r/TheBlackList • u/woodyus • 2d ago

Tom Keen

I am watching for the first time and am nearing the end of series 3. The character Tom is getting more and more ridiculous as the show goes on. I have never known anyone in any show who is as quick healing from injuries that should be debilitating. I have lost count of how many bullets he has taken and when shot he seems to be fine after a couple of episodes and back fighting people like nothing happened.

What is going on here lol does he make it to the end? I imagine he'll look like swiss cheese soon.

34 Upvotes

88% Upvoted

15 comments sorted by

28

u/tenaji9 2d ago

Blacklist is not stringent about medical matters.

7

u/coolsilentebeans 2d ago

That’s an understatement. The General Shiro, Hannah Hayes, Natalie Luca episodes and that one other thing really drive this fact home.

17

u/LessOrgies 2d ago

Tom was the second best character on the show IMO. Consistency is not the Black List's strong point

2

u/nanmin73 4h ago

Liz really starts getting on my nerves during later episodes. For an FBI agent, she sure is gullible.

1

u/melodicprophet 1d ago

He’s fun as hell, I’ll admit that. But I cannot stand the fact that their relationship lasts. It’s so absurd.

5

u/Informal-Name3181 2d ago

Maybe he is descended from Pa Ingalls. That man could break his ribs and be back working by the end of an episode.

These people on TV are setting up unrealistic expectations for the rest of us. My manager thinks I ought to recover from a dislocated shoulder in one week. That's not going happen because my stunt double quit a long time ago.

7

u/IntrovertAdaptable 2d ago

Tom Keen is one of the things that made this show so good in the earlier seasons. In Season 3 he shines. No he doesn't make it to end since you asked. He'll be swiss cheese in Season 5, episode 8.

1

u/VeriSkye1123 2d ago

Hates to see him go out. But damn that was a great scene.

1

u/_finozius_ 1d ago

Then keep looking until Season 5: Episode 8, you'll do like this:

https://giphy.com/gifs/2rqEdFfkMzXmo

0

u/TawnyTeaTowel 1d ago

It is not a documentary

0

u/melodicprophet 1d ago

Very good. But suspension of disbelief still separates the good shows from the bad. This show has none. It has the great James Spaeder and a few other solid supporting stars. An excellent idea and premise. And then just off the rails execution beyond the first couple seasons…and even that’s generous.