Summary: Flashbacks show how Finch met Grace. In the present, Reese is assigned in a neighbourhood with the next POI Graham. Reese realizes Graham is a happy man with a family but he had a previous life that is coming back to haunt him. Reese gets acquainted with Graham and defends him. Zoe joins up with Reese and pretends to be his wife. Reese saves Graham who decides to turn himself in for his past crimes. He still gets support from his wife afterwards and respect from Reese.
The Good: The flashbacks told a nice story. This episode had the theme of leaving your past behind and settling down. The flashbacks played into this nicely by showing us how Finch was introduced to Grace and how he ended up falling in love with her. The flashbacks were very sweet and also did well to further develop the Machine by showing us how it understands human behaviour. The main storyline was pretty good. I enjoyed Graham's story and I thought it was more complete of a character journey than what we usually get. I thought that his conflict was very easy to understand and the idea of him trying to run away from his regrettable past was understandable. It was nice to get some scenes to get to know the character early on and that allowed me to care a little more about him. What also helped was Reese's attachment to Graham. As Reese grows attached to Graham, so do we and it helps us get more invested in this storyline which doesn't tie in with the overall story at all. Reese's story was pretty good. I appreciated him getting to know another man who was running away from his past. It allowed Reese to see what his life could have been had he settled down with Jessica and that gives this episode a more emotional edge. It was great to see Reese actually interact with Graham after his life was saved, showing that Reese has developed some sort of bond with him. It's a good way to humanize Reese a little more than the witty badass he usually is. The plot was fairly fun too. There were some interesting mystery elements early on which captivated me. I was a fan of the scenes where Reese went undercover as a general civilian. It felt different and fresh. I also liked the Zoe and Reese interactions once again. The Bad: This episode was entirely centered on Reese and focused on the depths of his character as we got to see him in a new role. Unfortunately, this exposed Jim Caviezel who wasn't particularly convincing in his role. Some of the dialogue was delivered weakly too. This has been a problem in previous episodes, but it felt especially apparent here. I would have liked the show to commit more with Reese doing an investigation while pretending to be a normal civilian. Then again, Jim Caviezel probably wouldn't play the role well, so I'm unsure if it would be a good thing. The Unknown: Why was Grace so perfect? Is there any significance to that? Was it the Machine secretly finding an ideal girl for Finch? Best Moment: Reese going back to speak with Graham at the end of the episode. It was a nice bit of character. Character of the Episode: Graham. I think this is the first time I've given this to the POI of the episode not including recurring characters. Conclusion: This was a solid episode that told a good story. While it didn't feel very important, this was an easy watch. Score: 62
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Ben
2/9/2019 06:11:47 pm
Grace is played by Carrie Preston (Michael Emerson's wife in real life, who also played Ben's mother in Lost) just in case you didn't know.
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Aaron
2/12/2019 11:32:40 am
Ooh, I didn't know that. I love little details like that, great to know.
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