Best "Person Of Interest" Episodes
My favourite episodes from Person Of Interest.
*11 Season 1 episodes. [5/5]
*11 Season 2 episodes. [4/5]
*14 Season 3 episodes. [2/5]
*12 Season 4 episodes. [1/5]
*7 Season 5 episodes. [3/5]
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*11 Season 1 episodes. [5/5]
*11 Season 2 episodes. [4/5]
*14 Season 3 episodes. [2/5]
*12 Season 4 episodes. [1/5]
*7 Season 5 episodes. [3/5]
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- DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerFinch and Root race to save The Machine, which has been located by the rival AI, Samaritan.9+/10.
Season 4, Episode 22.
The Machine: If I do not survive, thank you. For creating me.
*Pink Floyd - Welcome To The Machine* - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanDanger closes in when the epic battle to bring the criminal organization HR to justice reaches new heights. And when the Machine suddenly gives out Reese's number, the POI team faces their greatest threat yet.9/10.
Season 3, Episode 9.
Fusco: (to Shaw) You know the dog’s the only one who likes you, right?
Root: Bad things will happen regardless. The question is, are you gonna let them happen to your friend?
Fusco: Best you can hope for is someone to hold your hand while you bleed out. - 2011–201643mTV-149.7 (6.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerFinch's number comes up when his cover identity is blown and sets off a deadly series of encounters with Samaritan's operatives.9/10.
Season 5, Episode 10.
Finch: I have played by the rules for so long. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe team takes desperate action in its race to prevent Samaritan from coming online and making them its first targets. Meanwhile, the months-long battle with the anti-surveillance terrorist group Vigilance comes to a shocking conclusion.9/10.
Season 3, Episode 23.
Root: When everything is over and the worst has happened, there's still one thing left in Pandora's Box: hope. - DirectorJonathan NolanStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanSam Shaw and her associate Michael Cole receive the Relevant numbers from the Machine.9/10.
Season 2, Episode 16.
Finch: You think she'll call us a taxi?
Reese: I'm a really nice person. - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanReese is trapped next to a person of interest in a part of the city extremely controlled and needs the help of Finch, Fusco and Carter.9/10.
Season 1, Episode 23.
Alicia Corwin: You created God. And now you're gonna help me shut it down.
John: Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not trying to kill you. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerSamaritan launches a cyber-attack on the stock exchange, leaving the team with no choice but to embark on a possible suicide mission in a desperate attempt to stop a global economic catastrophe.-9/10.
Season 4, Episode 11.
Finch: The lesson is, if anyone who looks on to the world as if it is a game of chess, deserves to lose. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe team seeks justice for Carter's murder, but Finch realizes that one person may go too far in the battle against HR. Meanwhile, NYPD officer Patrick Simmons' number comes up.-9/10.
Season 3, Episode 10.
Elias: Well, there remains a debt. Civilization rests on the principle that we treat our criminals better than they treated their victims. That we not stoop to their level. But you and I are outliers. We're not really a part of civilization. We're something... older. Which means, of course, that we can do the things that civilized people can't. I offered to kill you for Detective Carter many times, and she always said no. She was civilized to the very end. I don't think she liked me. But I liked her very much. And you killed her. So now I consider it my responsibility to fix the particular problem that is you, Officer Simmons. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerFinch, Reese, Fusco and Shaw embark on one last mission to prevent Samaritan from destroying The Machine and cementing its hold over mankind.8+/10.
Season 5, Episode 13. - DirectorGreg PlagemanStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerAs Reese and Shaw race to catch up with Finch, he infiltrates a maximum-security government facility in a desperate mission which could mean the end of the war with Samaritan.8+/10.
Season 5, Episode 12. - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese and Fusco get caught in the war between Elias and Dominic while Finch and Root follow a clue to Shaw's whereabouts.8+/10.
Season 4, Episode 21.
Elias: Honest about your deceit. How noble. - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanReese and Finch team up with surprising allies in a race to save The Machine from Root and the mysterious international organization, Decima, who have both re-emerged with dangerous agendas.8+/10.
Season 2, Episode 22. - DirectorTim MathesonStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerHarold goes on a road trip with the Machine, while the rest of the team receive a new number; the president of the United States.8+/10.
Season 5, Episode 11. - DirectorKenneth FinkStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerOn Election Day Reese shoots a potential jumper and is forced to go into counseling. The new number is for a pollster who suspects the election for Governor of New York was rigged. It was - by Samaritan, and his life is now in danger.8+/10.
Season 4, Episode 5.
Root: I'm not lost, I'm frightened.
* The Black Angels - Young Men Dead * - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese must save Elias from the Brotherhood. He can't get any help from Root or Shaw since Shaw's cover is blown and Root is escorting her to underground.8+/10.
Season 4, Episode 9.
Elias: When that day comes, you and Harold would be wise to stay out of my way. - DirectorMichael OfferStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerSamaritan demonstrates its true power by taking control of New York for 48 hours and erasing crime from the city in an attempt to lure The Machine out of hiding.8+/10.
