The biggest obstacle to Tom leaving The Blacklist has been his relationship with Elizabeth and their new daughter.
A strained relationship between Tom and Elizabeth in the beginning of Season 3 could be the perfect way to ease Ryan Eggold out of The Blacklist and into Redemption.
The Blacklist was never going to give them a white picket fence, but there was a brief window during Season 3 that was surprisingly optimistic.
At the end of Season 3, they kind of for a moment…got a glimpse of their dream coming true.