In the season four finale of Person of Interest Root and Harold are trying to locate the Machine so they can save it, while John and Fusco are still dealing with Elias and Dominic.
I have been so deep in denial over Supernatural that I completely forgot I had not finished writing this.
For a season finale this episode does not tie up this season's arcs all that much. The war between Elias and Dominic might be over but the Machine is not completely beaten yet. Also Shaw's faith is left completely open.
The Machine leads Harold and Root on a chase across the city to find equipment they would need to help the Machine. This takes them to Caleb's office, who surprises them in the act.
Harold and Caleb's reunion was touching. Caleb was a great character and it is nice to see that the people Harold and John have helped are grateful for the assistance they have received. Even though it seems unlikely, I hope this is not the last time we see Caleb.
Dominic is still trying to get John to switch to his side without realising that he and Harold never were on Elias' side, that their relationship is more a mutual understanding and an occasional favour. Now that Samaritan knows exactly where the Machine is, it does not have to hide anymore, and so can speak to John freely and help him out of this situation. Harper also helped Fusco escape and now he returns with back-up to help John.
So John agrees to tell Iris everything if he survives Samaritan's attack. That should be an interesting conversation and I want to see it. Though I have to wonder if the Team will have to go deeper into hiding after all this. Are they able to return to their previous identities? Sure, the covers are still intact, but is it safe?
The Machine leads Harold and Root to an electrical substation and gives John directions to join them. But Samaritan got the memo as well and now they are surrounded. Then it is revealed that the Machine is not sitting in some abandoned hall, but it actually uploaded itself to the electrical grid and is everywhere. Which is a huge reveal and very smart decision on the Machine's part. But now that Samaritan knows where it is, the only way to save the Machine is to download a small part of its core coding to the drives borrowed from Caleb. Yet even this offers no guarantees. There is no certainty that the code survives, that Harold can build it back up from this.
Control is doing everything she can to stop the Correction, a supposed attack planned by the Samaritan and confronts Greer about it. But turns out Samaritan had other plans, and wants to take out all those people that have a problem with authority, like Dominic and Elias. And now that list includes Control and all the people that helped her.
This is a very anti-climatic ending for both Elias and Dominic. Elias was a big presence on the show and it is a shame to lose him this way.
I think it is a testament to the writers, to the world and characters they have built, that we are (or at least, I am) so affected by the possible death of an AI that to this point has not been tangible as a character. The moment it starts to communicate with Harold is big and meaningful. Previously it had only had such direct contact with Root and John. But even that does not have the same meaning this does. Its not telling Harold what to do, but actually communicating, telling Harold how it thinks and feels. And that feels game changing.
In the end it seems the trio get out of the substation with the briefcase that may or may not hold the last remaining bits of the Machine. Only future may tell what will happen.
I'm not going to comment on the season as a whole because, for me at least, watching shows in real time gives a very twisted idea of the overall flow of storylines and pacing. But I enjoyed this season and I look forward to re-watching it, and I'm very much looking forward to season 5!
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