‘Person of Interest’ Creator Teases the ‘Exciting,’ ‘Tragic’ 100th Episode (VIDEO)
“We’re really sorry.”
Those are the ominous words Person of Interest creator Jonathan Nolan offers to fans before the CBS drama’s pivotal 100th episode airs. The hour is not only an important milestone, but it comes as the show is in its final arc of the story. (Person of Interest‘s series finale airs Tuesday, June 21.)
In “The Day The World Went Away,” Team Machine must protect Finch (Michael Emerson) when his cover gets blown. For a show that doesn’t pull punches, the gorgeous installment brings the fight against Samaritan to the next level.
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“We are just as upset as our fans will be about the way this show plays out,” Nolan says. “But this is what’s so funny: you make these things, and there’s such a beautiful feeling when a story piece falls into place just right. You see the evolution of some of these characters has always been heading in this direction. It’s such an exciting moment for where our story goes. But also tragic.”
Check out an exclusive clip from the 100th episode, as Finch learns his number has come up.
Person of Interest, Tuesdays, 10/9c, CBS.
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If this is going to be a kill off the cast final episodes than I really don't care to watch.
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I really don't think *everyone* will be killed off. Yeah, some of the team will probably die in the upcoming battle, but I expect the ending to be at least hopeful (for humanity, if not for those characters). My own prediction is that Reese is likely to be toast, after a heartfelt goodbye speech to Harold. And Root and Shaw can die in peace, most likely sacrificing themselves for the good of the cause. Finch will probably die as well, if for no other reason than guilt at 'allowing' Elias to kill The Voice. (As for Elias's outcome, that's a toss-up.) In the end, Fusco and Bear will be there when the smoke clears, and walk off into the sunset to face another day. A Samaritan-less day.
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Oh man, that clip looks awesome. I know we've all suspected for quite some time that a lot of these characters wouldn't survive, but it's still so sad that we're going to be seeing more of that, maybe tonight. But at the same time, the awesomeness is going to be cranked up higher than it already has been.
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I know exactly what you mean. They're treating it like trash. You should read this article. I'm trying to look at it the way Nolan does. He's not happy about it, but "one man's burn-off is another man's binge" https://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/the-triumphant-rise-and-mysterious-fall-of-person-of-interes#.cs5loLMkL
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On one hand I agree, that the network's treatment of the show is deplorable. But on the other hand, as a viewer, I'm loving this two-episodes-per-week thing. Or even three, as the case may be. It's like a mini binge-watch, live. This half-season is almost run the way mini-series used to be aired, back in the day.
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They could have just cancelled it after last season the way they usually do with shows that aren't big hits instead of letting it play out to an actual ending. Besides, there's hardly anything else on worth watching right now, so most fans are probably keeping up with it.
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I'm liking it too because there have been nights where there was nothing else on I wanted to see. Most of the shows I watch had their finales a week or two ago.
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Yeah, there are some summer shows I'm looking forward to, like The Last Ship. And The Musketeers, which I assume will air on BBC-A sometime this summer. I hope so, anyway.
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I hate to have to tell you, but Musketeers is on Hulu this season, and you have to subscribe to watch it.
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Really??? Crap. 😠 Ah, well, I'll survive.
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Then, don't read any more articles about it until you get caught up because too many surprising things happened in the last couple of episodes.
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Good!
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