The Keen Minds Podcast: Recent Episodes
Keen Minds Podcast
A Blacklist podcast launched in Season 4, focusing in on character analysis and theories for the episodes as they pertain to the Keens and those around them.
Welcome to the 154th and final edition of the Keen Minds Podcast. Liz and Tom may be gone (and mostly forgotten by the finale), but Tessa and Jen are here to share thoughts and responses to both the episodes and the big question that we were told was the premise of the whole show: Who is Raymond Reddington.Quick warning: This episode will not be as PG as it usually is. If you have kids in the room, you may want to opt for headsets. We love you all and it's been a wild ride.
Welcome to the 153rd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! We will have one more episode after this one to cover the finale. As Red has been saying, everything has an ending.
Welcome to the 152nd edition of the Keen Mind Podcast! This is the back half of the episode posted last week that covers 10.15, 10.16, and 10.17 of NBC's The Blacklist.
Welcome to the 151st edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! We sat down and recorded 10.10 through 10.17, but it's a super long episode, so we're splitting it it into two. This is the first half, but because the conversation covered all eight episodes, you may hear a bit from later episodes as well. In this episode we cover continuity, emotional touchstones, and more!
Welcome to the 150th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In his episode we cover the Trollfarmer parts 2 and 3, including some nice twists and turns, a little character analysis, and callbacks to previous episodes.
Welcome to the 149th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast. Apologies for the short episode. We did record commentary for episodes 5-7, but decided that there was very little constructive in our commentary for episodes 5&6.
Welcome to the 148th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen cover season 10's episodes 2-4 with interesting plot twists, some familiar faces, and even revisiting an old theory.
Welcome back to the Keen Minds Podcast. Tessa and Jen kick off the first episode of the final season discussing new characters and where we go from here.
Welcome to the season finale episode of the Keen Minds Podcast. In this episode Tessa and Jen jump into character motivations and where this last episode took us mythology-wise. We'll see everyone in January!
Welcome to the 145th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! It this episode, Tessa and Jen discuss trust, loyalty, and exactly what went wrong between Red and Marvin.
Welcome to the 144th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! With new information, Tessa and Jen reassess where we're at and give opinions on how we see those pieces of the puzzle connect previous seasons to where we are. We discuss the much anticipated reveal of Liz's killer, parallels, and lessons learned and even lessons missed. Let us know your thoughts! Did you see it coming?
Welcome to the 143rd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen jump into the trippy adventure that was Aram working through his fears, weigh in on some theories, and gush (okay, Jen gushed) over our brief Saram moment and what that means for Aram's growth and self reflection.
Welcome to the 142nd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen are back to jump into the last four episodes covering shifting theories, newish characters, and all the slightly skewed parallels that the Blacklist has to offer.
We have a double episode this week covering the 13th and 14th episodes! In this edition we jump into parallels drawn with previous episodes and a few new theories of our own and one very interesting take Tessa found on Reddit.
Welcome to the 140th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen discuss how the Blacklist uses subtle callbacks to draw connections between what's happened now to what has happened in seasons' past, Ressler's reaction to Liz's body being exhumed, and how the bunny may link to the person(s) blackmailing Cooper.
Welcome to the 139th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into the last two character-driven episodes of The Blacklist to cover character motivation, parallels, and both new and old theories. Spoiler alert: Tessa may have finally gotten Jen on board with one of hers.
Welcome to another edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tess and Jen jump into an episode they both enjoyed to talk parallels, character growth, and if Tessa's main theory held up with this episode.
Welcome to the 137th edition of the podcast! In this week's episode, Tessa and Jen take a look at the main storylines running through 9.08 as well as contemplate a couple of running theories for the season on whole.
Welcome to the 136th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen weigh in on the Ressler-centered episode and take a deeper dive into his journey after Liz's death.
In this week's edition of the Keen Mind's podcast Tess and Jen discuss Dembe's loyalties, the trustworthiness of the Xiu sisters, and what could have been behind Charlene's strange reaction.
Welcome to the 133rd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode, Tessa and Jen discuss the multiple parallels drawn with previous Blacklisters, a new theory having to do with Cooper's missing memories (and bullet), and just how far we trust the sisters and their hold on Red.
