History Recap / PersonOfInterestS03E23

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Granted his methods were rather extreme, but collier thought he was doing what was best for the people of the US, must have been harsh to find out he did all that for nothing.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Vigilance using a Rylatech satellite to "stream" the trial across the world. What was the name of that company that [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E19 had agents planted inside Rylatech, and thus has control over their technology?]] Further emphasised when the Machine recognises an anomaly with the transmission.]]

* KangarooCourt

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Control delivers an epic one against Collier [[spoiler: invoking her own personal experience on 9/11 when she was nearly killed by the plane which tore through the Pentagon and calls him out on his actions as terrorist.]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Control delivers an epic one against Collier [[spoiler: invoking her own personal experience ion 9/11 when she was nearly killed by the plane which tore through the Pentagon and calls him out on his actions as terrorist.]]

* AIIsACrapshoot: Samaritan. [[spoiler: And it ''wins''.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Vigilance using a Rylatech satellite to "stream" the trial across the world. What was the name of that company that [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E19 had agents planted inside Rylatech, and thus has control over their technology?]]]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Control delivers an epic one against Collier [[spoiler: invoking her own personal experience in 9/11 when she was nearly killed by the plane which tore through the Pentagon and calls him out on his actions as terrorist]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Control delivers an epic one against Collier [[spoiler invoking her own personal experience in 9/11 when she was nearly killed by the plane which tore through the Pentagon and calls him out on his actions as terrorist]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Control delivers an epic one against Collier [[invoking her own personal experience in 9/11 when she was nearly killed by the plane which tore through the Pentagon and calls him out on his actions as terrorist]]

* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Decima has been this for Vigilance the whole time.]]

** In the previous episode when [[spoiler: Greer was talking to Senator Garrison about the sudden kidnappings, the former noted "We don't have much time". At that moment, who walked in? Collier. A vague hint that Greer had organized his own capture from the beginning]]

** Hersh attempts to do this [[spoiler: taking fire as he attempts to defuse the very large bomb Decima has set up but expires due to his injuries before he is able to prevent its detonation.]]

* {{Determinator}}: Hersh.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Samaritan. [[spoiler: And it ''wins''.]]

** Even more so during the trial [[spoiler: apart from the others who were stoic, terrified or defiant in the face of a shotgun wielding Peter Collier, Greer was the only one smirking and jovial, a hint that he knew the trial was irrelevant and staged]]

* WhamEpisode: the mother of all [[WhamEpisode Wham Episodes.]] [[spoiler: The government gives Samaritan full access, Team Machine goes into hiding, and Decima is poised to take over the world.]]

** In the previous episode when [[spoiler: Greer was talking to Senator Garrison about the sudden kidnappings, the former noted "We don't have much time". At that moment, who walked in? Collier. A vague hint that Greer had organized his own capture]]

* HeroicSacrifice / ChronicHeroSyndrome: [[spoiler: Finch offers his own life for those of Greer, Control and Garrison. He then tries the same with Collier after Greer turns on them. Both fail.]]

--> '''Finch''': Thankyou for protecting me, although I am baffled as to why.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Vigilance using a Rylatech satellite to "stream" the trial across the world. What was the name of that company that [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E19 had agents planted inside Rylatech, and thus has control over their technology?]]]]

* Foreshadowing: [[spoiler:Vigilance using a Rylatech satellite to "stream" the trial across the world. What was the name of that company that [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E19 had agents planted inside Rylatech, and thus has control over their technology?]]

* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler: Root had

After the events of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 the previous episode]], things are looking bleak for Team Machine -- they're literally and figuratively "in the dark," caught in the middle of a blacked-out New York City, separated from one another, and almost entirely cut off from the Machine's guidance. Finch is in the hands of Vigilance, who are looking for a scapegoat to publicly punish for Northern Lights's surveillance project (an act of treason in their eyes). Root, who remains in touch with the Machine directly, attempts to infiltrate a Decima facility (along with Shaw, who arrives later to cover her back) as part of a last-ditch effort to thwart the threat Samaritan poses to the Team. Fusco is busy attempting to contain rioting and looting as part of the NYPD. This leaves Reese alone in his efforts to rescue Finch from Vigilance's clutches, once again forcing him to team up with a former enemy in order to effectively cover as much ground as possible.

* [[Determinator]]: Hersh.

* Determinator: Hersh.

* TheDeterminator: Hersh.

After the events of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 the previous episode]], things are looking bleak for Team Machine -- they're literally and figuratively "in the dark," caught in the middle of a blacked-out New York City, separated from one another, and almost entirely cut off from the Machine's guidance. Finch is in the hands of Vigilance, who are looking for a scapegoat to publicly punish for Northern Lights's surveillance project (an act of treason in their eyes). Root, who remains in touch with the Machine directly, attempts to infiltrate a Decima facility (along with Shaw, who arrives later to cover her back) as part of a last-ditch effort to thwart the threat Samaritan poses to the Team. Fusco is busy attempting to contain rioting and looting as part of the NYPD. This leaves Reese alone in his efforts to rescue Finch from Vigilance's clutches, once again forcing him to team up with a former enemy in order to effectively cover as much ground as possible.

* BreakingTheFellowship
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Greer and Decima ''created'' Vigilance to goad the U.S. Government into allowing Decima's open system access to the government feeds.]]
* TheDeterminator: Hersh.
* GameChanger: [[spoiler:Samaritan is online. The library has been compromised. Team Machine can't move beyond the bounds of their cover identities, or they will be detected and eliminated by Samaritan.]]
* KangarooCourt
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Decima has been this for Vigilance the whole time.]]
* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: As of the end of the episode, [[spoiler:the members of Team Machine must separate and assume their cover identities, lest Samaritan detect them.]]
* TrashTheSet: Happens when [[spoiler:the library's location is compromised by Samaritan.]]
* WhamEpisode: the mother of all [[WhamEpisode Wham Episodes.]] [[spoiler: The government gives Samaritan full access, Team Machine goes into hiding, and Decima is poised to take over the world.]]

* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Greer and Decima ''created'' Vigilance to goad the U.S. Government into allowing Decima's open system access to the government feeds.]]