

She and fiancé, Dan Estabrook, welcomed a baby girl, Caroline Boone Estabrook, in April 2016. “Elizabeth Keen was adopted, doesn’t know where she comes from, and in a show that is so steep in that conversation, how do we ignore the fact that our lead actress is pregnant? As a natural progression from that, it seemed like Liz would want to protect her child from Reddington.” “When we Megan was pregnant, it felt like something we couldn’t ignore in a show that’s all about the nature of identity,” Bokenkamp said. Writers and producers had good reason to do what they did. What didn’t work as well, according to some, is Elizabeth’s return. The death of the main character in The Blacklist isn’t something many would’ve seen coming - which is why it worked. RELATED: ‘The Blacklist’: Which FBI Task Force Star Has the Highest Net Worth? Onward!Ī post shared by Megan Boone on at 2:46pm PST Happy New Year! Here's to the best of 2016. Why producers ‘tricked’ fans with a plot device But, there was a clear reason the producers wanted this to happen. Some fans did feel tricked by the storyline. I think this is a very organic story we’re telling, and it feels like something that her character would really do.” “It feels very organic to the story we’re telling, so if it were just a trick then, yeah, I could see how that would be a rip-off, but I think this is anything but that. “People felt it would be a very sad and unfortunate turn of events because relationship is so important to the show. Kaplan’s eventual death and Liz’s kidnapping by Alexander Kirk/Constantine Rostov (Ulrich Thomsen) - who claimed to be her father.Įxecutive producer, John Eisendrath told Entertainment Weekly that he and showrunner, Jon Bokenkemp, prepared for the wide range of fan reactions.


Kaplan (Susan Blommaert), were both in on it. To make matters more complicated, her husband, Tom ( Ryan Eggold), and Red’s right-hand woman, Mr. By the season finale, fans learned that Liz faked her death to escape Red. At an undisclosed facility operated under Reddington’s (Spader) thumb for everyone’s safety, she died. Season 3 killed off Agent Liz Keen (Boone) while she was in childbirth. It’s been four seasons since The Blacklist star, Megan Boone, was written out of the show. RELATED: The Blacklist’ Star James Spader Reveals the Worst Traits In His Father That He Sees In Himself Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen | Scott Gries/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
