Summary: The Machine selects the next POI as an ex-soldier named Joey. Reese follows him and discovers he is a bank robber working with a group of former soldiers, connected by a man named Latimer. Reese joins their group to get more information and assists on some robberies. The cops gain some information on the group and Carter makes multiple attempts to catch Reese, who is saved by Finch's information. Latimer betrays the group and kills all of them except Joey and Reese who escape. Joey leaves town with his girlfriend. Carter gets in touch with Reese through a radio left by one of the dead soldiers. Latimer is killed by a mysterious man, Elias.
The Good: Finch remains a strong point of the series. His character is entertaining and all of the episode's best scenes always consist of his character. I like the way his relationship with Reese is growing and it's worth mentioning that Reese only ever interests me in his scenes with Finch. I'm glad that the show seems to be hinting at an overall story arc with Carter getting more involved with the story and the surprise introduction of Elias at the end. It's a good sign and can hopefully lead to much better television. I'm glad that Joey was given some time to get his struggle across, even if it wasn't explored very well (see: The Bad). If the show steadily improves its character development through its episodes, it could end up being pretty good by the end of the season. The climactic action setpieces have been quite good so far. When Finch showed up in the second robbery, things got pretty tense for a little while which was good. I appreciated the clever way Reese was able to get information from him, even if it didn't make sense in terms of continuity (see: The Bad). The Bad: The logistics of the plots in this show still disappoint me. Finch showing up at the robbery was cool, but why didn't he just tell Reese the information through his headpiece just like before? It's an oversight. Also, Reese's skill of following people needs a lot of work. He is right behind Joey the entire time and doesn't even try to be subtle. Surely Joey would notice this, seeing he is a criminal and a former soldier. It gets worse when Reese has already met Joey and is still blatantly following him. If Joey just looks in his direction, he's screwed. Then, in an incredible leap in logic, Reese relies on Joey paying attention enough to find him for them to talk, which is ridiculous and hilariously ironic. That bar scene was pretty bad too. Those random bankers who starting trashing the war vets was really stupid and seemingly served no purpose. The scene was written really badly and felt like a "yeah soldiers!" moment more than an actual character moment. Joey's story was too shallow to be good. We are given lengthy expositional dialogues to explain his situation but we are given absolutely no time to actually explore his conflict. Did this show never get the "show, don't tell" memo? Was there really only one recently discharged soldier that was left-handed? The Unknown: What is the full story between Reese and Jessica? It seems more complicated than I thought. Who is this Elias? What is his significance to the story? Why did he choose to kill Latimer and how? What connections does he have? My instincts make me believe that Finch is lying and he does know who Elias is. So who is he? I'm fairly certain he has some history with either Finch or Reese. Best Moment: Probably Finch doing push-ups after Reese told him to get in shape. It was a nice character moment which has been rare so far. Character of the Episode: Finch. Conclusion: This was a stronger episode than the last with some good signs for the future, though the show still feels too sloppy and generic to succeed. Score: 52
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