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SNAFU

  • Episode aired May 9, 2016
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 43m
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9.1/10
3.3K
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Amy Acker in Person of Interest (2011)
Person Of Interest: Snafu
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Root 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 ... Read allRoot 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.Root 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.
IMDb RATING
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    • Chris Fisher
    • Jonathan Nolan
    • Lucas O'Connor(executive story editor)
    • Tony Camerino(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Jim Caviezel
    • Kevin Chapman
    • Amy Acker
    • Chris Fisher
    • Jonathan Nolan
    • Lucas O'Connor(executive story editor)
    • Tony Camerino(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Jim Caviezel
    • Kevin Chapman
    • Amy Acker
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Videos1

    Person Of Interest: Snafu
    Trailer 2:02
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    Amy Acker and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
    Amy Acker in Person of Interest (2011)
    Amy Acker and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
    Amy Acker in Person of Interest (2011)
    Kevin Chapman and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
    Amy Acker in Person of Interest (2011)
    Jim Caviezel in Person of Interest (2011)

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    Jim Caviezel
    Jim Caviezel
    • John Reese
    Kevin Chapman
    Kevin Chapman
    • Lionel Fusco
    Amy Acker
    Amy Acker
    • Root
    Michael Emerson
    Michael Emerson
    • Harold Finch
    Joshua Close
    Joshua Close
    • Jeff Blackwell
    • (as Josh Close)
    LaChanze
    LaChanze
    • Mona
    Paige Patterson
    Paige Patterson
    • Laurie Granger
    Anthony Robert Grasso
    Anthony Robert Grasso
    • Gerald Mancini
    • (as Anthony Grasso)
    Nurit Monacelli
    • Rachel Mancini
    Deandre Sevon
    Deandre Sevon
    • Wally
    • (as Deandre Leatherbury)
    Joe Lanza
    Joe Lanza
    • Mikey
    Jasson Finney
    Jasson Finney
    • Andrius
    Brian McCarthy
    Brian McCarthy
    • Edgar
    Nick Doolan
    Nick Doolan
    • Reg
    Kirk Acevedo
    Kirk Acevedo
    • Timothy Sloan
    • (archive sound)
    • (uncredited)
    Cara Buono
    Cara Buono
    • Martine Rousseau
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Patrick Byas
    • Nato Guard
    • (uncredited)
    David Costabile
    David Costabile
    • Judge Samuel Gates
    • (archive sound)
    • (uncredited)
      • Chris Fisher
      • Jonathan Nolan
      • Lucas O'Connor(executive story editor)
      • Tony Camerino(story editor)
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    • Trivia
      SNAFU is the acronym for the military expression "Situation Normal: All Fucked Up." The expression was coined by U.S. Army troops during World War II. Over time, it has come to be an observation that things are bad, and they've always been bad, and the best thing to do is to focus on making it through the day.
    • Goofs
      While Reese is pinned down by the hit woman he has a phone conversation with Finch. In the conversation Reese tells Finch he is out of ammo and the scene clearly shows his handgun with the breech fully open indicating the weapon is empty. In the next sentence of the same conversation we see the handgun again with the breech closed.
    • Quotes

      Harold Finch: The Machine thinks we're monsters.

      Root: Maybe she's right.

    • Crazy credits
      The title sequence starts with the usual Harold voice-over, but then the audio and video "glitch" and "crash", symbolizing the malfunctions the Machine is experiencing.
    • Connections
      References The Terminator (1984)

    User reviews5

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    10/10
    Tows The Line Between Good And Evil
    Its hard to describe this... im trying hard to give a decent but spoiler free review but the level at which this episode operates is great and i mean great! Watching the machine trying to find its way and tow the lines between who's good and who isn't is marvelous. If last week showed us how scary Samaritan can be, then in many ways this was The Machine flexing its muscle also. The cast were awesome, style, experimentation, everything. Episode took the awesomeness from Episode 1 and turned it up even more. This is the best early start to a season the POI writers have ever written.

    Everyone go watch this episode!
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    • May 9, 2016

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    • Release date
      • May 9, 2016 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Silvercup Studios - 4222 22nd Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Kilter Films
      • Bad Robot
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • 43 minutes
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      • Stereo

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