Welcome to the 132nd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tessa and Jen tackle the last two episodes, the power dynamics at play, and what those mean for the Task Force and Red. And watch out, Tessa has a new potential theory that Jen may actually be thinking about hopping on board with. ;)
Welcome to the 131st edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen kickstart the season with a very opinionated (and lengthy) podcast discussing the mythology of the show and what we think it means (or doesn't mean) now, the character of Red, and more.
Thanks for tuning in to our 130th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast. This is an emotional one with a lot of questions and fewer answers than either of your hosts prefer. In this one we attempted to track how we got to the ending we did in the S8 finale of The Blacklist and what that means overall. It's a long one, but please stay through till the end for a message to our audience from both Tessa and Jen.
edit 6/21 Sorry everyone! There was an error from editing. that's been updated now and I'm reposting to social media for those that would like this version.
Welcome to the 128th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This was a detailed one with all the twists and turns - some which tracked with mythology and some that didn’t - and the podcast episode was over two hours of recording time, so we’re splitting it in half this week. Keep your eyes open for the second half coming soon!
There was just too much to cover in one podcast episode, so here's Part Two of the Keen Minds Podcast covering Nachalo.!
Welcome to the 127th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into pieces of mythology revealed (and not), Liz's reactions, and of course, the fantastic Edna Brimley!
Welcome to the 126th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tessa and Jen dive into characters taking responsibility, differences/similarities in Red and Liz's approaches to the criminal world, and a few theories to help us make sense of where we might be going as we near the end of S8.
Welcome to the 125th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This week Tessa and Jen jump in this week with parallels, loyalties, and Jennifer Reddington.
Welcome to the 124th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen jump into where the characters are, the parallels drawn, and just what we think Ivan may have whispered to Townsend.
Welcome to the 123rd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into an exciting heist episode full of interesting choices, Cold War callbacks, and memories of Glen.
Welcome to the 122nd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! It was a wild episode in which Tessa and Jen discussed Kate Kaplan's appearance (and what that could mean), yet another less-than-trustworthy nanny in the Blacklist, and how we felt about seeing Liz after three long months without her.
Welcome to the 121st edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen dive into a very Red-heavy episode to discuss Red's growing relationship with Anne, the multitude of parallels, and even next week's teaser!
Welcome to the 120th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tess and Jen jump into a discussion about Rakitin, loyalties, the the Rostova Effect.
Welcome to the 119th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into a conversation about responsibilities, Cooper's supposed change in sides, Red and Rakitin, and more! Apologies if the audio is a little off today. I believe one of our mics might have gone a little wonky.
Tessa and Jen jump discuss a very interesting Blacklister, parallels being drawn, and conflicting opinions on Red's Rubicon speech in our 117th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast.
Tessa and Jen jump discuss a very interesting Blacklister, parallels being drawn, and conflicting opinions on Red's Rubicon speech in our 117th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast.
Welcome to the 116th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This week we cover the long awaited Neville Townsend, why we think Megan hasn't been seen on the episodes lately, and Cynthia Panabaker's golden moments. We hope you enjoy!
It was another parallel-filled episode. This week we dive into some interesting questions raised as the Task Force chases their Blacklister, Cooper's almost-appointment to Senator, and a theory or two on what next week's preview might mean.
Tessa and Jen jump into an episode that, while missing a physical sighting of Liz for the third straight week, left us with plenty of mythology to dive into and a few crazy theories.
Welcome to the 113th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tess and Jen jump into a fantastic blacklister this week, Glen's funeral, Aram's undercover work, and Park's story. Please forgive some of the audio quality at the end. We were having some technical difficulties because of weather.
Tessa and Jen jump into an episode full of parallels, callbacks, and Liz's continuing motives.
Tessa and Jen take a look at our #1 Blacklister with some very different opinions about the episode.
Tessa and Jen dive into the explosive 3rd episode of The Blacklist's 8th season: 16 Ounces just after our deep dive on Liz's character: is she a good person or is she not? We evaluate her choices, try to track back the reasons, and do our best to find a few paths that she could take moving forward. It's a wild ride.
Tessa and Jen discuss the good, the bad, and the grey of the Blacklist. Specifically, can Liz be considered a good person and did she start out there?
