tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post370817813956039626..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Person of Interest: BetaBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-65674294685617847762014-05-04T10:30:28.615-04:002014-05-04T10:30:28.615-04:00I think Root took the servers to "level the p...I think Root took the servers to "level the playing field" between the Machine & Samaritan. She admitted she had never seen anything like but the Machine knew it needed them. Now we need for Root's "Ninja Nerds/Gang of Geeks" that she's been stashing around the world, to come home to momma & beat up the mad guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-37997756171602148282014-05-02T17:38:52.601-04:002014-05-02T17:38:52.601-04:00What a wonderful review, sunbunny. And I enjoyed t...What a wonderful review, sunbunny. And I enjoyed the comments as much as the review. <br /><br />The thing that I found the most frustrating, as has been mentioned, was that Grace didn't see Harold on the bridge, or hear his voice. I really wanted her to know. Maybe next season.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-42652091370159711322014-05-01T17:23:34.968-04:002014-05-01T17:23:34.968-04:00sunbunny, it may be as simple as crippling Samarit...sunbunny, it may be as simple as crippling Samaritan, but whenever the Machine gives Root an assignment, there are usually layers...Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943327351499919454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-24542757062890836862014-05-01T17:21:43.079-04:002014-05-01T17:21:43.079-04:00Baby M - Excellent memory! I had completely forgot...Baby M - Excellent memory! I had completely forgotten about that. Would've been nice of the show to drop in even a little reminder of that scene.<br /><br />Patrick - Interesting thoughts. I just assumed Root tok the servers to hobble Samaritan, I didn't even consider the Machine might have an ulterior motive.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-44674739339199010072014-05-01T17:03:35.924-04:002014-05-01T17:03:35.924-04:00Yes, Root took a portion of Samaritan's intend...Yes, Root took a portion of Samaritan's intended server farm, and that will certainly slow Decima down. But I can't help thinking that Root and/or The Machine has a bigger plan for that hardware. I still want to know what Greer's endgame is in all of this. Did he really go to all this trouble just so he could build a bigger, better Machine that the government could control more directly than Northern Lights, allowing him to sell it to them and become the greatest name in Big Brother Technology? They're trying to make him come across as too evil for that to be his ultimate goal. So what's really going on here? Or did I miss something along the way?Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943327351499919454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-81169082138194378952014-05-01T10:33:55.218-04:002014-05-01T10:33:55.218-04:00Throughout Grace's discussion with Greer, I wa...Throughout Grace's discussion with Greer, I was kinda sad that what she thought about Finch/Martin was not the truth. After reading your review, I went back and watched it again.<br /><br />I think you nailed it, my friend. She does seem to know that, even at the time, not everything was on the up and up. And, she certainly knows now. I do hope we see her again.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-13309273662628812792014-05-01T07:27:22.863-04:002014-05-01T07:27:22.863-04:00Why did Virgil kill himself? The answer is given ...Why did Virgil kill himself? The answer is given in last season's "Trojan Horse."<br /><br />Remember the scene where Baxter is holding Reese and Monica at gunpoint and explaining in perfect corporate PR-speak why he;s about to kill them? Reese tells him the FBI already has the information to bring Rylatech down. Greer then calls him, and says, "Mr. Baxter. Do you recall our discussion the day we sealed our arrangement? .... The time has come. Your family will be provided for." Baxter then turns the gun on himself.<br /><br />Decima has an "arrangement" with its operatives: if you're ever captured and about to be compromised, kill yourself, and your family will be provided for. By negative implication: if you're ever captured and about to be compromised and you <i>don't</i> kill yourself before you spill the beans, Decima will do something awful to your family.Baby Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-64394009374008116642014-05-01T02:52:55.925-04:002014-05-01T02:52:55.925-04:00I'd like to see him try.I'd like to see him try.Sam T. Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359437593058920595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-10657313966299583512014-05-01T02:50:27.931-04:002014-05-01T02:50:27.931-04:00I really want to see a PoI episode where Bear has ...I really want to see a PoI episode where Bear has a separate mission: babysitting Sam T. Cat and Duckling.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7279006652649983732014-05-01T02:47:27.816-04:002014-05-01T02:47:27.816-04:00According to Bear's Twitter feed (@beardehond)...According to Bear's Twitter feed (@beardehond), he's staying in Shaw's apartment and raiding her fridge. Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7532523141086208712014-05-01T02:34:55.719-04:002014-05-01T02:34:55.719-04:00This episode failed to answer the most important q...This episode failed to answer the most important question of all - who was looking after Bear while all this was going on?Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61656439208221004852014-05-01T02:05:52.929-04:002014-05-01T02:05:52.929-04:00Root essentially has a hostage. She's always b...Root essentially has a hostage. She's always been about the Machine and Finch, so her trading the rest of Samaritan for Finch doesn't seem too out of the question.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57305639029683181462014-05-01T01:11:46.591-04:002014-05-01T01:11:46.591-04:00Oh.
