Person of Interest: 6,741 (2016)
Season 5, Episode 4
9/10
Simulations
11 March 2024
Shaw has a chip implanted near her brain, but it does not work as expected and she goes to a hospital to have another chip implanted. Out of the blue, she reacts and escapes from her captors. She unsuccessfully tries to remove the chip in the bathroom of a department store in New York City. Then she threatens the life of the clerk Bobby Jackson to call the attention of The Machine. Samaritan's operatives also arrive at the spot, but Reese and Root save her life. They note that Shaw is acting strange, and they go to a subway train, where Root removes the chip. Then they go to Root's apartment, where Finch meets them but do not disclose the location of The Machine. Shaw spends the night with Root, they have sex and on the next morning, Root meets Reese in a diner and tells that Shaw is still strange. However, Root is bugged by Shaw, and she overhears their conversation. Root decides to confront the Samaritan and tells their location at the diner to the Samaritan. It sends two agents to retrieve Shaw, but Reese and Root defeat them and Finch triangulates the call and locates Greer. They capture and bring him to a church, where Shaw tortures him and finds flash drive hidden below the skin in his arm. Finch and Root go to another place to investigate the flash drive, and Reese and Shaw keep watching on Greer. When Shaw is alone with the prisoner, he confronts her, and Shaw shoots him in the head. Reese leaves the church with Shaw and, out of the blue, she has a convulsion and kills Reese. She calls Root and tells that Samaritan's agents killed Reese. Root meets her, Shaw confesses that has killed Reese and commits suicide.

"6,741" is probably the most suspenseful episode of "Person of Interest", totally based on Sameen Shaw, brilliantly performed by Sarah Shahi. Her actions under the power of the chip are terrible, but the final twist is totally unpredictable I believe for any viewer in one of the most intriguing episodes of the series. Unfortunately, there is a totally unnecessary scene to please specific audiences that has nothing to do with this fantastic series that makes this episode great, but not excellent. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "6,741"
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