The episode 12 of "The Blacklist" is called "The Alchemist," which is one of the names in Red's blacklist. This means that Red is back at the post-office, helping Liz and the FBI catch another gruesome, intelligent criminal.

The Alchemist, according to the promo, helps people on the blacklist disappear. To do so, he even fakes their deaths. He trades the lives of the innocent so that the guilty can roam free. The promo says that he needs to be stopped before he claims another victim.

The official synopsis of episode 11 says that the Alchemist uses his knowledge of science to change a person's DNA. This time, he has been called-upon to protect a mob informant and his wife. "As the team goes undercover to catch him, Liz will find herself on the hunt for an unlikely couple, according to the synopsis."

The episode 11 showed Tom going out of town for a new job interview. In the upcoming episode, Liz and Tom will be dealing with a new set of hiccups in their relationship. When Agent Ressler was recovering in the hospital, his ex-girlfriend had turned-up to be at his side. The new episode will show him in dilemma: "whether or not he should give his ex-girlfriend his blessing."

In the previous episode, Red completed his revenge for the death of Luli. He must have killed almost half a dozen people for that, without anyone questioning him. At the end of the episode, Red came to Liz's apartment, indicating that his short-break is over. The episode was lacklustre, as Liz and Red were not working together. Also, the villain of the episode, the Good Samaritan, was not interesting enough.

The upcoming episode is likely set the record straight, as "The Alchemist" features an interesting criminal. Also, Liz and Red will be working together, again, bringing back the original zing of "The Blacklist." The bonus of the episode is likely to be the new equation between Red and Agent Ressler. The two had bonded in that closed glass box during Anslo Garrick's attack. Also, Red saved Agent Ressler's life.

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