Person of Interest.

nighttimer said:

So far, I'm not feeling the new normal for Person of Interest.

This whole "hide in plain sight" scenario while doing the exact same thing that got us in this mess in the first place is ridiculous. Of course Reese would get antsy trying to lay low, but dragging the rest of the team back into action is just dumb. I can't buy it.

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Yeah, it's totally in-character for Reese but I wouldn't have minded if maybe Shaw had been like, "Look, guys, I'm just going to lie low and sell some makeup for awhile." I do buy that Finch would ultimately be dragged back in, though.

For me, the big positive of the first three episodes has been the resurgence of Reese. Post-HR, he was getting kinda lost, but he's been front-and-center this season.

@playground: This show has some of the best music cues. My favorite is Johnny Cash's "Hurt" from "The Devil's Share." I think I read somewhere that there would be flashbacks at some point.

Wow. Wow. Oh, wow, I was SO not expecting that twist! I love this show....

I know!

And can we get more Elias, pleeeeeaaase! Deep down inside, he's Veronica Mars' dad still, right?

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Glad to see more of Elias.

Surprised to find out the identity of The Brotherhood's leader, but not surprised about the DEA agent.

Trust is a strange thing.

For me, it's been better than the end of last season was.

I like it. A solid season so far.

playground said:

*Covers eyes*

I am like three episodes behind (last episode I saw, Finch got the bat cave up and running). How's the season been so far, with no spoilers of course please? I'm stoked to catch up soon.

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Very minor spoilers, just in terms of who's in the episode.

The next two episodes are a great one-two punch. Episode four centers on the Brotherhood (and the mysterious Dominic). It feels almost like a season one throwback with a nifty twist.

Five has a great plot and is Root-centric. Depending on how you feel about her, it could be the highlight of the season. (It was for me.) It also has some great scenes with Reese and a therapist. It's definitely the most intense so far.

Six was just okay for me, but still enjoyable and it's got the biggest dose of Elias in a long time.

As a whole, it's been a great start for me. Samaritan has been present, but that storyline hasn't taken over the show completely. Reese has felt more involved and like last season, it feels like we're building toward something big.

So far I've seen two episodes - the last two - and I'm hooked. I don't know what is going on exactly but I'm looking forward to figuring it out.

DANG!

Elias and Dominic = Formidable Foes indeed.

A man is not a river and you are not a king.

What a great line. Dominic is the best kind of villain, for my money. Smart, patient, but when he wants to be, ruthless as all get out. The fact that his motto is "Every man dies." not "Every man dies, it's how you live that counts." says everything. Love him.

Not sure about Dominic. I hope he's not been brought in as a way to off Elias. I would enjoy more interaction between them, though, especially if Dominic's presence forces Elias into a position where he's helping "the team" (wittingly or not).

I often wonder how Elias would react if he found out what the team was doing and learned about "The Machine." (The Machine who saved his life.)

But... Anthony!!! Just as I was starting to trust you, dude.

I'm so glad they didn't kill Elias. I can't even imagine the show without that guy!

By the way, this may have already come up in this thread, but I only just found out that the actor who plays Greer is John Nolan, uncle of the creator of the show Jonathan Nolan and his brother Christopher Nolan, the guy responsible for the Batman movies and Inception. I'd seen the name in the credits for years and always thought there might be a connection, but I never Googled it until today. Huh! That's quite a family!

Managed to get caught up on this series over the summer and love every second of it, but I have a question for POI fans that should probably go in a book recommendations thread but given its specific nature I thought I'd ask it here.

Are there any books out there that have a similar theme to S4x02's epic Nautilus? Not just conspiracy thrillers, but stuff with a little high tech element and the life or death stakes that this episode has given us. Kind of like The Da Vinci Code, only ideally a lot better and with more sci-fi.

I'd love to hear what suggestions you guys can come up with.

I am assuming (and you know how well that goes ) after New Years. The holidays are almost always reruns for most shows.

And...I'm totally wrong! New episode tonight. Where's the bat signal when one needs it????

DreamWeaver said:

And...I'm totally wrong! New episode tonight. Where's the bat signal when one needs it????

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Some weird schedule going on here. I think this is the first part of this year's trilogy (like last year's HR arc), even though there's going to be a 3-week gap... yeah, someone really needs to explain how trilogies work to CBS.

But hey, last night's episode was pretty good and a solid showcase of how different this show is than other CBS shows. Kind of hard to judge it without seeing the episodes it's setting up, though.

Also, the previous episode, with Elias, was one of the best in the series for me. Great parallelism to Elias's first appearance and just superb cinematography there.

The promos ask, "Will anyone survive?" I'm going to take a wild guess: yes, someone will survive.

Can't wait to see what POI brings for 2015.