This week John and Root chase after a lead on Shaw while Fusco partners up with Detective Silva to take down a killer.
I'm running late with my last week's posts, so this is going to be quite short. However, my Supernatural post won't be up until tomorrow.
This episode hits some great emotional markers but it doesn't really drive the overall plot anywhere.
I like seeing John and Root working together and they are a fun dynamic to see on the show but I never expected them to find Shaw in Maple so this seemed like a pointless chase to me from the start. And the twist that Samaritan was running the town to observe the people wasn't really that shocking or unexpected. When Harold's friend Arthur created Samaritan I don't think he put as much heart into the project as Harold put into his own creation, and I'm sure Greer and his people probably altered the coding in some ways, so it stands to reason that Samaritan does not have the same kind of understanding of humanity as the Machine does. So naturally it would want to learn and run some tests.
The B-plot with Fusco and Silva is not that exciting either. I did not expect Silva to be back, so at first I couldn't even remember who she was. So after this episode, is she going to be around more? Be a more permanent figure on the show? A replacement for Shaw/Carter? But I admit her addition to the central characters would not be a bad thing. She seems interesting enough and, since the show seems to be determined to keep killing off the female cast, it is nice to see that the addition would not be a white male, but would bring much needed female energy to the cast. Though I guess that's not a fair judgement since Shaw is not completely gone.
As usual Amy Acker is the shining light of this episode. She is so fantastic in Root's despair over finding Shaw. And that last scene with Michael Emerson brought tears to my eyes. I guess the question remains whether the Machine is blind to Shaw's whereabouts or just unwilling to share the information. I just don't understand why it would be unwilling. Sure, Harold programmed it to not value certain people over others, but if the Machine wants to win over Samaritan, then wouldn't finding and using all the assets you can the best plan of action? Also, now the Machine has to face the possible alienation of Root. Because she is not happy and I think she is starting to question her previously unwavering faith. And she is definitely not going to stop looking for Shaw.
Finally, the show reveals that Shaw is indeed alive and in the hands of Greer. Not really a surprise since I was sure she was not dead. Anyone else getting some serious Kara Stanton vibes from this scene, though? Because the parallels are really strong. I wonder what Greer has planned for Shaw, apart from questioning her and maybe even torturing her. Also, I'm still holding on to my theory that Martine is dead; just because that would be great. And now I'm the one killing the female cast...
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