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I really don't want to move my base of operations to tumblr, but all I'm doing fannishly these days is writing Person of Interest meta, and tumblr's where those conversations seem to happen.
In response to a thread about the show's inevitable unhappy ending:
I always feel like the most optimistic sap in this fandom, because I don’t think an unhappy ending is inevitable at all. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t put it past the showrunners at all, and I won’t be surprised if at the end of the show, rocks fall and everyone dies.
But as far as the internal logic of the POI universe goes, I don’t think this needs to be a suicide mission. Yes, it’s a crazy dangerous job, but John is also crazy competent. And unlike, say, Buffy, who could only pass on the responsibility of the Slayer by dying, the Machine’s mission is one that can be shared. It’s already being shared, in fact. We started out with two lonely, desperate men, and now there’s a whole team: Carter, Fusco, Lionel, Zoe and even Leon all working to help with the mission (some more knowingly and some more voluntarily than others). Not to mention the parallel existence of Team Relevant. When it becomes necessary, this torch can be passed on.
Yeah, you’re going to have a hell of a job convincing John Reese that he deserves a happy retirement instead of a messy death saving other people, but that’s part of what the show is all about, right? John’s journey back to life and happiness and a self-worth that isn’t just defined by how good he is at being a shield for other people.
In response to an awesome meta post about Reese and his deathwish:
Personally I don’t think John wants to die, at this point. (Although I think he very much did in the past, and in the beginning of the series.) I do think he’s completely accepted the inevitability of his death, and is pretty much at peace with it. But I don’t think he welcomes death any more. Look at John on the roof, with Kara’s bomb strapped to him: That’s not a man who wants to die.
He’s also not fighting to live very hard, of course. I think that’s partly because he’s so completely convinced he’s going to die soon that he doesn’t think there’s much point to fighting it, and partly also because he doesn’t think he deserves to live. I do think he wants life, at this point.
In response to a thread about the show's inevitable unhappy ending:
I always feel like the most optimistic sap in this fandom, because I don’t think an unhappy ending is inevitable at all. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t put it past the showrunners at all, and I won’t be surprised if at the end of the show, rocks fall and everyone dies.
But as far as the internal logic of the POI universe goes, I don’t think this needs to be a suicide mission. Yes, it’s a crazy dangerous job, but John is also crazy competent. And unlike, say, Buffy, who could only pass on the responsibility of the Slayer by dying, the Machine’s mission is one that can be shared. It’s already being shared, in fact. We started out with two lonely, desperate men, and now there’s a whole team: Carter, Fusco, Lionel, Zoe and even Leon all working to help with the mission (some more knowingly and some more voluntarily than others). Not to mention the parallel existence of Team Relevant. When it becomes necessary, this torch can be passed on.
Yeah, you’re going to have a hell of a job convincing John Reese that he deserves a happy retirement instead of a messy death saving other people, but that’s part of what the show is all about, right? John’s journey back to life and happiness and a self-worth that isn’t just defined by how good he is at being a shield for other people.
In response to an awesome meta post about Reese and his deathwish:
Personally I don’t think John wants to die, at this point. (Although I think he very much did in the past, and in the beginning of the series.) I do think he’s completely accepted the inevitability of his death, and is pretty much at peace with it. But I don’t think he welcomes death any more. Look at John on the roof, with Kara’s bomb strapped to him: That’s not a man who wants to die.
He’s also not fighting to live very hard, of course. I think that’s partly because he’s so completely convinced he’s going to die soon that he doesn’t think there’s much point to fighting it, and partly also because he doesn’t think he deserves to live. I do think he wants life, at this point.