Check out the 108th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tessa and Jen dive into the wild second episode of the eighth season! We cover the pieces of mythology we found, theories on where the Townsend organization may fit into all of this, and more!
Welcome to the 107th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into the S8 premier episode as we discuss Liz's motives, Katarina, and if we think Red is really N13.
Welcome to another addition of our hiatus series: Down the Rabbit Hole! This time Tessa and Jen jump into a discussion on Scottie and Howard Hargrave, who they are and how they got to where they were in Redemption, and how we believe that they connect with the overarching mythology of the show.
Welcome to the 105th episode of the Keen Minds Podcast and the 2nd edition of a series we're calling 'Down the Rabbit Hole'. Tessa and Jen jump into thoughts and theories about Katarina Rostova. Is the woman we've met really the Katarina we've seen through Lotte's portrayal and, if she isn't, have we met her before? We hope you're having a safe and fun summer hiatus wherever you are. Enjoy!
Welcome to the first of our Summer specials: Down the Rabbit Hole where Tessa and Jen will take a look at one theory per episode. Some of these will be our theories, some that are sent in, or a combination thereof. We thought it would be appropriate to line this first one up with the Tom Keen Appreciation Week over on Tumblr, so here it is! We jump into the theory on if Tom is alive or not. How it happened, why it happened, who all was involved, and why he hasn't come back. We hope you enjoy!
Welcome to the 103rd episode of the Keen Minds Podcast where we had the pleasure of covering the Season Seven Finale of the Blacklist. The cast and crew really outdid themselves in this trying time, making sure to provide fans with a solid season finale. Tessa and Jen jump into the choice to partially animate the episode, Liz's choices, and where we go from here.
Welcome to the 102nd episode of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tess and Jen jump into this week's episode of NBC The Blacklist. Congratulations to the entire Blacklist team for 150 episodes! This one was an incredible ride!
Welcome to the Keen Minds Podcast Episode 101. Tessa and Jen dive into the long-awaited Brothers episode where we found parallels galore, fascinating tidbits about the inner workings of Donald Ressler, and more!
Check out the next edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tessa and Jen take a look at character development, parallels, and a few tangents along the way!
Welcome to this week's edition of the Keen Minds Podcast, covering NBC's the Blacklist! Sorry for the late posting. Skype decided to temporarily eat our recording. Better late than never though. This week we dive into another fantastic episode where we discuss the wonders of Glen and Red, the trajectory of characters, and a couple of our favourite theories. We hope you're staying safe and well!
We had a blast this week diving into the quick-paced episode with tons of great parallels, fantastic character growth, and, of course, some theories.
Welcome back after Winter Hiatus! Tessa and Jen are back with the newest episode of NBC's The Blacklist where we discuss characters, story, and the fantastic chemistry that James and Hisham share on set. We hope everybody is staying safe and well!
Welcome to the 94th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where we're covering the Fall Finale of NBC's The Blacklist. Tessa and Jen continue the discussion on Katarina Rostova, weigh in on character development, and take a look at Liz's learning curve when it comes to family members.
Welcome to the 93rd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tessa and Jen dive into this week's mythology-heavy episode of NBC's The Blacklist. Ilya, Katarina, Red, Dom.... When you get a fraction of an answer, three more questions pop up. It's a wild ride.
Welcome to the 92nd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This week we're covering both 7.07 and 7.08 as we discuss Ilya, Agent Park, and the many twists and turns that make up the Blacklist.
Welcome to the 91st edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump in to discuss thoughts on the episode, incoming and outgoing characters, and if Frankie may be a sign that Red is slipping.
We're a little late this week, but better late than never as we jump into Cooper's past, Liz's present, and the tangled web of the Blacklist!
Check out this week's Keen Mind Podcast where Tessa and Jen agree on pretty much nothing except for the fact that Frankie is a lot of fun.
That was a wild ride of an episode but Tessa and Jen are here (even if a little late this week!) to discuss character development, plot, and theories. Hop on board and check out this week's Keen Minds Podcast!
It's here! The seventh season of NBC's The Blacklist premiered Friday night and Tessa and Jen are back to weigh in on thoughts and theories. Check out our 86th episode of the Keen Minds Podcast!
Welcome to the 85th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This is a longer episode today as Tessa and Jen cover the season finale for NBC's The Blacklist.
