Amy Acker, Michael Emerson
While CBS has traditionally found itself associated with laugh track sitcoms such as Two and a Half Men and 2 Broke Girls, in recent years it has also been recognised for its hourlong fare, with shows such as The Good Wife and Elementary often drawing critical attention. However, the channel’s changing reputation has grown on the backs of these two shows, despite the presence of a third series that deserves just as much acclaim. Person of Interest is a show that finds itself under-appreciated in critical circles despite being a high quality action thriller that has strong plotting, three-dimensional characters, and a nuanced way of looking at the ramifications of a high-security world.
One of the key strengths of the show are its women. The female characters on the show are, by and large, well-rounded, three dimensional characters with independent motivations, and who are equally likely...
While CBS has traditionally found itself associated with laugh track sitcoms such as Two and a Half Men and 2 Broke Girls, in recent years it has also been recognised for its hourlong fare, with shows such as The Good Wife and Elementary often drawing critical attention. However, the channel’s changing reputation has grown on the backs of these two shows, despite the presence of a third series that deserves just as much acclaim. Person of Interest is a show that finds itself under-appreciated in critical circles despite being a high quality action thriller that has strong plotting, three-dimensional characters, and a nuanced way of looking at the ramifications of a high-security world.
One of the key strengths of the show are its women. The female characters on the show are, by and large, well-rounded, three dimensional characters with independent motivations, and who are equally likely...
- 5/5/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Person of Interest Season 3, Episode 3: “Lady Killer”
Directed by Omar Madha
Written by Amanda Segel
Airs on Tuesdays at 10 Pm on CBS
When Person of Interest first started, it had a simple cast of Reese and Finch (Jim Caviziel and Michael Emerson, respectively) being hunted every week by Taraji P. Henson. This has now transformed to a full roster of characters (assets)-many of them women- that the show has its disposal. “Lady Killer” drives this point home time and time again when Reese and Finch receive a number from a regular Casanova, a real “lady killer” (get it, guys?) who they suspect might be a stalker/serial killer. To find out for themselves, they bait the waters with Carter, Shaw (Sarah Shahi), and political fixer Zoe Morgan (Paige Turco). While Reese and Finch are focused on the new number, Root (Amy Acker) is continuing her crazy-person-athon at the...
Directed by Omar Madha
Written by Amanda Segel
Airs on Tuesdays at 10 Pm on CBS
When Person of Interest first started, it had a simple cast of Reese and Finch (Jim Caviziel and Michael Emerson, respectively) being hunted every week by Taraji P. Henson. This has now transformed to a full roster of characters (assets)-many of them women- that the show has its disposal. “Lady Killer” drives this point home time and time again when Reese and Finch receive a number from a regular Casanova, a real “lady killer” (get it, guys?) who they suspect might be a stalker/serial killer. To find out for themselves, they bait the waters with Carter, Shaw (Sarah Shahi), and political fixer Zoe Morgan (Paige Turco). While Reese and Finch are focused on the new number, Root (Amy Acker) is continuing her crazy-person-athon at the...
- 10/9/2013
- by Drew Koenig
- SoundOnSight
Call them Finch's Angels.
Sam Shaw, Joss Carter and Zoe Morgan had their time to shine on Person of Interest this week, as the bevy of beauties donned sexy club attire, excitedly compared weapons and left the boys to play backup. Nothing quite like a ladies night, right?
Using the femme fatale trio as bait on "Lady Killer," the Machine pulled up a number for a Boston playboy who teetered on the lines of stalker/killer and just plain overly attentive.
It was nice to see Warren Kole as the focus, especially since he's played a bad guy on Fox's The Following and a good guy on USA's short-lived Common Law. It wasn't easy to tell which way his character, Ian Murphy, would fall, although the ominous music played tried to convince viewers when he was holding a knife or following Carter.
Except the real truth was about familial lineage and social class.
