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Person of Interest 1.11
Person of Interest 1.11 "Super" was an AWESOME episode.
Finch gets coroner/doctor to fix Reese. Carter notices the TOTALLY OBVIOUS tail. Snow makes veiled threats, Carter doesn't back down.
Her first priority at work, other than keeping her actions out of the CIA's spotlight: track down "Burdett." I love it that she wants to be sure she did the right thing in letting Reese escape. Based on what she said to Snow, she's not seeking "the Suit" anymore as part of her job.
Flashback to 2005! Finch jogging and lurking! D'aww, Finch and his ongoing lurkiness. Alicia wants to know more about The Machine; she wants progress. Ingram parries with a number from the Machine. At this point Ingram and Finch both have yellow boxes around them from The Machine's POV.
Back to 2012, and apparently The Machine views Reese as an asset! Hee! "Mister Hayes" is in a wheelchair while Trask, the super, shows him around his new apartment. Trask is voluble, and shares that he used to own nightclubs in Florida and a white bengal tiger.
After Trask leaves, Finch slides out of the woodwork and we get the information-chat that lets us know Reese isn't here just to recuperate. They have a new number: Trask's.
Oh, and Reese wants Finch to keep an eye on Carter while he's "resting up." D'aw. (Which leads me to believe that Reese keeps an eye on her a lot more often than just when her number came up. Which is hilarious, potentially shippy and sort of creepy all at once.)
Trask's official background contains no nightclubs or pet tigers. Reese unpacks his belongings during this conversation: one gun. "I travel light." Hah! This episode had several genuinely funny moments.
Finch informs Reese that Trask has been visiting shady pawn shops that sell guns off the records. So their number is more likely to be perpetrator than victim.
Snow shows up at the Truck of Obvious Spying sans coffee for his minion. Except the minion seems to be unaware of his required allegiance to Snow; he tells Snow that he wasn't aiming to kill Reese because Snow had mentioned questioning Reese. Not so minionized, then. I like this guy, whatever his name is. Anyway, he reports that Carter is catching up on paperwork and staying off her phone and the computer.
Finch brought gifts! Books to read and a housewarming gift of a a donut cushion. To Finch's chagrin, Reese isn't ready to put it to use right away. "You'll thank me later," says Finch. *laughs and laughs*
We get a sort of montage: the two men going through various video and visual and other information. It's clever, the way that the relevant information to this particular case is painted as innocent; plus it works. Ernie Trask fits the (TV) stereotype of stalker far better than the younger, more handsome Mr. Morris.
Reese sends Finch out to do the legwork. Their expressions at that moment made me smile: both so reluctant to trade jobs. Reese takes a hammer to something in the bathroom to allow Finch to sneak in to Trask's apartment. Only Trask gets back there too soon and spots Finch, so Finch has to run in a hobble away quickly sense. (This matches what we've seen of Finch in the field before; he cuts it far too close when he's at work.)
Finch takes an elevator and then gets out just before Trask cuts the power. The security guard stops Finch after Trask calls him, but Reese manages to send some damning information about the guard (who has been stealing jewelry) to Finch's cell phone, allowing Finch to walk away safely.
Back to 2005. Alicia and Nathan Ingram seem to be well-acquainted. Anyway, the number Ingram gave them belongs to a US spy who has turned double agent, selling uranium to Iran. So Deputy Director Weeks wants MORE. More access to The Machine, more control.
Finch spies on all of this by leaving a spy-pen in Ingram's office as he walks out the door.
The Machine's 'brain' has not only facial recognition, but gait analysis. Interesting.
Side thought: The Machine's code was written by Finch, a man deeply suspicious of others. He programmed The Machine to have an interest in self-preservation. Is The Machine as paranoid as Finch? Also, at this point Finch is talking to The Machine. Oh, Finch...
Ingram manages to keep The Machine as it is now, a 'closed system,' in part because of the price: one US dollar. That gives us so much more information about Finch's motivations back then; he wasn't just a hard-headed business man, he had ideals... maybe for humanity as a whole, rather than specific individuals, but still.
2012, and Reese has a gift in return! Basically a master key for Finch to use, to help him get in and out faster. D'aw.
This conversation about Reese wanting to leave the apartment and follow Lilly to work:
HAH! And then the conversation about striking at the eyes! Fantastic!
Carter is tracking Burdett's cell phone locations. She takes a SIM card from a civilian's cell phone inside the precinct and then she 'requisitions' a random man's jacket. Love it; Carter has a lot more shades of gray with this than what we've seen previously. Though considering her work in the military, this isn't all that surprising an aspect.
