Person of Interest thoughts on last 3 episodes

[astolat]

I've been way happier with the last three episodes, man!

Spoilers for Razgovor, Mors Praematura, The Perfect Mark, and next week's promo below!

Comments

[astrumporta]

Awesome analysis, thank you so much. I think I liked the A-plot more than you did, but probably because it was so interwoven with Carter's B-plot. I thought that was quite clever. The Number kept my interest more than those earlier in the season, perhaps because I was curious if he was even sincere about being in love at all. At first I felt like it was another boring 'case-of-the-week' but then it became engaging. I even had a feeling the girlfriend was a con-artist herself -- it was something about how she hung up after agreeing to meet him to hear him out. So the cons within cons made it sort of a "The Sting" homage.

As for the spoilers, I will be sad to lose Fusco, but I'm worried it's really Carter they will kill, because trailers are always meant to mis-direct. If it's her, I think they've made a horrible mistake for the future of the show. I hope they aren't that dumb -- angry fans be angry!

I love your 'established relationship' explanation for Reese and Finch's lack of angst. I think I can live with that view as long as they keep relating to each other and not only to other characters, which seemed to be the case in the first few eps.

[astolat]

Oh, I wouldn't worry about Carter at all. I don't believe they'd kill her for a second. Even Joss Whedon never killed off one of his core Scoobies or Giles, and Carter is totally one of the core characters.

I think the question is whether they have the combination of guts and network freedom to kill off Fusco or not, and IMO even that's up in the air, even though they really should get rid of him from a practical standpoint.