Sam Shaw, Joss Carter and Zoe Morgan had their time to shine on Person of Interest this week, as the bevy of beauties donned sexy club attire, excitedly compared weapons and left the boys to play backup. Nothing quite like a ladies night, right?
Using the femme fatale trio as bait on "Lady Killer," the Machine pulled up a number for a Boston playboy who teetered on the lines of stalker/killer and just plain overly attentive.
It was nice to see Warren Kole as the focus, especially since he's played a bad guy on Fox's The Following and a good guy on USA's short-lived Common Law. It wasn't easy to tell which way his character, Ian Murphy, would fall, although the ominous music played tried to convince viewers when he was holding a knife or following Carter.
Except the real truth was about familial lineage and social class.
- 10/9/2013
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Reese and Finch have called in some backup for their latest undercover mission — mainly because this is one they certainly couldn’t do on their own.
In tonight’s episode of Person of Interest, the duo calls upon Carter, Shaw and Zoe Morgan, for help in luring a chameleon playboy who is either a predator or someone else’s imminent prey. And despite having to don some unconventional ass kicking attire, we think they’re more than up for the task.
Below, watch a clip from the episode, airing tonight at 10 p.m. Et on CBS.
In tonight’s episode of Person of Interest, the duo calls upon Carter, Shaw and Zoe Morgan, for help in luring a chameleon playboy who is either a predator or someone else’s imminent prey. And despite having to don some unconventional ass kicking attire, we think they’re more than up for the task.
Below, watch a clip from the episode, airing tonight at 10 p.m. Et on CBS.
- 10/8/2013
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW - Inside TV
Last Thursday, I was honored to moderate a panel at the "Made in NY" PaleyFest at New York's Paley Center, celebrating the third season of CBS's terrific cyber-thriller Person of Interest. Before the discussion with many of the show's cast and executive producer Jonathan Nolan, there was a screening of this week's episode (Tuesday, 10/9c) — the best of the season to date, and a fairly pivotal one — that is especially enjoyable in how it showcases the series' fabulous femmes fatales. With the target du jour a chameleon Casanova, the women must act as nightclub and social-media bait: an off-duty and glammed-up Carter (Taraji P. Henson), the ferociously trigger-happy Shaw (Sarah Shahi, hilariously playing against her natural beauty) and Reese's favorite fixer, the alluring Zoe Morgan (recurring co-star Paige Turco). A CBS contact refers to them as "Finch's Angels," and if they want to spin themselves off, that would be fine by me.
- 10/8/2013
- by Matt Roush
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Person of Interest’s population of women has increased drastically going into its third season and the writers are fully prepared to take advantage of the opportunities it now has to do more stories centered on the female crime fighters at its disposal. Unfortunately, I have a feeling what’s planned won’t win over any feminists anytime soon, no matter how attractive the recently cast Warren Kole might appear to be. At times like this, I really hope there’s a sizable amount of women writers on PoI’s writing team because that’s the only thing that will protect it from any kind of backlash over what’s coming.
According to TVLine, Kole, who spent some recent time recurring on The Following, will guest-star as a Poi that Detective Carter, Agent Shaw, and Zoe Morgan have set their sights on and will do anything they can to get his attention.
According to TVLine, Kole, who spent some recent time recurring on The Following, will guest-star as a Poi that Detective Carter, Agent Shaw, and Zoe Morgan have set their sights on and will do anything they can to get his attention.
- 8/27/2013
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
Warren Kole, luckiest man alive…?
TVLine has learned that the onetime Common Lawman will guest-star on CBS’ Person of Interest as a Poi whom Detective Carter (played by Taraji P. Henson), Agent Shaw (new series regular Sarah Shahi) and Zoe Morgan (guest star Paige Turco) each try to catch the eye of — by any dressed-to-kill means necessary.
Photos | Person of Interest Unleashes Its ‘Secret Weapons’ Zoe, Carter and Shaw
As previously scooped by TVLine, the trio of fierce femmes are united by a cause when Reese and Finch’s target for the week is revealed to be a ladykiller.
