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51. Person of Interest Shows Us What Techno-Fascism Really Looks Like

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Sun Jun 5, 2016, 12:47 PM

Jun 2016

io9 has had some nice insights into POI during it's run...

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Person of Interest Shows Us What Techno-Fascism Really Looks Like

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Person Of Interest's Creators Explain Why A.I. Could Be The New A-Bomb

Person of Interest has always skated the line between
suspenseful realism and speculative worldbuilding. But this episode's
final scenes took us far over onto the speculative end of things,
creating a parallel, authoritarian version of the United States where it
seems that our characters will be living next season. ...

http://io9.gizmodo.com/person-of-interest-shows-us-what-techno-fascism-really-1576338416

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Lara Croft meets the Matrix? Rex Jun 2016 #1

She's the female version of fucking awesome. Aerows Jun 2016 #9

No. Root is a one-of. ananda Jun 2016 #27

Indeed! n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #28

Amy Acker... Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2016 #2

She is amazing. Aerows Jun 2016 #11

Started watching Person of Interest. Xyzse Jun 2016 #3

Amy Acker shows up at the end of the season Salviati Jun 2016 #8

It is a rather terrific show. Aerows Jun 2016 #20

She shows up the final episode of Season 1. Hissyspit Jun 2016 #24

Totally polite badass. Lars39 Jun 2016 #4

There are worse ways to be Aerows Jun 2016 #5

Definitely! :-) Lars39 Jun 2016 #6

Root, and Shaw JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2016 #7

The two of them Aerows Jun 2016 #10

I really like this show; however, it is... onyourleft Jun 2016 #12

She is fantastic and sweet Aerows Jun 2016 #13

Which is exactly Aerows Jun 2016 #33

XNT live a lie. Aerows Jun 2016 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author countryjake Jun 2016 #15

I know, CJ. Aerows Jun 2016 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author countryjake Jun 2016 #18

I deleted my spoiler. Aerows Jun 2016 #22

After reading other responses here, too much information in my first reply... countryjake Jun 2016 #23

Playing chicken with a Sagittarius Aerows Jun 2016 #29

Good god have mercy Aerows Jun 2016 #17

OMG! I love Root and Shaw! GuestCheck Jun 2016 #19

There you go! Aerows Jun 2016 #21

I'm full of words Aerows Jun 2016 #32

This is also ... Aerows Jun 2016 #25

Just needed to be added. Aerows Jun 2016 #48

You can just call me Aerows :) Aerows Jun 2016 #26

I liked the program and the ladies age good looking. I did a little Jim Beard Jun 2016 #30

It's a great show. Aerows Jun 2016 #31

maybe headphones? irisblue Jun 2016 #34

Thanks for the suggestion! Jim Beard Jun 2016 #42

One episode pokes fun at CBS' older demo... MinM Jun 2016 #36

She's plain gorgeous, through and through! Aerows Jun 2016 #38

I'm guessing by the replies kentauros Jun 2016 #35

Sorry, cher Aerows Jun 2016 #37

Either you meant to reply to someone else, kentauros Jun 2016 #39

No, that was actually my reply. Aerows Jun 2016 #40

Okay, I can see that. kentauros Jun 2016 #41

Different tastes, cher. n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #43

You say root, I say Shaw Jim Beard Jun 2016 #44

Being mean to southern gals Aerows Jun 2016 #45

RIP Root librechik Jun 2016 #46

She's not dead yet. Aerows Jun 2016 #47

sorry--SPOILER librechik Jun 2016 #49

Well, a bunch of things are wrong Aerows Jun 2016 #50

Person of Interest Shows Us What Techno-Fascism Really Looks Like MinM Jun 2016 #51

Facebook & "The Cloud" MinM Jun 2016 #52