bassmanpro Reviews

Person of Interest: Root Path (2014) Season 3, Episode 17

One of the very best POI episodes

[10/10 · 19 February 2018]

I don't know who exactly had the idea of creating the Root character, but whoever this is, this person is a pure genius. Though I loved the show straight from pilot, I found it even much more interesting when Root was introduced (then gradually became on of the main characters).

This episode is focused on Root. Her major action is what is happening today and regarding tomorrow's threats, but also her past. The richness of this episode still blows me. It could have been directed by Mr Spielberg : there is EVERYTHING in this episode : (much) fun, (much) action, redemption, danger, violence, intelligence, strategy, etc.

It's in this episode one may realize that probably no actress except Amy Acker could have impersonated Root in this show. She acts it awesomely, at a point when one may wonder where does Amy stop and when does Root begin. She plays so naturally.

Great, great, great episode, including the starting point of a huge danger that is coming. This episode can be watched standalone if you didn't watch the previous episodes and seasons, but of course, having watched them will help understanding the subtle elements.

Producers : please bring POI back to life !

Person of Interest: Return 0 (2016) Season 5, Episode 13

Bittersweet ending, but so great

[10/10 · 19 February 2018]

POI has been (and still remains) my favorite TV show. Ever. I still keep on rewatching it in full, twice a year.

What could we expect when a channel decided the show had to be cancelled, and that the storyline of such a story had to find its end in only half a season ?

They did, and they did it well. Changes in the story arc had appeared gradually through the seasons. Always more surprise, more unpredictable events, more intensity. By the end of this last season, the changes are even more impressive. And this season finale episode is their apogee.

These final scenes seem so real and unreal simultaneously. And what if all this was just a simulation ? Some familiar characters in this show had already asked that question.

There are good and bad things in this finale. Fun and sad things. And love. And hate. As usual. But the best of it is that, with an open mind, anyone can imagine what will happen afterwards, to each his/her own way.

Many excellent shows had poor, dumb, disappointing endings. This one is not at all. Best way to pay tribute to such an understanding show.