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Almost done watching all 5 seasons

posted 7 years ago by MrSpock (286)
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Thanks to Netflix, I have been able to watch this show this year because I passed it by when it came on the scene in 2011.

My quick thoughts:
1. Absolutely Loved seasons 1-3
2. Somewhat of a letdown in seasons 4-5.
3. Root plus Shaw was not better than Carter
4. Samaritan vs. The Machine got bogged down and all those gun battles were over the top and not realistic. How many times can a few people beat up on dozens of trained agents who apparently did not graduate from the shooting academy.
5. Loved Fusco, Carter, and Elias a lot. (Of course Harold and John are a given)
6. Reese was great until Shaw and Root entered the scene, and then he became somewhat redundant by being mostly a muscle man.
7. Every love interest with Reese seemed stiff and awkward.
8. Harold's righteousness got to be to much. He needs to watch Dexter to appreciate how the world is much better off without very bad people.
9. The final two episodes though were simply AMAZING and BREATHTAKING
10. Knowing the Machine LIVED made me very happy. (Weird, I know)

[–] earl237 (1106) 7 years ago

I really enjoyed this show too, it's true, seasons 1-3 were the best, although 4-5 had some classics like If-Then-Else, The Day the World Went Away and the final episode Return 0.

[–] MrSpock (286) 7 years ago

Well, I just finished season 5 and yes, the final two episodes were simply AMAZING and very satisfying. I knew one of the team had to go down, so I think losing John was the right call. He did what he was made to do- be a hero.

However, I was still left unsatisfied with the season as a whole. I think the Samaritan storyline just wore me out. It got comical with 20 Samaritan soldiers always being shot in the kneecaps by two people. Too many gun fights that bordered on absurdity.

But what gave me the most pleasure was knowing the Machine survived! Yeah! Even though Harry never unleashed its powers, it still was able to defeat Samaritan up there in the satellite. Maybe the Machine was able to win because Samaritan was compressed in some zip file, I believe, and this reduced its power. Not sure though because I am not a techie. I also believe all those simulations the Machine lost to Samaritan was purposeful and ultimately equipped the Machine to win the final battle.

I'm glad some people loved seasons 4-5 much more than I did. As much as I loved the show, you know I wanted to love it all.......but it just got a wee bit over the top for my liking. Oh well, it's just me. Having said all that, this show will still go down as one of the most amazing tv series I have watched and definitely is in my top 10, along with Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Fringe, X-Files, Breaking Bad, and Stargate SG-1.