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Added 2021-04-05 23:04:28 +0000 UTCEpisode 20 'Matsya Nyaya'
Silver /GOLD Tier 19.06.21
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Matsya Nyaya- Thank you so much for another great reaction! I really enjoy this episode a lot. I love both the main storyline in the present day and how the security officer winds up being both the victim and perpetrator, as well as the backstory revealing how the CIA turned on Reese and his partner Kara by turning them against one another. It's brilliant! Also, as for Reese's and Finch's pasts meeting... If you go back and watch the episodes titled, Super and Wolf and Cub, the woman we see talking to Reese, Kara, and Agent Snow in the flashback of this episode, just before Snow gives Reese the orders to kill Kara, is the same woman talking to Finch's nephew (his best friend's son) about his father's mysterious past and the about the Machine. This woman's name is Alicia Corwin. In those episodes, Alicia is looking for the Machine and its creator. In this episode, we see she's also involved with the division in the CIA for which Reese worked for in his past. I absolutely love the flashbacks showing us what really happened between Reese and Kara. I had a good feeling that Reese wasn't going to kill her because he's a good man, in spite of what he believes about himself. However, I wasn't expecting Kara to suddenly turn around and shoot him upon receiving the same orders John gets saying that their partner has become compromised. Absolutely brilliant! I love all of the looks into Reese's past! :) And then... in the end, we learn that Kara has somehow survived the bombing, as she kills Snow's partner and shoots him, but leaves him alive so she can interrogate him for whatever her reasons for do so are. It's getting exciting! :) Matsya Nyaya is interpreted as "law of the fish"... a Hindu theory in which they believe in a fundamental law of nature saying that small fish become prey to the little fish. This is why Reese states, "Law of the fish" to the perpetrator just before he's killed by his girlfriend. I like this saying, because in most cases when it comes to criminals and their criminal activity, it's pretty much true all the time. Just like we see here within this episode. I love the twists and turns in this episode, and I am quite happy that the security officer and his girlfriend are both killed, given that he killed his partner from the truck, and then shot Reese, nearly killing him too. The other truck driver was an innocent man, and it is very sad that he dies. And lastly... I love how Fusco saves Reese in the end when he kills one of the heads of HR to protect him, fully proving to Reese at last that Fusco indeed has his back. I still believe that Reese sees him as more of a friend than he's been willing to let on, but Reese is also very reserved in who he puts his trust in, so trusting Lionel fully isn't easy for him. But I do believe Reese trusts him fully now. It's wonderful! :) Thank you!! Until next time... Sincerely, Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2021-06-30 06:11:32 +0000 UTCI know you have commented in the past that this show can be episodic. The way I see it is that the main story of the show is not the cases that Reese and Finch work. The main story is the flashbacks. If you did not notice the person who told Reese and Stanton to go get the laptop was Alicia Corwin, one of the handful of people who know the machine exists. The story of the laptop will be explained further in season 2 and 3. How it ended up in China. Why the people that know about the machine want it destroyed and how Stanton survived. You asked who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. One of my favorite parts of this show is that everything is grayscale. Reese and Finch have strong morals but they are still criminals. Carter and Fusco are by definition dirty cops because of their work with Reese. The CIA, FBI, the soon to be revealed organization that is behind the machine, are all good and bad depending on the situation. For the last few episodes this season, it is important for you to know that when you are looking through the machines eyes there is a box that is placed around people. Ordinary people that the machine is watching are placed in a white box. Deviants are in a red box. And most importantly, people that know the machine exists are in a yellow box (like Reese, Finch, Nathan Ingram, Corwin etc.). Finally, for next episode, keep in mind that in a previous episode where Finch is creating the machine and has a discussion with Nathan about the irrelevant numbers, Jessica's picture is on Harold's computer monitor.
Gregory Nav
2021-04-06 00:10:47 +0000 UTC