TVLine has learned that the onetime Common Lawman will guest-star on CBS’ Person of Interest as a Poi whom Detective Carter (played by Taraji P. Henson), Agent Shaw (new series regular Sarah Shahi) and Zoe Morgan (guest star Paige Turco) each try to catch the eye of — by any dressed-to-kill means necessary.
Photos | Person of Interest Unleashes Its ‘Secret Weapons’ Zoe, Carter and Shaw
As previously scooped by TVLine, the trio of fierce femmes are united by a cause when Reese and Finch’s target for the week is revealed to be a ladykiller.
- 8/23/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Charlie’s Angels, watch your back.
As hoped by many a Person of Interest viewer, Paige Turco — who has been off in Vancouver costarring in The CW’s midseason sci-fi drama The 100 — found time to jet back to New York City and shoot an encore as Zoe Morgan, who this time will work in concert with both Carter (played by Taraji P. Henson) and Shaw (new series regular Sarah Shahi).
Related | Person of Interest: Amy Acker Now Series Regular for Season 3
News of Turco’s return, in Season 3′s third episode, broke when the Poi writers tweeted this photo:
#ladiesnight http://t.
As hoped by many a Person of Interest viewer, Paige Turco — who has been off in Vancouver costarring in The CW’s midseason sci-fi drama The 100 — found time to jet back to New York City and shoot an encore as Zoe Morgan, who this time will work in concert with both Carter (played by Taraji P. Henson) and Shaw (new series regular Sarah Shahi).
Related | Person of Interest: Amy Acker Now Series Regular for Season 3
News of Turco’s return, in Season 3′s third episode, broke when the Poi writers tweeted this photo:
#ladiesnight http://t.
- 8/9/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
With Hr rebuilding, a mysterious organization revealed, a new female super spy added to the team, and Root still trying to find the Machine, it's a wonder that Reese, Finch, Carter and Fusco find any time to kick back and relax.
And now with the Machine unleashed, it looks like their work is only just beginning.
So how did the sophomore season fare? Read on to find out what we thought of Person of Interest Season 2 in this TV Fanatic Report Card...
Best episode: This was hard to pick because there were so many solid episodes this season including the last two, "Zero Day" and "God Mode." Even the controversial yet unique introduction of Sam Shaw was a favorite of mine. But I'm going to pick the hotel centric "Booked Solid." Maybe I just liked seeing Zoe Morgan return, but this episode seemed to have it all including action, humor,...
And now with the Machine unleashed, it looks like their work is only just beginning.
So how did the sophomore season fare? Read on to find out what we thought of Person of Interest Season 2 in this TV Fanatic Report Card...
Best episode: This was hard to pick because there were so many solid episodes this season including the last two, "Zero Day" and "God Mode." Even the controversial yet unique introduction of Sam Shaw was a favorite of mine. But I'm going to pick the hotel centric "Booked Solid." Maybe I just liked seeing Zoe Morgan return, but this episode seemed to have it all including action, humor,...
- 5/24/2013
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Person Of Interest: The Complete First Season
Stars: Jim Cavaziel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman | Created by Jonathan Nolan
John Reese (Cavaziel) a former elite CIA officer is homeless and presumed dead following the death of the woman he loves. When he is approached by a reclusive billionaire computer genius Harold Finch (Emerson) who lives under an assumed identity, they form a partnership to prevent and predict violent crimes using high-tech surveillance and their own brand of vigilante justice. Utilising “The Machine”, a computer system commissioned by the Us government, and built by Finch himself after the attacks of 9/11, Reese and Finch are able to receive details of imminent crimes, but never know what the crime will be, or whether the person that they have been notified of is a perpetrator or victim.
Created by Jonathan Nolan, brother of director Christopher Nolan and co-writer of The Dark Knight,...
