The latest episodes Person of Interest deliver surprising twists that will have lasting effects on the final season.
Ooops... Looks like this is late again. Oh well, let's get to it then.
Episode four is all about Shaw. I don't quite know how to talk about this episode since it is revealed at the end that none of it actually happened. It was all a simulation Greer put Shaw through in his plan to manipulate her. Let's talk about this as a method of torture first, before discussing the actual events of the simulation.
As a way to break Shaw, this does make sense though it is surprising. Of course Shaw would not be greatly bothered by physical torture, so this psychological torture is no doubt much more effective. But it is also very cruel and it shows how strong Shaw really is that she has lasted this long.
The simulation itself reveals Greer's plan for Shaw and the rest of the Team Machine. Once they think they have converted Shaw into Samaritan's asset, they will "release" her (aka let her escape) so that she can rejoin her former team, kill them, and reveal the Machine's location to Samaritan so that they can destroy it.
However, the simulations are not going quite as well as Greer would hope, though they are seeing some improvement. They have already run 6 740 simulations (the one we are witnessing is the 6 741st) and Shaw is still determined to kill Greer and keep the location of the Machine hidden.
But I suppose even Shaw cannot stand this forever and eventually we will see how the events of this simulation play out in real life. I just hope that when that happens that Shaw does not kill her entire team. Also, I really hope there is some way for Root and Shaw to have their happy ending, though that seems extremely unlikely.
The second episode, 'Shotseeker', would be a fairly average episode, if it weren't for one of the subplots. The main plot of the episode is simple. A NYPD analyst is investigating a disappearance of a woman he knows, which puts his life in danger as Samaritan is behind it all. We have seen this before several times and this episode brings nothing new to the themes explored in the story-line.
What makes this episode interesting is that Elias' friend and money man, Bruce, comes after Fusco and John to find the truth behind Elias' death. He even briefly kidnaps John, which makes Root and Harold think Samaritan has gotten him, and Fusco to snap into action to get John back. When John decides to tell Bruce everything I figured he'd explain about Samaritan, but turns out the show had a different twist in mind; Elias is alive and living in Harold's safe house. I am so excited about this! It seems Elias now knows about Samaritan (maybe even about the Machine) and, while I am sad we didn't get to see that conversation, I can't wait what new this brings to the show and the dynamics between these characters.
Meanwhile, Harold has also been building a miniature version of the Machine that he can put up against the miniature version of Samaritan they got off the tech Root stole. And it is not looking good. The computer has run billions of simulations and the Machine has lost every time. Root suggests changing the Machine's coding to equip it to fight back, but I really like Harold's opinion on the matter. The Machine should be the one to decide if it wants to change and become something that could defeat Samaritan.
Also, Fusco should really find out what's happening... And soon. Keeping him in the dark is really not keeping him safe anymore, in fact it's doing the opposite. Samaritan is already monitoring him, so it would be safer for him to know what is going on, so that he can be careful and not draw attention to himself.
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