First appearing inThe Blacklist’s pilot, Boone’s Elizabeth Keen was among the series' primary characters.

Did The Blacklist Quality Dip After Megan Boone Left?

In fact, Boone’s on-screen work has remained relatively quiet since her time onThe Blacklistended.

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Boone then returned to television in 2023 with her appearance on the crime anthology seriesAccused.

Other shows have struggled with this dilemma as well, withYellowstonebeing the most recent example.

While Robin Wright excelled in the lead role, Frank Underwood’s off-screen death was a disappointment.

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When actorTopher Grace leftThat 70s Showin season 7, the series continued with the other beloved characters.

Charlie Sheen was another actor fired for his behavior.

The show continued for four more seasons with Kutcher in the lead role.

Elizabeth Keene’s funeral in season 3 of The Blacklist

The Blacklist is an action/thriller crime-drama TV series on NBC from creator Jon Bokenkamp. The show follows former intelligence officer turned master criminal Raymond Reddington (James Spader) and FBI agent Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone.) Red, one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, known as “The Concierge of Crime,” mysteriously surrenders to the FBI and offers to help them catch a deadly terrorist,  with the condition that he only speaks to Elizabeth- who just so happens to be starting her first day on the job. The two continue to partner to tackle Red’s “Blacklist,” which he offers in exchange for immunity for his past crimes.

Should The Blacklist Have Ended When Megan Boone Left?

Indeed, it is not hard to see whyThe Blacklistdecided to keep going even after Megan Boone’s exit.

Unfortunately, the series lost too much without Boone, and it should have ended with her departure.

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Elizabeth and Reddington’s story should have ended together with the truth finally revealed to her.