Stars: Jim Cavaziel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman | Created by Jonathan Nolan
John Reese (Cavaziel) a former elite CIA officer is homeless and presumed dead following the death of the woman he loves. When he is approached by a reclusive billionaire computer genius Harold Finch (Emerson) who lives under an assumed identity, they form a partnership to prevent and predict violent crimes using high-tech surveillance and their own brand of vigilante justice. Utilising “The Machine”, a computer system commissioned by the Us government, and built by Finch himself after the attacks of 9/11, Reese and Finch are able to receive details of imminent crimes, but never know what the crime will be, or whether the person that they have been notified of is a perpetrator or victim.
Created by Jonathan Nolan, brother of director Christopher Nolan and co-writer of The Dark Knight,...
- 3/13/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
It’s official: Person of Interest is officially the best thing on Thursdays for me. After delivering a fairly pedestrian but still solid effort with last week’s “One Percent,” Poi came back this week in a big way with “Booked Solid.”
One of the first things that got me outright was that it was, for the most part, a bottle episode. For those of you who don’t know, a bottle episode is when all the action of an episode is confined to one space. With these limited parameters, the show’s writers can really step up and highlight their strengths when it comes to the more minimalist approach.I love bottle episodes, and Booked Solid has risen to the top of the list in my book. It certainly brought back memories of season 1’s excellent “Firewall.”
The bottle this week is the Coronet Hotel,...
It’s official: Person of Interest is officially the best thing on Thursdays for me. After delivering a fairly pedestrian but still solid effort with last week’s “One Percent,” Poi came back this week in a big way with “Booked Solid.”
One of the first things that got me outright was that it was, for the most part, a bottle episode. For those of you who don’t know, a bottle episode is when all the action of an episode is confined to one space. With these limited parameters, the show’s writers can really step up and highlight their strengths when it comes to the more minimalist approach.I love bottle episodes, and Booked Solid has risen to the top of the list in my book. It certainly brought back memories of season 1’s excellent “Firewall.”
The bottle this week is the Coronet Hotel,...
- 2/19/2013
- by Patrick G. Emralino
- Obsessed with Film
I think you're a better shot than you are a bellhop!
I guess it's pretty obvious that John Reese wasn't cut out for the hotel industry, but his time working the suite life made for a brilliantly entertaining episode.
"Booked Solid" is so far my favorite episode of Person of Interest Season 2, loading up on the action and witty dialogue, dropping in some great twists and closing it out with a great surprise.
The installment was penned by Nic Van Zeebroeck and Michael Sopczynski - who first introduced the sexy and smart character of Zoe Morgan back in "The Fix-" and they also happened to be the writers of the highly fun suburbia-focused episode that included Zoe again, in "The High Road."
So it was no surprise that not only did Zoe return for this outing, but it was an overall outstanding hour in general. These two have a great grasp of the tone,...
I guess it's pretty obvious that John Reese wasn't cut out for the hotel industry, but his time working the suite life made for a brilliantly entertaining episode.
"Booked Solid" is so far my favorite episode of Person of Interest Season 2, loading up on the action and witty dialogue, dropping in some great twists and closing it out with a great surprise.
The installment was penned by Nic Van Zeebroeck and Michael Sopczynski - who first introduced the sexy and smart character of Zoe Morgan back in "The Fix-" and they also happened to be the writers of the highly fun suburbia-focused episode that included Zoe again, in "The High Road."
So it was no surprise that not only did Zoe return for this outing, but it was an overall outstanding hour in general. These two have a great grasp of the tone,...
- 2/15/2013
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Sometimes you just gotta get out of the city. Unfortunately, Reese (James Caviezel) wasn’t made for the Girl Scout cookie and soccer mom/dad lifestyle. Neither is the ultra-trendy, mega stylish Zoe Morgan (Paige Turco), his impromptu wife. While this case wasn’t as explosive as most, there was an undercurrent of connection, shown through flashbacks to the Machine’s early days with Finch (Michael Emerson) and Nathan Ingram (Brett Cullen). Perhaps that connection is “everyone meets for a reason.” Also, Bear the dog licks donut icing and Finch is just evil enough to let Reese eat it which is probably the funniest scene of the episode right there. In the latest Number’s case, meeting his wife meant getting out of his old safe-cracking lifestyle. Graham Wyler seems like the all American dad; lovely wife and teen daughter and a big old slice of American pie on the side.
