Person of Interest focuses on the human with an awesome premiere
Crazy, right? A show that focuses on a Machine, kicks butt in the season premiere because it focused on the human element and less on the Machine.
I wasn’t certain if Person of Interest would re-capture last year’s magic. I loved Reese and Carter’s intimacy, Finch and Reese’s bromance, as well as the Fusco and Reese’s Abbott and Costello friendship. Unfortunately, the awesome season finale stepped away from the human warmth that drew me by overtly focusing on the Machine’s concept and less on the characters, replicating mechanical coldness.
When the show returned Thursday night, I practically orgasmed it was so good. Everything I liked STAYED while everything I didn’t LEFT the building! It was amazing. The show humanized itself by focusing on friendship and Reese’s search for Finch. What helped humanize the premiere included the return of the Carter and Reese friendship (YES!), Reese admitting his need for friends, Amy Acker’s amazing evil and the show revising its procedural formula.
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