Welcome to the 84th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Check out Tessa and Jen's take on our next to last episode of NBC's The Blacklist, season six. We cover parallels, characters, and where we think (and sometimes hope) that it's going. One more episode left this season! Who's excited?
Thank you for your patience, everyone, and we hope you've had time to enjoy the first half of our podcast that was posted on Saturday (covering The Brockton College Killer)! The second half is here! Tessa and Jen dive into Rassvet, the third of our major flashback-y episodes in The Blacklist, covering the big question: who is Raymond Reddington. We take sides. Let us know if you land on Tessa's side or Jen's by the end of it!
We have a two part episode this week to make sure we could cover everything! This is Keen Minds #81 that covers NBC's The Blacklist Season 6, Episode 18: The Brockton College Killer. Tessa and Jen jump headlong into discussing a fun and creepy blacklister, Liz's confession, and Red and Dembe's falling out. Keep an eye out for the second part this week that will cover Episode 19: Rassvet!
Welcome to our 80th edition of Keen Minds where we cover The Blacklist's most recent episode: the Third Estate, Ressler's investigation into Katarina, and how far is too far with Reddington.
Welcome to the 78th edition of the Keen Minds podcast where Tessa and Jen jump into character analysis and a couple of possible theories having to do with Katarina Rostova.
Welcome to the 77th edition of Keen Minds where we are covering the back-to-back episodes of
Welcome to the 76th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! On this episode we jump into a discussion of motives, redemption, and the earliest signs of a falling down the theory rabbit hole.
Welcome to the 75th episode of the Keen Minds Podcast where we're covering Season Six, Episode Eleven of NBC's The Blacklist. Tessa and Jen jump headlong into the emotional Red and Liz scenes as well as the Task Force and Saram.
Check out the 74th installment of the Keen Minds Podcast where we cover NBC's The Blacklist's episode the Cryptobanker. Tessa and Jen dive into the Blacklist, the characters, and weigh in on some of the Liz criticism. Also (and the news came in after the recording or we would have said it on the podcast itself): a big congratulations to everyone involved in making The Blacklist on your Season 7 announcement!
Welcome to the 73rd episode of the Keen Minds Podcast! It's been a very busy couple of weeks for Jen and Tessa, but we finally got the episode recorded and edited. We're running just under two hours for this one so kick back and get ready as we dive into the mythology, the characters, and everything that was packed into 6.08 and 6.09!
Thank you for your patience! Jen and Tessa are back this week with another episode covering the last two on NBC's The Blacklist where we jump into the characters, continuity, and more.
Check out this week's 71st Keen Minds Podcast where we cover NBC The Blacklist's episode Alter Ego. We dive into the characters, motives, and this week's fascinating Blacklister!
Sorry for the late upload this week! We hope you enjoy Tessa and Jen's coverage of The Blacklist episodes 6.03 and 6.04 where we dive into the characters, the story, and theories of what that could mean for the rest of the season. Feel free to leave us a comment with your thoughts!
Season Six is here! Join us as we dive into the characters, their interactions in the two-part season premier, and our theories on what may be to come on this wild ride!
Sorry for the delay in posting this, but Part Two of our Season Six Wishlist is now available! Check out the second half which includes listeners' hopes, wishes, and fears, as well as Tessa and Jen's. Season six is just around the corner! Is everyone ready?
The long wait is almost over and we're back a little early with a two-part special episode where we took listeners' wishes, hopes, expectations, and fears for the upcoming season.
Many, many apologies for the delay in this one! This is our fourth and (as of right now) final guest podcast for the hiatus where we had a fantastic chat with GoldGirl covering theories, plot, and characters throughout the show. If anyone else would like to join for one of these over the course of the hiatus, we've still got a ways to go. Just drop us a line!
We were very excited to have WhimsyandSomething join us all the way from Australia for this summer hiatus special episode to focus on Samar Navabi and Aram Mojtabai!
Check out her Tumblr here: http://whimsyandsomething.tumblr.com/
Check out our second installment of our Summer hiatus project where we had the pleasure to chat with Terre aka Brerrabbitga (check out her Tumblr page here: brerrabbitga.tumblr.com). We discussed running theories, the S5 finale, and feelings going into S6.
