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There were 2 POI episodes this week, and we cover them both.
In “SNAFU”, we get a little facial recognition problem, as the Machine tries to figure out who’s who on the team. Hilarity ensures, but only until our favorite computer thinks the good guys are the bad guys because of all the harm they’ve caused. Finch realizes that the Machine is seeing all their actions all at once, unaware of the time component, how they’ve changed, and the context in which they were done. This brings up some questions to us about good, evil and forgiveness. Is doing bad things in the service of a good outcome always acceptable? Do the ends always justify the means, and how has Team Machine changed it’s methods over time? The Machine takes matters into it’s own … I/O ports by keeping Harold from rebooting it. Not so hilarious anymore, eh?
In “Truth Be Told”, Resse’s CIA past comes back to haunt him, as he comes face to face with the latest number; a man who’s brother Reese killed. Will this blow his cover? And can he truly lead a normal life while the numbers keep on coming? Meanwhile, Root, who once again has a Machine-supplied cover identity, discovers how Samaritan is getting malware into all that hardware. And we see again another difference between how Finch wants to approach defeating Samaritan, and how Root wants to do it. “No risk, no reward, Harry.”
Surveillance in the News: The Crime You Have Not Yet Committed It’s amazing how much the computer in this article sounds like the Machine.
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Girl here boys. I still get goosebumps hearing the voiceover dialogue, such a great speech!
I definitely think “SNAFU” won this week; I like John, but I feel 7 out of 10 is a fair rating for “Truth Be Told Told” because the backstory wasn’t really anything new or surprising, it wasn’t like learning Root never let go of her friend’s death and it’s arguably what helped shape her or seeing all Carter dealt with or even the things Harold did so it kind of came off as filler rather than anything memorable.
I’m thinking Machine in the subway car is how she, along with possible member of the team, escapes the tunnel; in the S5 trailer there’s a shot of the tunnel blasted but the subway car is not part of the debris so this could explain it missing. The attention to detail has always been on of the great things about the show! “I’m going to whisper at it until it opens up.” – lol. The name TeamYellowBox refers to the yellow boxes around Team Machine members. Who doesn’t adore Amy Acker?!
I hope we see Martine in flashbacks next week; I don’t put it past her to dress like Root and try to trick a drugged up Sameen for answers.
Of course! The yellow box! How in the world did I miss that?
Yes, the S5 trailer may, I think, have spoiled some of the answers a bit. But y’know, I can’t hold myself back.