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rose_griffes) wrote2013-04-08 08:11 pm
rose_griffes) wrote2013-04-08 08:11 pm
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Spoilers for Person of Interest 2.19 "Trojan Horse" and some other recent episodes:
I haven't posted about Person of Interest in a while, though not for lack of interest. Just real life stuff. And there's a smidge of 'not quite as excited' mixed in there as well, I'll admit. So if that's not what you want to read, skip this first part.
Beecher's storyline ended this past week, and I'm somewhat disappointed in it as a whole. It wouldn't have taken many changes in the writing for me to like his part in the story more than I did, such as not making him act like a controlling jerk with Carter. Going back and forth about whether or not he was working for HR I can deal with, but even if he's the most perfect cop ever, I'm not going to want him around Carter if he's a hot-headed jerk who overrides what she wants. Grabbing her car keys and announcing what he can't let her do? NOPE.
And Shaw: I do like her better in small doses, although I wouldn't yet go so far as to say I'm fond of her. Which is a shame, because I loved Shahi's work as Dani Reese on Life.
Also, STAAAAAAAANTON! I miss her.
The biggest recent factor in the show slump for me has simply been less interaction between Reese and Fusco, and Reese and Carter. I think the writers must have made a concerted effort through mid-season two to get the team working together well, and now that it's been established, and they have other plot-related things to take care, the crafting of interactions has fallen by the wayside a bit... and I miss it.
Fusco needs a whole lot more screen time to make up for the recent lack of it, aie. I think he's been completely absent for two episodes for these post-prison episodes.
And now the usual mostly-pleased flailing in random order about this week.
I liked Monica Jacobs quite a bit. Her interactions with both Reese and Finch were enjoyable; Bear got plot-related stuff to do, and Reese actually had a smile on his face while teasing Finch about his competency kink in connection with Monica.
Ooh, and Fusco's 'chat' with Beecher in the men's room. Eeeeeeexcellent.
Return of Elias and his chess set, hurrah. I really liked both of his times onscreen. Beecher was an adorably naive puppy. His godfather Alonzo Quinn is COLD. If Simmons thinks you're cold? Yeah, really cold.
I like Carter's growing relationships with both Finch and Fusco. Fusco especially, although you'd think by now that giving Carter a warning about what not to do is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. (I'm pretty sure I've said exactly this before, in fact.)
The mysterious Mr. Greer shows up again, getting Monica's boss to kill himself. Greer wants to know who the individual is who penetrated his system. And we get the information that the worm Greer had Stanton introduce was probably meant to target the Machine. Dun dun DUUUUUNNNN!
The pieces are in place for a wild season two wrap-up; hopefully Reese will actually talk to Carter and Fusco at some point before the end of it. *sigh*
Suppose Fusco will live through this one? (Heh, I had to bring it up again, since I was doing a Fusco death watch last season. And he lived! To my great surprise!)
I haven't posted about Person of Interest in a while, though not for lack of interest. Just real life stuff. And there's a smidge of 'not quite as excited' mixed in there as well, I'll admit. So if that's not what you want to read, skip this first part.
Beecher's storyline ended this past week, and I'm somewhat disappointed in it as a whole. It wouldn't have taken many changes in the writing for me to like his part in the story more than I did, such as not making him act like a controlling jerk with Carter. Going back and forth about whether or not he was working for HR I can deal with, but even if he's the most perfect cop ever, I'm not going to want him around Carter if he's a hot-headed jerk who overrides what she wants. Grabbing her car keys and announcing what he can't let her do? NOPE.
And Shaw: I do like her better in small doses, although I wouldn't yet go so far as to say I'm fond of her. Which is a shame, because I loved Shahi's work as Dani Reese on Life.
Also, STAAAAAAAANTON! I miss her.
The biggest recent factor in the show slump for me has simply been less interaction between Reese and Fusco, and Reese and Carter. I think the writers must have made a concerted effort through mid-season two to get the team working together well, and now that it's been established, and they have other plot-related things to take care, the crafting of interactions has fallen by the wayside a bit... and I miss it.
Fusco needs a whole lot more screen time to make up for the recent lack of it, aie. I think he's been completely absent for two episodes for these post-prison episodes.
And now the usual mostly-pleased flailing in random order about this week.
I liked Monica Jacobs quite a bit. Her interactions with both Reese and Finch were enjoyable; Bear got plot-related stuff to do, and Reese actually had a smile on his face while teasing Finch about his competency kink in connection with Monica.
Ooh, and Fusco's 'chat' with Beecher in the men's room. Eeeeeeexcellent.
Return of Elias and his chess set, hurrah. I really liked both of his times onscreen. Beecher was an adorably naive puppy. His godfather Alonzo Quinn is COLD. If Simmons thinks you're cold? Yeah, really cold.
I like Carter's growing relationships with both Finch and Fusco. Fusco especially, although you'd think by now that giving Carter a warning about what not to do is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. (I'm pretty sure I've said exactly this before, in fact.)
The mysterious Mr. Greer shows up again, getting Monica's boss to kill himself. Greer wants to know who the individual is who penetrated his system. And we get the information that the worm Greer had Stanton introduce was probably meant to target the Machine. Dun dun DUUUUUNNNN!
The pieces are in place for a wild season two wrap-up; hopefully Reese will actually talk to Carter and Fusco at some point before the end of it. *sigh*
Suppose Fusco will live through this one? (Heh, I had to bring it up again, since I was doing a Fusco death watch last season. And he lived! To my great surprise!)
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I like Shaw ( Love Sarah S...first saw her on Life and loved her right away. ) But there wasn't enough Reese in that intro episode. But I'm very happy that she has made Root her "hobby"...should be pretty interesting!
I really liked Monica, I felt she was a little more realistic than some of the other people that Reese and Finch have helped. Plus the connection she and Finch shared was a nice touch..finally someone who spoke his 'language' and understood his thought processes.
I won't miss Beecher...I got tired of the whole 'will they/won't they' nature of his relationship with Carter. He struck me as a character who was introduced for the sole purpose of discouraging the Reese/Carter fans of the show, and not much else. So, of course, he had to be killed by HR!
I think this has been a pretty strong second season, no 'shark jumping' like other shows...(I would cite "Hawaii 5-0" as a prime example!) My wish list for the end of the season is that Shaw finds Root, we somehow get rid of Hersh and the mysterious Office of Special Counsel thug and that they don't do something stupid with Grace.
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I wish the writing had been more consistent with Beecher. Whatever the writers intended, I was hoping that he would be someone I could root for. Or at least someone I could hate. :) Instead I just felt sort of blah about him, and I don't think it was the actor's fault.
I don't know if I want to get rid of Hersh just yet, but I definitely don't want the show to do something stupid with Grace. *keeps fingers crossed*
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Same here. I have been a really bad lj friend lately - I can't bring myself to communicate with people. I'll try to catch up on some conversations today.
giving Carter a warning about what not to do is like waving a red flag in front of a bull
And I LIKE that about her!
Suppose Fusco will live through this one?
Woah, it never even occurred to me that they might kill off Fusco. Whole new paradigm.
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I was absolutely certain he would be dead before the end of season one. Not me wishing his death, but come on--characters like him have their doom coded into their fictional DNA. And then he shocked me and lived!
I don't think they'll kill him off now, but it is a bit odd just how often he gets left out of episodes.
Heh, I like Carter's hot-headedness as well. Fusco needs to figure that out and stop accidentally pushing against that aspect of her character.