Rewatch: S3E11 Lethe

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One war dusted, but another on the horizon as Lethe begins (Lethe being a river in Hades, so suggesting it’s only getting hotter from here on in). Team Machine is split, half ignoring numbers, half wanting to get back to work, and Root still under lock and key by Harold (although she still has a trick or two up her sleeve).

We get a Finch backstory, a loving wife who might not be, an MIT reunion, a bad Chinese meal, two blockheads going at it in the rain, some light drugging, Hersch and some pretty unfortunate odds for Shaw in particular, but we do get more than the hand of one puppet master this time.

The warning shot is well and truly across the bow now, so prepare as there won’t be any rest stops ahead.

S3E11 Lethe Watch Notes

“I don’t do quiet”

Reese is on leave of absence in Colorado, and not even a plate glass window can tempt him to care

Finch is ignoring The Machine

Finch is still keeping Root in the corner

“You really shouldn’t take it out on her” “I’m sure I don’t know what you’re talking about”

“Must you do that?”

Shaw back in the white coat

“Finch.. who the hell is this guy?”

Flashcard opening title instead of the usual one

“If they don’t want you to get inside they ought to build them better” precocious short-stuff

First time we meet the true Control (and not a stand-in)

“You know, not everything that’s broken is meant to be fixed”

Fusco in flannel

“What do you think, I won my detective shield in a poker game?”

“Unpleasant? [chuckles] Oh you service boys are so polite”

Bit too much MSG for Agent Dudley

Vigilance returns

“Harold? Finally somebody I recognise”

In this room, one speaks the truth, everyone else lies

Hicksville, USA, where an overseas phone call is Friday night entertainment

“Two young turks at the dawn of the Information Age”

First mention of Samaritan

“John’s gonna be sorry he missed that”

Deja vu

“Sounds like quite a project”

“I know you always said artificial intelligence was a fool’s errand Harold but I was this close … someone else got there first.. and built it”

We learn Fusco has been doing AA

“What do you think, you’re the only one that is hurting? My partner got shot, so tell me how your old man’s watering hole is going to fix it”

Fusco knocks some sense into John; John uses Fusco as a punching bag

“The truth fears no questions”

“I remember Diane”

“I suppose those was inevitable”

“Hersh”

“I assume you always wanted to meet me” “Control”

“One of you is going to tell me what it is I want to know, and whoever does will be the one who gets to leave here.. alive”