The Blacklist - Season 05 [DVD]

Splendid as ever. Up to it's usual standard. Spot the guest stars as usual.

Season 5 is pretty good. It starts really well with a reset for Reddingtons enterprise and watching the inventive manner in which he rebuilds his empire, is enjoyable and light hearted. The biggest criticism I have, is the ongoing subplot of Elisabeth being at odds with Reddington at every turn. Which becomes increasingly frustrating and borders on the pedantic. There is also the whole storyline about the bones in the bag, which I can't lie, I found far less engaging than I suspect I was meant to. It's a good season, with some strong storylines, great characters that despite those, above mentioned shortcomings, is well worth watching and enjoyable.

Every season of The Blacklist has had me riveted, mainly by the ensemble of believable actors and James Spader's outstanding ability to give a range of tenderness to cold blooded killing. The writers have drawn each character so well as they each develop through every season - I feel like doing a PhD on this series! Am on my second turn through from season 1 to the CGI ending one where COVID interrupted production. That PhD may simply have to be developed!

This show is top notch and with all the twists and turns really does leave you wondering what ' Red' ( Raymond Redington played by the wonderful James Spader ) will do next. Everybody waits for Red to speak because when he speaks everyone but everyone listens with baited breath. Elizabeth (played by the lovely Megan Boone) is the instrument by whom Red uses to initially make the team aware of yet another 'Blacklister' - then everything unravels from this.

As ever, dodgy ethics abound - the FBI special squad granting master criminal Raymond Reddington immunity in return for the capture of notorious villains. (Try keeping account of all Reddington's killings in the twenty two episodes, police turning a blind eye. Surely this should not be.) Season 5 comprises a mixture of fun episodes (ingeniously plotted scams, the first within minutes) and some most decidedly dark. Increasingly dominant is an elusive duffel bag containing bones. Why so sought after, what the big secret? Reddington seems determined to risk everything to prevent Elizabeth his daughter (or is she?) finding out. Some may feel this storyline unconvincing and, even worse, a bore - a scriptwriers' contrivance that alienates. James Spader remains the main reason to watch. His Reddington is hardly one to admire - brimming over with self-esteem, callously manipulating and so free with his gun. (His desire to aid police get rid of major criminals is not to help justice but to remove villains who represent a threat to him.) Superb acting renders the character more palatable - as do unexpected insights. Example? His dependence on trusted loyal aide Dembe - his "light in darkness", the conscience he so badly needs. An uneven series. At its best (which is often) brilliant. That duffel bag, though, sets everything off balance - Elizabeth's resulting motivation leading to actions that do not convince.

Look forward watching this season of great show

Excellent product.

Having watched the first four series, I am eagerly looking forward to watching this one (the fifth), but I will need to pace myself because I tend to sit down and watch one episode after the other and suddenly it’s the early hours of the morning! 💤 Hopefully as gripping and entertaining as the first four series!

Excellent product

EXCELLENT !

各シーズンごとに謎を残して終わっているこのドラマですが、今回のが最大と思います。 シーズン５は中だるみも無く一気に見てしまいました。 シーズン６も早く見たいです。 この盤はPAL方式ですが、画像はNTSCと同等です。 パソコンのDVDリージョン２で見れると思います。 英語字幕あり、日本語無し。

Je viens de finir la cinquième saison, j'ai tenu le plus longtemps que je pouvais croyant que la sixième saison pointerait à l'horizon, c'est vraiment le doping complet, au plus on avance dans l'histoire au plus ont veux en savoir, le ou les scénaristes nous tiennent en haleine à chaque épisode et ce depuis la saison 1, je n'aime pas savoir ce qui vas se passer d'avance et je n'aime pas décevoir les autres en racontant une partie de l'énigme, mais sachez que cette cinquième saison réserve pas mal de surprise et est aussi passionnante si pas plus que toutes les autres, maintenant il faut s'armer de patience pour attendre la saison 6 et qui déjà on sait que ce ne sera pas le dernière la septième vient de commencer le tournage. Hélas pour les accros à blacklist comme moi ça fait long à attendre. Pour ceux qui doute, soyez sûre que dès le premier épisode vous serez scotchez et n'oserez plus sortir de votre fauteuil.

Le coffret DVD numéro "B07GJJKK9W" est en français, mais c'est la zone 2 (Europe). Fonctionne bien avec anyDVD ou avec un ordinateur avec un lecteur DVD configuré pour la zone 2. Bien aimé la saison 5. Par contre, je ne comprends pas pourquoi le coffret DVD canadien n'a pas sa piste française, surtout que les voix sont pareils et que la piste sonore française existe. Même si ce n'est pas écrit, il semble bien que la piste sonore Italienne soit aussi incluse dans ce coffret DVD.