TV Review: Person of Interest
Mar. 4th, 2026 04:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I finally got around to watching season 5. I had less patience for seasons 3 and 4 this time.
I don't like Shaw's makeup but the simulation loop she's going through is a nice parallel to what the Machine went through when she got captured.
Root's death is handled well. I like the conceit with having Amy Acker show up for some of the emotional beats with the Machine.
On the other hand, I don't like the ethics on showing an anthropomorphic AI. They don't have conscience, they have harm mitigation strategies. They don't have friends, they have users. They don't have personalities. They don't care about people.
But they can be programmed to sift extemporaneous speech for threats.
I like the Machine spinning out what might have happened if she hadn't intervened. I like Reese's death.
Overall, it's good but has worrying implications for how people interact with and project onto AI.
I finally got around to watching season 5. I had less patience for seasons 3 and 4 this time.
I don't like Shaw's makeup but the simulation loop she's going through is a nice parallel to what the Machine went through when she got captured.
Root's death is handled well. I like the conceit with having Amy Acker show up for some of the emotional beats with the Machine.
On the other hand, I don't like the ethics on showing an anthropomorphic AI. They don't have conscience, they have harm mitigation strategies. They don't have friends, they have users. They don't have personalities. They don't care about people.
But they can be programmed to sift extemporaneous speech for threats.
I like the Machine spinning out what might have happened if she hadn't intervened. I like Reese's death.
Overall, it's good but has worrying implications for how people interact with and project onto AI.