- 11/9/2012
- by mbijeaux@corp.popstar.com (Melissa Bijeaux)
- PopStar
John, it's the doorbell. Let's try to not shoot any girl scouts on the first day, okay?"- Zoe Morgan
At this point, it's really no surprise that Person of Interest continues to dish out quality episodes like Reese dishes out gunshots to the kneecap. They really hit their marks every time.
With "The High Road," Reese had the unusual chance to travel to suburbia to protect Graham, a former safe-cracker turned doting husband and father. The transition to the neighborhood was the perfect way to add a twist to the generally city-centric plots, bring back the wonderful Zoe Morgan and let Reese continue to charm with his deadpan humor.
Zoe is always a welcome addition to this show and the chemistry is so great between her and Reese that with their flirtatious back and forth in "getting married" to playing poker, you can't help but expect them to jump...
At this point, it's really no surprise that Person of Interest continues to dish out quality episodes like Reese dishes out gunshots to the kneecap. They really hit their marks every time.
With "The High Road," Reese had the unusual chance to travel to suburbia to protect Graham, a former safe-cracker turned doting husband and father. The transition to the neighborhood was the perfect way to add a twist to the generally city-centric plots, bring back the wonderful Zoe Morgan and let Reese continue to charm with his deadpan humor.
Zoe is always a welcome addition to this show and the chemistry is so great between her and Reese that with their flirtatious back and forth in "getting married" to playing poker, you can't help but expect them to jump...
- 11/9/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Reese (James Caviezel) may be the master of spying, creeping and following from a not-so-discrete distance, but in order to save his Numbers, he usually has to get close to them at some point. That presents a problem when his latest Number is a ballsy, brash newspaper reporter who would love nothing more than to put the heroic Man in the Suit on the front page. Cue Finch (Michael Emerson) having paranoid fits. Maxine (Gloria Votsis) isn’t afraid to go after the story, even if that means going head to head with mafia don’s kids and the entire wrath of the elusive Hr. And she makes quite a stir covering the mass arrest of over 70 crooked cops involved with Hr. Naturally, the head of the snake remains intact, as Simmons (Robert John Burke) reminds poor Fusco (Kevin Chapman). With Fusco still under the thumb of Hr, and one...
- 11/2/2012
- by mbijeaux@corp.popstar.com (Melissa Bijeaux)
- PopStar
“Okay Finch, how am I supposed to save a woman who wants to put me on the front page?”
That’s the problem facing Finch and Reese this week as the Machine points them to an investigative reporter caught up in a number of dangerous potential scandals including the mysterious Hr organization, and the just as mysterious man in the suit story. That’s right, Person of Interest is reminding us all that Finch and Reese are both supposed to be dead men so maybe they should be a smidge more careful when protecting their charges.
The first big event in "Bury the Lede" is the massive bust facing Hr when over 75 police officers are taken in by the FBI, lead by Agent Donnelly, on corruption charges among a long list of other offenses in many cases. Fusco gets his first big story that goes outside of being Reese's lackey...
That’s the problem facing Finch and Reese this week as the Machine points them to an investigative reporter caught up in a number of dangerous potential scandals including the mysterious Hr organization, and the just as mysterious man in the suit story. That’s right, Person of Interest is reminding us all that Finch and Reese are both supposed to be dead men so maybe they should be a smidge more careful when protecting their charges.
The first big event in "Bury the Lede" is the massive bust facing Hr when over 75 police officers are taken in by the FBI, lead by Agent Donnelly, on corruption charges among a long list of other offenses in many cases. Fusco gets his first big story that goes outside of being Reese's lackey...
