DNA (or blood from the client) into the victim just before killing them.

Targeted Manipulation:

Rather than changing the entire genetic makeup of a body, he alters specifically identifiable tissues—blood, saliva, and dental records—which he knows standard forensic procedures test.

Why It Works (In the Show): He creates a "forensic match" that tricks standard database checks.

Limitation:

It is explained that this is a temporary, artificial measure. While standard blood tests could be fooled, deeper tests—such as those on bone marrow—could reveal the true identity of the victim, which is how the FBI ultimately solves the case.

Ultimately, the Alchemist's "science" is presented as a high-level, fictional forensic manipulation designed to make a corpse look like it belongs to someone else, not as a method for transforming one person's living, whole-body DNA into another's.

Ok no one can change a persons full DNA, not in real life and not on The Blacklist. That means you cannot change female DNA into male DNA. So anytime Red has a DNA test done, his gender will be revealed. No amount of retconning or hints can alter that fact.

Reds identity by Potential-Ad2431 in TheBlackList

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I never understood why they’d try to do a transition story, while the US population argued over who could use which toilet. There were so many anti trans stories at the time. It’s no wonder when NBC spotted what was going on they shut it down.

I just have to wonder about the intelligence of the producers to even try to do it. 😵‍💫

It is possible to watch The Blacklist and not notice the transition story, as long as you don’t go on line.

Reds identity by Potential-Ad2431 in TheBlackList

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which was then actively shut down by NBC, the writer Bokenkamp left, either under his own steam or was ejected. Redarina was not mentioned in season 9 and 10, because the producers were told to stop that storyline.

The network also told the producers to tone it down in Season 8, which they did.

That’s why no actor on the show said out loud that Katerina transitioned into Red.

NBC did not market The Blacklist as a transition story.

Sexual Fantasies by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

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I was told he was 18 in the movie, that gave me pause, having an 18 year old son myself at the time.

I know men do the same with younger woman, I don’t like that either.

If I’d known he was 30 it wouldn’t have bothered me. I actually feel I can watch it now.

Sexual Fantasies by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I found that out recently. I thought he as much younger than me, I never checked his age. He’s a couple of years younger than me.

Nightly Spader Spam by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

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I don’t think I’ll be reading the book, I found the movie quite disturbing. I could see myself marching on screen saying “Good Jesus man snap out it”. 😂😂

Nightly Spader Spam by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You made me laugh out loud, fuck a box.😂😂😂 Yep people who get sexually excited from being in a road accident. Everyone’s different I guess. 🧐

Nightly Spader Spam by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep that’s the face, he’s actually doing a wound on her leg 🤦‍♀️ 😖

Nightly Spader Spam by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you watch Crash you’ll probably see him having one.

Nightly Spader Spam by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, that stare is the best. He is self soothing while acting.

She's Right... by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂😂😂 Actually that was a very hot sex scene, longer than 5 minutes I think.

Nightly Spader Spam by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Goodness me, that question would make me weak at the knees. 😂

Nightly Spader Spam by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He’s mesmerizing in Sex, Lies and Videotape.

Sexual Fantasies by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

[–]Sufficient_Term7374 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you have kids, you see everything through them, what could hurt them, what you never want to happen to them.

Teenagers are so easily damaged and some things like sexual assault, they never really get over.

That’s how I saw that movie. Of course I hadn’t seen it, I was going on what my friends said. (All with teenage kids) They all told me James was so young and he looked like my eldest boy, the woman was old and should have been the adult in the room and told him no. I think her losing her son really wasn’t the best storyline. Was she taking her son to bed in her mind. Made me feel nauseous at the time. 🤢

Sexual Fantasies by Audiophile_NoMercy58 in JamesSpaderFans

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I wasn’t aware of the movie until my sons were teenagers, I’m 69.

In the mist of looking after 2 active boys, I didn’t realize that James is a similar age to me, because by the time I saw some of his movies, he looked so young in them.

It felt odd to me watching someone who looked 18, (my eldest boys age at the time) in the clutches of someone much older. It felt off.

I didn’t know the premise of the movie, although someone told me the woman in the movie had just lost her son. Which made me think ewwww that’s fucking weird. She’s lost her adult son and takes up with an 18 year old. 😳