Person Of Interest S04E22 - YHWH FULL REACTION
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Hi Shan, I've been here following your reactions and having a good time rewatching this show. Somehow life got in the way of writing comments about the episodes. I wish I had done a better job keeping you company along the way. Season 4 was overall great. The focus has fully shifted to The Machine vs Samaritan war, but I personally liked the numbers cases too. You see, the numbers never stop coming. The characters can't forget it, and neither should we. Here are some other things I liked throughout the season. The story of Claire (the hacker girl recruited by Samaritan) was interesting as a mirror to that of Root. We got a glimpse of what could have been if Root had met Samaritan first, instead of The Machine. BTW, dropping puzzles "into the wild" and waiting to see who would solve them is a real recruiting technique that big tech companies use. I remember being unsure about the whole The Brotherhood storyline during the original watch. It was a bit distracting from the main story. This time around, I didn't mind it. I appreciated the cleverness of Dominic as a criminal mastermind, and him being a worthy opponent to Elias. In retrospect, his character had to be sufficiently developed to create the right amount of shock when he's killed during The Correction. The show did a good job here. The story, which we saw in flashbacks, of Finch iterating the code of The Machine through versions that were hostile and dangerous, until he managed to create a version that was caring and compassionate to humans was to me one of the highlights of the entire show. This is known as the "friendly AI" or "alignment" problem. There are people working on it in the real world, and it is currently unsolved. The only thing standing between us and a hostile AI apocalypse is... the fact that super-intelligent/super-capable AIs do not yet exist. lol :) We never do see what exactly Finch did to make The Machine friendly (obviously), but we get to appreciate that it took a lot of hard work and determination by Finch. I credit POI with being the first to highlight this problem in the popular media. The episode where we learn about Elias's back story (orphan asylum, and how far back his ties with his right-hand man go) was masterful. The way we said goodbye to Anthony was heartbreaking, but also admirable for the loyalty we saw between him and Elias. The chess game that Elias set up to eventually get Dominic to shoot his own right-hand man (Link) was the epitome of poetic justice. How much this show makes us care about its villains! We saw The Machine and Samaritan speak to each other in their own voices (through human avatars). Something we didn't know we'd want to see three and a half seasons back! The If-Then-Else simulation episode is iconic. It gives one of the best glimpses that I know of what the Super in Super-Intelligent AI might actually mean. About the Shaw-Root reveal in that episode. I've heard that their mutual attraction was planned from very early on. And even their first encounter, in Shaw's introductory episode, on purpose had some sexual undertones. But after that we saw almost nothing about Shaw's sexuality. On my original watch, up until their kiss, I was almost sure that Shaw was a hair away from report Root to Finch's (nonexistent) HR department! :) It was fun to see Root sporadically going on Easter egg hunts at The Machine's instructions. In the finale, we see that they were all pieces that The Machine needed in the final push to save itself. The nature of each token gave a small hint as to its final plan. The first hint was the fact Root needed to get access to a *compression* algorithm developed by Caleb's company (the student that Finch helped back in Season 2). BTW, what a heartening reunion between Caleb and Finch in the finale! The whole climax of the finale was great. It was super touching seeing the last words that The Machine showed Finch. Not to mention, I really liked the clever science-fictional ideas about The Machine actually living in the power line network (under everyone's noses!) and how it worked out a way to save itself. If I'm not mistaken, the show was on the brink of cancellation at the time and this episode could have served as the series finale. On the lighter side, some of the numbers cases were fun. I noticed in particular the episode where an office worker moonlights as a private detective (inspired by The Man in the Suit's story). In that episode, we essentially see the writers admit what the true nature of POI is. It explains how John can win any fight, how Finch can hack any computer, and why the police never catches anyone by itself. POI is at its core a superhero show. John, Finch and the rest of the gang (including villains) have their own superpowers, and the police being mere civilians are never good at their job. Discuss! :-)
igor.kh
2024-09-10 01:01:58 +0000 UTCI find it hilariously annoying how Dominic really had no idea what John and Harold do. He had this notion that they were on Elias's payroll, feeding him information and helping him run the city when nothing could've been further from the truth. He was just as delusional Donnely, who became so paranoid that he actually thought John was an agent for an agency trying to take down the U.S. If he had actually tried to do research on "The Man in the Suit", he would've known about all the people he's saved and crimes he's stopped.
Frank Tremel
2024-09-09 04:29:45 +0000 UTCI don't have any particular comment on this finale, but I do wonder what your expectations are for season 5, any predictions, and how you think the series might end.
El
2024-09-08 21:27:14 +0000 UTCI liked this a lot as a season finale, hated that watching it in real time meant we had to wait a year for season 5 instead of a summer because the network was screwing around. Anyway, I know a lot of people consider season 4 as their favorite but I don't. I felt season 3 (my favorite seaso) had all compelling major players even villains like Simmons. I'd take Simmons, Quinn and Collier over Dominic and his crew any day. I know not all characters can be great but this show manages better writing for a machine and a dog than Dominic, Harper, Iris and a few others this season. Onto the good: Reese and Root in God Mode is always a good time, especially when they're in it at the same time. I absolutely loved Caleb gave Finch anything he needed no explanation needed. In love when numbers show appreciation but I think Finch especially needed that reminder that they touch and improve lives of people as he's been so (understandably) focused and worried about the Machine Wars. Another number who showed appreciation was Elias warning Fusco as the bullets were flying, doesn't matter Fusco was arresting him, Elias shows respect for the times our team helped him. Fusco's life gets put in danger way too much for my liking I'm always worried about him the most in big episodes. I had wanted Grice to become an ally to our team but The Correction was a good way of showing how brutal Samaritan is. And finally I never thought, even after 4 seasons of this show I'd be emotional over a machine but that scene with Finch and The Machine got me good. Can't wait for you to see season 5. What was your over all opinion on season 4 and heading into the final season what is your favorite season out of the 4?
G A
2024-08-28 12:33:24 +0000 UTC
