The Blacklist Declassified

When Tom says he didn’t tell Liz “about us” did he mean they were working together? Wouldn’t that mean that Tom’s holding a gun to her head and threatening to kill her was an act?

Does Tom have knowledge of some deep dark secret of Red’s that would relates to why “he’s not who you think he is”? Does this give Tom power over Red?

Scottie Thompson (who plays Zoë) was born in 1981; she just turned 33 on Nov 9. In 1990 she would have been 8 or 9. Isn’t that a little young to have been hanging around with dissidents? If we “age her up” to, say 16, the picture in the photo seems too young. Is this just a “rounding error” or a continuity flaw? Do you worry as much about timelines as we do?

Rolling Stone says James Spader has taken an active role in helping shape the show. Does this involve just his own character or also plot lines and long term outcomes as well?

What percentage of your audience is female and is this higher than for a typical crime drama?

You seem to have a sophisticated social media presence. Do you take social media response into account in your storylines and/or character development?

Do you try to walk a fine line between the Daddy/Daughter Trackers and the Lizzington Shippers? (IOW between those who want Liz to be Red’s daughter and those who want them to be a couple?)

Are the lyrics of the songs prophetic?

How many writers are there on the show? How do you synchronize them?

I know you won’t answer these but 1) What is the key Red got from Pepper for? And 2) What is “The Fulcrum”?

Do you ever get any sleep? ( – “like when you were a boy”?)