Episode Discussion 3x13

[orockthro]

Well somehow it's tuesday again! Let's talk about tonight's episode! 
As usual, spoilers below.

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[hedda62]

So, reactions having watched it once (I need to watch it again too. Sucker moved fast). I liked it, though I'm still kind of torn between "Unshaven whisky-chugging Concerned Frequent Flyer Reese! Flight Simulator Finch (Except Not Simulated This Time)! North by Northwest!" and shaking my head over the still ham-fisted writing. I mean… how exactly did Finch talk Reese into coming back? By saying… things he'd pretty much already said? Well, I choose to believe most of it was a tribute to awkward social communication (which both Emerson and Caviezel do really really well) and how that skates over the surface of deep connection, and Reese is really thinking "He flew to Rome to meet me! Plus he landed a jetliner remotely! He is so awesome! Carter couldn't land a jetliner remotely!" and Finch is thinking "Well, even if this is all a waste of time and another twist of the gut and stab in the heart, at least Roman espresso is almost as good as sencha green tea and I got to wear this spiffy orange tie, and… excuse me, what did you say?"

I am very, very glad Reese is coming home again.

Also: Concerned Frequent Killer Hersh. And Shaw, oh Shaw. I'm not convinced, again at first viewing, that her part of the job was absolutely necessary for the plot, but I'm glad it happened.

And perhaps the Machine sent Reese in to save Owen because she has plans for him? Assuming she's collecting builders and hackers for some purpose of her own. I hope very much they all show up together in the season finale (including Leon and Logan).