- 11/2/2012
- by keysha
- TVovermind.com
Hopefully, your head is not all tied up in knots after the amount of twists and turns in this week's Person of Interest.
One of my biggest compliments of this show (and there are many) is the drama's ability to actively combine the case of the week with the larger seasonal story in a way that feels natural. It works in allowing casual or first-time viewers to get a sense of what the show is all about, while the long-time watchers see the characters grow and the multiple story arcs progress bit by bit.
And there's always something for everyone, whether it's trying to solve the mystery along with Reese and Finch; great humorous moments; bullets-blazing action scenes; a touch of potential romance; or individuals with dimensionality and personality.
"Bury the Lede" did a good job on touching pretty much all those bases, and although it wasn't my favorite, the...
One of my biggest compliments of this show (and there are many) is the drama's ability to actively combine the case of the week with the larger seasonal story in a way that feels natural. It works in allowing casual or first-time viewers to get a sense of what the show is all about, while the long-time watchers see the characters grow and the multiple story arcs progress bit by bit.
And there's always something for everyone, whether it's trying to solve the mystery along with Reese and Finch; great humorous moments; bullets-blazing action scenes; a touch of potential romance; or individuals with dimensionality and personality.
"Bury the Lede" did a good job on touching pretty much all those bases, and although it wasn't my favorite, the...
- 11/2/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Person of Interest became one of the few bona fide hits of TV's 2011-12 freshman class.
With an intriguing premise and a pair of outstanding leads in Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel, it delivered on all fronts. What were the high points? What do hope to see in 2012-2013? What would we change?
Read on as we grade Person of Interest's first season in TV Fanatic's Report Card series.
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Best Character: While I truly think the characters are entertaining in their own rights and even have Detective Fusco up on the list, I have to go with John Reese. It might seem predictable because he's the series lead, but the guy knows how to kick ass with such a cool swagger that it never gets old watching him do it every single episode.
Plus, there's plenty of backstory and humanity, so he's not just a walking Terminator.
Worst...
With an intriguing premise and a pair of outstanding leads in Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel, it delivered on all fronts. What were the high points? What do hope to see in 2012-2013? What would we change?
Read on as we grade Person of Interest's first season in TV Fanatic's Report Card series.
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Best Character: While I truly think the characters are entertaining in their own rights and even have Detective Fusco up on the list, I have to go with John Reese. It might seem predictable because he's the series lead, but the guy knows how to kick ass with such a cool swagger that it never gets old watching him do it every single episode.
Plus, there's plenty of backstory and humanity, so he's not just a walking Terminator.
Worst...
- 6/1/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
First season finales don’t come more edge-of-your-seat-awesome than this. And as usual, Person of Interest (TV) manages to tie together treads of supposition we’ve been wondering about all season, and leave us with even more questions in the end. Finch has always managed to stay three steps ahead of his past, but finally, someone from his past catches up with him. And now, more than ever, I’m beginning to think the Machine is sentient. It sees all, hears all, and now, it’s got to figure out a way to “save” its assets. Some shows stumble over the use of flashbacks, breaking the viewer out of the storyline. But for whatever reason, this show seems to thrive on taking us back and forth in time to give us important pieces of the puzzle we’ll later need during the case. Starting at the tipping point of the...
- 5/18/2012
- by mbijeaux@corp.popstar.com (Melissa Bijeaux)
- PopStar
Sometimes I have to wonder how much excitement can possibly be shoved into one 42 minute episode. But Person of Interest (TV) continues to take my expectations and turn them on their heads. Not only was this week's Number a hell of a lot more intricate than we first expect, I think we can also say that Finch (Michael Emerson) may have met his match in the hacking department! A Moriarty to his Holmes, perhaps? God I hope so! When we catch up with our daring heroes, Finch seems to have picked the wrong time to check in with Reese (James Caviezel). He's in the middle of battling it out with a parolee who looks like King Kong. No Finch, you don't have a bad connection, Reese is just a bit busy putting the beat down on someone; please call back later! The Number of the Week is Scott Powell (Myk Watford...
