Michelle when was Tom abusive other than when she found out who he was? He had a job and happened to have fallen in love. What about Elizabeth who had him chained for 4 months? Now that is abusive.

You know Tom was abusive to Liz, and that is wrong! How can you justify that is beyond me! Would you be with someone that is abusive just because they drive a Mustang?!

I’m with James- Liz needs Tom and the show needs their love story – Red’s a great character but needs a romantic and formidable pair to play off of, and Ressler etc.won’t cut it. Just hope the writers don’t screw it up by killing Tom or making him a bad guy again – been there, done that. It’s cool to have a knight in tarnished armor, and Tom fits the bill.
Besides, he drives a Mustang!

Totally agreed – I think there’s a whole lot that the writers can yet do with this story. The relationship arc is the one thing that has really made the back half of the season interesting, given how badly overplayed & stale the Red/Liz angle has gotten.

I disagree – Tom is the most interesting character in the show after Red and the Tom/Liz arc helps to humanize Liz. As for Red and Liz, a big part of why the rating are down is we’ve seen far too much of the Liz & Red show – when she’s being manipulated anymore, it just comes across that she’s being petulant. Given how shot-through with traitors the AG, the FBI and the CIA are, my guess is Liz is going to have to leave the FBI, similar to how Red left the Navy. She’s going to need a sidekick who is actually interesting, unlike Ressler, and she also needs someone loyal only to her, not Red and not the government (which can no longer be trusted, according to the series anyway).