That's a little underwhelming. Why didn&#...Oh.<br /><br />That's a little underwhelming. Why didn't she just blow the servers up, if the goal is to pour sugar in their gas tank?Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-51519725437361364172014-05-01T01:10:26.617-04:002014-05-01T01:10:26.617-04:00Josie,
There are two basic parts to the Machine,...Josie, <br /><br />There are two basic parts to the Machine, the software (the program) and the hardware. Decima has the software, but they don't have hardware to make it fully operational. Root effectively crippled Samaritan's computing power. Each server would increase it's capabilities by some unknown quantity. In other words, stealing those servers would be like driving a new car filled crappy fuel, low oil, and almost flat tires. Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-36144129496693989082014-05-01T00:46:04.785-04:002014-05-01T00:46:04.785-04:00This is not Once Upon a Time. True love does not c...<i>This is not Once Upon a Time. True love does not conquer absolutely everything, no matter what, all the time, always.</i><br /><br />What a heartbreakingly true statement. I am not ashamed to admit that tears came to my eyes during the bridge scene.<br /><br /><i>They probably don’t need an illustrator, but you never know.</i><br /><br />Everyone needs an illustrator.<br /><br /><i>Unlike the Machine, Samaritan is a system without a conscience.</i><br /><br />Excellent explanation.<br /><br /><br />I really liked this episode, and I hope that the minimal Finchiness means we get a lot of Finch next week. (I didn't watch the promo, so I have no idea what to expect.) <br /><br />I do have a question about Root stealing the servers, though: isn't a server that's still in the box like a sheet of paper? It's got massive processing power, but it's "blank," right? Or are the servers pre-programmed to be Samaritanian? (What is the adjective for "related to Samaritan"? Samartian? Smarmy?) <br /><br />In other words: does having seven of the smarmy servers mean that they have a fraction of Samaritan? Or just that they have a fractional potential to build their own little Samaritan, whom we can call "Sammi," in keeping with the Sameen/Sam grrrlpower vibe on the show?<br /><br /><br />Four out of four Harold Penguins for your review, Sunbunny.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82866857960609086582014-05-01T00:37:38.602-04:002014-05-01T00:37:38.602-04:00I liked the off the grid feeling of this episode. ...I liked the off the grid feeling of this episode. The group got to do some espionage action instead of going around guns blazing. It was cool that they were able to use Samaritan's, at the moment, limited AI against it. It was practically chill inducing to hear Harold give Reese and Shaw a kill order, and you know he meant that. I find it a little weird that Grace instantly clicked when she saw the Stills poster, like there couldn't possibly be any other cop named Stills, but I guess she was on edge, and was looking for any excuse for an out.<br /><br />I loved the moment when Fusco locked the Decima goon in the interrogation room with Reese, such a Batman moment. And speaking of Batman, Reese totally gave Root the Batglare in the Jersey diner. http://img2.tvtome.com/i/u/39ec55c9861e4245c2303636abc81b1f.gif<br /><br />I don't think Shaw's leg was actually fully healed. I'm pretty sure she was just being hero macho, seeing as Reese was cautioning her not to overdo it on her leg.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.com