something queer going on

While I, er, await my chance to watch the S3 finale of Person of Interest, I guess I'll do the first post of the 30 days of your favorite TV show meme created by liadtbunny. I'll try to do all 30 days of this, though they may not be 30 consecutive days because my internet is still doing this thing where it disappears unexpectedly for sometimes quite long stretches of time.

I'll be talking about POI, of course, not because it's necessarily my favorite show ever but because it's where my most active fannish interest is right now.

(Note to halotolerant: in case you want to read these, I'll warn if they contain S3 spoilers. This one doesn't.)

( 1. Favourite episode )

I've just watched 3x08, "Endgame." 3x09, "The Crossing." I am not pleased.

(ETA: I got confused about the episode number. This episode was actually written by Denise Thé.)

( major spoilers )

I've watched the first two episodes of S3, and I have to say, I miss the old dynamic. ( Only spoilery for character dynamic/casting )

ETA: 3x03 addendum: ( click here )

Episode summaries are under the cut, discussion in comments. As always, anyone's welcome to join in, but please no spoilers for anything after the episodes discussed here.

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A change in my work schedule means that I'll have to be at work at 6 am every day now. Except for the one day a week when I'll work 2-10 pm. Yeah, this is gonna be awesome.

So, have a very early POI discussion post for "Critical" and "Til Death." As always, anyone's welcome to join in, but please, no spoilers for developments after the episodes we're talking about.

Episode summaries under the cut, discussion in comments. (Note: my comments and probably most of the discussion will be on DW; I'm having connectivity problems and DW loads a lot better for me right now.)

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I'm rewatching season 1 because I feel like I missed a lot of details, and ( spoilery for the second episode )

ETA: Comments on DW contain spoilers for late S1. Also, I've only seen through 2x05, so please, no spoilers beyond that point? I know my POI posts contain a lot of floundering around and speculation and "but that doesn't make sense!" but I am trying to avoid spoilers entirely. Thanks!

halotolerant and I are watching S2 of Person of Interest together-ish and talking about it. We're taking turns making discussion posts for each episode. Anyone who wants to join in is welcome, but PLEASE no spoilers (not even hints) past the episode we're discussing.

( Brief summary of 2x03 under the cut, with discussion and speculation in comments )

I just watched 1x18, "Identity Crisis," and ( spoilers )

I'd been enjoying it already, but with these episodes the show suddenly got much better. The plots and dialogue are sharper, the characterization deeper, the stakes higher.

( Discussion, with spoilers, under the cut )

I've watched the first four episodes of Person of Interest. I'm liking it so far--it's not badly written and its sympathies are in the right place--though I'm looking forward to it acquiring more depth. I like Finch as much as I hoped I would, which is nice, and I also really like Carter the homicide detective. Reese, on the other hand, is as expressive as a plank of wood and just about as engaging. Occasionally the scripts turn Caviezel's one-note-ness and his absurd Christian-Bale-as-Batman growl into an advantage, as in his conversation with the bad guy at the end of 1x04, but overall I would like the show to have less Reese and more Finch, please.

On the other hand, I can't help thinking that the backstory I can imagine for Finch at this stage is probably 200% more interesting than what canon will eventually give him (and, not coincidentally, 200% less heterosexual). I almost want to stop and not know more. Not that this is preventing me from eagerly awaiting the next episodes, although those won't arrive from *sigh* Netflix until Wednesday.

Discussion welcome if it's possible on the basis of so few episodes, but please no spoilers past 1x04.