That episode raised a TON of new questions. They do a really good job of keeping the viewer on pretty much the same level of knowledge/info as Liz. Lots of subtle things characters observe, but they can't put the pieces together any more than we can despite the extra stuff we're teased with.se-alum;1546983 wrote:Love this show. I still think Red is her father, he just doesn't want her to know that. It'll be interesting to see what exactly her husband is into.
I kind of thought they told us Red was her father, but I guess they never revealed that explicitly (though one reviewer pointed out Liz has Red's DNA after picking up that bloody glove and could simply get it tested).
In the episode with the Stewmaker, it seemed like Red is avenging the death of his family - we were shown a few pictures from his scrapbook that clearly meant a lot to Red (and the house he burned down seemed to be where he raised his family, perhaps before he became a criminal mastermind). Then there was the curious woman he looked up in some sort of govt database - I think it showed she had been incarcerated and was now deceased. No idea of the dates or how old the photo was, but she appeared to be late teens. My suspicion is that was either Liz's sister or mother (whom may be Red's sister), but he appeared to be even more deeply affected by that then the scrapbook photos. Question is what would someone with Red's resources have expected to learn/gain from that database?
Another theory I saw is that Red may be Liz's brother. Although the age difference is uncommon, it might very well fit with a relatively young and unestablished Red placing his 4-yr old sister with someone he trusted to protect and raise her.
What doesn't make much sense is Red's sudden and keen interest in Liz, which I guess that motivation is yet to be revealed (gotta be more than a familial interest). What makes even less sense is why Liz's husband might be some sort of spy/bad guy - she was a nobody whom when they met must have been nothing more than someone studying to be an FBI profiler. I guess, theoretically, Alan Alda knows who Liz is to Red and the husband is an agent they placed to keep tabs and give them leverage (which might explain Red's motivations).
