Summary: Reese saves Leon yet again. The next POI, Lou, is a gambler at a casino. Reese and Finch tail him and discover that he is getting dead drops from a pharmacy and he is being used to launder drug money into the casino. Finch gets to converse with Lou and learns about his past and connects with him. Reese discovers that Lou is skimming some of the money for himself from the casino people. Finch tries to get Lou out of the city but he refuses to leave. Finch and Reese help him steal $20 million from the casino through gambling.
The Good: This was a really fun episode with a number of good callbacks and funny moments. Leon remains a really fun character. The opening scene was absolutely hilarious, and I got a kick out of Leon no longer fearing death since he knows he has guardian angels in Reese and Finch. Leon's brief roles int he rest of the episode were fun and he had some good lines. The central story is pretty good. The early parts of the story are very fun because I never really had any clue what the plot was going to be until the episode revealed it. It was an enjoyable mystery and there were some really good moments as it was being revealed. The best was the conversation between Finch and Lou, which did a great job of revealing Lou's character to us while continuing the mystery of what is going on at the casino. Lou's character was fairly enjoyable too. His backstory was pretty well done and it tied in nicely with Finch's. What I liked most was that the story with Lou has perhaps got Finch wondering if there is a way for him to go back with Grace. This is an important development and I think it will lead to a story where Finch may be forced to choose either the Machine or Grace. I also enjoyed the final scene with Finch and Lou. I was extremely pleased with the return of the watch and I thought they established the relationship nicely. I don't really have much to say about this episode. It was a fairly standard episode, but I was never bored. It was just a nice, fun episode. The Bad: We have seen so little of Fusco recently. With the HR story re-emerging, I would have liked to see more of him, but he was hardly involved in this episode. I hope the show doesn't shove him into the background after so much work was done making him into a good character. The HR plot isn't as interesting as I want it to be. Quinn hasn't had enough character to be an important threat. The final two minutes of this episode are the best he has gotten, but it still isn't anything special. I would much rather focus Shaw, Root, Decima Technologies and Special Counsel over HR. Szymanski's return is underwhelming too since he is brought back just to die. The drama in this episode isn't too special. The action left a lot to be desired and the climactic Russian roulette scene was really dumb. The casino manager was professional enough to track down Finch and capture him, yet he leaves their fate to Russian roulette for some reason, and Reese is able to escape easily. That also raises the point of why Reese didn't just break out immediately. The scene was just poorly done. The Unknown: What will come of Finch starting to think of Grace again? Could he reveal himself to her soon? Could Grace find herself in danger somehow? Why did HR go through with the whole thing with Szymanski? Was it an attempt to become important again? What does killing him accomplish? Is their goal to ally with Yogorov? Elias? What is their plan? Best Moment: The final conversation with Lou and Finch. You can see some regret and desire coming into the face of Finch as he remembers Grace and the life he could have had. Great acting from Michael Emerson. Character of the Episode: Finch. Conclusion: This was a good episode. There was a nice underlying story with Finch, and the rest of the episode was good fun which more than made up for a lack of tension. Score: 62
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