person of interest

levy · 2026-06-18T22:32:02.684229-07:00

this show is by far my favorite show. i don't know how many times i'm watching it now. on this watch i noticed that this show doesn't have a single dead scene or a single toxic character. in most shows there are scenes that add nothing to the overall story that i always want to fast-forward (and even skip outright if i'm watching alone), like unnecessary family or romance scenes thrown in to fill out the runtime (i watched the daredevil born again episodes 15 minutes at a time), or there's a toxic character whose every scene i skip (e.g. the flash -> iris). while watching person of interest it never even crosses my mind to skip a single scene, and there isn't even one main character who makes you hate them (the only one that bugged me was van gogh in the final season, but that one was pretty much a side character).

in my opinion some shows have a feature more important than whether they're good or not: being watched at the right age. person of interest is one of those. when i watched it in my early twenties it was a nice show, exciting. when i rewatched it a few years later, though, i realized it was actually a story built on technology, surveillance, artificial intelligence, ethics, and human nature. the same show doesn't change, but the person watching it does. i suppose the value of some productions emerges right here too. if it widens the window you look at life through a little, rather than just entertaining you, it sticks with you even years later. that's why the netflix show the blacklist is actually like a follow-up show that people who liked person of interest should watch. when it comes to opening a new window every episode, nothing beats it. i recommend it.