Season 4, Episode 10. - DirectorSylvain WhiteStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch receives 38 numbers at once from the Machine. He discovers they are connected to an unknown player who is inciting an all-out war between HR and the Russian mob.8+/10.
Season 3, Episode 8. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerHarold reluctantly agrees to help John protect a young woman who is participating in a dangerous game, meanwhile Shaw continues her extra curricular activities.8+/10.
Season 4, Episode 2.
Shaw: Go cow or go home.
* Portishead - Roads * - DirectorKenneth FinkStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanShaw is tasked with staying close to a 10-year-old girl identified by The Machine. Meanwhile, Carter continues her mission to take down HR.8+/10.
Season 3, Episode 5.
Mr. Reese: Shaw just got made by a ten-year-old. - DirectorHelen ShaverStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanRoot reappears and kidnaps Shaw. Finch helps an estate investigator who looking into the death of his step brother. A new vigilante group (Vigilance) makes it presence known. Carter's young partner has his loyalty to HR tested.8+/10.
Season 3, Episode 6.
Collier: Energy and persistence conquer all things. - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese poses as a Secret Service agent to get close to the latest POI, a U.S. Congressman who may hold the key to derailing Decima's plans to bring a second Machine online.8+/10.
Season 3, Episode 20.
Finch: If we're in a place now where the Machine is asking us to commit murder... that's a place I can't go. - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe Machine identifies a school teacher who witnessed a mob hit as their next POI and Reese and Finch rush to save his life.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 7.
*Nina Simone - Sinnerman* - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerControl is back and begins to question the methods and intentions of Samaritan. Also, alarming news reports of a pair of vigilantes rampaging through the Northeast begin to surface.8/10.
Season 4, Episode 12.
Reese: There are no good cops here. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerWhile Reese and Shaw search for Finch and a way to stop Decima, The Machine gives them 5 new numbers.8/10.
Season 3, Episode 22. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerLionel is investigated in relation to Dominic's death. Away from Samaritan, Mr. Reese and Harold try to save the Machine. Root is on the run.8/10.
Season 5, Episode 1. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch and Carter are trying to get Reese out of Riker's, where he is still being kept prisoner by Donnelly. Meanwhile, Fusco is working alone on the next number.8/10.
Season 2, Episode 12. - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerA flashback to the early days of Finch's operations reveals secrets and connections with far-reaching implications.8/10.
Season 3, Episode 16. - DirectorAlrick RileyStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese tries to honor Carter's memory by solving a cold case she was unable to.8/10.
Season 4, Episode 20. - DirectorJeffrey Lee GibsonStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe Machine tasks Root to find a janitor who has a mysterious past. However, when her presence endangers him, the Machine sends his number to Finch as well.8/10.
Season 3, Episode 17. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerShaw escapes her captors, but the team is unsure of her mental state when she begins to act paranoid and reckless.8/10.
Season 5, Episode 4. - DirectorOmar MadhaStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe team suspects the latest number to be a potential stalker/ killer until he's nearly shot on the street. Root plots her escape from the institution and gives her psychiatrist a big surprise.8/10.
Season 3, Episode 3.
Reese: So, you're a nun?
Finch: Mr. Reese, we have a problem. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanIt's Fleet Week in New York City, making the hunt for one Naval Officer among a sea of sailors even more difficult for Reese, Finch and Shaw.8/10.
Season 3, Episode 1.
Reese: I'm sorry. Are you guys closed? - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThey wait ten days for a new number due to a system virus, suspecting Root is the problem. It's for Ernest Thornhill, who isn't who, or what, he is supposed to be. At stake is The Machine - will it remain with Finch or end up with Decima?8/10.
Season 2, Episode 21. - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanWhile the FBI refocuses their efforts to catch "The Man in the Suit," Reese's latest POI becomes a personal quest after he learns that she's the sister of a soldier who was killed in action.8/10.
Season 2, Episode 10. - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch gives Reese the day off ostensibly as a favor but really because the new number is too close to John. He finds out anyway, leading to the question of how far he will go to protect.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 20. - DirectorStephen SemelStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanElias is finally ready to eliminate the dons and become the leader of the underground.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 19.
*Nina Simone - Ne Me Quitte Pas* - DirectorAlex ZakrzewskiStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanReese and Finch's game of cat and mouse with Detective Carter becomes infinitely more complicated when The Machine declares that she is their newest POI.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 9. - DirectorJohn DahlStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanReese finds out that being saved from prosecution by Stanton means having a bomb strapped to his chest while he and Snow do her biding.8/10.
Season 2, Episode 13. - DirectorStephen WilliamsStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch and Mr. Reese are tailing a spy working for the NSA. As he gets too close to finding out about the Machine, the Government are out to get him.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 22. - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanAs Detective Carter deals with the fallout from her recent encounter with Reese and Finch, The Machine ups the ante for the duo by giving them four Social Security numbers instead of one.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 10. - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch and Reese run surveillance on a man who's been unemployed for eight months without his family knowing. Angry that he's been fired, he may pose a threat to society.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 13.
