tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post5220348140680327558..comments2024-03-28T15:33:02.296-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Person of Interest: LetheBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-37736093637234157212013-12-31T05:58:12.800-05:002013-12-31T05:58:12.800-05:00Some things I noticed on rewatch:
* The middle bo...Some things I noticed on rewatch:<br /><br />* The middle book in the set Root uses to make Arthur's number is called "Remembering the Tabulator."<br /><br />* In the middle of The Machine's calculation at the end of the episode, there's a yellow box that goes by fast, which reads "RETASKING ANALOG INTERFACE." Root to the rescue!Baby Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256365233432986198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-88131334546004248972013-12-29T10:39:15.296-05:002013-12-29T10:39:15.296-05:00Just the fact that it was Camryn Manheim clued me ...Just the fact that it was Camryn Manheim clued me in that "the wife" was a lot more than she appeared. She has a massive list of credits.<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005179/<br /><br />The guy thing made sense to me. Like Freeman, I've also seen an angry man put his fist through two layers of wall. Fortunately, he wasn't angry at me. Xander did it, too. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-25224065500428976202013-12-29T08:12:15.343-05:002013-12-29T08:12:15.343-05:00No force on this Earth will ever convince me that ...No force on this Earth will ever convince me that Arthur Claypool isn't really Artie from <i>Warehouse 13</i>. The sheer number of similarities between the two characters is ridiculous. They have to be same person. Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-10668546068381757712013-12-29T07:53:54.383-05:002013-12-29T07:53:54.383-05:00I must admit to be completely shocked by the revea...I must admit to be completely shocked by the reveal of Control. I had completely bought into her being Claypool's wife and never for a second thought she was anything else. I kind of agree with Nick -- why would Claypool wait so long to reveal the truth? Is he suffering as much as we have been led to believe or is he lying about how much he truly remembers?<br /><br />I loved the Fusco/Reese scenes and would have liked to see more of them together. I interpreted the fight as Fusco helping Reese out. Fusco realizes that Reese needs to do something with all his anger other than drown it in whisky. Fusco gave him something to hit.<br /><br />Feel better soon, sunbunny,ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-11360946867056619622013-12-29T07:19:40.001-05:002013-12-29T07:19:40.001-05:00I think the only time we ever saw/heard Control be...I think the only time we ever saw/heard Control before this was in the Season 2 finale, where she was in her car talking to Hersh - we only saw her hands.<br /><br />An all-around good episode. It was pretty obvious that the wife was *somebody*, but I liked how they used Vigilance as a diversion this time, especially since they were set up as the more recurring threat this season than Hersh and co.<br /><br />You really have to appreciate the detail they put into the show. I was looking more closely at the end, where the Machine was calculating mortality probabilities for the people in the room and then it moved on to government programs - PRISM was listed as 'Decoy', just as Claypool mentioned. There were a bunch of other programmes too that I don't recognise.<br /><br />But I was wondering... if Claypool really knew for a *fact* that Control wasn't his wife (because she was dead), why did he take so long to mention it? Also, it's a little eerie how Root knew there was another number and even which books to take out. Can anyone explain that away? But on the other hand, it does seem nice that interaction with the Machine has 'calmed' Root down somewhat and made her seem (well, seem) less dangerous.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171152477267754603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-89865183332399850382013-12-29T05:24:08.209-05:002013-12-29T05:24:08.209-05:00Finch would have to be a terrific liar to maintain...Finch would have to be a terrific liar to maintain the web of deception he maintains to stay hidden. He's been keeping Reese, a master spy, at bay for 2 years or however long they've been working together. It's no surprise that he would be giving conflicting information. Heck, he doesn't even give his real name in relatively safe company.<br /><br />And yes, people, generally dudes, do hit each other as a form a grieving, especially when drunk, which Reese certainly was. It's not my cup o' tea but it's quite common for someone who's sad in some way to let off steam by hitting someone or something. I've seen an angry person put their fist through two layers of wall. <br /><br />I'll admit I was tricked by the "wife" being Control. But It was for two rather humorous reasons. The first reason was the actress playing her is quite, and I mean no offense, plain. Especially for a TV show villain. Like there was even a part where she sits in a seat in a way an older stressed out mother would kinda flop into a seat and I was like "Wow that actress is really good at portraying that type of lady. Either that or that's just how she sits." The second reason is I seem to remember seeing Control's legs, and she appeared to have gams up to here man. I ain't too sure anymore though, my memory of that scene is hazy.<br /><br />But really, if Mrs. Claypool wasn't a villain, there was no possible way there could've been a happy ending for that couple. I spent a lot of the episode wondering how Claypool not recognizing his wife could be solved, outside of a scene where he snaps back and they just sorta say stuff to each other.<br /><br />It was interesting to see what a bind they can easily get into when the team is all split up and one member down as well. The situation probably would've went swimmingly if everyone was accounted for during this job.<br />Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-88789271036152698802013-12-29T03:28:24.646-05:002013-12-29T03:28:24.646-05:00"I'm a bad liar" does sound like som..."I'm a bad liar" does sound like something a liar would say. Except that I've said it before, and I really am a horrible liar. Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-53895984891864291972013-12-29T03:20:46.391-05:002013-12-29T03:20:46.391-05:00Josie - I am not, but thank you. I don't know ...Josie - I am not, but thank you. I don't know if Finch lied to Carter or if the writers just got sloppy. Then again, if Finch did lie to Carter that negates his "I'm a bad liar" thing from the beginning of the series, so maybe I should take away the writers' gold continuity star.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57095508980377755482013-12-28T20:42:46.413-05:002013-12-28T20:42:46.413-05:00Excellent review, Sunbunny. I hope you're feel...Excellent review, Sunbunny. I hope you're feeling better!<br /><br /><i>It appears to be just Finch and his father (although, I swear, Finch once mentioned having brothers).</i> I guess he lied. :-( That sudden disclosure did always feel odd; it was one of his first conversations with Carter.<br /><br /><i>Is that a guy thing?</i> I wondered that, too. Why don't they just get mani/pedis together?<br /><br />I really loved this episode's memory theme, with Finch and his dad (and Finch's memories of his dad), and the Machine that Finch engineered to never have to remember. Because remembering is too sad? Oh, heartbreak.<br /><br /><i>Fun Size Finch</i>. Perfect.<br /><br />When <i>PoI</i> is not on, my Tuesdays are sad.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.com