- 2/3/2012
- by mbijeaux@corp.popstar.com (Melissa Bijeaux)
- PopStar
Person of Interest 1.13 'Root Cause' Review
Last night, Person of Interest was back to being the kind of show that makes it required viewing. In fact, the team behind Poi delivered one of the better episodes of the season by telling the story of a family man down on his luck set up to be a patsy in a political assassination. That would have been suspenseful enough, but the show did us fans one better by bringing about the return of former Poi and crisis management specialist, Zoe (Paige Turco). As well as setting up a brand-new nemesis for the Machine team in the form of an extremely talented hacker who is more than willing to get her own hands dirty when it’s called for.
Out of work project manager Scott Powell is doing everything he can to avoid breaking the harsh truth of his unemployment to his wife and two kids.
Last night, Person of Interest was back to being the kind of show that makes it required viewing. In fact, the team behind Poi delivered one of the better episodes of the season by telling the story of a family man down on his luck set up to be a patsy in a political assassination. That would have been suspenseful enough, but the show did us fans one better by bringing about the return of former Poi and crisis management specialist, Zoe (Paige Turco). As well as setting up a brand-new nemesis for the Machine team in the form of an extremely talented hacker who is more than willing to get her own hands dirty when it’s called for.
Out of work project manager Scott Powell is doing everything he can to avoid breaking the harsh truth of his unemployment to his wife and two kids.
- 2/3/2012
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
A television series' first season often constitutes a jumble of different styles or directions, as it attempts to find its best footing for what really makes the show work. And sometimes it stumbles out of the ring completely leaving it for cancellation fodder and a lot of "what ifs."
Such is surely not the case with Person of Interest, which continues to come out swinging, upping the ante on its gritty take on technology, corruption and redemption, allowing its singular episodes to feel complete while teasing enough to tie the season together.
And sure, sometimes I wish there were a bit more answers about Finch's limp, Reese's past or the Machine in general - but with an episode like "Root Cause," I don't mind waiting.
In fact, this particular episode spun a web of intrigue and suspense with a solid story and plenty of high stakes for its main characters,...
Such is surely not the case with Person of Interest, which continues to come out swinging, upping the ante on its gritty take on technology, corruption and redemption, allowing its singular episodes to feel complete while teasing enough to tie the season together.
And sure, sometimes I wish there were a bit more answers about Finch's limp, Reese's past or the Machine in general - but with an episode like "Root Cause," I don't mind waiting.
In fact, this particular episode spun a web of intrigue and suspense with a solid story and plenty of high stakes for its main characters,...
- 2/3/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
To say that Person of Interest (TV) just keeps getting better each week would most likely be an understatement. The People's Choice Award winner for Best New Drama keeps the twists coming in a formula that is as intricate as it is intriguing, and the characters are fleshing out wonderfully. Where the "number of the week" lacks in oomph, it makes up for in heart. But as always, it's the growing dynamic between our heroes where the meat of the story lies. Carter (Taraji Henson) wants more answers. This time, she's up for a little face time with our hero, Reese (James Caviezel) and lucky for her, he doesn't hold a grudge. Why Reese has deigned to accept her is best summed up by the man himself, "Your moral compass points the right way, and I'm sick of you chasing me." I suppose two assets in NYPD are better than one,...
- 1/20/2012
- by mbijeaux@corp.popstar.com (Melissa Bijeaux)
- PopStar
Someone tell Person of Interest that this is the week for Halloween episodes, not Valentine's Day episodes! Those of us eager to see Reese and Finch dressed as Raggedy Ann and Andy were sorely disappointed, but those of us who wanted to see Mr. Reese flirt and get some were not.
In "The Fix," the computer coughed up the social security number of a female fixer named Zoe Morgan, putting Reese and Finch in a momentary partnership with her to clean up the mess coming down the line from a billion-dollar corporation. It was a strong case, not quite as good as last week's, but still as intriguing as outing a pharmaceutical cover-up can get.... More >>...