Zoe Morgan: A little advice: if you're going to do something wrong... do it right! - DirectorMargot LulickStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe mysterious criminal mastermind known as "The Voice" returns and traps Reese and Fusco in their own precinct with several armed gang members and the latest POI. Also, Root makes a shocking discovery.-8/10.
Season 5, Episode 9. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerRoot and Finch work on bringing Northern Lights back online. They are successful and thus they start receiving numbers from the irrelevant list. However, the Machine is not as productive as before.-8/10.
Season 5, Episode 2. - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerDecima hunts down Reese and Shaw using Samaritan's feeds. Meanwhile, Greer sets a trap for Finch by targeting his former fiancée, Grace.-8/10.
Season 3, Episode 21. - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese's cover job as an NYPD detective becomes complicated when the young brother and sister he's protecting become targets of a gang investigation.-8/10.
Season 4, Episode 4.
Reese: You can't make something right by doing something wrong.
Mini/Dominic: We all die in the end. - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerRequired to assume new identities created by Root, the team tries to adapt to their new lives, but a new number complicates things.-8/10.
Season 4, Episode 1.
* Jetta - I'd Love to Change the World * - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch goes undercover as a maths teacher to get close to the new Number, a troubled high school student, with a lot of secrets.-8/10.
Season 2, Episode 11. - DirectorKenneth FinkStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe Machine suddenly provides six numbers, one of whom has a place on remote Owen Island. Because of a tropical storm Finch and Reese are trapped there with eight others, and one is them is methodically killing the others, one by one.-8/10.
Season 2, Episode 17. - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch and Reese go undercover in a hotel to protect a cleaning woman who is the apparent target of Serbian killers. Meanwhile, Carter begins the process of joining the FBI and someone from their past unexpectedly returns.-8/10.
Season 2, Episode 15. - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe FBI are getting closer to the head of HR. Mr. Reese tries to prevent a young journalist that likes taking risks from being killed. To avoid getting media attention, Mr. Reese starts dating her. Fusco is playing double.-8/10.
Season 2, Episode 5. - DirectorKevin BrayStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanIn 2012, Mr. Reese goes undercover as an armored car security guard. In 2010, CIA send two of their best agents on an urgent mission.-8/10.
Season 1, Episode 20. - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanMr. Reese becomes the new bodyguard of the daughter of a Brazilian diplomat who parties with the wrong type of people. Finch finds it hard to readjust to society after his kidnapping.-8/10.
Season 2, Episode 3.
*The Black Keys - She's Long Gone* - DirectorDavid SemelStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanA mysterious benefactor gives an ex-government operative a chance at redemption. All they have is the name of a person who will be involved in a violent crime, whether as victim or perpetrator, they don't know, but will find out.-8/10.
Season 1, Episode 1.
John Reese: When you find that one person who connects you to the world, you become someone different. Someone better. When that person is taken from you, what do you become then? - DirectorDennis SmithStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanMr. Reese goes undercover as a chauffeur to get closer to the latest number.-8/10.
Season 1, Episode 6.
John Reese: Who wouldn't? [want to take her out] - DirectorStephen WilliamsStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe next number the machine dispenses is for Vanessa Watkins, a hard-nosed prosecuting attorney who, when Finch and Reese first meet her, has just reported her husband, Jeremy Watkins, missing from their yacht. While Vanessa has put away many a criminal over her storied career, Jeremy has let many go as a flashy and high-priced defense attorney. As her number came in after the report of him missing, they know Jeremy's presumed death is not the reason for the number, yet they don't know if Vanessa is the target or the perpetrator. They learn that the lead investigator on the case of Jeremy's death, Detective Cameron, is looking at her for her husband's murder as all evidence found thus far implicates her. Cameron's main problem?: he doesn't have a body, and thus needs Vanessa to confess to make a conviction stick, which she may or may not know. They will also learn that Cameron has a personal vendetta against her, which places a major obstacle in tracking her as she tries to elude Cameron. As Finch and the team wade through the story of the complicated lives of Jeremy and Vanessa - including their unlikely personal coupling - they find that Vanessa knows her law and is resourceful and strategic in her every surprising move. They may not learn if she is the target or the perpetrator without getting the story directly from her. Even then, as she is a lawyer who knows how to spin, they have to act the judge and jury in their own court of opinion in evaluating her story. Meanwhile, as Carter assists them on this case, she finds that she has to be careful around her new rookie partner, Laskey. She doesn't yet know how careful she truly has to be.-8/10.
Season 3, Episode 4. - DirectorStephen SemelStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese tries to protect a software programmer with mysteries in her personal life. Meanwhile Finch reconnects with Claire, the young woman he met while she was playing Samaritan's Nautilus game.-8/10.
Season 4, Episode 15.