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While it may have a felt bit jarring to have Person of Interest's two-part Season 4 endgame directly follow a reflective, poignant chapter like the last episode, "Asylum" still took us superbly back into the crosshairs of Samaritan in a big way. And in the spaces where there might have normally been a bunch of flashbacks, Control returned to help ramp up the intensity via a revealing interrogation scene.
I'm predicting a big oncoming collision here, as it's one of the things this series excels at come finale time. Because as of the ending of this episode, Samaritan's located The Machine, some sort of calamity known as "The Correction" is imminent, and Reese, Fusco, and Elias look like their dead in the water. It's possible that Brotherhood story, in ways I can't specifically anticipate, will wrap around into the larger picture. Much like Vigilance did last year. Even if it doesn't though, I like that these final Season 4 episodes are dealing with both of the current major arcs at the same time. And the separation of Team Machine into two separate duos makes for a nice delegating of duties and themes.
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While it may have a felt bit jarring to have Person of Interest's two-part Season 4 endgame directly follow a reflective, poignant chapter like the last episode, "Asylum" still took us superbly back into the crosshairs of Samaritan in a big way. And in the spaces where there might have normally been a bunch of flashbacks, Control returned to help ramp up the intensity via a revealing interrogation scene.
I'm predicting a big oncoming collision here, as it's one of the things this series excels at come finale time. Because as of the ending of this episode, Samaritan's located The Machine, some sort of calamity known as "The Correction" is imminent, and Reese, Fusco, and Elias look like their dead in the water. It's possible that Brotherhood story, in ways I can't specifically anticipate, will wrap around into the larger picture. Much like Vigilance did last year. Even if it doesn't though, I like that these final Season 4 episodes are dealing with both of the current major arcs at the same time. And the separation of Team Machine into two separate duos makes for a nice delegating of duties and themes.
Continue reading…
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