In "The Fix," the computer coughed up the social security number of a female fixer named Zoe Morgan, putting Reese and Finch in a momentary partnership with her to clean up the mess coming down the line from a billion-dollar corporation. It was a strong case, not quite as good as last week's, but still as intriguing as outing a pharmaceutical cover-up can get.... More >>...
- 10/28/2011
- by Tim Surette
- TV.com
Person Of Interest Finds Its Groove
I think Person of Interest is in a comfortable place right now. With having a full season order and the likelihood of getting a second season very high, they don’t need to do anything big and crazy. They can just continue to do their procedural storytelling, occasionally letting in things a bit more thought provoking. “The Fix” felt better than last weeks’ episode, but it was still more of the same. The PoI this week, Zoe Morgan, at one point said to Reese, “You don’t know anything about me,” and she couldn’t have said anything more true about her character. Sure, Reese follows her statement by listing all the things he knows about her, but that’s exposition. No time is spent really exploring her character. This has become a show that focuses on the surface, and while it makes me...
I think Person of Interest is in a comfortable place right now. With having a full season order and the likelihood of getting a second season very high, they don’t need to do anything big and crazy. They can just continue to do their procedural storytelling, occasionally letting in things a bit more thought provoking. “The Fix” felt better than last weeks’ episode, but it was still more of the same. The PoI this week, Zoe Morgan, at one point said to Reese, “You don’t know anything about me,” and she couldn’t have said anything more true about her character. Sure, Reese follows her statement by listing all the things he knows about her, but that’s exposition. No time is spent really exploring her character. This has become a show that focuses on the surface, and while it makes me...
- 10/28/2011
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
There’s honestly not much to be said about this weeks Person of Interest. It’s not that it was a bad episode; it’s just that after the heavy dose of atmosphere in Episode 4 and the high-octane drama of Episode 5, it feels like Episode 6 takes its foot off the accelerator a bit. With each episode so far being better than the week before, I suppose it was only inevitable that we would eventually hit a snag. Hopefully a mid-season slump won’t hit the ratings too hard, because I’m really gunning for a second season. Anyway…
This week Reese goes undercover as a driver for Zoe Morgan (Paige Turco), an all-attitude businesswoman with no identifiable business records. As Finch points out, she has no current employer but somehow managed to pay for a $2 million apartment in cash. Obviously she’s mixed up in something...
There’s honestly not much to be said about this weeks Person of Interest. It’s not that it was a bad episode; it’s just that after the heavy dose of atmosphere in Episode 4 and the high-octane drama of Episode 5, it feels like Episode 6 takes its foot off the accelerator a bit. With each episode so far being better than the week before, I suppose it was only inevitable that we would eventually hit a snag. Hopefully a mid-season slump won’t hit the ratings too hard, because I’m really gunning for a second season. Anyway…
This week Reese goes undercover as a driver for Zoe Morgan (Paige Turco), an all-attitude businesswoman with no identifiable business records. As Finch points out, she has no current employer but somehow managed to pay for a $2 million apartment in cash. Obviously she’s mixed up in something...
- 10/28/2011
- by Emile K. Lewis
- Obsessed with Film
Finch and Reese may have a highly sophisticated network of top-notch surveillance on their side, but some people don't need Finch's machine to become a highly skilled fixer. Enter this week's Poi, Zoe Morgan (Paige Turco) or, as I likely will refer to her in this review, lady!Reese. There were the usual red herrings in the first twenty minutes both in the reason for the machine picking this number and in the nature of the trouble the Poi is in (She's the victim! No, wait she's the shooter! Nope she is a target!). But the facts are these: Zoe was hired on by a man who stands to inherit the pharmaceutical company his father started unless his big secret is exposed thanks to a recording of a phone conversation that's being used as blackmail material. What starts out as a simple case of a powerful man possibly not keeping it in his pants,...
- 10/28/2011
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
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