But as it happens, Liz is most definitely Red’s daughter, and so she’s got to confront that knowledge head-on.
And in her mind, the best way to do that is to put all of her energy into cementing herself as the best FBI agent she can be, which is the reason she ended up on Red’s path in the first place, but still.
There’s no denying that Liz has gotten into some crazy situations in the past that definitely wouldn’t have happened had she been born to a bookkeeper in Alabama that didn’t shun parental responsibilities.
Whatever gets her mind right is the correct decision.