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On May 05 2016 03:08 Requizen wrote:First episode was really good imo. + Show Spoiler +Aside from the tech silliness of using a bunch of PS3s to create a supercomputer and the machine still somehow able to transfer data over power lines, it's good to see the characters in full swing again.
Really liked the episode, too.
About the tech thing: + Show Spoiler +
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On May 05 2016 04:23 ExChill wrote:Show nested quote +On May 05 2016 03:08 Requizen wrote:First episode was really good imo. + Show Spoiler +Aside from the tech silliness of using a bunch of PS3s to create a supercomputer and the machine still somehow able to transfer data over power lines, it's good to see the characters in full swing again. Really liked the episode, too. About the tech thing: + Show Spoiler + Huh. Well color me surprised.
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This season is FUCKING AWESOME
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nice use of elias this episode
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Man shit, only three more episodes.
Michael Emersons monologue in this episode was fantastic, probably wont get any recognition for it, but still.
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The last minute of E10 gave me chills. What happened to Elias was so abrupt I almost missed it. The writers have really cranked it up to 11 and I'm just so consistently grateful this season was made instead of ending with S4.
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Another great episode. They just keep getting better and better. I can't believe there are only two left.
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Loooved this episode. Sarah Shahi is great, her portrayal in this episode was top quality.
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It was a great show. A little bit sad it's over. My favourite part about the show was always in ethical choices protagonists made. + Show Spoiler +Honestly, the ending didn't live up my high expectations, but it's my problem rather than the finale's itself
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It was a great show! With only half a season to work with they really made one hell of a finish...
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damn, looking back I wouldn't have even watched this show if a friend didn't point it out. One of my favorite shows, it was sad that they did not renew it but it was definitely a good run!
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+ Show Spoiler [John] +I have to say, Reese's death was one of the most bittersweet moments of television I think I've ever watched.
The trailers wanted you to think that Finch was going to die, which almost assured that it wasn't going to happen. But still, I wasn't sure, with the bullet wound and his talk with Root!Machine. He was facing death knowing that it was the decision that he had to make.
Reese, however, faced it making the decision he was always going to make. He knew, as much as Finch or even the audience, that this was always going to be his end. And he accepted it, not in the fearful, shaking acceptance that Finch had (though you can't blame poor Harold), but in the ocean-deep calmness of someone who knew that they'd always been coming to this moment. This was the choice he was going to make, and he probably would make the same choice in a million different lifetimes.
And that's good. I could not think of a more fitting end for the character. He died fulfilling the mission that had given his life purpose, that had brought him back from the edge upon which he'd been standing. I can't think of a more noble end for such a great character, and series in general. And while it hurts to see it all go, it also makes me happy that it ended in the way that it did.
I'll miss this show. This'll be one I rewatch again and again over the years.
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I wonder if the machine was able to beat Samaritan because of the equal footing of hardware isolated from all external variables, something the faraday cage battle wasn't taking into account.
I'm happy with the way things ended, I'd even echo Requizen's thoughts about it. Also really happy that Harold is potentially able to be free of a world where he's acting on behalf of his ASI and finally take back the life with Grace he sacrificed to save the lives of others. John has probably saved his life countless times and they always went back to the status quo -- if there's a return of the series in some form I hope we get to see Harold in the background at a coffee shop with Grace while a new team machine keeps the ball rolling in the shadows around him.
The speech Harold gave in (I think it was) EP11 where he addressed Samaritan in the interview room in prison was really the only time I saw that dark side of him, the rest of the time after that I felt that he really only made threats that I don't think he would have acted on against people not involved in the ASI war. The threats themselves were enough to get what he wanted. At least, that wasn't the feeling I got from his performance; it may be that I've embedded good-Harold so much that I wasn't able to see behind it.
9/10 Ending for me. Sad that they didn't have a full season to work with, but it worked out better than I could have anticipated and about as good as I would have hoped.
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I also read that CBS forced them to do procedural "number of the week" type episodes instead of focusing in the buildup to the finale, otherwise they wouldn't run it. Fuckers.
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I thought the show would take more time exploring nanotechnology, transhumanism, singularity, and the like. Both ASI's were more susceptible to a virus than I thought they should be. I wondered if they'd merge the AI's a la Deus Ex and end up with a less ruthless Samaritan with more Machine personality. I also felt Machine and Samaritan were on more equal footing without those next-gen CPUs powering Samaritan.
I'm really glad Root's voice wasn't simply addressing future generations/the audience, but was essentially talking to the Machine's offspring. It started as a very generic "listen to my story" and actually ended up being the icing in the cake.
John finally came back to center stage in a big way. I was sorely missing Reese/Finch scenes. John's death hit the hardest, I think for Harold as well as for me.
I'm glad Harold reunites with Grace. Is the earlier scene with them discussing Harold's father a flashback or a flash forward?
They quoted Alias once again in the exchange between Shaw and Fusco: "not if I see you first" was a certain character's downfall. Who really got the dog? I'm guessing Shaw (did Fusco call her "Looney Toons"? lol) will have primary custody but they'll end up working together on numbers.
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did you not watch till the end? shaw got the dog as shown when she answers the phone
great ending given the circumstances
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On June 23 2016 15:28 Ansinjunger wrote:I'm glad Harold reunites with Grace. Is the earlier scene with them discussing Harold's father a flashback or a flash forward? Looked like a flashback to me.
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On June 23 2016 16:43 CorsairHero wrote:did you not watch till the end? shaw got the dog as shown when she answers the phone great ending given the circumstances
spoileeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
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