Agent Keen’s search for answers continues in season 8.
“The truth is, these next three episodes were our last three episodes of season 7.
We’ve reworked them in a way that they’re now the launch of the season.”
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What can you reveal about the conflict between Reddington and Liz?
How much will this change the show?
Liz is now on a path that she insists she will stay on until she gets answers.
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Everyone is going to be forced to make decisions that have to do with this growing conflict.
We discussed how Liz wasembracing her darknessto get answers at the end of last season.
How dark can we expect Liz to go?
JON BOKENKAMP:That’s the ultimate question, right?
What is this decision going to do to her?
Throughout the show, she has dipped her toes into the dark waters in a variety of ways.
Additionally, she’s learned a lot from Reddington.
One of the big questions is if this darker side of her has always been within her?
Is it undeniable, something she can survive, or something she can rise above?
Katarina had a considerable impact on Liz in season 7.
How much of a role will she play this season?
BOKENKAMP:[Katarina] is a linchpin for Liz.
The choices for Liz become even more binary this season because of information that Katarina has uncovered.
For Liz to finally have somebody that understands what that’s like is pivotal.
How much will Reddington’s mysterious illness play a role in season 8?
What else can you share about season 8?
What’s in store for the other characters?
Liz and Ressler, their relationship is going to grow more intense because of the situation.
The same is true for Cooper and Aram.
We have very intense personal drama that is going to unfold in and around Red and Liz’s story.