Fusco and Finch collaborate to throw the CIA off Reese's trail. Or rather, Finch makes a plan and gets Fusco to execute it.
Finch made sure Carter finds him, on his terms. He's not feeling like sharing, but he does give Carter enough information to 1) take care of another number and 2) give her an idea of what he and Reese are trying to do.
Love this conversation: both Carter and Finch are prickly, reserved and feeling a bit of a grudge.
Carter goes to work right away. The Machine turns the number's box red, presumably when it decided that he was the future perpetrator.
Snow is not pleased with his team of goons for losing Carter.
Reese decides that Trask is ready to make his move against Lilly's boyfriend Morris, so he lights his crutch on fire to set off the fire alarm. (I wonder if Trask would have succeeded in killing Morris if Morris had gone ahead with Trask when he asked him?)
Lilly gets a series of text messages, Finch reads them and assumes Trask has gotten to the point of violence against her. So Reese goes in and threatens Trask, but...
Trask isn't the stalker! Dun dun DUN! It's Morris! And he's inside Lilly's apartment!
Finch goes charging in there with his poky fingers at the ready! *giggles* His face when that move worked was just hilarious. Then Trask comes along and gets in a punch before being stabbed in the arm and then Reese then shows up and uses his crutches as part of his arsenal of weapons! And he throws the dude out the window!
The jewelry-robbing security guard gets arrested, Morris is hauled away in an ambulance and everyone is okay! Hurrah! And it turns out Trask wasn't such a lying windbag; he actually did own the cat and the nightclubs, but he's in witness protection. And poor Reese feels annoyed that Finch is just that good with computers.
As for the other two storylines, Snow is thrown off the scent, just as Finch planned. And Carter disarms the other number before he can shoot the banker who signed the papers taking away his house.
2005 again: Ingram wants to know how The Machine picked that number, so Finch explains. And as we move out, we see that Ingram now has the note possible threat detected next to his name. Nicely ambiguous.
So, yeah, such a fantastic episode! EEEEEEEE! I want more!
Y'all need to watch this show.
Finch gets coroner/doctor to fix Reese. Carter notices the TOTALLY OBVIOUS tail. Snow makes veiled threats, Carter doesn't back down.
Her first priority at work, other than keeping her actions out of the CIA's spotlight: track down "Burdett." I love it that she wants to be sure she did the right thing in letting Reese escape. Based on what she said to Snow, she's not seeking "the Suit" anymore as part of her job.
Flashback to 2005! Finch jogging and lurking! D'aww, Finch and his ongoing lurkiness. Alicia wants to know more about The Machine; she wants progress. Ingram parries with a number from the Machine. At this point Ingram and Finch both have yellow boxes around them from The Machine's POV.
Back to 2012, and apparently The Machine views Reese as an asset! Hee! "Mister Hayes" is in a wheelchair while Trask, the super, shows him around his new apartment. Trask is voluble, and shares that he used to own nightclubs in Florida and a white bengal tiger.
After Trask leaves, Finch slides out of the woodwork and we get the information-chat that lets us know Reese isn't here just to recuperate. They have a new number: Trask's.
Oh, and Reese wants Finch to keep an eye on Carter while he's "resting up." D'aw. (Which leads me to believe that Reese keeps an eye on her a lot more often than just when her number came up. Which is hilarious, potentially shippy and sort of creepy all at once.)
Trask's official background contains no nightclubs or pet tigers. Reese unpacks his belongings during this conversation: one gun. "I travel light." Hah! This episode had several genuinely funny moments.
Finch informs Reese that Trask has been visiting shady pawn shops that sell guns off the records. So their number is more likely to be perpetrator than victim.
Snow shows up at the Truck of Obvious Spying sans coffee for his minion. Except the minion seems to be unaware of his required allegiance to Snow; he tells Snow that he wasn't aiming to kill Reese because Snow had mentioned questioning Reese. Not so minionized, then. I like this guy, whatever his name is. Anyway, he reports that Carter is catching up on paperwork and staying off her phone and the computer.
Finch brought gifts! Books to read and a housewarming gift of a a donut cushion. To Finch's chagrin, Reese isn't ready to put it to use right away. "You'll thank me later," says Finch. *laughs and laughs*
We get a sort of montage: the two men going through various video and visual and other information. It's clever, the way that the relevant information to this particular case is painted as innocent; plus it works. Ernie Trask fits the (TV) stereotype of stalker far better than the younger, more handsome Mr. Morris.