Check out the first of several Summer Hiatus editions where we get to chat with you guys! On this episode we talked with theorist and fanfic writer Blacklister214/Evey Edge about the show, the Keens, and where she lands on the big S5 finale reveal.
You can find here on Fanfiction.net here: https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1508415/Evey-Edge
and on Tumblr here: https://blacklister214.tumblr.com/
If you're interested in coming on the show over hiatus, just let us know! We'd love to have you!
Check out this week's edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where we discuss our newest blacklister, the supposed fate of Carla Reddington, and what we got in terms of mythology for this episode.
Check out this week's edition of Keen Minds where we cover the death of Ian Garvey, Jennifer Reddington's place in everything, and where we believe Raymond Reddington is coming from in all of this.
There were some real highs and real lows for us in the 17th episode of this season and Tessa has dubbed this our 'rant cast' rather than our podcast this week. Join us as we dive into the blacklister, Samar and Aram, and if this season is meeting expectations with mythology and canon.
Check out the newest edition of Keen Minds where we covered the 13th episode of the 5th season of NBC’s The Blacklist as the Task Force went after the Invisible Hand, Reddington accidentally shot a mailman, and Liz meets her grandfather.
Check out this week’s edition of Keen Minds covering a super creepy Blacklist, some thoughts on character development vs genre, and all of our favourite character’s from The Blacklist!
Covering the 100th episode of NBC's The Blacklist from Nathan Lane and James Spader's stellar performance together, Liz become her own cleaner Stewmaker style, and so much more.
The team was back this week and we dove right into Ressler’s situation with Prescott, Liz’s path of vengeance, and Saram.
Tessa and Jen tackle the spring premier of NBC's The Blacklist with very different viewpoints for the episode.
The episode before the fall finale and they're setting up that bloody scene we saw in 5.01 earlier this season! Check out this week's Keen Minds episode to hear our thoughts on Dembe's (amazing!) episode, what fate we think awaits Tom Keen, and more!
Check out the newest episode of the Keen Minds Podcast where we touch on Harold Cooper's off the book activities, Tom and Red's conversation, and, of course, Liz seizing the day.
This episode was a wild ride complete with multiple parallels, character development, and, of course, plenty of questions.
The next episode for the Keen Minds Podcast is up! We jumped right in this week with a fascinating blacklister and taking a deeper look at Liz and how she's reacting to the news that Red is her father... and how that is affecting both how she reacts to everyone around her and how they are making decisions in turn.
There's always a lot for us to talk about when Tom and Red have the kind of amazing scenes that they had in 5.03. Join us for this week's edition of Keen Minds where we cover Ressler's increasingly difficult position, Tom working with Red again, and Reddington's approach to rebuilding his empire. And it's always a treat to see Glen on the episode!
This episode was such a wild ride with Liz (and the task force) helping Red stage what turned out to be an elaborate heist. Check out our newest episode of Keen Minds where we discuss the position Cooper has found himself in, Liz exploring just how much she truly is like Red, and Tom and that bag 'o bones that may get him (and now Nik) into a lot of trouble eventually.
The Blacklist started season five with a wild ride across the country with Liz & Red, by taking a look at the twisted web Ressler has gotten tangled up in, a budding relationship between Aram & Samar, and very dangerous possibilities lurking on the horizon for Tom Keen. We had a lot to say about this episode and we'd love to hear your thoughts as well!
Welcome to the 38th edition of Keen Minds and our second part of our Season Four overview where we delve into the events and character growth pertaining to Tom, Liz, and Reddington for the season. In this episode we discuss a few of our favourite moments for each character, how far they've come in this season, and more! Don't forget to leave your thoughts! We love your feedback!
We hope you guys are having a great Summer Hiatus! Over the next week we'll be posting part one (this episode) and part two of our Season Four Overview that covers all the main characters of NBC's The Blacklist throughout the fourth season and gearing up for season five. Check out this episode for our thoughts on Mr Kaplan, Julian Gale, Donald Ressler, Harold Cooper, Cynthia Panabaker, Samar Navabi, and Aram Mojtabai.
Welcome to the 36th installment of Keen Minds! Last week's episode got a bit long, so we split it into two. On this week's podcast we cover Raymond Reddington, Elizabeth Keen, Kate Kaplan, and all that that entails from the Season Finale. It was a ton of fun!
