Pretty good epiode in which Finch kinda brings Carter into his inner circle...just enough so that she can understand exactly what he and Reese are doing overall in preventing crimes that she would more or less have to clean up after the fact. The main story itself took on a Rear Window bent with Reese confined to a wheelchair as he recuperates from last episode near fatal gunshot wound. We also see the "birth" of The Machine via flashbacks which also reveals his partner Nathan Ingram at this time played by Brett Cullen.

Nice to see Detective Carter (Taraji P. Henson) and Reese (Jim Caviezel) "working" together. I get the feeling that Reese's way of doing things (i.e. bending the law to serve his purpose in getting the job done) will rub Carter the wrong way and this union will be short-lived. I wondered when Reese would become proactive and start to dig a little deeper to find out more about the mysterious Finch (Michael Emerson). Putting Detective Lionel Fusco (Kevin Chapman) on the case of trailing him doesn't seem like the wisest decision. He's not what I would call "reliable". As for the main story, Andrea Gutierrez (April L. Hernandez) becomes a target once she openly defends her client Terrance King (Curtiss Cook) as innocent which puts a dirty Parole Officer (Vito D'Ambrosio) on edge.

Root Cause is such a badass episode, which gives us a new player, a Hacker who seems to be pretty good at what she does. So good in fact that she can set up a patsy and frame him to take the fall of an assassination of a Congressman. That is if Reese and Finch didn't get in the way. The entire episode was rife with tension as Reese and Finch race against time to uncover the conspiracy to protect an innocent man and his family and prove his innocence. I always get a kick out of Reese's ability to take down highly trained agents and retrieve what he is after, namely a 'suspect'. The biggest inclusion here is the new character "Root" who has knowledge of who Finch is, I mean....Harold. This sh*t is getting more interesting with each new episode.

More please!

So glad to see Paige Turco return. 

Another outstanding episode. Quite possibly the best one yet. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Pretty big twist at the end to find out the "Bad Guy" was CIA and smuggling diamonds was his job mandate in order to fund the "war on terrorism". No sooner do I mention Fusco turning into a 'Good Cop' that he had to get his hands dirty so that he can stay on the inside, where he is more valuable. Poor dude can't catch a break.

Still no ScreenCaps. CBS still sucks. See my rant for more information on the matter.

This was a bad ass episode. I've said it before and I'll say it again, POI is the best show on the air right now that I'm currently watching. Baby Blue was basically Three Men And A Baby, but with Guns. Okay, more like Two Men And A Baby. Just the idea of Finch and Reese having to take care of a 6 month old baby would be enough to entertain anyone. But throw in Elias and you got yourself the makings of a classic episode and certainly one of the best episodes in it's short existence. Just awesome stuff.

I don't want to toot my own horn and say "I told ya so". But, I TOLD YA SO!! I knew that Reese and Carter's partnership would be shortlived and that her bending the law to get things done, although successfully, would start to eat away at her. I said as much over on the CBS Forum and got laughed at, like I didn't know what I was talking about. Yeah, whatever. Bite me!

Epic. That's all that needs to be said in describing Flesh and Blood, the episode that is basically the origin story for Elias (Enrico Colantoni) who is out to wipe out the 5 Don's running the Crime syndicate of New York to personally take over. Of course there is a hitch along the way and her name is Carter. So, what does he do? Kidnaps her son as leverage. Didn't matter, she refuses to stand down. That leaves it up for Reese and Finch to save the boy while fending off not only Elias' men, but the dirty Cops they work with. Great episode. I really wish this was a 2 hour episode.

Many Happy Returns is another origin story that centers on Reese and what propels him to help those in need. This one has Two story's that come crashing into one another at the end, both involving Reese. The Cold Case from a year earlier that Carter is investigating has to do with a "Car accident" that was used as a cover to hide a murder. Reese's connection? The woman that he let go to have a "better life" is the victim of spousal abuse at the hands of her husband.

Flashfoward to current day and we get a better understanding why Reese is so hellbent on protecting a Woman who is being hunted down by her Husband, who just so happens to be a US Marshall. Speaking of which, it takes balls the size of grapfruits to attack 4 Marhsalls in their office and it was awesome to see Reese dispatching them with ease.

The ending was awesome! We all expect Reese to kill the Husband. The payoff is that Carter gets a phone call from a Warden in what appears to be a South American Prison. My guess it's Mexico. But it was a nice twist to make the Husband pay in a place he will never get out of. Also, it was really cool to see where Finch first "met" Reese, even though it was under bad circumstances. This is an great show that has layers upon layers.

Best Season Finale this year for any series!! What an episode!!! Awesome!! And it had Amy Acker too!! It can't get any better than that. I really loved how all the story lines converge at the end with regards to Amy's character, Alicia tracking Finch, the showdown with HR in the building, the Feds and how Carter and Fusco learn how they are both working for Finch and Reese. Great episode for sure, but I kinda suspected that Amy's character was behind the plot to lure Finch out into the open. Now that she has and has kidnapped him, I'm really looking forward to Season 2 and seeing how this is gonna play out. Best New Show this year for me. Also, props for bringing back Paige Turco for this one.

I give this season....