Person of Interest (65)
I watched and reviewed Person of Interest for the first time in 2018 and 2019. I plan to do a series review some time in the future.
Person of Interest is one of those TV shows that I'm surprised I haven't heard more about. Virtually nobody talks about it, and I would never have heard of it if I hadn't been curious to see what other works Michael Emerson starred in outside of Lost. But now that I have seen the show and rewatched most of it, I am perplexed by how this show has gone by so unnoticed. Person of Interest is the best of procedural television, operating under the typical "case of the week" premise but including compelling overarching storylines, fantastic likeable main characters, and an interesting lore centered around an engaging philosophical question. The show doesn't get off to a very good start, and I considered dropping it after a few subpar season 1 episodes. But the show increases in quality significantly and offers up some genuinely stunning episodes and storylines filled with suspense, drama, action, twists, reveals, and comedy. In fact, I enjoy most of the best episodes even more than I did on my first watch. Once you get used to its style, Person of Interest is raucously entertaining and has some of the best stuff that TV can offer. Not every episode will hit - in fact there are a lot of forgettable or underwhelming episodes - but when this show is good, it is some of the best television that you will see. This show is a big commitment to get through, but I definitely recommend watching it, and it may be better off if you skip a few of the weaker episodes that have no bearing on the overall storyline.
Person of Interest is one of those TV shows that I'm surprised I haven't heard more about. Virtually nobody talks about it, and I would never have heard of it if I hadn't been curious to see what other works Michael Emerson starred in outside of Lost. But now that I have seen the show and rewatched most of it, I am perplexed by how this show has gone by so unnoticed. Person of Interest is the best of procedural television, operating under the typical "case of the week" premise but including compelling overarching storylines, fantastic likeable main characters, and an interesting lore centered around an engaging philosophical question. The show doesn't get off to a very good start, and I considered dropping it after a few subpar season 1 episodes. But the show increases in quality significantly and offers up some genuinely stunning episodes and storylines filled with suspense, drama, action, twists, reveals, and comedy. In fact, I enjoy most of the best episodes even more than I did on my first watch. Once you get used to its style, Person of Interest is raucously entertaining and has some of the best stuff that TV can offer. Not every episode will hit - in fact there are a lot of forgettable or underwhelming episodes - but when this show is good, it is some of the best television that you will see. This show is a big commitment to get through, but I definitely recommend watching it, and it may be better off if you skip a few of the weaker episodes that have no bearing on the overall storyline.
Season 1 (60)
Pilot (63)
Ghosts (48)
Mission Creep (52)
Cura Te Ipsum (60)
Judgement (43)
The Fix (56)
Witness (63)
Foe (46)
Get Carter (66)
Number Crunch (68)
Super (67)
Legacy (58)
Root Cause (64)
Wolf and Cub (54)
Blue Code (48)
Risk (55)
Baby Blue (65)
Identity Crisis (66)
Flesh and Blood (65)
Matsya Nyaya (67)
Many Happy Returns (70)
No Good Deed (69)
Firewall (72)
Season 2 (63)
The Contingency (67)
Bad Code (66)
Masquerade (64)
Triggerman (53)
Bury the Lede (59)
The High Road (62)
Critical (60)
Til Death (61)
C.O.D. (49)
Shadow Box (54)
2PiR (66)
Prisoner's Dilemma (82)
Dead Reckoning (71)
One Percent (61)
Booked Solid (60)
Relevance (80)
Proteus (48)
All In (62)
Trojan Horse (65)
In Extremis (50)
Zero Day (69)
God Mode (74)
Season 3 (67)
Liberty (59)
Nothing to Hide (61)
Lady Killer (53)
Reasonable Doubt (58)
Razgovor (72)
Mors Praematura (73)
The Perfect Mark (57)
Endgame (76)
The Crossing (68)
The Devil's Share (81)
Lethe (70)
Aletheia (70)
4C (65)
Provenance (47)
Last Call (60)
RAM (75)
Root Path (77)
Allegiance (61)
Most Likely To... (68)
Death Benefit (75)
Beta (70)
A House Divided (72)
Deus Ex Machina (81)
Season 4 (66)
Panopticon (50)
Nautilus (68)
Wingman (59)
Brotherhood (52)
Prophets (72)
Pretenders (62)
Honor Among Thieves (64)
Point of Origin (58)
The Devil You Know (75)
The Cold War (77)
If-Then-Else (85)
Control-Alt-Delete (73)
M.I.A. (65)
Guilty (59)
Q&A (57)
Blunt (54)
Karma (64)
Skip (69)
Search and Destroy (69)
Terra Incognita (83)
Asylum (68)
YHWH (66)
Season 5 (68)
B.S.O.D. (69)
SNAFU (71)
Truth Be Told (64)
6,741 (85)
ShotSeeker (61)
A More Perfect Union (52)
QSO (66)
Reassortment (65)
Sotto Voce (49)
The Day the World Went Away (87)
Synecdoche (65)
.exe (68)
return 0 (76)
Pilot (63)
Ghosts (48)
Mission Creep (52)
Cura Te Ipsum (60)
Judgement (43)
The Fix (56)
Witness (63)
Foe (46)
Get Carter (66)
Number Crunch (68)
Super (67)
Legacy (58)
Root Cause (64)
Wolf and Cub (54)
Blue Code (48)
Risk (55)
Baby Blue (65)
Identity Crisis (66)
Flesh and Blood (65)
Matsya Nyaya (67)
Many Happy Returns (70)
No Good Deed (69)
Firewall (72)
Season 2 (63)
The Contingency (67)
Bad Code (66)
Masquerade (64)
Triggerman (53)
Bury the Lede (59)
The High Road (62)
Critical (60)
Til Death (61)
C.O.D. (49)
Shadow Box (54)
2PiR (66)
Prisoner's Dilemma (82)
Dead Reckoning (71)
One Percent (61)
Booked Solid (60)
Relevance (80)
Proteus (48)
All In (62)
Trojan Horse (65)
In Extremis (50)
Zero Day (69)
God Mode (74)
Season 3 (67)
Liberty (59)
Nothing to Hide (61)
Lady Killer (53)
Reasonable Doubt (58)
Razgovor (72)
Mors Praematura (73)
The Perfect Mark (57)
Endgame (76)
The Crossing (68)
The Devil's Share (81)
Lethe (70)
Aletheia (70)
4C (65)
Provenance (47)
Last Call (60)
RAM (75)
Root Path (77)
Allegiance (61)
Most Likely To... (68)
Death Benefit (75)
Beta (70)
A House Divided (72)
Deus Ex Machina (81)
Season 4 (66)
Panopticon (50)
Nautilus (68)
Wingman (59)
Brotherhood (52)
Prophets (72)
Pretenders (62)
Honor Among Thieves (64)
Point of Origin (58)
The Devil You Know (75)
The Cold War (77)
If-Then-Else (85)
Control-Alt-Delete (73)
M.I.A. (65)
Guilty (59)
Q&A (57)
Blunt (54)
Karma (64)
Skip (69)
Search and Destroy (69)
Terra Incognita (83)
Asylum (68)
YHWH (66)
Season 5 (68)
B.S.O.D. (69)
SNAFU (71)
Truth Be Told (64)
6,741 (85)
ShotSeeker (61)
A More Perfect Union (52)
QSO (66)
Reassortment (65)
Sotto Voce (49)
The Day the World Went Away (87)
Synecdoche (65)
.exe (68)
return 0 (76)