By Ken Parker
CBS - Tuesdays
Initial Thoughts – My initial
thoughts on Person of Interest back before season 1 aired was
that this was basically an Equalizer clone. This is not a bad
thing but depending on how it went, would depend on if I would
continue to watch it. Very soon it was obvious that the series is
more sci-fi than I thought and was so important as it is all about
privacy, identities and personal freedoms. A machine that can scan
and predict future actions is not that sci-fi for our today's
society. This show soon became one of my favorites and this season
has promoted it to my favorite.
The Plot – The strengths of POI
is stories and characters. The characters have been beautifully
crafted and all compliment one another. From Shaw, Carter, Fusco and
Root, this supporting cast work perfectly with Reese and Finch. Some
of this is casting, some, writing. Throw these characters into
different situations, some funny, others serious and you can do no
wrong. The show deals with a lot of flashbacks that fill in the gaps
and gives the viewers some idea on why these characters are the way
they are. It does this with amazing detail and stays true to the
characters.
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The Highlights – WOW. The three part
story which sees tragedy and conclusion to a couple of ongoing plot
lines was an incredible and tense 3 hours. Just when you thought a
character might get killed off, they survive but in the next episode,
someone is not so lucky. Then the characters must deal with their
own demons and get it together to deal with a bigger issue that Root
keeps going on about. Amy Acker, Sarah Shahi, Michael Emerson, Jim
Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson and Kevin Chapman deserve much of the
credit for an incredible season but the creators and writers are
right there as well in producing an amazing show.
The Future – The show has slowly
revealed information about the machine and the world around it. The
show has not moved too fast to unload all of its secrets but is
revealing enough to keep it fresh and exciting. I can't imagine
where this show is going now as so much has been unpredictable. What
is the machine? Is there another? How is Root involved? Will Shaw
smile? It is all good. The show is doing well in the ratings.
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