5 Questions THE BLACKLIST Needs to Answer

Chekhov’s Gun and Red’s Protocol

Last week, following his escape from Katarina’s clutches (but not really!) Red managed to make a phone call to Dembe to let him know he was still alive.

Dembe was enormously relieved not to have to “enact the protocol” in the event of Red’s death, prompting many fans to ask “enact the what now?”

Notably, Dembe appeared to be packing a bag in a bank vault at the time. Were those actions related to enacting the protocol? And exactly what plans will Red set in motion in the event of his death? There’s only one way to know for certain.

If The Blacklist writers, a la  Chekhov’s Gun, introduced this plot point protocol at the beginning of season 7, does this mean they plan to off Red at the end of the series?