tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post685692589427284000..comments2024-03-29T05:43:36.177-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Person of Interest: Reasonable DoubtBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28119344614258351582013-10-27T15:02:49.678-04:002013-10-27T15:02:49.678-04:00Add that to Finch mispronouncing Nabokov (I nearly...<i>Add that to Finch mispronouncing Nabokov (I nearly threw something at my television screen) and I was irritated.</i><br /><br />Chris, my friend, my comrade!Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-75539110145298681962013-10-27T15:01:34.691-04:002013-10-27T15:01:34.691-04:00Funny how today we are discussing the worst episod...Funny how today we are discussing <a href="http://www.douxreviews.com/2013/10/poll-good-show-bad-episode.html" rel="nofollow">the worst episodes of our favorite shows</a> as this is my least favorite of the entire series so far.<br /><br />The plot is taken directly from a 1999 movie called <i>Double Jeopardy</i> that wasn't all that good to begin with. The twist at the end is different, but 85% of the plot is identical.<br /><br />Add that to Finch mispronouncing Nabokov (I nearly threw something at my television screen) and I was irritated.<br /><br />The end was an interesting take, but I felt it was a step too far. All of our characters have taken such strides and have made such efforts to become more likable; I found the decision that Reese made to be too cold and too calculating. Or, maybe I was so irritated by that time that anything would have bugged me.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-37924862980892434572013-10-17T20:00:56.689-04:002013-10-17T20:00:56.689-04:00The ending made the episode. I still wasn't so...The ending made the episode. I still wasn't sold on the rest of it - they played the 'is she the victim or the perpetrator?' game a bit too much - but the ending showed us that these team of people who've taken it upon themselves to 'save' people are themselves flawed humans susceptible to questionable decisions. Of course, it isn't the first time we've had the time approach a moral grey area (other than using a machine that sees everything and their various spying methods, of course) but Reese went so far this time.<br /><br />I wonder if the Machine will have anything to say about what Reese did.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171152477267754603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-16963177133062765862013-10-17T18:50:51.539-04:002013-10-17T18:50:51.539-04:00> Bear went right to Reese when he walked in, l...> Bear went right to Reese when he walked in, leaving Shaw, who had been petting him. Shaw shot Reese an extremely jealous look.<br /><br />Yes, and the next moment Finch gave Bear a command and Bear immediately left both Shaw and Reese. Looks like Finch won this round.<br /><br />Being Russian, I can assure you, it's certainly NabOkov, not NAbokov.migmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981055611018991476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-32509910605174877322013-10-17T01:11:18.612-04:002013-10-17T01:11:18.612-04:00Really twisty episode, pretty cool. The ending had...Really twisty episode, pretty cool. The ending had smacks of the episode with the rapist guy that Reese had a sit-down with. Though I can't get behind her jumping onto that truck from so high up and not at least having a limp. I reckon it's possible, but it was a moment that put an incredulous smirk on my face. <br /><br />I suppose Reese's actions were a bit of him being angry at being deceived and him being angry that they were robbing a charity for their own selfish desires. I'd need to see more instances of this dark grey area to see if it's becoming a "thing", so to speak, based on Shaw's influence. They both were scum in their own special way and Reese wasn't having none of that. <br /><br />On the note of Finch always wondering whether or not to let a number die. I always thought of it as a sorta rhetorical question than an actual suggestion. I can't think of any instances where Finch actually followed through. Shaw, on the other hand, we know was completely serious when she said it. <br /><br />Reese and Shaw's burgeoning rivalry for Bear's affections is hilarious.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-11611322035728586002013-10-17T00:34:58.176-04:002013-10-17T00:34:58.176-04:00Ah, I was unclear: the vindictive cop wasn't i...Ah, I was unclear: the vindictive cop wasn't in on the frame-up, but he was more than happy to get his vengeance on once he suspected Vanessa of killing her husband.<br /><br />Finch definitely thinks he's smarter than everyone, which he is. But he seems to assume smarts+good intentions = righteousness, which isn't always the case.<br /><br />And of course I love him anyway! He's no more hypocritical than I am. <br /><br />By the way, I ran across an interview with Michael Emerson that mentioned PoI had shot material for a flashback to his childhood, but didn't have time to use it last season. I'm still holding out hope we'll get some of that material this season!<br /><br />I noticed the Nabokov thing because every time I say Na-BO-kov, someone corrects me and I'm forced to cite my sources for that pronunciation.* Even Wikipedia gives the pronunciation as NA-bo-kov in their phonetic description (although the audio link has it as Na-BO-kov). <br /><br />*Brian Boyd, <i>Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years</i> (Princeton University Press, 1993).Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55884218210506313252013-10-17T00:27:38.476-04:002013-10-17T00:27:38.476-04:00I didn't catch the Nabokov mispronunciation!
...I didn't catch the Nabokov mispronunciation!<br /><br />Josie, I think it turned out that the vengeful cop had nothing to do with Vanessa's framing. It was all her husband. They faked his death together, but he framed her for his murder so he could steal all their money and run away with her best friend. Right? Or did I miss something...<br /><br />You're right. Finch can be such a hypocrite. In an earlier episode, he ridiculed Shaw for questioning whether their poi was worth saving when both he and Reese have wondered the same things about previous pois in the past. I think it's his massive intelligence. He mistakenly feels that because he's smarter than everyone else, he's better than them too. But we love him anyway, don't we? :)sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-54316511970829441852013-10-17T00:19:46.431-04:002013-10-17T00:19:46.431-04:00I do have one question about the ending...Or was h...<i>I do have one question about the ending...Or was he just that annoyed that he allowed himself to be tricked? What do you guys think?</i><br /><br />Interesting question. I think that Team Machine operates on the same logic that Finch put forth in "Nothing to Hide." There, Finch hated the data broker because he profited financially from other people's information and didn't respect their privacy, even though Finch had previously claimed to have "invented" social media, clearly doesn't respect privacy much, and constantly intrudes into people's lives.<br /><br />Finch, in other words, doesn't think others are responsible enough to do what he and his team do. <br /><br />In this episode, Reese allowed the relationship to take its course and provided the means (a second gun) for the couple to kill each other. That's what the angry policeman ultimately wanted: Vanessa dead. So Reese took the opportunity for vigilanteism out of the policeman's hands.<br /><br />I'm not trying to say that Team Machine are bad people. But they are sometimes a bit hypocritical, which just makes them human.<br /><br />Now on to the most important question: why did Michael Emerson pronounce Nabokov's name incorrectly. Michael Emerson, you are smarter than that! Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-23137083058306984732013-10-16T23:34:15.016-04:002013-10-16T23:34:15.016-04:00The chilling ending gave me pause. In last episod...The chilling ending gave me pause. In last episode, Root stated that the Machine doesn't like it when she took lives. I wonder if this is setting up a confrontation of the Machine's value and Reese and Shaw's increasing harshness in dealing out "justice." I guess only time will tell. Thanks for a great review! rebecca_s921https://www.blogger.com/profile/03815688599706633935noreply@blogger.com