Anslo Garrick

Did You Know?

• The episode scored a 3.0/8 Nielsen rating and was seen by 10.96 million viewers, ranking second in its time slot behind ABC's Castle.
• Jason Evans of The Wall Street Journal called the episode "fabulous" and praised it for breaking out of the show's usual format of chasing a Blacklist member each week.

Plot

Anslo Garrick, a terrorist who once worked with Red but parted on bad terms, attacks to assassinate Red. Donald is severely wounded by a shotgun blast to the leg. Red carries him to a bulletproof holding cell, where they remain locked inside while Red tends to the wound. Elizabeth gets stuck in an elevator but frees herself, working through the facility and taking out Garrick's men until she is knocked unconscious. A code is needed to free Red; Garrick begins killing people. Harold knows the code but refuses to give it. Red watches as Garrick kills Luli. With a gun to his head, Dembe tells Red he is not afraid to die, and they recite a verse from the Quran. A gunshot is heard as the episode cuts to black.

Reception

The episode scored a 3.0/8 Nielsen rating and was seen by 10.96 million people, ranking second in its time slot behind ABC’s Castle, which had 11.41 million viewers. It also placed as the eighth most-watched program that week. Jason Evans of The Wall Street Journal liked the episode, commending its tense action and strong performances. He called it a fabulous episode even though it offered no answers about Red and Liz’s relationship or Tom Bond’s secrets. Phil Dyess-Nugent of The A.V. Club gave it a C+, describing it as the series’ closest attempt at a pure action episode. He credited director Joe Carnahan for making much of the action clear and for a few striking moments.