Christopher, I remember in the first season (I think it was the pilot), the first number Reese works on is a perpetrator, but he didn't know that. All you got was a number and it was up to the Team to figure out if the person was a victim or perpetrator. Over the seasons, it seems most of the numbers were victims. I don't think we've had a perpetrator for a long time (a few like Elias). Being a writer, Christopher -- why did the writer's not do more stories with a perpetrator?
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You're not wrong that the focus tends to be on victims, but I think you underestimate the number of perpetrators. For instance, here are all the irrelevant numbers from season 4. They include 18 victims, 5 perpetrators, and 5 who had aspects of both victim and perpetrator. The page also links to the same breakdown for other seasons.
I think the reason for focusing more on victims is clear enough. Lots of shows are about hunting bad guys; the mission on PoI is to protect people in danger.
Yea, I figured as much.
Yea, I guess that happens when you watch it over a period of months.
There is this Canadian cop drama called Motive. (airs on USA network, I think). It is about getting the bad guys but unique by revealing the Killer & Victim in the opening teaser. Then it is the journey about finding out how/why it happened.
About last night's episode ("Truth Be Told")... I'm not sure we got an adequate answer to Reese's question of why they can't just ask the now-open Machine for specifics about the number of the week. Then again, the Machine was open to Root as the Analog Interface, but she only told Root the bare minimum of what Root needed to know. I suppose the Machine has internalized Harold's beliefs about controlling information and thus is reticent about what she tells people. She doesn't want to take away humans' right to make their own autonomous decisions the way Samaritan does, so she's intervening with a gentle touch like she used to, instead of just saying "Go here, do this, follow my orders."
I like the new titles, with Finch's and Greer's narrations jockeying with each other. I think this is only the third time someone other than Michael Emerson has narrated the titles; Amy Acker narrated them in "Root Path", and Camryn Manheim narrated them in "Control-Alt-Delete." And it's the first time the actual text of the narration has been altered so much (aside from the streamlining after season 1 and the various episodes where most or all of it has been skipped).
I like the new titles, with Finch's and Greer's narrations jockeying with each other. I think this is only the third time someone other than Michael Emerson has narrated the titles; Amy Acker narrated them in "Root Path", and Camryn Manheim narrated them in "Control-Alt-Delete." And it's the first time the actual text of the narration has been altered so much (aside from the streamlining after season 1 and the various episodes where most or all of it has been skipped).
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5x03 Truth Be Told. Since we are getting hit with multiple episodes a week. Lets include the episode numbers so we can keep track of which episode we are talking about as some people might be DVR/streaming/behind etc.
Root and her many different jobs.
Root and her many different jobs.
^Good point. I edited the title into my earlier post.
I feel like the episode wasn't about the very personal relationships and the breakup with Jessica was just quickly mentioned in passing, so the whole thing with Iris came out of nowhere. It's not like this was new information and it looked like Reese really tried to move away from the usual thinking for the past season or so. Well, maybe it wasn't the end - who knows how this public relationship will bite them after a few episodes. And obviously some plot threads might be abandoned since there are only ten episodes remaining, it's understandable.
I never cared for the Reese-Iris relationship. It felt tacked on to give Reese something to do now that all the other characters he ever had a history with are dead, plus it was really unethical for a therapist to get involved with even a former patient, something they acknowledged and then ignored. And there wasn't much chemistry between the actors either. Maybe the writers figured out it wasn't really working and decided to drop it.
By the way, I forgot to mention how awesome it is to have Keith David and his incredible voice as part of the show. I hope he's being set up as a recurring character, maybe someone in the government who's finally on the good guys' side.
^highly doubtful, since he & Reese said something about "never seeing each other again," this is very last season, and IMDB has Keith David listed as only doing one episode of POI.
Characters' plans change, and IMDb's listings of upcoming episodes casts are never as accurate as their listings after the fact. And why even bother to introduce Reese's old boss -- let alone have him learn Reese is still alive and turn out to be nice enough to keep his secret -- if that's not intended to go somewhere? Feels kind of random if it's just for the one episode.
If the show hadn't been canned, it might have. We'll never know. Such is life.
From what I've heard, they decided at the start of the season to approach it as the final one, rather than gambling on a continuation they might not get. So I'm assuming that anything set up at this stage is intended to pay off by the end of the season, that nothing will be set up and left dangling.
In the Monday May 30th episode the mysterious the Voice returns
Okay, that's one dangling thread they're tying off.
Other spoilers from the Futon Critic's episode descriptions:
Several Elias appearances, so either there'll be a lot of flashbacks, or he's alive. No sign of Keith David, Paige Turco, or Annie Ilonzeh returning, though cast lists for the last 3 episodes aren't out yet. I'd been hoping we'd get more explanation for why the Machine (in her Thornhill persona) was cultivating Ilonzeh's Harper as an unwitting agent.
For those watching live in Canada, 5x04 - 6,741 is airing tonight (15 mins)
Saw that ending coming a mile away, but it didn't make the episode any less fantastic.
emotions!
For those watching live in Canada, the next episode won't air until this Wednesday the 18th.
For those watching live in Canada, the next episode won't air until this Wednesday the 18th.
Looks like CBS is skipping the Sarah Shahi lead "Nancy Drew" series. But are looking for someone else to buy the show.
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