Person of Interest: Season 2

Excellent!

I watched thru season 4 and felt it turned in to the same show each time, I got bored with it.

2 perfect executed ingredients in a show: good writing and good acting. Both achieved!

"Person Of Interest" continued its heroic, but uncomfortable look, into the "security versus spying" debate through the eyes of its two heroes, John Reese and Harold Finch; and the two police officers pulled into Reese's and Finch's adventures, Joss Carter and Lionel Fusco. The core actors continue to work well together--Jim Caviezel carries the action as the ex-Army/ex-CIA operative Reese; Michael Emerson may be the most uncomfortable looking hero in the history of television as Finch; Taraji P. Henson is great as the driven dectective Carter, and Chapman continues to give heart and soul to the formerly dirty cop Fusco. This is the season where the universe of Reese and Finch expand in terms of the characters around them. In the present day sequences, there's Zoe Morgan, the "fixer" who seems to have a passing interest in Reese. Paige Turco gives a lot of fun to that role, and she's still incredibly pretty. Ken Leung (Yep--another graduate of "Lost") has recurring turns as the grifter Leon Tao. We cannot--just cannot--forget Bear, the Belgian Malinois that Reese takes from an Aryan Brotherhood in the Season 2 season opener, and wins EVERYONE--especially Finch--over. The relationship everyone has with Bear...is one of the subtle points of humor this series has, along with Reese's dry quips and Fusco going on New York blast. We understand the enemies of Reese and Finch at this point. Enrico Colantoni's Carl Elias seems to evolve from enemy to gray area/support--the "I'll scratch your back, you scratch my back" relationship--with Reese and Finch; but HR--the group of corrupt cops most embodied by Robert John Burke's Patrick Simmons and Clarke Peters' Alonzo Quinn--increasingly push their way to the being the most enduring enemy of the series thus far. Reese's CIA backstory wraps up in this season, so the Mark Snow/Kara Stanton (Michael Kelly and Annie Parisse) storyline ends...for now. What we get this year are two subjects--an increase in the telling of the backstory of Finch; how Harold and his business partner Nathan Ingram (Brett Cullen) invented The Machine and how Ingram first understood the importance of the non-relevant numbers, subsequently originating the proactive approach to preventing crimes that Harold was drawn into, and how Finch's newfound purpose ended up affecting his relationship with Grace Hendricks (Played by Emerson's wife, Carrie Preston). The second storyline is the organization The Machine is tasked to--the ISA--taking in interest in the activities of The Man In The Suit, and looking to eliminate him. Jay O. Sanders as Special Counsel--the person overseeing The Machine--gives a lot of nasty to the role, and Boris McGiver as the ISA hitman Hirsh is stone-cold. Amy Acker returns late in the season as the unstable Samantha Groves--Root--who believes that she and The Machine have some sort of special relationship (She might not be wrong), and Sarah Shahi is introduced as the former ISA operative Samantha Shaw. I've always liked Shahi, who hasn't been afraid to play away from her looks as an actress. In Shaw, Shahi plays a slightly unbalanced former spy who might be a little too trigger-happy for Finch...and for Reese. Both Acker and Shahi have become part of the Season 3 regular cast. Overall, the storyline of "POI" seems to fill both in the present day and with the flashbacks. How the flashbacks are introduced leads to part of the "delicious discomfort" of the series--the feeling of being watched while watching how things develop. It's a relevant topic, but it's done with great action and a surprisingly good humor that makes it a can't miss series for me. Highly recommended.

Difficult to stop and start the video! Very expressive!!! But good show.

I thought season 2 was a little more difficult to follow than the first season. The over-arching storyline of Root was kind of confusing and the show felt like it moved very fast. If you miss a scene or a sentence, you're lost. That being said, I'm looking forward to starting season 3, thanks Freevee!

I first found out about the show, "Person of Interest" by accident via Wikipedia. When I read about how it involved a former Green Beret/CIA operative using his skills to prevent violent crimes, I was already interested (I love movies/shows like The Bourne Series and 24 where highly-trained former soldiers/agents put the smack down on bad guys), but I figured I wouldn't be able to watch it 'cause I didn't have TV and it wasn't on Netflix. Last Christmas, when I saw the first season on DVD, and I bought it. I was instantly hooked and practically devoured all the episodes. I quickly realized that Season 2 was going on, but I despaired because there was no way to catch up with the episodes.Fast forward to a few days ago, I checked on Season 2 on Amazon to see when it would come out on DVD, and I found out - much to my joyful surprise - that I could purchase the episodes on Instant Video. So that's exactly what I did.I am very happy to say that Season 2 does not disappoint. If you loved the high-speed action and tech savvy of the main duo (along with the aid of their friends in the police department), then this is a continuation of that, and more. The characters develop further as the season progresses and we find out more about them, the overarching conspiracy comes back but is deeper and more expansive, and we see many familiar characters as well as new ones - all of whom help enrich the story.I can fairly say that I will probably buy the DVD set when it comes out, so that way I can update my collection (I already have Season 1 on DVD) and watch the episodes when I don't have an Internet connection. Plus, my connection isn't the best, so quality fluctuates and I oftentimes had to wait for the video to buffer oftentimes, so owning the season on disc will be a huge plus.Meanwhile, I am genuinely excited for what Season 3 will have to offer. Season 1 left us with a cliffhanger and lots of questions, and Season 2 continues the trend, so I am definitely amped for whatever comes next.TLDR: if you liked Season 1, you'll love Season 2. More action, new characters introduced, old ones fleshed out more, conspiracy is revealed more. Will buy on DVD as well.

Obviously, Person of Interest is a 10/10 show and I hope you know that already, but I think The Machine must have designed these Blu Rays because they're astonishing: they have this great feature where when you finish the last episode of the disk it'll say "Please insert disk n", then when you eject the disk the screen will stay like that, and if you insert the next disk, it'll immediately start playing at the start of the next episode without having to sit through any titles or menu screens. Simple but the best thing ever, it keeps you right in the action if you marathon it like this show deserves.Also it somehow remembers your playback position, so you can turn it off any time and it'll give a "resume from last position?" menu the next time you put it in.

This brilliant programme continues into its second season. The relationships between the main characters are developed and the ubiquitous wry humour provides necessary relief as the plotting becomes even more convoluted and complex. New characters are introduced and the back stories are expanded giving us a more rounded appreciation of Finch and Reece. Intriguingly, the machine itself is one of these characters as the spectre of artificial intelligence begins to permeate the overall story arc as the narrative increasingly involves international espionage and cyber terrorism. Police corruption and organised crime continue to be an element of many of the episodes with the relationship between incarcerated mob boss Elias and Finch and Reese being particularly fascinating. This is an outstanding piece of entertainment and I am looking forward to watching Season 3.

Excellent series, very good value, Good variety of stories. Well impressed.

Got to be one of the best series in many years. Well produced, written and acted with utterly compelling characters. Storylines intriguing, we ended up finishing this box set over three evenings! Such a relief to have excitement and realism without the foul and offensive language and unnecessary sex scenes that seem to be de rigeur these days. Cannot wait for next series.

I love this series and have watched it over again several times.