"The Blacklist" was a TV staple through a rapidly changing TV landscape. It began airing during the prestige TV era, and continued on as more TV resources shifted to streaming and prestige fell away in favor of populist shows. It ran through three different Presidential tenures. It lasted through a pandemic and the exit of lead Megan Boone. Yet, as the TV schedule waned, it finally said its goodbyes, and now other "The Blacklist" cast member James Spader is opening up about Season 10's – and the series’- twist ending and how he felt about it. First, if you haven’t seen the series finale of "The Blacklist," we are going to get into spoilers in the next couple of paragraphs, so now may be a good time to bail or scan down later in the article! There had been clues for years that Red was ailing on the NBC show, and his death is exactly what happened, just maybe not how you might have guessed. After some drama involving Dembe getting shot and Red donating blood, the longtime TV character found himself escaping to Spain where he was out for a walk when he was ultimately trampled by a bull. It was Ressler who found his body and returned Red his hat.