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Person of Interest “B.S.O.D.” Review (5×01)

3 May

"B.S.O.D." -- Reese and Finch attempt to rescue the Machine's source code before it deteriorates beyond repair. Also, Root fights for her life against an onslaught of Samaritan's agents and Fusco is faced with hard questions following the deaths of Dominic and Elias, on the fifth season premiere of PERSON OF INTEREST, Tuesday, May 3 (10:00 -- 11:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L-R: Jim Caviezel as John Reese and Michael Emerson as Harold Finch Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

“History is upon you, Harold.”

As we head into the final season of Person of Interest, we find our characters at a crossroads, grappling with mistakes of the past as they try to determine the best course of action in the present. Harold Finch in particular is looking to “handle things differently” moving forward, and he tells The Machine at the end that he “won’t make the same mistake again” (that mistake being crippling her early on). He’s always been well aware of the wide-reaching implications of something as powerful as The Machine, extremely wary of it inevitably superseding human capabilities. At the end of “B.S.O.D.”, though, something changes.

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