S3E1: Liberty S3E2: Nothing to Hide
Liberty: GUI changes. The gang takes down numbers like it's their job. Carter's got Elias stashed in her basement. The Machine is acting beyond just dumping numbers now. We get the start of the best odd-couple pairing for the rest of the series. Falafel stands replacing inconspicuous park benches for secret meetups. 3.5 star secret.
S3E3: Ladykiller S3E4: Reasonable Doubt
Ladykiller: Even the show doesn't like this week's number, but that doesn't stop us liking how actually realistic his reactions are to the absurd situation he's in. Plus, any episode that has Carter, Shaw, and Zoe working together is an automatic A+. Amy Acker Fan Hour Time!
S3E5: Razgovor S3E6: Mors Praematura
Razgovor: This was from the brief time when it was ok to like Russians. Bath salts, how topical. This is a thrill ride of an episode, and a lot of Shaw and the rest of the team growing closer. Justen has opinions about nickel-plated 1911s. Jude shows a little bit of backstory.
S3E7:The Perfect Mark S3E8:Endgame
David Zaslav is our eternal enemy, and piracy in the service of the preservation of media is an unequivocal good. Justen goes on a VERY long Gundam tangent.
The Perfect Mark: Jude and Justen disagree on whether the main plot is good or just chaotically enjoyable. A friendship is put to the test over Dune.
MAJOR SPOILER WARNING FOR THIS EPISODE S3E9: The Crossing S3E10: The Devil's Share
MAJOR SPOILER WARNING FOR THIS EPISODE
The Crossing: We discuss the big casting change. It's not fridging but it smells freezer-burned. The utterly pointless kiss that turns this from drama into our trauma. Carter is the linchpin keeping PoI as a procedural.
S3E11: Lethe S3E12: Alethia
Show notes not written by a GPT3. For some reason the crew decides to discuss their future plans for thanksgiving during an episode scheduled to air THREE WEEKS LATER.
Lethe: John is off drinkin' and fightin' and not gettin' therapy in this episode, so Shaw handles the number. VIGILANCE is looking for something in the cancer patient's memory.
S3E13: 4C S3E14: Provenance
In which Jude is tortured by the memory of Elmo.
4C: Holly, the flight attendant, carries this episode on her shoulders. The offer to bribe John in bitcoin is perfection. John can't ignore the fact that half of First Class is unconscious.
S3E15: Last Call S3E16: RAM S3E17: Root Path
Jude is sleepy, Ana is a vindictive mathematical hitwoman, and Justen keeps an even keel.
Last Call: Expanding on the word "no". What this episode fails to do is what PoI normally does well--taking a trope and genre-shifting it. Someone knowing how electricity works should not be the highlight of an episode.
We were bored and decided to get together to talk about what we'd done this year but had not yet made content about. Some content snuck in. Sorry. You should feel no obligation to listen to this whatsoever.
We were bored and decided to get together to talk about what we'd done this year but had not yet made content about. Some content snuck in. Sorry. You should feel no obligation to listen to this whatsoever.
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S3E18: Allegiance, S3E19: Most Likely To...
S3E18: Allegiance
S3E19: Most Likely To...
Alternate episode names: Grosse Pointe Root/Bear is Fred, Right?
Justen can't remember where Ohio is.