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"Synecdoche" is the 11th episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Person of Interest. It is the 101st overall episode of the series and is written by Jacey Heldrich & Joshua Brown and directed by Tim Matheson. It aired on CBS in the United States and on CTV in Canada on June 7, 2016.
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The team must unravel a conspiracy and stay ahead of the Secret Service when the President of the United States becomes their newest POI. Also, Finch separates himself from the team and considers taking drastic action to combat Samaritan.
The episode features several modes of Presidential transportation, including "The Beast", his super-secret highly secure limousine, the Presidential jet (call sign "Air Force One" only when he is o...This episode can be seen as the first episode of the 'endgame', in which Samaritan and The Machine battle.Bloopers and Continuity Errors
1. An MPOVmistake is present at the start and end of the graveyard scene between Reese and Fusco at the very beginning of the episode (00:43 and 01:54). The Machine shows the same camera view both times, but the text on the camera is differently laid out: the first shot says "SOUTH LAWN (newline) CAM 06 (newline) (time index)", while the second one shows "SOUTH LAWN CAM 06" (with no breaks and no time index). The second time the feed is slightly darker in color.
The virus that Finch procures from the military base in Texas is called ICE-9. This is a real computer virus which self-replicates recursively, meaning that infected systems will go on to infect an...Date on Shaw's invitation is 4th of November. Then the President murder attempt was on 5th of November, Guy Fawkes day.Reese tells Shaw and Fuscohe once considered joining the Secret Service but decided against it as the Secret Service works around the clock, has no choice in who they protect and threats never stop...This episode also serves to give further insight into Shaw's grieving process in the context of her Personality Disorder. Both Reese and Fusco acknowledge and discuss her grief many times throughou...The Machine
1. "You taught me to see everything, see everyone. And I do. But I see thousands of versions of them. What they were, what they are, what they could be. And what is love, if not being seen?" (The Machine, to Finch) 2. "I watched her die 12,483 times in the seconds before she expired. I couldn't save her but I kept trying. You can't conceive of my grief because you can't experience it like I do. but it's there." (The Machine, to Finch)
Finch
1. "Oh, I've learned to deal with pain. I'm not quite sure who I'd be without it. Pain tethers me to the world." (Finch, to The Machine) 2. "Intentions can be a fickle business" (Finch, to The Machine) 3. "Terrence Johnson. There is a man in New Mexico who will be declared brain-dead in two hours. He's a perfect donor match for your daughter Maria. I walk onto that elevator alone and Maria will receive his heart. If not, Maria goes to the back of the waiting list and will be dead in five week...
Reese & Shaw
1. "You want to ask how I'm feeling?" (Shaw, to Reese) "Okay. How are you feeling?" (Reese) "I'm not feeling anything" (Shaw) 2. "I need you to decide to fight" (Reese) "I have made a decision. This simulation sucks, and I'm ready to start again." (Shaw) "This is not a simulation!" (Reese) "Yeah, I've heard that before." (Shaw) 3. "Shaw, we need you." (Reese, to Shaw) "Gotta kill time somehow" (Shaw, taking the Thornhill envelope) 4. "No way. I am done helping little old ladies cross the stre...
Jun 7, 2016 · Synecdoche: Directed by Tim Matheson. With Jim Caviezel, Kevin Chapman, Amy Acker, Sarah Shahi. Harold goes on a road trip with the Machine, while the rest of the team receive a new number; the president of the United States.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Tim Matheson
- 2016-06-07
Jun 8, 2016 · Verdict. "Synecdoche" gave Team Machine a change of scenery and probably the biggest name they could ever get as a "number" in an effort to help Shaw see the true danger of Samaritan.
With their new number in hand, Team Machine heads to Washington D.C. to cover a fundraising gala that POTUS will be attending. There, Reese runs into Logan Pierce, a POI from season 2 who runs the social networking app Friendczar and has been resisting the NSA’s requests that he turn over user data.
Jun 8, 2016 · Surprising and action-packed, season five episode eleven of Person of Interest titled “Synecdoche” reveals a great, unexpected twist to the series while having one of its main characters turn cold, isolated, and more calculating than ever.
Jun 7, 2016 · "Synecdoche" is the 11th episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Person of Interest. It is the 101st overall episode of the series and is written by Jacey Heldrich & Joshua Brown and directed by Tim Matheson. It aired on CBS in the United States and on CTV in Canada on June 7, 2016.
