Person of Interest is back!
Now, first things first, I have not seen any previews, interviews or any spoilers what so ever regarding this season. I have no idea what to expect. And I tend to avoid spoilers when it comes to shows I love, so I intend to stay as unsploiled as possible.
I have to say I'm very excited for this season! I love shows that continue to build their world and put the stakes higher each season. POI started with a very simple premise and look how far it's come! It has become one of the most relevant tv shows on television since the world it portrays is not as fictional as we believed it was. I do wonder though how far on the global scale the show's world will go. A lot of shows tend to have very global concerns (a.k.a apocalypse) but only deal with it locally where only handful of people are actually aware of the situation (like Fringe, Supernatural, Buffy to name a few), so I wonder how far POI will go. The opening scene shows that there are people who are aware of what's going on but it looks like these people will be found quickly by Samaritan's/Decima's agents and killed. Yes, it establishes how difficult it is to fight against something that knows your every move but it also prevents global awarenesss.
The case of the week is not very interesting, and it mostly serves as a way to get the gang back together. But I think it would have been fun to explore the dynamics of the team being separate a bit longer. Initially Harold is not interested in the new number as he is intent on surviving. I guess maybe he also feels betrayed by the Machine since 1) it has been speaking to Root so freely but not him and 2) because it told him to do something that goes against his moral code and the reason he began looking into the irrelevant list in the first place; to help people. Shaw, on the other hand is getting bored so she is more willing to help John but holds her own survival in higher regard than saving someone else. But John... The only reason he is still alive is because of Harold and the work he was given. Without the numbers, he has nothing so what's he got to lose?
The new identities the team has. Of course Harold would be a professor and John as a detective makes sense as well. He needs a purpose, that's a defining characteristic of his personality, and being a detective allows him to continue to help people. Although it becomes very clear during the episode that it's not enough. He is not willing to follow the rules, even if it places him in danger. But Shaw in customer service? Root, what were you thinking? Or I guess it was the Machine that made the identities, but still. I mean, yes, it is very entertaining to watch, but that is probably the worst place to put Shaw in. Also, what is Root doing when she's not giving inspirational speeches to Harold or Shaw?
I hope we see more Elias this season. The character is interesting and oh my god, Enrico Colantoni, how do you act?? I love watching him on my screen. I actually saw the first 2 seasons of POI before I ever saw Veronica Mars and I have to say, as amazing as Keith Mars is, it took me a long time to relax around the character because of the impact Enrico had made on me as Elias.
Who is this Romeo and what is Shaw going to do with this group of people? I guess it's going to help with her boredom but since Root was so insistent that Shaw meet him I'm gonna guess that there's a bigger picture we're not seeing yet.
It will be interesting to see how Fusco's role will fuction this season since I'm guessing most of it will focus on Samaritan and the fight between two "gods" and he has absolutely no idea what is going on in the world. Also this episode made me miss Carter (oh god, the moment John put his stuff on her old desk) beause it would be really interesting to see her reaction to Samaritan and everything else that is going on since she guessed the truth about the Machine before she died.
So looks like the team is fully back in business now. Looks like the Machine gave Harold a base they can work from and thanks to Ali they can communicate without Samaritan hearing it. This season should be a fun ride!
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