Liberty
- Episode aired Sep 24, 2013
- TV-14
- 44m
It's Fleet Week in New York City, making the hunt for one Naval Officer among a sea of sailors even more difficult for Reese, Finch and Shaw.It's Fleet Week in New York City, making the hunt for one Naval Officer among a sea of sailors even more difficult for Reese, Finch and Shaw.It's Fleet Week in New York City, making the hunt for one Naval Officer among a sea of sailors even more difficult for Reese, Finch and Shaw.
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- TriviaIn the horse carriage scene, Kevin Chapman was actually driving the carriage himself. This scene did not take place in Central Park, but was filmed in Harlem.
- GoofsThe Marine started the bar fight over the sailors using the term Jarhead, but the word was never taken as particularly offensive and has become the more commonly used term over Leatherneck. It definitely was not offensive enough to warrant sober Marines risking getting arrested or even injured over.
- Quotes
Sameen Shaw: Multiple shooters above you, Reese. Get clear, now.
[Targets the Russians]
Sameen Shaw: You gonna ambush somebody, use a muzzle suppressor. Losers.
John Reese: [Getting shot at] Shaw, a little help here?
Sameen Shaw: I would have taken the head shot, but Finch gets annoyed when I kill people.
[Shoots]
Sameen Shaw: In the arm, through a brick wall, in the dark. You're welcome.
[the person falls out the window]
Sameen Shaw: Oops.
- Crazy creditsThe new Season 3 Main Title Sequence includes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment at 16 second mark, when brief footage of Root (Amy Acker) is seen. Accompanying this is The Machine's designation for Root, displayed on the screen: "Analog Interface".
- ConnectionsReferences Let's Make a Deal (1963)
- SoundtracksArenita Playita
by Cuarto Poder
The storyline was a little weak, and the writers seemed to be trying to juggle too many balls at one and it just didn't click.
The biggest negative was Shaw. I was willing to give Shaw a chance, despite people getting annoyed with her by the end of S2 itself, but I am very disappointed after this episode - if anything, it seems like I was wrong. Shaw just seems robotic, boring and tries too hard to be "badass". It doesn't help that Sarah Shahi is really not a good actress.
Too many characters struggling for screen space, in the end at the cost of one of the leads - Finch (surprisingly, given his 'the hacker who can worm him way to any information' act is one of the show's best aspects). The fact that this show treats the 'tech support' as one of its leads was what made it unique. That and the Machine, of course!
In the end, weak POI, narration that was all over the place, too much Shaw and her 'badassery' and too little Finch made it a below average episode - AND POOR BY POI STANDARDS.
Maybe I am jumping the gun here, but really there was nothing wrong with just Reese and Finch, with Carter and Lionel just helping out. Root and Elias are great as always, but Shaw is really an 'extra' that this show didn't need so soon.
I hope I am wrong, but this seems like a case of fixing it when it ain't broke. Thats never good. Prove me wrong Nolan. I hope you do.
- diligentdrool
- Sep 24, 2013
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