Welcome to the 34th installment of the Keen Minds Podcast where we go over 4.20, The Debt Collector. In this episode we cover character development, reactions, and more! We hope you enjoy and let us know what you think!
Welcome to our thirty-third installment of the Keen Minds podcast. In this episode we covered 4.19 of NBC's The Blacklist. We dove into character development, theories, and discussed motivations of various characters that are influencing the direction of the story.We hope you enjoy!
Welcome to the 32nd installment of the Keen Minds Podcast! This was an exciting episode with a new character, new twists, and tons to analyze. We hope you enjoy it and please feel free to leave us a note with your thoughts!
Welcome to our thirty first edition of the Keen Minds podcast where we cover the double episode return of NBC's the Blacklist from Spring Hiatus. On this episode we dive into character development, theories, and the mythology, which Requiem was full of. This was a fun one!
Welcome to the thirtieth installment of the Keen Minds Podcast where we're covering the fantastic season finale for The Blacklist: Redemption. In this episode we talk about the twists, character development, theories, and more.
Welcome to the twenty-ninth installment of the Keen Minds Podcast where we tackle the emotionally charged seventh episode of The Blacklist: Redemption. We'll be covering loyalties, theories, parallels, and so much more. We'd love to hear your thoughts!
Welcome to our twenty-eighth installment of Keen Minds, coming to you one day earlier than usual because Jen will be all over the place this weekend, so we made sure to get to you a little earlier this week! On this episode we touch on parallels between the Keens and the Hargraves, loyalties, theories, and more! With only two more episodes to go for The Blacklist: Redemption, the next two episodes are bound to be an even wilder ride than the first six! We hope you'll join us!
Sorry for the late update this week! Welcome to the 27th installment of the Keen Minds Podcast, where we're covering the 5th episode of NBC's The Blacklist: Redemption. This week we'll dive deep into theories, talk about who we trust, and cover character growth and backstory. We'd love to hear your thoughts!
Welcome to our twenty-sixth installment of Keen Minds where we tackle NBC's The Blacklist Redemption's fourth episode: Operation Davenport. We cover character development, motives, and theories that touch on Howard's motives, Kat Carlson's dating choices, Nez's loyalties and more. Feel free to leave us a message!
Welcome to our twenty-fifth installment of the Keen Minds Podcast where we're covering the third episode of NBC's The Blacklist: Redemption. We'll be touching on some of the awesome character development that we're seeing unfold as well as theories that are taking shape. Feel free to let us know your reactions to the episode!
Despite one half of the podcast team being sick and a few technical issues, we're here this week for the twenty-fourth installment of the Keen Minds Podcast where we're covering character development, theories, and an amazing episode for NBC's The Blacklist: Redemption.
Welcome to the twenty-second installment off Keen Minds where we dive into NBC's the blacklist 4.15 The Apothecary. We go over theories, character development, and the episode itself. Stay tune later this afternoon for our separate episode for The Blacklist Redemption 1.01!
Welcome to the twenty-first episode of Keen Minds. In this episode we touch Aram's undercover assignment, Cooper and Red's conversation, Ressler's breaking point, Tom's search for answers, and more! We dig deeply into character development, theories, and themes in our podcast. Feel free to leave us a message and let us know what you think!
Welcome to the twentieth installment of our Keen Minds Podcast, dedicated to diving in-depth into the themes, character development, and events of NBC's The Blacklist. This week we cover the thirteenth episode of the season: Isabella Stone. We will touch on parallels between Isabella Stone and a previous blacklister, Donald Ressler and how this episode seems to be tee'ing him up for a larger arc soon, Reddington's attempted rescue in Monte Carlo, and, of course, everything that happened with the Keens. Please feel free to leave your comments and questions! We love to hear from you guys!
We have an early update this week! Welcome to the 19th installment of our podcast Keen Minds. This week we'll go over the details of NBC's The Blacklist 4.12 (Natalie Luca). We discuss the characters, their development, and our views on the episode, including Red's search to find who is trying to undermine his business, Samar and Aram's interactions in the episode, and (of course) the Keen2 conversation that has caused such a stir. Please feel free to let us know what you think!
