Voices carry.
Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
As we entered this final 13-episode run of Person of Interest, I'm sure all of us had a dream list of characters we'd like to see return. While also knowing full well that episode order-wise, and schedule-wise, not every lingering thread would get snipped. But this week - the show doing the best it can from a closure standpoint - The Voice returned to us. The almost Root-style villain who made a phantom appearance back in Season 3's "Last Call." Pulling "a Root," here even, by giving himself a fake identity in order to get close to a mark.
The one thing Root had going for her back at the end of Season 1 that the Voice didn't have this time around was knowledge of the Machine's existence. Because his plot to pose as a besieged locksmith - a victim - in order to wipe out one of his former operatives, would have worked had it not been for Team Machine's ASI and the violent reconciliation between Reese and Fusco. A firefight/last stand shoot 'em up pairing that, by the end, led to a newfound, or re-found, understanding between the two men and Reese finally telling Fusco all the secrets he'd been keeping from him. A profoundly awesome moment. A bit overdue, sure, but very satisfying.
So not only did this episode take care of a floating villain - in a way that kept him formidable for only having appeared twice now on the show - but it unified our heroes in a way like never before. Oh, and the entire police precinct scheme that the Voice cooked up - posing as a victim, getting his target arrested, freeing the gang, having a man on the inside, using bombs as a distraction - it all reminded me of Joker's "arrest" in The Dark Knight. Which helped give "Sotto Voce" a very strong Johnathan Nolan imprint, even though chances are he had little to do, specifically, with this episode given his Westworld commitments.
Speaking of Team Machine's unity, Shaw made her official "real life" return to the fold this week, after trying to stay away from Root for fear of Samaritan tampering. She's healthy physically, but mentally, Greer and his goons have done a fine job of messing with her mind. Now she doesn't trust herself. And while she may have never killed Root in the thousands of simulations she endured (she actually didn't share that part with Root, so she's being very guarded), she did take turns mowing down the rest of the team. So she's come back super damaged. But then she still looked wonderfully at peace there at the end, when she saw everyone.
Finch's teaming with Elias made for a great side bar in this chapter. All those chess games they shared, when Finch was hesitant around Elias and judgmental of his criminal behavior, worked to form a unique bond between these two men. And now that they see each other as actual friends, the journey Finch might get taken on is a fascinating one. Because when it came to The Voice, Finch was a party to a blatant execution. He feigned surprise at the end, when Elias blew up the bastard in his car, but like Elias mentioned - he knew what the outcome was going to be. He had to. And he was ready to go there. A far cry from the Finch of old. And a dark turn that's perhaps needed now in his losing war against Samaritan.
The Verdict
"Sotto Voce" wasn't an outright siege episode, but it was a cool action-packed labyrinthine puzzle. And a Samaritan-free one at that. By the end, Fusco knew the truth, Shaw returned (not quite right), and Finch made a "deal with the devil" choice about how to handle this week's villain.
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