Below, NBC Insider breaks down the fateful moment, and why our favorite anti-hero met his end in such a specific way.
How did Red die on The Blacklist'?
While on a walk in the Spanish countryside, Reddington was trampled by a bull and killed.
n the moments that led up to the fatal interaction, Red and the animal had a standoff, staring at one another before the bull began to charge at him. While fans didn't see the moment of impact, in the next scene Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) — who tracked Red down and zeroed in on him in Spain – spots Red's body from a helicopter and finds him crumpled, bloodied, and unresponsive in a ditch with the bull just feet away.
Ressler calls the Task Force to report he's found his former colleague and places Red's signature hat (which fell off during the bull attack) on his body, serving as a sign of respect and an official goodbye.
"More than anyone I've ever known he's always been at peace with death," Dembe Zuma's (Hisham Tawfiq) said about Red in an emotional monologue. "He says, 'Death is inevitable. It will come for us all. And that inevitability robs death entirely of its significance. What matters are the things that are not inevitable. The things we create, the things we find, the left we take when everything in our life is leading us right. How we live.' I've always loved him for that. For his remarkable refusal to go quietly into that goodnight."
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Recalling Dylan Thomas' poem Do not go gentle into the good night, Dembe continued: "Imagine Raymond, a man surrounded by death in so many ways, so passionately committed to embracing life. He could have surrendered a thousand times over...but instead chooses to rage. To rage against the dying of the light, to rage against he bad guys that would do us all harm, rage to protect those people he loves. To find moments of peace and joy and fun even though he knows the light is still dying. To live a most passionate life knowing it will still lead to the same inevitable end. It's perhaps the most deeply moving choice one can make. It is the lesson at the very core of my time with him. You never imagine this is how it would end, but our time with him, our time together was never about how it ended. It was about the adventure, about life, about Raymond constantly reminding us, showing us, imploring us to rage. To rage."The matter in which Red met his end may seem sudden. Especially considering the criminal mastermind has battled a mystery illness for a number of seasons — he even coughed up blood in the finale — which could have led to his natural end. Also, keeping in mind his high-stakes line of work, a violent death is to be expected. But dying at the hands of a bull...
As it turns out, Red's death is a fitting callback to one of his famous monologues from Season 10, Episode 5's "The Dockery Affair". While speaking to Siya (Anya Banerjee) during the episode he told her the story of a legendary Spanish bullfighter who he greatly admired, Manolete, who was actually a real person.
As Siya recalled in the series finale, Red looked up to the matador because he was "a man who found it easier to risk his life than live his life without risk." It turned out that Red ran off to Spain to return a bull head skull to its rightful country, inspired by Manolete's story. Toward the finish of the last episode of the two-section series finale occasion, "Raymond Reddington: Goodbye" (Season 10, Episode 22), Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) was killed in an astounding mishap. Following long periods of his tricks, addresses, and presentation of endless Blacklisters, fans needed to say goodbye in shocking design.
Underneath, NBC Insider separates the game changing second, and why our #1 wannabe met his end in such a particular manner.
How did Red pass on The Boycott'?
While on a stroll in the Spanish open country, Reddington was stomped on by a bull and killed.
n the minutes that hinted at the lethal connection, Red and the creature had a deadlock, gazing at each other before the bull started to charge at him. While fans didn't see the snapshot of effect, in the following scene Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) — who found Red and focused in on him in Spain - recognizes Red's body from a helicopter and thinks that he is folded, bloodied, and lethargic in a trench with the bull just feet away.
Ressler calls the Team to report he's found his previous partner and places Red's unmistakable cap (which tumbled off during the bull assault) on his body, filling in as a noble gesture and an authority farewell.
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