Verily.
Verily.
Analog technology like… a button?
This is exactly how we feel about all those Canadian shows trying to pass Vancouver for DC or New York :-P
It's a classic science fiction problem, actually, in that grand narratives can become consumed with the enormity/complexity of their ideas to the point that they lose sight of individuals and relationships, which can make many readers find them boring. A famous example would be Asimov's Foundation series: mind bending…
> It once tried to kill Finch…
Perhaps the thing I liked the most about Gina Carano in "Haywire" was that she—FINALLY—looked like a woman who could do and take damage! These waifish lasses (*cough*Angelina Jolie in … well, everything, but especially "Salt"*cough*) can't generate the necessary torque to take down strong, fit, trained fighters as you…
It was mentioned at least once that the location they were heading to was one of Samaritan's "blind spots." Given that Reese swung into action at the shipping company offices, where two goons killed a man and set off a fire, which the authorities responded to; within the precinct, when Scarface tried to abduct Walter;…
It's not that Samaritan doesn't care, it's that the three servers that Root installed in the NJ facility prevent Samaritan from correctly classifying them. THIS is what preserves their cover identities.