The team deals with the aftermath of the previous episode and I'm not okay. Damn this show...
So I'm a mess now.
This episode is so brilliant and sad and I hate the ending because no, can we not do this? I knew someone was going to die, but did it have to be this soon? And did it have to be Shaw? I know it kinda had to, but this show has killed two main characters and they have both been women. I'm becoming sensitive about this issue, so this is not cool. And also because I liked Shaw, and this really sucks.
A man playing chess "alone" should not be fascinating, but damn, those are some amazing scenes! I'm constantly awed by Michael Emerson's acting and this is a perfect example why. Harold is talking by himself, teaching chess and morality to the Machine and Michael Emerson just takes control of the scene and makes it come alive. It is also a great insight to the Machine's mind and how it thinks and how Harold taught it to think.
I admit, I totally fell for the first simulation. I didn't want it to be real, but I did fall for it. After that I didn't know what was real anymore. But the different options are very interesting and I like how easily the Machine can predict everyone's actions. I mean it is scary, because it shows how easily it could manipulate these people, but it also leads to some funny dialog when the Machine cuts out the actual sentences and just gives the idea what everyone would say in this particular scenario.
And the execution of the plan is still interesting, even after seeing the simulation, since the Machine shows that the team's chance of survival is only 2%, but it is the best option, so they have to take it. Also, I love that their chances improve drastically once Shaw arrives.
I am happy that Root and Shaw got their kiss, though I think on Shaw's part it might be more a chance to distract Root to allow Shaw to save them. Also I'm not a big fan of slow motion, but the last shootout was still effective and left me in tears. I'll say one thing though: the last shot happened off-screen. I am fairly certain that Shaw is dead now, but one thing I have learned while watching tv is that if someone dies off-screen, then there is a chance they did not die. My alternative theory is that Shaw shot Martine, even if that is very unlikely. Yeah, I may have some issues in accepting storylines I don't like... (See my Supernatural 10.3/10.4 posts)
I am going to miss Shaw.
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