Person of Interest 5x13 Full Length + REACTION
Added 2022-02-05 00:14:59 +0000 UTCEpisode 13 'return 0'
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https://www.imdb.com/list/ls098717580/ Here is that ranking from the last time I rewatched it, I also added thoughts on each episode (a lot of these were written at 2am after a bit of a binge so they aren't fully coherent thoughts, just thought I'd share to avoid having 100 honourable mentions lmao). Those 2 are definitely favourites and are well inside the top 40 but the problem is pretty much my entire top 42 are episodes I'd call genuinely great. Many Happy Returns definitely does work well as a pseudo pilot though and I'd also weirdly have Super in that category (it kinda worked as a pseudo pilot for my family).
skwunk
2022-02-12 08:44:38 +0000 UTCPretty much agreed with your list. Other honorable mentions, 2x22 (God Mode) and a personal favorite 1x21 (Many Happy Returns) for it being a great episode for trying out the series. Unlike the pilot which sets up too much filler.
Felix Huang
2022-02-12 01:40:36 +0000 UTCI'd be interested to see what your favourite episodes were (obviously a lot harder to think about that having only just finished the show). When I rewatched the show I decided to rank every episode and my top 10 ended up being 1. 4x11 (If-then-else) 2. 3x10 (The Devil's Share) 3. 3x16 (RAM) 4. 4x20 (Terra Incognita) 5. 5x13 (Return 0) 6. 2x16 (Relevance) 7. 3x23 (Deus Ex Machina) 8. 4x22 (YHWH) 9. 2x12 (Prisoner's Dilemma) 10. 3x12 (Aletheia) This is in my top 3 shows of all time and I'm so glad to see other people become so invested, because while it had good ratings, it's quite undertalked about on the internet. Definitely agree with the point that every core character is wonderful, the writing manages to achieve such a good balance in keeping every character flawed while still being immensely watchable and you could easily see any of them carrying their own show. And to add on top of that, you could imagine any pairing of the core cast members working, even if it rarely happens. I can't think of a show that is this long in terms of an episode count that doesn't have at least one arc where a character is insufferable, every arc that could've been pushed there always lasts the perfect amount of time to be satisfying without overstaying it's welcome. The arc around mid-season 3 with Carter's death easily could've made Reese an insufferable character but it was done with such finnesse and is one of the most satisfying arcs in the show. For a show that has some of the most deliberately paced plotting and narrative development I've seen (it turning into pretty much a completely different show from season 1 to season 5 without ever feeling jarring and still keeping its core is seriously impressive), the characters are possibly the strongest element and that says a lot.
skwunk
2022-02-09 14:40:03 +0000 UTCAt the end, Shaw is wearing Root's jacket. It is these little details that make the show from Good to Excellent.
Felix Huang
2022-02-08 23:06:05 +0000 UTCThis series has become one of my top ten shows, I loved every aspect of it. Michael Emerson is a fabulous actor and for me steals the show just as much as his contribution does as Benjamin Linus in 'LOST'
GreyWolf TV
2022-02-06 16:36:40 +0000 UTCI absolutely agree with you, my friend!! Person of Interest is most definitely one of my all time favorite shows for sure! And I love, love, love all of its characters! Especially John Reese. :)
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2022-02-05 14:52:13 +0000 UTCPerson of interest is one of my favourite series, even though I wished they had a full season 5 the finale was still perfect for me, I loved everything about it. All the characters were so good, the cast was perfect and all the actors were amazing. 10/10 show for me.
