The Stewmaker

"The Stewmaker" is the fourth episode of the first season of the

American crime drama The Blacklist. The episode premiered in the "The Stewmaker"
United States on NBC on October 14, 2013. The Blacklist episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 4
Contents Directed by Vince Misiano
Plot Written by Patrick Massett
Reception John Zinman
Ratings Production code 104
Reviews Original air date October 14,
References 2013

External links Guest appearances

Clifton Collins, Jr. as Hector

Plot Lorca
Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe
Elizabeth testifies against drug lord Hector Lorca (Clifton Collins, Zuma
Jr.) when a vital witness is kidnapped. Red believes the witness
was taken by "The Stewmaker" (Tom Noonan), a chemical expert Deborah S. Craig as Luli
who uses chemicals to dissolve his victims, who is also believed to Zeng
have been responsible for countless disappearances. Elizabeth Maryann Plunkett as Ellenore
appeals to Lorca to help capture the Stewmaker, only to become Kornish
the Stewmaker's captive. Red and Ressler are forced to work
Sharon Washington as
together; Ressler poses as an inside man when they meet with
Lorca to obtain contact information for the Stewmaker (real name Prosecutor
Stanley Kornish). Meanwhile, Elizabeth is being tortured by Tom Noonan as The
Stanley with injected chemicals. Red finds Kornish's hideout, Stewmaker
saves Elizabeth, and kills him by pushing him into the chemical
bath Kornish had prepared for Elizabeth. Red also steals a photograph from the picture album containing all
Kornish's victims. Elizabeth tries to find out something about the homicide perpetrated with her husband's
hidden weapon and finds out when and where it occurred – in Boston, while she was there with Tom, who
said he had a job interview at the hotel where the murder occurred.

Reception

Ratings

"The Stewmaker" premiered on NBC on October 14, 2013 in the 10–11 p.m. time slot.[1] The episode
garnered a 3.0/8 Nielsen rating with 10.93 million viewers, making it the highest rated show in its time
slot[2] and the thirteenth most watched television show of the week.[3]
Reviews

Jason Evans of The Wall Street Journal called the episode "the best of the season so far".[4] He went on to
praise Spader's performance as Raymond Reddington, noting that Spader "[delivered] all his lines with
such confidence and fun".[4]

Phil Dyess-Nugent of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "C", noting that the show "continues to have major
conceptual problems".[5] He compared Diego Klattenhoff's role as Donald Ressler to that of Cliff Barnes,
noting that Klattenhoff "continues to inspire a mixture of irritation and pity as Agent Ressler".[5]

References
1. "Episode Title: (#104) "THE STEWMAKER" " (http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/2013092
7nbc04/). The Futon Critic. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
2. Bibel, Sara (2013-10-15). "Monday Final TV Ratings: 'Sleepy Hollow'. 'How I Met Your
Mother', '2 Broke Girls' & 'Mom' Adjusted Up; 'The Blacklist' Adjusted Down" (https://web.arc
hive.org/web/20131018020955/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/15/monday-final-t
v-ratings-sleepy-hollow-how-i-met-your-mother-2-broke-girls-the-blacklist-adjusted-down/20
9193/). TV by the Numbers. Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original (http://tvbyth
enumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/15/monday-final-tv-ratings-sleepy-hollow-how-i-met-your-mot
her-2-broke-girls-the-blacklist-adjusted-down/209193/) on 2013-10-18. Retrieved
2015-05-30.
3. Kondology, Amanda (2013-10-22). "TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'Sunday Night Football'
Tops Week 4 With Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers" (https://web.archive.org/web/201310250
11402/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/22/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-sunday-nig
ht-football-tops-week-4-with-adults-18-49-and-total-viewers/210710/). TV by the Numbers.
Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/
10/22/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-sunday-night-football-tops-week-4-with-adults-18-49-and-t
otal-viewers/210710/) on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
4. Evans, Jason (2013-10-14). " 'The Blacklist' Recap, Season 1, Episode 4, 'The Stewmaker' "
(https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/10/14/the-blacklist-recap-season-1-episode-4-the-ste
wmaker/). The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
5. Dyess-Nugent, Phil (2013-10-15). "The Blacklist: "The Stewmaker" " (https://www.avclub.co
m/tvclub/the-blacklist-the-stewmaker-103761). The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved
2015-05-30.

External links
"The Stewmaker" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3173408/) at IMDb

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