Wow! That was breathtaking in that non-action kind of way...with that quiet understated intensity but all the time lying underneath is a whole avalanche of chaos just about to unfurl, which I think is done purposefully for the following reason: At a similar point last season (midseason finale), PoI was smashing up it's whole setup in a whirlwind of physical action...guns, sirens, broken bones, bombs & myriad explosions, etc. This season there is a similar mash up taking place but with relatively little physical action, only more a mashing of minds/intellects. Which brings me to the reason why I love this show so much as it has become my No.1 current show: It's ability to meld intelligence with action, plus gorgeous settings & of course top notch action all round. Even the guest stars are mostly phenomenal, for example in this episodes portrayal of a young Greer. Super excited for the next two installments!
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Brilliant!
musiqliblessed31 December 2015
I'm not even done watching, but this has been a brilliant episode! The format has been done before but this is the best I've seen. Such brilliant writing. Dangit...everything I want to say is a spoiler, so I'll just leave it here. This show is just so excellently crafted and this episode has especially emulated this fact.
I tell you, it's always a guarantee that when watching a JJ Abrams production you're going to get a pool of well-rounded, deeply designed characters. So different, yet so complimentary to one another and the story. Down to the awesome dog. Even the dog has an interesting personality. I love every character. Even the ones I dislike! Just such a good show!
I tell you, it's always a guarantee that when watching a JJ Abrams production you're going to get a pool of well-rounded, deeply designed characters. So different, yet so complimentary to one another and the story. Down to the awesome dog. Even the dog has an interesting personality. I love every character. Even the ones I dislike! Just such a good show!
I have to say Nolan and his team they all thinking ahead of their time
MehdyZiar17 December 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I never seen brilliant dialog from a show like this episode. I have to say Nolan and his team they all thinking ahead of their time. this show will be basis for future shows for other stories about artificial intelligence.
Most of people never find out what this show talking about exactly. people know maybe in future robots try to destroy humans. but they realize this not happening in few years. this is a warning how can start. This could starts with some servers working together like supercomputers. They Evolving and starting to make something like theme for orders. But this just focus on start of this Theory. Evolving and learning... The Theory have something good for us and that is would be morality. maybe they can have it... the machine have it, and using it... because of the maker...
How Robots And Machines Thinking? Learn From This Show. I Give It 10. Because I Know Exactly What They Doing And I Admire Their Work.
Most of people never find out what this show talking about exactly. people know maybe in future robots try to destroy humans. but they realize this not happening in few years. this is a warning how can start. This could starts with some servers working together like supercomputers. They Evolving and starting to make something like theme for orders. But this just focus on start of this Theory. Evolving and learning... The Theory have something good for us and that is would be morality. maybe they can have it... the machine have it, and using it... because of the maker...
How Robots And Machines Thinking? Learn From This Show. I Give It 10. Because I Know Exactly What They Doing And I Admire Their Work.
Tense and Intense
Asurasura17 December 2014
Warning: Spoilers
This episode showed what happens when two AI's play a game of rapid chess, where the pawns are puny humans. One player, even though heavily experienced couldn't catch up with the pace of the young player. Both are highly philosophical, extremely complex and intelligent beyond reason. What goes on in their minds? Who the hell knows!! When Samaritan asked what right did the machine had to decide its fate, that I almost forgot these both are nothing but 1's an 0's. The show is able to retain the allure and mystery of these AI's even though they are humanized by their analog interfaces. The Kid Whiz was creepy but I would have liked Claire from 'Nautilus'. There would have been more impact. Greer's flashback was good but I would love to see the Sunset over hail of bombs which he saw as a child during WWII. Finch is now on the brink of belief vs principle idea and in next episodes, I hope we will know which side he will tip.
