r/NetflixBestOf • u/Mia-chimes • 8d ago
[Discussion] Thoughts on ‘Person of Interest’?
I have heard good reviews and the IMDB rating is also pretty solid. But I can’t seem to understand why exactly the two main leads Reese and Finch are going into this effort to save random people? Where they are getting all the money from for all the guns, travel, and whatnot? Been through the pilot but unable to get past these questions. Am I missing something here?
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u/Jpgr127 8d ago
Season one is a very standard “bad guy of the week” type cop show with the twist exactly as you stated. We don’t really know the “Why” at first. The show changes with season two as it dives deeper into their pasts and starts to get into some really interesting territory regarding AI and its level of influence. Also, the main cast expands to include a couple really great characters as the show progresses.
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u/ZombieButch 7d ago
It's very good. Good enough I can overlook what a piece of shit Jim Caviezel is and recommend it.
The last season is very compressed because they were trying to squeeze 2 seasons worth of plot in, but, still, worth a watch all the way through.
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u/interested0791 3d ago
Why is jim caviezel an ass? Just curious bc my sisters husband fam know him
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u/ZombieButch 3d ago
He's a QAnon antivax nutcase.
https://www.avclub.com/jim-caviezel-drops-in-on-right-wing-conspiracy-theorist-1846705677
That's just the tip of the iceberg. I'm not gonna spend all morning googling links but, he also manhandled the stunt crew during POI fight scenes (like, actually hitting them instead of acting, which was, you know, his job), refused to do scenes where he was supposed to rescue a gay couple (IIRC, the director finally told him, "look if you were a firefighter, you wouldn't care if the couple in a burning building was gay", and Caviezel spent the rest of the shoot comparing himself to a firefighter), and there's more but honestly I'm tired of talking about him.
But, I mean, just telling people that Trump is actually America's Moses and that kids were being kidnapped to have their adrenal glands harvested by drugs should be enough.
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u/interested0791 1d ago
Interesting bc my brother in law & his immediate fam speak very highly pf him. That he's a devout Catholic, all around good person. Jim C helped my brother in laws sister adopt a child from Guatemala bc there was a problem with the adoption. I forgot how my bro in laws fam know jim c. Thanks for answering my question. Take care
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u/WilliamofKC 7d ago
That was a rather mean thing to say about Jim Caviezel. His personal life reflects someone with great compassion, and he is certainly a fine actor.
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u/DotAccomplished5484 7d ago
All of your questions are well explained as the series progresses. I thought it was a very enjoyable series although if I rewatch it I will skip the final season which just did not feel right to me.
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u/jproche44 7d ago
This show does evolve into something good. I went into this show not expecting much. I am not a fan of procedural television. By the end of it I would say that this was a really good show, not great, but really good.
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u/readerf52 7d ago
Why would you choose to drop this question on r/NetflixBestOf? I’m curious if PoI is on Netflix in other countries; it’s only on Prime in the US.
As others have said, all of the answer to all of these question unfold over time, either through present action or flashbacks from the machine.
I think one of the best things about this show is that it didn’t insult the viewer’s intelligence. It was truly a puzzle and the pieces were there. Sometimes a puzzle piece from season one didn’t fall into place until season three, but we could still follow along with the story. It was just so mind blowing when it finally fell into place.
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u/Mia-chimes 7d ago
I think it used to be on Netflix sometimes ago but not now. I dropped the question here because its my go-to community for such discussions. :)
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u/readerf52 6d ago
Do you feel your question was answered, or are you still wondering.
The people that love this show are rather passionate about it, but there are people that just never got into it.
Lol, there was a guy at the pool where I used to swim who said: oh yeah, my parents like that show. I really don’t care for it.
So that happened.
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u/Mia-chimes 6d ago
Aha… I’ll be resuming the show for at least 2-3 episodes and then decide whether it’s interesting or not. The comments here are encouraging enough to resume watching. 🙂
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u/GamerSchatz 8d ago
those questions get answered as the show goes on. You'll slowly learn more about the characters and where their money comes from. If you stick with it for a few more episodes, POI really gets good and worth watching.