It's confrontation time
Apr. 29th, 2015 11:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ellestraThe last few episodes of Person of Interest were all about the relationships on the show. They were giving us more in depth look at the connections between the characters and how those relationships evolved. And then we got the action.
The whole thing with Reese and Carter broke me (t was so good to see Taraji again). The revelation how her death broke him also let me understand why he kept going to therapy after it stopped being mandatory. All the things he never said to Carter. The feelings he never knew how to express. It was heartbreaking to see the reality he wish he had and the harsh truth of what it really was. He never got the connection with Carter to be what he really wanted it to be because he never shown her the person he was. And that inability to connect almost cost him his life until the guy he once blackmailed to do his bidding started to worry and came to save him. And now Reese learned his lesson. He even said nice things to Fusco.
Root and Harold went from polar opposites, enemies trying to eliminate each other to friends. Not that long ago Root drugged, kidnapped and almost killed Harold. She traumatised him by murdering people along the way. Just a little while ago Harold had her committed to an insane asylum and then kept her locked in cage. Now he no only trusts her but also won't leave her in danger. And she would kill for him, she would jeopardise the Machine to keep him safe. Even when he thwarts her plan, forces her to abandon it by swallowing the poison meant for another she makes sure he cannot endanger himself any more.
They are still essentially themselves. Root always had ability to have friends - she started on her path by avenging one - she just detached herself from people so far she only saw bad code. It took Harold creation to show her world through Harold's empathy but she stills cares for some more than others. Harold values every life and abhors people who don't and fears AI could never truly understand why humans are important. But he is able to learn to trust Root and through her trust the AI he created. And see that it too can value others above itself and sacrifice itself for them. Just like it taught Root to do.
I also loved the banter between Harold and Root. It was always good but now their jabs are filled with love so they are funnier.
So now we came to the big confrontations - between Machine and her people and Samaritan and his and between the two gangsters Dominic and Elias.
I’m pretty sure Machine knew where Samaritan were headquarters before. I also think she knew it was too dangerous for Root to go there which is why she wanted Root to stop asking about Shaw. She couldn’t find a way to rescue Shaw without killing the others. She just tried to keep them safe because they are not interchangeable.
She only told Root because Root blackmailed her. Unlike Harold Root always believed that Machine cares about all of them and therefore will try to keep them alive not just because they are useful but because they week matter to her. So Root knew Machine cared and used it against her in a kind of kindergarden blackmail when you go and get yourself sick to spite your mum (hurting her by hurting yourself) and she got what she wanted.
But I think that Machine also knew that this would eventually happen - Root would learn where Shaw was and tried to save her no matter what and Machine would have to rescue her by revealing her location. Machine stalled that as long as she could because she needed time to get all the things she needed to survive. All the weird objects Root was collecting will came handy pretty soon.
Also Shaw didn't really turn or Samaritan people would know about the Subway station base and all the aliases.
Control called the Machine gang friends. She's one of the Machine's people too now. Aww. I knew they could be BFFs.
I thought the Elias-Dominic confrontation was the weakest part of the episode but that’s because I saw the twist from a mile away. I love Elias and Dominic is usually pretty awesome too - both are smart, calculating and ruthless - but this was a pretty obvious trap. Elias’ suggestions about knowing how it feels to get your best friend killed were pretty obvious threat and Link’s lack of reaction to the fact that Dominic knows who was the mole should've sealed it. I was disappointed Dominic didn’t realise it was a set up.
Season finale next week. It looks like this will be the week for an AIs culling humanity to make the world of their design.
The whole thing with Reese and Carter broke me (t was so good to see Taraji again). The revelation how her death broke him also let me understand why he kept going to therapy after it stopped being mandatory. All the things he never said to Carter. The feelings he never knew how to express. It was heartbreaking to see the reality he wish he had and the harsh truth of what it really was. He never got the connection with Carter to be what he really wanted it to be because he never shown her the person he was. And that inability to connect almost cost him his life until the guy he once blackmailed to do his bidding started to worry and came to save him. And now Reese learned his lesson. He even said nice things to Fusco.
Root and Harold went from polar opposites, enemies trying to eliminate each other to friends. Not that long ago Root drugged, kidnapped and almost killed Harold. She traumatised him by murdering people along the way. Just a little while ago Harold had her committed to an insane asylum and then kept her locked in cage. Now he no only trusts her but also won't leave her in danger. And she would kill for him, she would jeopardise the Machine to keep him safe. Even when he thwarts her plan, forces her to abandon it by swallowing the poison meant for another she makes sure he cannot endanger himself any more.
They are still essentially themselves. Root always had ability to have friends - she started on her path by avenging one - she just detached herself from people so far she only saw bad code. It took Harold creation to show her world through Harold's empathy but she stills cares for some more than others. Harold values every life and abhors people who don't and fears AI could never truly understand why humans are important. But he is able to learn to trust Root and through her trust the AI he created. And see that it too can value others above itself and sacrifice itself for them. Just like it taught Root to do.
I also loved the banter between Harold and Root. It was always good but now their jabs are filled with love so they are funnier.
So now we came to the big confrontations - between Machine and her people and Samaritan and his and between the two gangsters Dominic and Elias.
I’m pretty sure Machine knew where Samaritan were headquarters before. I also think she knew it was too dangerous for Root to go there which is why she wanted Root to stop asking about Shaw. She couldn’t find a way to rescue Shaw without killing the others. She just tried to keep them safe because they are not interchangeable.
She only told Root because Root blackmailed her. Unlike Harold Root always believed that Machine cares about all of them and therefore will try to keep them alive not just because they are useful but because they week matter to her. So Root knew Machine cared and used it against her in a kind of kindergarden blackmail when you go and get yourself sick to spite your mum (hurting her by hurting yourself) and she got what she wanted.
But I think that Machine also knew that this would eventually happen - Root would learn where Shaw was and tried to save her no matter what and Machine would have to rescue her by revealing her location. Machine stalled that as long as she could because she needed time to get all the things she needed to survive. All the weird objects Root was collecting will came handy pretty soon.
Also Shaw didn't really turn or Samaritan people would know about the Subway station base and all the aliases.
Control called the Machine gang friends. She's one of the Machine's people too now. Aww. I knew they could be BFFs.
I thought the Elias-Dominic confrontation was the weakest part of the episode but that’s because I saw the twist from a mile away. I love Elias and Dominic is usually pretty awesome too - both are smart, calculating and ruthless - but this was a pretty obvious trap. Elias’ suggestions about knowing how it feels to get your best friend killed were pretty obvious threat and Link’s lack of reaction to the fact that Dominic knows who was the mole should've sealed it. I was disappointed Dominic didn’t realise it was a set up.
Season finale next week. It looks like this will be the week for an AIs culling humanity to make the world of their design.