Sorry for the delay this week. There was some trouble with the internet that delayed the uploading process, but thanks for your patience! In today's episode we're covering 4.11 of NBC's The Blacklist, delving into Elizabeth Keen undercover, who was Emma Knightly, and Liz's reaction to Kate's death and if she was justified in the way she reacted to Reddington about it. As always, let us know what you think!
Welcome to the 17th installment of the Keen Minds Podcast, which covers NBC's The Blacklist 4.10. In this episode we discuss the characters, their highlights, delve into their development, and where we see them going from here. We also touch on themes of the Blacklist as they appear in this episode.
Welcome to the first episode back after the Winter Hiatus episodes! In our 16th podcast we cover 4.09 of NBC's The Blacklist, digging into the characters, their development, and the episode.
Welcome to out 15th episode of Keen Minds! Today we're diving into out final hiatus episode, which covers the character growth of Samar and Aram as part of the Task Force. As a bonus, we also give a few predictions about what we hope/expect out of the rest of the season. We hope you enjoy!
This is our first of two episodes focusing in on the Task Force and how each member has grown and evolved both individually and in their relationship with Liz and Tom since the pilot episode. Today we're touching Donald Ressler and Harold Cooper.
The third installment of our three-part series on the Keens. This one takes us from S3 up until the S4A finale, touching on the Keens' growth, acceptance, and their family.
Check out the second installation of our three-part series on the Keens! Part Two takes a look at them from the infamous gun to the head scene through the Season Two finale.
Welcome to our tenth episode of Keen Minds, which is our second full episode during the Winter Hiatus. Here we're tackling the overview of the relationship between Red and Liz and our thoughts on it
There was just too much to say about the evolution of Red and Tom's characters, so we had to split it into two parts. Here's the second half of Monday's episode!
Welcome to the ninth episode of Keen Minds and our first hiatus podcast! On today's episode we're diving into the first half of our discussion about the character development between our very own Raymond Reddington and Tom Keen. Because there is so much to cover, we're doing it in two parts, both going up this week. The first half takes a look at the development between the two men from the pilot through the end of S2 in this episode, and on Wednesday we'll pick up in Part Two to discuss S3 through 4A. We hope you enjoy!
Welcome to the eight episode of the Keen Mind's Podcast, covering NBC's The Blacklist's Fall Finale, where we take a look at the character development for the episode, parallels and themes, and one answer that we've been waiting to hear for four seasons!
Welcome to the 7th installment of Keen Minds where we dive into the development of Ressler and Samar's partnership, the progression of Kirk and Liz's situation, as well as Tom and Liz, and where they were each coming from in this episode. We also touch on some of the usual parallels and themes that we noted. We hope you enjoy, and please feel free to leave us a comment and let us know how you liked it!
Welcome to the sixth episode of the Keen Minds Podcast with Tessa and Jen (aka Takada Saiko)! In this episode we cover the sixth episode of the fourth season of NBC's The Blacklist, focusing on the character development and interactions between the main cast as well as parallels touching on Liz and Katarina, Liz and Tom and their search for answers about their childhood, and Elise/Aram vs Tom/Liz. Please feel free to lead your feedback! We'd love to hear from you!
Welcome to the fifth installment of the Keen Minds Podcast where we provide an in-depth look at the events, character development, and parallels for the episode of the fifth episode of the fourth season of NBC's The Blacklist (The Lindquist Concern).
Check out our fourth installment in the Keen Minds Podcast, focused in on NBC's The Blacklist 4.04, Gaia. We cover character development as well as a few parallels and themes surrounding the Keens for this episode.
In our third installment of the Keen Minds Podcast we focus in on the Miles McGrath episode, the main cast as they relate to the Keens, and a couple of parallels (including the one between Katarina/Red and Liz/Tom as well as the Team Keen moment) and themes. We hope you enjoy this week's episode and place feel free to leave us comments and/or questions you'd like to have addressed!
Wow. We are up with episode 2. We touch on the parallels between Tom and Liz quest for answers. And on the shocking attempted murder of Kate and we talk about the intriguing relationship between Red and Tom, from the beginning until 4.02
The first episode of Keen Minds, a podcast about the Blacklist that focuses in on Tom and Liz Keen.