Harold Finch – The Diary of The Deranged Writer

Always Watching II: Person of Interest: Ghosts

In the second episode of Person of Interest (Season 1), John Reese and Harold Finch tracked down their next number, a teenager who had been declared missing by the police. How can they save a ghost? On the other side, Reese investigates his elusive employer. Plus, the flashbacks show the beginnings of The Machine and Finch’s decision to protect the greater good.

Tonight, let me analyze the underrated sci-fi crime drama’s second-ever episode, “Ghosts.”

Spoiler warning: This post contains major plot spoilers of the second episode of Person of Interest (Season 1), “Ghosts.” If you haven’t watched it, please do so first before reading my analysis.

Always Watching I: Person of Interest: Pilot

Person of Interest (a sci-fi crime drama series that ran from September 22, 2011 to June 21, 2026) is simply my favorite show of all time. Beneath the unique grounded sci-fi premise of stopping violent crimes right on time and the fantastic action scenes, it discusses deep topics like AI ethics, right versus wrong, and privacy versus security in a way that every side of those topics is heard, not just one.

Every great story starts with a great beginning, and Person of Interest’s first episode, “Pilot”, establishes the main mission of the two main characters and the ones they are up against. Let me start the new blog series, Always Watching, by analyzing the episode that started it all.

Spoiler warning: This post contains major plot spoilers of Person of Interest’s pilot episode. If you haven’t watched it, please do so first before reading my analysis.

Notes to Self XXVII

After having a streak of happy moments for several months, dark clouds have been hovering over my head more frequently. One of my contingency plans for dark days is to watch a random episode of my favorite show, so I opened my laptop and watched one of the show’s last episodes. During the viewing, a favorite character said something that’s somehow relevant to my situation.

This is my 27th Notes to Self.