Summary: Reese meets with Carter and enlists her help in the next POI case but he doesn't tell Fusco. The POI, Andrea is a lawyer whose life is in danger and Reese looks into it. Reese grows suspicious when Finch goes to meetings he doesn't tell Reese about. Reese uses Fusco to follow Finch and learns that Finch is communicating with Will, Ingram's son. Reese also learns that Ingram passed away. Andrea is attacked by a friend, Chris who is the villain. Reese and Carter work together to take him out.
The Good: I liked the opening scene a lot. The Reese/Carter interactions were really strong and I really liked Carter's continual curiosity about how Finch is able to get all of the information. I thought Reese handled Carter's questions nicely and he was able to recruit her effectively to help them out. Their double-team throughout the episode was good and nicely finished the story arc of Carter discovering Finch and Reese's operation and joining in. Finch's storyline was really strong in this episode and it raises a lot of questions (see: The Unknown). The idea of some distrust between Reese and Finch makes sense considering how closed in both characters are. While they have worked together and formed a bond, they really don't know much about each other and it makes sense for Reese to finally decide to figure out exactly who Finch is and what he's up to. The addition of Will is a good follow-up from the intriguing flashbacks in the last episode and I'm really excited to see where this story goes. I liked that the show continued to show Reese struggling to fight due to his gunshot wound. Wounds like that don't heal quickly, so I'm glad that the show isn't pretending that it magically healed overnight. The Bad: The POI story was very simple in this episode, and it felt like the usual boring and predictable plot. It's hard to have 25 original stories every season and some episodes have suffered because of this. This episode lacked originality. The plot twist at the end was very predictable and mirrored the Rick twist from the previous episode, but it wasn't anywhere near as enjoyable since we literally just saw this story happen. I didn't like that the show attempted to make us sympathize with Terrence by showing that he has kids. It's a lazy way to try to induce our sympathy for a character we have no reason to care about. I had some nitpicks on this episode. It's pretty hard to believe that the CIA are consistently letting Carter escape their tails. They should be much more suspicious by now if she escapes from them over and over again. Are we supposed to believe that Fusco can successfully tail Finch? This is the same overly cautious Finch who knew when Reese was following him in the first episode and told him that they would meet on his terms. It's tough to believe that he wouldn't notice somebody tailing him. Especially Fusco of all people. Let's not forget that Fusco failed to keep his eye on a POI he was tasked to follow just two episodes ago. Reese's reasoning for Carter and Fusco not knowing that the other is also a part of the operation is really stupid. Heck, Reese doesn't even provide a real reason and he simply dodges the question when Finch asks it. This is a clear example of a character doing something because the plot demands it. The Unknown: Is Carter a full member now? Or is she still skeptical of joining Reese? Why is Finch in contact with Will? What happened to Ingram? How did he die? Was Finch responsible somehow? Does it have something to do with Ingram being a threat? Why doesn't Finch tell Reese about this? What else will Reese uncover? Will it create a hole in their bond? Best Moment: The opening scene was the best part about this episode. The interactions between Reese and Carter were really good. Thankfully both characters have grown on me and Jim Caviezel gives a better performance in better scenes like these. Character of the Episode: Finch. Conclusion: This was a decent episode, but it's the most flawed the show has been in a while. While I like where the plot is heading, this episode wasn't the best. Score: 58
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