Warning: Full spoilers for Person of Interest Season 4...
Looking back at what may in fact be the final full 22-episode season of Person of Interest, I'm filled with both sadness and satisfaction. I don't exactly want Season 5 to be the show's final run, nor do I want the show to run for too long. One yearns for that sweet spot where a great series gets to end things at the perfect moment on its own terms.
But we, as viewers, also want/need to know when that end will be. Up until a few weeks ago, Person of Interest's fate was never really in question. Now its fifth season has been pushed to midseason, with a reduced episode order, and CBS is refusing to commit to it being the end. An optimistic omen, but also a frustrating one. Still, it'll be interesting to see how the next 13 episodes play out regardless. End or not. Because, essentially, the reduced order makes way for a POI that's just might be fully serialized. Especially when you consider that the Season 4 finale left the series without its "case of the week" mechanism.
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Looking back at what may in fact be the final full 22-episode season of Person of Interest, I'm filled with both sadness and satisfaction. I don't exactly want Season 5 to be the show's final run, nor do I want the show to run for too long. One yearns for that sweet spot where a great series gets to end things at the perfect moment on its own terms.
But we, as viewers, also want/need to know when that end will be. Up until a few weeks ago, Person of Interest's fate was never really in question. Now its fifth season has been pushed to midseason, with a reduced episode order, and CBS is refusing to commit to it being the end. An optimistic omen, but also a frustrating one. Still, it'll be interesting to see how the next 13 episodes play out regardless. End or not. Because, essentially, the reduced order makes way for a POI that's just might be fully serialized. Especially when you consider that the Season 4 finale left the series without its "case of the week" mechanism.
Continue reading…
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