I May Be A Danger To Myself And Others.
Jan. 15th, 2023 10:31 amOne sure sign I'm getting really into a show is that I start getting up earlier in the mornings, so I can watch an episode before work. I'm getting really into Person of Interest. I've almost finished the first season; I've just watched episode twenty-one, 'Many Happy Returns'.
I love that Reese delivers every single line in a low, manly growl. It's a lot of fun trying to picture him having a mundane conversation. I don't think he's capable of saying anything in a way that doesn't sound dramatic.
I'm delighted by Reese, pretending to be an unconnected stranger, sitting next to his ex-girlfriend's husband in a bar and having a friendly chat with him. To assess him, or just to torture himself? Either way, it's terrible decision-making and I'm a big fan. (At first I was going 'why does this friendly chat feel so intense? does Reese want to bang this guy?'; I suppose I still can't necessarily rule that out.)
I always love the parts in this show where someone attacks, Reese drives them off, and the person of interest is left going 'wait, what the fuck, I thought this guy was just my driver/my client/some guy, why is he suddenly my bodyguard?'
Reese getting attached to a baby and then absolutely losing his mind trying to protect her is great.
It's nice to see the moments when Reese and Finch show they're coming to care about each other. Finch helping Reese when he's shot, Reese staying with Finch when he's drugged. (And refusing to exploit the opportunity to get information about Finch, even though he's been trying to learn more about Finch all this time.) Finch giving Reese a home for his birthday!
Am I slightly shipping Carter/Fusco? Is that what's happening here?
This show needs to stop shying away from letting Reese murder people in cold blood. It keeps going 'oh, this is John "Murders People In Cold Blood" Reese' and then going 'wait, but what if he actually didn't do the murder?' and, I'll be honest, Reese is a character who makes more sense with a couple of cold-blooded murders under his belt.
It's essentially the opposite of the Mentalist problem. Patrick Jane murdered several people in cold blood (which was fascinating!), but the show treated him like he wasn't a murderer, rather than really taking the time to delve into the consequences. Person of Interest absolutely treats John Reese like a murderer, and he's definitely a killer, but the show is strangely reluctant to have him commit outright murder.
I love that Reese delivers every single line in a low, manly growl. It's a lot of fun trying to picture him having a mundane conversation. I don't think he's capable of saying anything in a way that doesn't sound dramatic.
I'm delighted by Reese, pretending to be an unconnected stranger, sitting next to his ex-girlfriend's husband in a bar and having a friendly chat with him. To assess him, or just to torture himself? Either way, it's terrible decision-making and I'm a big fan. (At first I was going 'why does this friendly chat feel so intense? does Reese want to bang this guy?'; I suppose I still can't necessarily rule that out.)
I always love the parts in this show where someone attacks, Reese drives them off, and the person of interest is left going 'wait, what the fuck, I thought this guy was just my driver/my client/some guy, why is he suddenly my bodyguard?'
Reese getting attached to a baby and then absolutely losing his mind trying to protect her is great.
It's nice to see the moments when Reese and Finch show they're coming to care about each other. Finch helping Reese when he's shot, Reese staying with Finch when he's drugged. (And refusing to exploit the opportunity to get information about Finch, even though he's been trying to learn more about Finch all this time.) Finch giving Reese a home for his birthday!
Am I slightly shipping Carter/Fusco? Is that what's happening here?
This show needs to stop shying away from letting Reese murder people in cold blood. It keeps going 'oh, this is John "Murders People In Cold Blood" Reese' and then going 'wait, but what if he actually didn't do the murder?' and, I'll be honest, Reese is a character who makes more sense with a couple of cold-blooded murders under his belt.
It's essentially the opposite of the Mentalist problem. Patrick Jane murdered several people in cold blood (which was fascinating!), but the show treated him like he wasn't a murderer, rather than really taking the time to delve into the consequences. Person of Interest absolutely treats John Reese like a murderer, and he's definitely a killer, but the show is strangely reluctant to have him commit outright murder.