Reese sends Finch out to do the legwork. Their expressions at that moment made me smile: both so reluctant to trade jobs. Reese takes a hammer to something in the bathroom to allow Finch to sneak in to Trask's apartment. Only Trask gets back there too soon and spots Finch, so Finch has to run in a hobble away quickly sense. (This matches what we've seen of Finch in the field before; he cuts it far too close when he's at work.)
Finch takes an elevator and then gets out just before Trask cuts the power. The security guard stops Finch after Trask calls him, but Reese manages to send some damning information about the guard (who has been stealing jewelry) to Finch's cell phone, allowing Finch to walk away safely.
Back to 2005. Alicia and Nathan Ingram seem to be well-acquainted. Anyway, the number Ingram gave them belongs to a US spy who has turned double agent, selling uranium to Iran. So Deputy Director Weeks wants MORE. More access to The Machine, more control.
Finch spies on all of this by leaving a spy-pen in Ingram's office as he walks out the door.
The Machine's 'brain' has not only facial recognition, but gait analysis. Interesting.
Side thought: The Machine's code was written by Finch, a man deeply suspicious of others. He programmed The Machine to have an interest in self-preservation. Is The Machine as paranoid as Finch? Also, at this point Finch is talking to The Machine. Oh, Finch...
Ingram manages to keep The Machine as it is now, a 'closed system,' in part because of the price: one US dollar. That gives us so much more information about Finch's motivations back then; he wasn't just a hard-headed business man, he had ideals... maybe for humanity as a whole, rather than specific individuals, but still.
2012, and Reese has a gift in return! Basically a master key for Finch to use, to help him get in and out faster. D'aw.
This conversation about Reese wanting to leave the apartment and follow Lilly to work:
Reese: I'm getting pretty good at this thing. (the wheelchair)
Finch: Yes, I'm sure the CIA will be deeply impressed when they shoot you.
Reese: Just feeling a little restless here, Finch.
Finch: Use the cushion!
HAH! And then the conversation about striking at the eyes! Fantastic!
Carter is tracking Burdett's cell phone locations. She takes a SIM card from a civilian's cell phone inside the precinct and then she 'requisitions' a random man's jacket. Love it; Carter has a lot more shades of gray with this than what we've seen previously. Though considering her work in the military, this isn't all that surprising an aspect.
Fusco and Finch collaborate to throw the CIA off Reese's trail. Or rather, Finch makes a plan and gets Fusco to execute it.
Finch made sure Carter finds him, on his terms. He's not feeling like sharing, but he does give Carter enough information to 1) take care of another number and 2) give her an idea of what he and Reese are trying to do.
Love this conversation: both Carter and Finch are prickly, reserved and feeling a bit of a grudge.
Carter goes to work right away. The Machine turns the number's box red, presumably when it decided that he was the future perpetrator.
Snow is not pleased with his team of goons for losing Carter.
Reese decides that Trask is ready to make his move against Lilly's boyfriend Morris, so he lights his crutch on fire to set off the fire alarm. (I wonder if Trask would have succeeded in killing Morris if Morris had gone ahead with Trask when he asked him?)
Lilly gets a series of text messages, Finch reads them and assumes Trask has gotten to the point of violence against her. So Reese goes in and threatens Trask, but...
Trask isn't the stalker! Dun dun DUN! It's Morris! And he's inside Lilly's apartment!
Finch goes charging in there with his poky fingers at the ready! *giggles* His face when that move worked was just hilarious. Then Trask comes along and gets in a punch before being stabbed in the arm and then Reese then shows up and uses his crutches as part of his arsenal of weapons! And he throws the dude out the window!
The jewelry-robbing security guard gets arrested, Morris is hauled away in an ambulance and everyone is okay! Hurrah! And it turns out Trask wasn't such a lying windbag; he actually did own the cat and the nightclubs, but he's in witness protection. And poor Reese feels annoyed that Finch is just that good with computers.
As for the other two storylines, Snow is thrown off the scent, just as Finch planned. And Carter disarms the other number before he can shoot the banker who signed the papers taking away his house.
2005 again: Ingram wants to know how The Machine picked that number, so Finch explains. And as we move out, we see that Ingram now has the note possible threat detected next to his name. Nicely ambiguous.
So, yeah, such a fantastic episode! EEEEEEEE! I want more!
Y'all need to watch this show.