A look back at Resslers difficult road while mourning the death of Elizabeth Keen.
Aram walked away from a tech fortune, Reddingtonshaved his headand his new lover is a shaman.
Is itThe Blacklist’s most subtle character work?

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But ultimately, it does much more than that.
Ressler and Theodore bond over pretending they’re okay long enough to hopefully be okay for real one day …
But it’s not Ressler it’s Shane the abusive ex-husband.
When Ressler does actually show up to the birthday party, he finds Shane attacking Kimberli.
But Ressler’s not quite done reflecting on the past yet he’s notquiteready to move on.
“You sure shine up like a new penny.”
He sure does!!!
Goodbye Ressler’s beard, we knew ye slightly too well.