ha ha ha, this gets all the upvotes.

Oooh but Elias would be pretty good at helping a couple of fugitives evade both the cops and Samaritan. Criminals go where the cameras aren't! I'd contribute to the actor's fund that would give us Reese, Shaw, Elias and Scarface all hiding in that basement bunker.

"Get her own code into the mix" You mean like the Machine and Samaritan mate and have a baby and it evolves as it is the next generation that is awesome!

Oh I get that, it's just an interesting take, the central character being less complex. It hadn't occurred to me before - that he's a bit flat, rather than simply mysterious, but I see what you mean.

You're right, it's easy to forget that the Machine could be doing any number of things off screen, and its intentions/capabilities are mysterious to the extreme. . . .

The sanity and intelligence of this comment community gives me hope for humanity, it really does.

And Root escapes to South America with Shaw.

That's Mr. Tall, Dark, and Deranged. Also, My Friend the Urban Legend.

Good catch. He does front a tech company - they should have some good toys of their own, and know how to exploit what they're learning from Samaritan.

Neat take, I totally agree on Shaw, and on Root too. I love that these women are so interesting and cool. It is one of the very few shows out there where the whole reason for existence of the female character isn't to flirt or create romantic drama. It's a real breath of fresh air and I love the writers for it. (not…

I disagree - as Finch explained to Reese in Rome, the Machine as Finch built it has no power to act at all. It only gave numbers, information. Finch made sure that people were the ones who decided what to do with that information. On the relevant side, Northern Lights decided to use it to order hits. On the irrelevant…

Sometimes Reese kind of looks like Frankenstein's monster and I always wonder if it's deliberate. Something about the hunched way he stands, the grim expression and that big black coat. It's most obvious and pointed when he's standing right behind Finch, ready to do his bidding.

Chip! Chip, noooo!

I've always taken it as a given that the Machine has Harold's moral code, meaning no killing. As Harold said, he built it to protect everyone. It even protects the lives of the guilty so that they can be brought to justice by folks like Carter (sobs! John really needed Carter here to set him straight) and Fusco.…

I like that theory. I do think the Machine has imprinted on Harold like a duckling. However much Harold denies it. One of the most endearing things to me about the Machine is how it tries to relate to new people and earn their trust by talking about their fathers (Fusco, Shaw). It's the most adorable. And kind of…

All the running around and kicking butt must burn a lot of cals. I fear John must be wasting away under that coat, he never eats. Also those were definitely choco-banana pancakes with maple syrup.

Oh yeah, now you mention it, Finch getting blown to the ground was visually really similar, and had the same kind of shocking effect.

It's a small scene, but I think it's one of a series of revealing moments for Reese's character, and a sign of the ambivalence about his own role as a "good guy" now that he doesn't trust or like his "boss's boss" - the Machine. It reminds me of the way he tasered/lightly tortured the number in 4C. Played for laughs,…

I think the Senator does know that much. But saying that she lost it doesn't mean he understands the nature of the Machine now - the idea that it's an AI that will continue to "live" even if the gov's program is shut down. I got the sense he didn't understand that she didn't lose it so much as TM escaped.

Oh you're so right, the don who wouldn't be saved in Flesh and Blood!