Customer Ratings & Reviews

When "Person Of Interest" (POI) first debuted in the fall of 2011, i was immediately hooked. It had a wonderful combination of an irresistible and compelling mass surveillance premise and a great and talented cast, led by Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson, as Messrs. John Reese and Harold Finch, respectively. These were role reversals for the leads. Typecast as the suffering Jesus in Mel Gibson's "The Passion Of The Christ" in 2004, Caviezel, as a presumed-dead CIA spy/assassin, gets to kick serious butt this time around with his fighting and firearms skills. Similarly, Emerson, fresh from his eerie, creepy anti-hero/villain role of Ben Linus in the TV series "Lost," now gets to play the suffering and tragedy-laden reclusive billionaire software genius who hires Reese to help him prevent premeditated crimes, particularly murders, from taking place. Their only clue was the Social Security Number provided by Finch's all-seeing, all-hearing "Machine." The problem was that The Machine's closed system precluded the heroes from knowing whether the SSN was that of the victim or the perpetrator. With that basic premise, the show immediately became a top-rated series. Unfortunately, at the end of its fourth season, the CBS network decided to pull the plug and, so as not to anger the fans, end the series via a compressed/condensed final fifth season of only 13 episodes. This forced the producers and writers to drastically speed up the plots, sub-plots and all of the proceedings to come up with an series ending and finale that generated strong mixed feelings from its audience. Nevertheless, this four-and-a-half season show remains among the best in modern TV history, with its very high production values, superb writing and terrific acting. My purchase of the Final Fifth Season now completes my POI collection. Glad to see that Best Buy continues its friendly pricing for DVD sets.

This is one of the most intellectually and metaphorically interesting shows on tv, especially this season. Why is it being cancelled??? It certainly has action for action junkies, but not dumbed down violence. The episode just aired last night showed the talent of the entire team from actors to writers, directors, etc Mr. Emerson's scenes in last night's episode -- a tour de force of acting and demonstration of how close-up facial expressions can create more tension/conflict in a complex plot than the garden variety shoot 'em up action scenes in so many tv shows and movies. ALL the actors are being filmed with more close up camera work as their relationships with each other and their internal conflicts, loves, and foibles are rising to the surface. Brilliant way of reintroducing Shaw this season--kudos to the writers! If you are new to the show, at least read the synopses (one-liners though they may be) from the beginning and/or find reviews that provide synopses. You will then understand the brilliance of this season. Oh why does it have to be the final season? Well, back to watching only PBS, Masterpiece, and shows from Sweden, Denmark, etc. If the British can continually produce QUALITY dramatic and comedic shows, I am saddened that one our own best, Person of Interest, has been pulled. For shame.

While the final season wasn't as good as the previous ones, it did tie up a number of loose ends. Nice to see others doing the same work...

why did this show have to end. it isnt fair, it was so different and awesome

I blame CBS for the rushed ending of this SUPERB but underrated show, but the amazing writers did justice to the characters and stories in the limited time that they were allowed. The last few episodes are particularly well-done, with especially a drop-the-mike finale that is both beautiful and thoughtful. Highly recommend the entire series. (my first review last week was apparently rejected as it has not appeared - perhaps because I criticized CBS's programming decision to cancel this show as they did?)

It's satisfying to watch a final season that does have a sense of resolution to it for all its main characters, although not every character gets the ending you might have hoped for. If you are intrigued by the use and abuse of large scale data collection on all of us, this 5 season series is for you. The series takes for granted that the future of humanity involves some kind of surveillance by an all knowing, computer based artificial intelligence system. Whether that inevitable system is good or bad for humanity is what the series is all about.

Bought this Final Season as a X-Mas gift for my son at a bargain price at Best Buy. We are both avid watchers of this series and were anticipating this FInal Season. Love the way Finch, Reese and the rest of the crew work thru the case of each number that comes up along with the plot twists of each episode and the various story lines during the course of the season. You will not be disappointed with the climatic episodes of this Final Season.

In it's 5th & abbreviated final season Person of Interest ends on a high note. It answers all of the major plot points that were carried over into the final season. The cast is in top form whether dispensing bullets, droll one-liners or using their tech savvy & special ops smarts to outwit their opponents. Kudos to the POI writers for bringing the series to a fitting climax while leaving the door open for possibly more.

When this show first came out, I didn't watch it...then somewhere near the end of season 2 I caught the bug. I ended up watching all the episodes I missed and bought all the seasons as they came out. How this show started out and where it ultimately ended, has got to be one of the great story arcs in all of television. Great characters, great stories...that all build to a big full awesome saga.

This season was a fitting end to a topical and extremely well done series. Will miss these characters and wish they had a full season rather than a half one though they fleshed out the denouement adequately.. I took Finch's final scene figuratively rather than literally, perhaps not as they intended (spin-off?), but more satisfying artistically.

As far as final seasons go, this one is fantastic! Nothing is worse then a show you loyally watch every week ending abruptly without closing the story (I'm looking at you Las Vegas). Luckily, this show was able to wrap up the story before it ended. Honestly, not the ending I was expecting either. Really caught me by surprise.

The final season of "Person of Interest" contains some of the best hour episodes of TV ever. I did not start watching it on TV until the final season and I was hooked. I proceeded to watch every episode of this landmark series on Netflix. If you start watching it, you will will be amazed by the quality of the writing. So good.

I recently purchased the final season of Person of Interest on DVD. The entire experience was flawless. It was so easy and convenient to purchase online and pick up at the store. I was in and out in two minutes, and I had it the same day! Patience is NOT one of my virtues, so this was the perfect shopping experience for me!

But man did it go out on top! This season was awesome! We all hate when our favorite shows get cancelled, but at least this one got a chance to end it the right way. The episodes leading to the finale were great and then the finale itself was just mind blowing! This is a show that I will rewatch.

I prefer dvds to doing a lot of downloads and streaming. And I don't do blu-ray. So I was a little apprehensive that I would find this dvd set. But there it was, at Best Buy, just waiting for me. And it is the complete season, with extras, so I am a happy camper.

This was a fantastic series and I hated to see it end at least the studio allowed them to finish it and bring about some closure rather than leave us the fans out in the wind wondering what if if you've never seen the series you should pick it up

Such a shame that one of the best television shows of the last few years didn't get a few more seasons. The characters and setting was so good, and if you haven't had a chance to view this show...start from season one and enjoy yourself.

Person of Interest may be gone but it will never be forgotten. It has always been ahead of it's time in how the stories were presented and the fifth and final season is no exception. It's all about redemption and a better and brighter future.

Some of the best writing on television, but unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. This final season was fantastic, and especially satisfying. Some great returning characters, and an ending worthy of the show's premise.

A lot of questions are answered, and the ending is bittersweet, but Fusco still has a few lives left, and the villains get their just rewards. One of the best written and technically advanced shows ever on tv. A classic.