The BEST episodes of The Blacklist season 5
Every episode of The Blacklist season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Blacklist season 5!
Raymond “Red” Reddington, one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests—bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he’s made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this “The Blacklist.” Reddington will co-operate with the FBI, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie profiler.
#2 - Ian Garvey
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2017
Tom goes missing and Liz desperately tries to find him. Red's hunt for the suitcase of bones puts him on a collision course with Tom that will change everyone's lives forever.
#3 - Ian Garvey: Conclusion
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/2018
Liz uses intel from an unexpected source to force Red to uncover the secrets he holds. Red initiates a plan to retrieve the duffel bag of bones.
#4 - Zarak Mosadek
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/11/2018
In an attempt to apply pressure to Ian Garvey, Red and the Task Force head to Paris to track down a prominent heroin supplier for the Nash Syndicate. Distrustful of Red's agenda, Liz takes her own path in going after Garvey.
#5 - The Capricorn Killer
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/2018
As Liz investigates new details in a cold case from her early work as an FBI profiler, she explores her darker impulses in therapy with Dr. Fulton. The Task Force takes action to bring down Tom's killers within the legal system, while Red takes a different approach to closing in on Ian Garvey.
#6 - Abraham Stern
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2018
Red's hunt for a legendary treasure draws the attention of Abraham Stern, a cunning manipulator who believes the fortune is his birthright. Liz's quest sends her down a dark path, leading her to study the methods of one of the Blacklist's most dangerous criminals.
#7 - Ruin
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/3/2018
Liz abandons her old life and seeks out a fresh start in a place where no one knows her history, her name, or the depths of her grief. When an unexpected threat finds her, she is forced to draw on her emotional and physical strength in a brutal fight for survival.
#8 - Pattie Sue Edwards
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/7/2018
As Liz works a new angle in tracking Tom's killers, Red looks to find a creative solution to a tax issue in his money laundering operation. Aram ventures into the field as the Task Force investigates a mysterious woman behind a deadly viral outbreak.
#9 - The Invisible Hand
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2018
When bodies are discovered in abandoned woods, Red points the Task Force toward The Invisible Hand, a group that targets those whose actions are morally reprehensible yet fully legal. Red steps in to assist one of his employees, and Liz discovers a major clue about Tom's investigation.
#10 - Nicholas T. Moore
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2018
An unidentified young girl reappears and the team tries to find her connection to the secret Red is hiding. When her family steps in to protect their own secrets, the investigation turns into a race to save the girl's life.
#11 - Greyson Blaise
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2017
Liz and the Task Force join Red on an international adventure in pursuit of a billionaire who moonlights as a high end art thief. Dembe chases a lead. Tom seeks outside help in identifying the remains in the suitcase.
#12 - Mr. Raleigh Sinclair III
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/2018
Red assists the Task Force in tracking a mysterious Blacklister who carefully develops airtight alibis for murderous clients. Liz's reinstatement at the FBI hinges on an evaluation with a psychotherapist.
#13 - The Kilgannon Corporation
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2017
Red and the Task Force place Dembe undercover to infiltrate an international human smuggling organization. Tom's investigation into the suitcase lands him in grave danger.
#14 - Lawrence Dane Devlin
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2018
Samar lands in the crosshairs of an unconventional Blacklister, and Aram and the task force spring into action to find her before it's too late. Red journeys to Costa Rica to prevent the duffel bag of bones from being sold at an underground auction.
#15 - Smokey Putnum
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2017
Red enlists Liz in an unlikely plan to simultaneously earn cash and deliver a new Blacklister to the Task Force. Liz faces the new reality of working alongside her father. Ressler finds himself in a precarious position. Tom weighs his options.
#16 - Anna-Gracia Duerte
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/4/2018
When an associate of the Nash Syndicate is murdered, Red sets Liz and the Task Force on the case in order to recover evidence crucial to bringing down Ian Garvey. Aram considers a step forward in his relationship with Samar.
#17 - Miss Rebecca Thrall
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2017
Agent Ressler is distracted by increasing external pressures. Red drafts Tom in executing an elaborate plan to help re-establish his criminal reputation.
#18 - The Informant
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/2018
When Red directs the Task Force to find a Blacklister who uses his position of power to sell sensitive information, Ressler finds himself at risk of exposure. Liz plans her next move.
#19 - The Endling
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2017
Liz and the Task Force hunt for an elusive criminal who will stop at nothing to destroy some of the world's most precious treasures. A surprise encounter leads a cash-strapped Red toward a new business opportunity. Tom takes action to investigate the bones in the suitcase.
#20 - Ilyas Surkov
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2017
Red's intel puts Liz and the Task Force on a collision course with a rival unit from the CIA. Red and Hawkins lay the groundwork for their new business venture. Tom goes undercover in search of information.
#21 - The Cook
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2018
As Liz works with Red to hunt for Tom's killers, she begins to question his motives. The Task Force enlists the help of one arsonist to catch another.
#22 - The Travel Agency
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2017
Ressler leads the Task Force on a mission to stop the resurgence of once-dormant murder-for-hire ring. Tom disregards a warning to halt his investigation into the suitcase.