Person
of Interest is one of the best examples that American
Imports to the UK on Freeview TV can actually be good, rather than the likes of
the awful-but-promising The Tomorrow
People on e4. Like The Americans,
Orphan Black and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and
hopefully The 100 – which is yet to
be aired in the UK but will be aired on a Freeview TV, there’s a whole lot of
awesomeness to explore.
I’ve actually seen all of the second season
of Person of Interest so far in the
UK but have missed out on Season 1 – as a result, on Wednesdays I find myself
catching up on Season 1 normally when an episode airs on TV. So it’s double Person of Interest, each week – only with
one difference, Season 2 episodes are normally a heck of a lot better than the
already good and fun episodes that came with Season 1, as is common with the
majority of shows on TV – the biggest notable exception being Heroes.
Shadow
Box is the tenth episode of Person of Interest and is a welcome
return to the series, with one of the best episodes of Season 2 so far. Carter receives
a job offer from the FBI in the case against the Man in the Suit, which makes
things complicated for her as she is currently working with him, and Mr. Finch.
This episode sees both characters get involved when the number of a sister of a
soldier who died in Afghanistan shows up on the Machine. This episode is action
packed right from the start, and ends on a great cliff-hanger with one of the
best endings I’ve seen from a crime series in a while. Whilst the plot may be
simple – Reese teams up with a couple to raid a bank – it’s executed in a lot
of fun and pulled off very well indeed.
The cliff-hanger is great – Special Agent
Donnelly finally gets his man, but the problem is that there’s four of them.
While they’re all going to jail, it’s not quite clear which of the Men in Suits
is the one that he’s actually looking for, and I personally can’t wait to see
where this episode takes this from here. It’s going to be great.
It was also good fun to see Finch get involved in the action this week.
For too long he’s been working on the side-lines, but this episode had him actively
in the field in a way that was pulled off very well indeed.
The more that goes on in a Person of Interest episode, the better
it is – and that rule certainly was proved here. Whilst the weekly story of the
sister, Abby Monroe – was a little clichéd, if you’ve been watching all of Person of Interest you’ll no doubt be
familiar that most are – but the way the creative team pull it off is so
entertaining that you won’t mind
It’s the characters that make Person of Interest worth watching,
whilst crime dramas normally save character development for series finales that
isn’t the case with this show, for Shadow
Box is another good episode for character development particularly in Finch’s
department – one of the funniest scenes in this episode came when Finch
suggested to Reese that he wanted a motorcycle. And on top of that, Carter also
improves in character – putting her trust in the vigilantes over the
authorities. It proves just how far she’s changed since Season 1, when she was actively
hunting the Man in the Suit, much like the FBI are now.
On the whole, there’s not a lot wrong with Shadow Box. It’s one of the best
episodes of Person of Interest so far
and is very good entertainment – even if the USA may be in Season 3 and we’re
still in Season 2, I’m glad that the UK is getting a show as good as this. It
certainly adds even more fun to Thursday nights especially when you take Brooklyn Nine-Nine into account as well.
VERDICT: 4.5/5
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