xICare
2022-02-05 13:34:52 +0000 UTCReturn 0- Oh... this episode's ending makes me cry so hard every time I watch it. Watching Reese give his life to save Finch and the world from Samaritan, is so tragic and yet beautiful too. And as much as it breaks my heart to see Reese die, this is most certainly the ending I would expect for Reese, and the only right way for Person of Interest to end. After all... Reese dies a hero, when since from the beginning, Reese has never seen himself as such. He's only ever believed himself to be a monster because he was a killer, when he never was. He has always fought to protect people. And killed when it was necessary or ordered of him to do. Reese is a good, good man. Also... Finch tells Reese in the Pilot that they would both probably wind up dead by the end. And while Finch survives, these words are perfect foreshadowing for what inevitably comes of Reese. I absolutely love it! John Reese is my overall favorite character all throughout this phenomenal show that very quickly has risen up to be one of my all time favorite shows. And Jim Caviezel as Reese is absolutely incredible. He's been my favorite actor for a number of roles in movies I've seen him in for many years now, and before Person of Interest first aired. And yet... his role as Reese has only made me love Jim Caviezel all the more! Michael Emerson as Harold Finch is marvelous too. I really love this character as well. I love being able to be constantly in awe of just how smart Finch really is. And I love that all of Finch's many aliases are named after birds because his father had learned everything about the birds for his, on account of Finch being comforted by them when he was a baby. I absolutely love how well he and Jim Caviezel play off one another. Most of all... I absolutely love the friendship developed over the seasons between Reese and Finch. While the dynamics between the characters change and develop into something stronger and wonderful once other members of the team join these original two men by the end of season two and in season three, in fighting to save the people that the government consider irrelevant, Reese and Finch remain my two favorite characters. Detective Lionel Fusco is another of my favorite characters just behind Reese and Finch. I love Fusco, and I love his actor... Kevin Chapman. Fusco makes me laugh thanks to his wit and sarcasm. And I really love his eventual friendship with Reese too. Carl Elias, Detective Joss Carter, Root, Sameen Shaw, Anthony (Elias' right hand man), and Zoe Morgan are all also brilliant stand out characters throughout this show I really love as well. While I really do love both Root and Shaw all throughout the show, I don't really care much for their developed relationship. I see the chemistry between them and their actresses, and I know that most fans of this show absolutely love them together, but I am not a fan. I'm just grateful that their romance isn't too overwhelming. I still love their characters through the ending of this show nonetheless. Nor am I a fan of the storyline written for Shaw starting in the second half of season four and throughout season five. Sarah Shahi (Shaw) became pregnant at this time during the filming, and so she had to leave the show for a time, but she did not want Shaw to be killed off because she loved being a part of Person of Interest. And I think it's wonderful that Shaw remains very much a part of this show even when she's missing. I just wish that the creators and writers had written a much better storyline for Shaw. Because I really don't care a whole lot for the storyline where Shaw is kept prisoner by Samaritan and its allies, while she's forced to live thousands of false scenarios under Samaritan. Nor do I care much for how obsessed Root becomes to find her, almost at the cost of our other heroes' lives as well as her own. Also... as much as I do love Root just as she is, a part of me also really loved her as a villain back when she was her phenomenal psycho self in season one's finale, and throughout two and most of season three. And I almost would have preferred her to remain as she was back when she is first introduced into this show. Either way... I really do love Root just as she is. And lastly... this ending with Shaw picking up the phone and with the Machine surviving is the reason for the previous episode... Synecdoche, being essential to this series. There was an idea for this show to get a spinoff, with Shaw taking over as Reese's character and with Lionel staying on as the detective within the precinct, while Bear, Harper Rose, Logan Pierce, Joey Durban, Daniel Casey, and Jason Greenfield all becoming their team to help them protect the numbers. Sadly... this spinoff never took off, but I absolutely would have watched it if it had. Maybe one day... it still will. :) And yes... Finch survives in the end, and returns to live the rest of his life with Grace, which is the perfect ending for him too. I think that he and Grace would be safe, with Samaritan destroyed and all of the threats who knew of him and Grace eliminated, which they all are as far as I can remember. All in all... I absolutely love Person of Interest. It's not without its flaws, and there is one episode in season five that I typically skip over because I don't care for it much at all. The episode in season five titled... 6,741. But I absolutely love all the rest. And while there are some episodes that stand out above all the rest, I love them all. With the exception of the one I dislike. And I love all of the characters that make up the numbers who our heroes fight to save as well. Thank you very much for all of your many reactions for Person of Interest... one of my all time favorite shows, once again, Greywolf!! I truly appreciate them. And I am so, so happy to hear that you've come to absolutely love this show as I do. Enough so... so that it's also become one of your favorite shows too. :) So, thank you! Sincerely, Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2022-02-05 05:32:25 +0000 UTC
