Person of Interest season 3, disc 4
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shallownessThe DVD watching continues.
3.13 to 3.16
4C
The Machine, amusingly, didn’t care that John had quit, still saw him as an asset, engineered for him to be in the right place (plane) at the right time and sent him the NOTW. The NOTW was an annoying liar whom several bad guys (including Shaw’s former employers) i.e. most of the first class passengers wanted to kill.
I (wrongly) suspected the nice air hostess of being a threat, too.
Although I was snickering at John’s predicament, his grief over Carter and lashing out at Harold, not to mention Shaw having to deal with people who tried to kill her carried some emotional heft. There was a good balance between dry humour and action – when he wasn't knocking people out, John was basically getting them drunk all episode long.
Provenance
For me, the weakest of these four episodes, because it was so silly. It was entertaining enough, as Team Machine took on and ultimately helped a gymnast thief to carry out a heist (to protect a child!) It was light on the angst, despite John’s best attempts. There was even a droll Interpol agent and Reese, Finch and Shaw all got to dress up for a Gothamesque do.
It was probably the slashiest episode yet, and I say that as someone who watches with gen goggles, who’s in it for the Team feels and the Batman shout-outs.
Last Call
My favourite of the four. I thought it was a better standalone(ish) episode because of the tense premise. Yes, John continued to grieve in such a way that Shaw had to remind him he was in a team, so could he please stop rushing in recklessly? We also got a glimpse of Lionel’s new status after all the HR business – he got a rookie of his own.
The NOTW was an emergency call handler with a past that made her particularly vulnerable – although the pressure point was a kidnapped child – to a mysterious caller who wanted her to delete a day’s worth of calls. The link to a case that Fusco had just picked up was a bit much, but the voice behind it all made for a potential wortht adversary for Harold, who had an excellent episode, forging a real connection with the NOTW (a nice turn from Melissa Sagemiller).
Rad
This returned to the main issues at hand, but in flashback, to the pre-series time when a not quite so mobile Harold had someone who wasn’t John as a ‘partner’ (i.e. he didn’t tell him much either) to respond to the numbers. As was telegraphed by Root. A younger Reese, back partnering crazy Kara was involved, but doubting his orders about the NOTW – another hacker type with a connection to the Machine.
John outclassed Dilinger, his precursor, and saved the NOTW. Shaw got a cameo.
And then in the present, Root turned up at an isolated cabin to bring the hacker back into play (but what about the guy from episode 6, why not use him for this too?) It was all very intriguing, although, not for the first time, I wished I remembered the first season better.
3.13 to 3.16
4C
The Machine, amusingly, didn’t care that John had quit, still saw him as an asset, engineered for him to be in the right place (plane) at the right time and sent him the NOTW. The NOTW was an annoying liar whom several bad guys (including Shaw’s former employers) i.e. most of the first class passengers wanted to kill.
I (wrongly) suspected the nice air hostess of being a threat, too.
Although I was snickering at John’s predicament, his grief over Carter and lashing out at Harold, not to mention Shaw having to deal with people who tried to kill her carried some emotional heft. There was a good balance between dry humour and action – when he wasn't knocking people out, John was basically getting them drunk all episode long.
Provenance
For me, the weakest of these four episodes, because it was so silly. It was entertaining enough, as Team Machine took on and ultimately helped a gymnast thief to carry out a heist (to protect a child!) It was light on the angst, despite John’s best attempts. There was even a droll Interpol agent and Reese, Finch and Shaw all got to dress up for a Gothamesque do.
It was probably the slashiest episode yet, and I say that as someone who watches with gen goggles, who’s in it for the Team feels and the Batman shout-outs.
Last Call
My favourite of the four. I thought it was a better standalone(ish) episode because of the tense premise. Yes, John continued to grieve in such a way that Shaw had to remind him he was in a team, so could he please stop rushing in recklessly? We also got a glimpse of Lionel’s new status after all the HR business – he got a rookie of his own.
The NOTW was an emergency call handler with a past that made her particularly vulnerable – although the pressure point was a kidnapped child – to a mysterious caller who wanted her to delete a day’s worth of calls. The link to a case that Fusco had just picked up was a bit much, but the voice behind it all made for a potential wortht adversary for Harold, who had an excellent episode, forging a real connection with the NOTW (a nice turn from Melissa Sagemiller).
Rad
This returned to the main issues at hand, but in flashback, to the pre-series time when a not quite so mobile Harold had someone who wasn’t John as a ‘partner’ (i.e. he didn’t tell him much either) to respond to the numbers. As was telegraphed by Root. A younger Reese, back partnering crazy Kara was involved, but doubting his orders about the NOTW – another hacker type with a connection to the Machine.
John outclassed Dilinger, his precursor, and saved the NOTW. Shaw got a cameo.
And then in the present, Root turned up at an isolated cabin to bring the hacker back into play (but what about the guy from episode 6, why not use him for this too?) It was all very intriguing, although, not for the first time, I wished I remembered the first season better.
