Team Machine makes its last stand against Samaritan
The war against Samaritan has finally come to an end.
InPerson of Interest’s emotional series finale, Team Machine finally triumphed over the evil A.I.
threatening to take over the world.
Credit: Giovanni Rufino/CBS
When the episode starts, Team Machine is trying to find Finch and avoid being captured by Samaritan operatives.
(The Machine-as-Root also finds time to flirt with Shaw, because of course.)
Finch casually strolls up behind them and says it’s time to finally end this.
The Ice-9 virus defeated most of Samaritan, but not all of it.
Samaritan stored a copy of itself in some air-gapped servers hidden in the vault of the Federal Reserves.
“Not bad for a guy who practices on cardboard cutouts,” says Shaw.
It’s a hilarious moment in an otherwise very heavy hour.
Obviously, defeating Samaritan isn’t going to be this easy.
Naturally, Finch decides to lock Reese in the vault and do it himself.
“I’m afraid this is where our partnership ends.
Goodbye, John.”
(No, you’re the one that’s crying right now!)
Alas, Jeff Blackwell ruins the moment again, because he’s the worst!
He uses a knife he hid to break free and stab Fusco several times in the gut.
Jeff escapes from the subway car while Shaw rushes to stop the bleeding.
By this point, Finch has walked through Times Square and made it to the rooftop.
He’s losing blood quickly and can barely stand.
The scenes Finch shares with The Machine on the roof are some of the episode’s strongest ones.
Finch watches from across the way as Reese starts uploading the virus while fending off Samaritan operatives.
As he does, The Machine finally remembers what she learned about death.
That life lesson convinces Finch to get off the roof and seek medical attention.
A faint smile crosses Reese’s face as he was watches his friend escape.
Then, the cruise missile hits.
Meanwhile, Shaw tracks Jeff down and then kills him.
After that, she meets up with a recovering Fusco to collect Bear before she leaves.
Neither of them know if Reese or Finch survived.
Back at the subway lair, the pay phone starts ringing and the computers start turning on.
The message plays over a scene, which shows Finch reuniting with Grace in Italy.
The smile on her face when she sees her beloved says it all.
Shaw is walking down a street in Midtown with Bear when another pay phone starts ringing.
She answers it and another smile creeps across her face.
The final season ofPerson of Interesthas been fun, enjoyable, and one of the show’s best.
But that didn’t stop the show from knocking its finale out of the park.
The series finale broughtPerson of Interestin for a pathos-filled and near-perfect end that focused on the show’s relationships.
For me,Person of Interesthas always been a show about redemption.
The show never forgot that, and every character’s ending feels earned and meaningful.
(Fusco’s character arc might be the show’s most rewarding.)
There are many reasons to missPerson of Interest.