Great episode
hadeelamar3 December 2021
The War of the A.I.'s
claudio_carvalho6 March 2024
Shaw is kept inside the subway station by Finch and Root, while Reese looks for the next number provided by The Machine. However, the Samaritan sends an agent to resolve the situation. The Samaritan organizes New York City, being proactive in crimes, and the city has a wonderful day with many criminals arrested and crimes avoided, expecting The Machine to join it. The Machine does not accept any deal and the Samaritan brings chaos and havoc to New York on the next day forcing The Machine to talk to the Samaritan. Root goes to a school at New Rochelle, to meet the avatar of the Samaritan, the boy Gabriel Hayward. Meanwhile, the life of MI-6 Agent John Greer in 1973 is disclosed when he learns that his chief is a double-agent from KGB.
"The Cold War" is an original episode of "Person of Interest", with the discussion between The Machine and the Samaritan. The evil Greer and the Samaritan show the power of the A. I. for the good and for the bad to NYC. The activity of Greer in 1973, in London, shows highlights of the personality of this Machiavellian character. The idea of using a young boy to be the avatar of a young artificial intelligence that is misguided is excellent. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "The Cold War"
"The Cold War" is an original episode of "Person of Interest", with the discussion between The Machine and the Samaritan. The evil Greer and the Samaritan show the power of the A. I. for the good and for the bad to NYC. The activity of Greer in 1973, in London, shows highlights of the personality of this Machiavellian character. The idea of using a young boy to be the avatar of a young artificial intelligence that is misguided is excellent. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "The Cold War"
Another episode - another cliche
nemesis-8819 February 2024
Truly brilliant show as many people here have already said. But still, not without cheap tricks. At the very beginning of the episode a person''s insulin pump injects too much insulin and he falls dead. That's not how it works. It is a very common misconception that too much insulin kills. It doesn't. The person won't die instantly... or ever.
Insulin is not a poison. It simply reduces the amount of glucose in blood. Glucose is the food for the brain and helps deliver oxygen. If too much insulin is administered, the person will lose consciousness, that part is true. But even in New York a person falling down in the middle of the street would induce a 911 call. The person's condition will be discovered, glucose administered and he will be taken to the hospital to have his malfunctioning pump removed.
And by the way, NO, insulin pumps are not "networked" as in some remote computer cannot take control of it. Only send some medical information. So another cheap (and very dangerous) trick on the writers' side.
Insulin is not a poison. It simply reduces the amount of glucose in blood. Glucose is the food for the brain and helps deliver oxygen. If too much insulin is administered, the person will lose consciousness, that part is true. But even in New York a person falling down in the middle of the street would induce a 911 call. The person's condition will be discovered, glucose administered and he will be taken to the hospital to have his malfunctioning pump removed.
And by the way, NO, insulin pumps are not "networked" as in some remote computer cannot take control of it. Only send some medical information. So another cheap (and very dangerous) trick on the writers' side.
A better episode this one.
Dr_Sagan22 December 2014
OK. Didn't like the previous episode with the Elias/Dominic conflict. I found it weak.
This is however seems like a "back on track" episode with more substance and a more interesting plot. The execution could have been better though.
This episodes dares to pose some fears that you, me, well everyone might have about our modern age. It doesn't have to be AI. The whole collective of information and the way all our activities are stored and processed by computers is enough by itself. If you add a ruthless calculated machine to govern all these, then it's easy to turn the world into a Terminator or Matrix-like reality.
Finch has the more clear vision for these fears in the show. I basically agree with him.
Anyway, it was a far better episode and I also liked the actor Emrhys Cooper who played young Greer. He made the cold war scenes he were into to look and feel more like a movie than a TV episode. I'll keep an eye for him in the future.
This is however seems like a "back on track" episode with more substance and a more interesting plot. The execution could have been better though.
This episodes dares to pose some fears that you, me, well everyone might have about our modern age. It doesn't have to be AI. The whole collective of information and the way all our activities are stored and processed by computers is enough by itself. If you add a ruthless calculated machine to govern all these, then it's easy to turn the world into a Terminator or Matrix-like reality.
Finch has the more clear vision for these fears in the show. I basically agree with him.
Anyway, it was a far better episode and I also liked the actor Emrhys Cooper who played young Greer. He made the cold war scenes he were into to look and feel more like a movie than a TV episode. I'll keep an eye for him in the future.
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