This scene, and really the show, are just brilliant. This show was light years ahead of it's time, and is more relevant now than ever as we enter into the advent of the AI age.
This is the scene that defines Person of Interest for me, the philosophy of the show, the plot of the show, as well as one of the best performances from Michael Emerson since LOST
My favorite show ever, I do want to shine my opinion on what finch said about chess though. I feel like we should all be playing chess in our head, in our daily lives, solely because everything we do effects everything and everyone around us. So I agree that no life is worth more than another, but I also think that we should be playing chess, individually, with the life choices we make. If anyone agrees or disagrees let me know. :)
Love this scene. But it is a little funny how when he was winning he said he was teaching the Machine a valuable lesson then when he loses he goes, “Whatever, chess is stupid it’s a bad game for bad people.” Just a funny way to look at it.
Consider that this scene, and perhaps the whole show, might be an object lesson for them as well. I we train them well, they might just come to like us.
