I was really looking forward to the third season but I was hoping this "Shaw" character will only make some guest appearances not become a regular?.
This season started OK, nothing like the second season opening. I read another review here and I agree with almost everything I read. The story line is too weak, instead of focusing on the people who planted the virus, the show is trying to plant new seeds with new people behind corruption to come back to. Yet the focus is some how shifted to nothing that ties the last two seasons such as the people who wanted to inflict virus in the computer Finch built.
I also can not stand this "Shaw" character played by Sarah Shahi who can't act to save her life. I mean please can someone tell me how is this 5"3 midget girl who has no neck gets to be a " "badass""?. Her acting SUCKS and its make you wonder what is her function in this show?. I don't know what Nolan was thinking when he casted her, there are plenty more believable actress who could have played "Shaw", yet Reese was doing fine with the other two cops Carter and Fusco as back up; even if they added the character of "Zoe Morgan" to the cast it would have been a balance to Reese, because of her resources and there is a chemistry between the two.
The problem is the character of "Shaw", she is now become like this third wheel and gets in the way of the story. This show at the heart is the relationship between Finch and Reese and this little clown "Shaw" is just become like noise in the middle with no purpose, I must admit that I personally don't like "Sarah Shahi" because she is a terrible actress and does not belong on this show, she can stick to movies like "Bullet to the Head" with Sly.
What I miss about the show more of Carter, Fusco and Elias, who we now see less of screen time, because of "Shaw". I like "Elias" who ads flavor to this show, there is less of him now too. I think there is just too many people now and the narrative is not as focused as it was in the first two seasons. I rarely watch regular TV shows but this is one of the most intelligent contemporary shows that touches some of the issues of our computer culture today and its kind of now becoming just another action show.
This season started OK, nothing like the second season opening. I read another review here and I agree with almost everything I read. The story line is too weak, instead of focusing on the people who planted the virus, the show is trying to plant new seeds with new people behind corruption to come back to. Yet the focus is some how shifted to nothing that ties the last two seasons such as the people who wanted to inflict virus in the computer Finch built.
I also can not stand this "Shaw" character played by Sarah Shahi who can't act to save her life. I mean please can someone tell me how is this 5"3 midget girl who has no neck gets to be a " "badass""?. Her acting SUCKS and its make you wonder what is her function in this show?. I don't know what Nolan was thinking when he casted her, there are plenty more believable actress who could have played "Shaw", yet Reese was doing fine with the other two cops Carter and Fusco as back up; even if they added the character of "Zoe Morgan" to the cast it would have been a balance to Reese, because of her resources and there is a chemistry between the two.
The problem is the character of "Shaw", she is now become like this third wheel and gets in the way of the story. This show at the heart is the relationship between Finch and Reese and this little clown "Shaw" is just become like noise in the middle with no purpose, I must admit that I personally don't like "Sarah Shahi" because she is a terrible actress and does not belong on this show, she can stick to movies like "Bullet to the Head" with Sly.
What I miss about the show more of Carter, Fusco and Elias, who we now see less of screen time, because of "Shaw". I like "Elias" who ads flavor to this show, there is less of him now too. I think there is just too many people now and the narrative is not as focused as it was in the first two seasons. I rarely watch regular TV shows but this is one of the most intelligent contemporary shows that touches some of the issues of our computer culture today and its kind of now becoming just another action show.