Harold finch, also known by a series of aliases, is a reclusive billionaire software genius who built a machine that predicts future crimes and outputs either the victims or perpetrators social security number. All eyes are on person of interest as it returns for a fourth phenomenal season, after the team suffered a devastating loss in the last season. We accept donations year round, so if you havent donated yet, theres still time to add your support. After all, the series debuted with finch saving reeses life. Tapping into new yorks surveillance feeds, the two work outside of the law, combining reeses black ops skills with finchs vast wealth and technological prowess to unravel the mystery of the person of interest, and stop the crime using their own brand of vigilante. Jul 30, 2016 spoiler alert the real world is essentially a simulation anyway. He is approached by harold finch, a reclusive billionaire software genius who built a computer system for the u. Why is harold finchs glass planner cracked in person of. Using finch s program, which employs pattern recognition to determine individuals who will soon be involved in violent crimes, they combine reeses covertoperations training and finch s money and cyberskills to stop crimes before.
At the second seasons start, a mysterious woman called root has abducted finch. See more ideas about harold finch, person of interest and john reese. Harold finch, invents a supersurveillance computer with an artificial intelligence that he then shackles, for fear. Spoiler alert the real world is essentially a simulation anyway. John knows theres something going on, the way harold s been avoiding him like the plague. And he did it in high school with a computer he built himself. The following weapons were used in season 4 of the television series person of interest. Finch as cayden james supervillain hacker in arrow season 6.
The second season of person of interest, which ran from september 2012 to may 20, continued the story of harold finch, john reese, joss carter, lionel fusco, a host of nefarious villains and of course, harold finchs machine. John knows theres something going on, the way harolds been avoiding him like the plague. Person of interest carl elias meets harold finch s04e04. For years, the person of interest team of tech genius harold finch, exagent john reese, nypd detective lionel fusco, cyberhacker root and missinginaction operative sameen shaw have been protected by the machine, but as worlds collided and a rival ai known as samaritan finally cornered the machine inside the nations power grid, it was the poi teams turn to protect finchs creation. Harold finch is a fictional character from the cbs crime drama television series person of. Season 4 reese and finch meet panopticon from the beginning of the fourth season, reese is known as john riley who is an nypd detective working undercover for narcotics. Finch recruits fusco to stick close to the latest poi, a professional wingman, but learning how to approach women soon becomes the.
Person of interest carl elias meets harold finch s04e04 youtube. I might have some questions, but ill probably hold off on discussion until im done because i want to stay spoilerfree. Watch person of interest season 4, episode 3 wingman. His earliest records wolf and cub list him as harold wren, which is also the name known to his best friend nathan ingram. When finch enrolled at mit he used the alias harold wren.
Wednesday afternoon i figure ill give it a shot, and this time, i cant stop watching. Finch built this massive surveillance machine that records everyone all the time and has information to help people in danger, and. May 02, 2016 emerson will now be bidding farewell to harold finch after five seasons playing pois mysterious billionaire. Then lets get to work, replies finch michael emerson as the two work to save the machine that harold originally created to protect the u. Person of interest season 4 internet movie firearms.
Emerson will now be bidding farewell to harold finch after five seasons playing pois mysterious billionaire. Feb 18, 2016 harold finch is a fictional character from the cbs crime drama television series person of interest. Michael emerson harold finch interview person of interest. I dont think that the series ever goes deeper into details of his incomes making him a bit like bruce wayne. With infinite crimes to investigate, reese and finch find that the right person, with the right information, at the right time, can change everything. Or trying to stay a step ahead of an artificial super intelligence bent on world domination. I recognize that person as michael emerson, but he doesnt look like finch. Harold finch was an insignificant techie, invisible to anyone but nathan and grace. Finch managed all this while giving thousands of hours of his time pro bono to spread a message of setting lofty goals and maximizing potential with each lecture mixing in a touch of jayhawk pride. Finch recruits fusco to stick close to the latest poi, a professional wingman, but learning how to. Harold finch often uses an alias when investigating a person or a location. Jun 22, 2016 john reese died because without harold finch, he would already be dead. Harold finch is a fictional character from the cbs crime drama television series person of interest.
Person of interest is a crime thriller about a presumeddead former cia agent, john reese, who teams up with mysterious billionaire harold finch to prevent violent crimes with hightech surveillance and their own brand of vigilante justice. While his true birth name is unknown, he commonly uses harold as a first name and frequently uses the common name of a bird species as his surname. As the season closes, we see reese, root, and finch, with the machines core data downloaded and safely stored inside a briefcase on the retreat. The seasons final episode, return 0, honors five years of poi, he said. Reviews and scores for tv involving michael emerson. Harold reluctantly agrees to help john protect a young woman who is participating in a dangerous and deadly game, meanwhile shaw works with a group of thieves as her new cover identity. Im halfway through season 1, and there are already some very apparent similarities and themes that i can easily see might come up later. Former cia agent reese jim caviezel now presumed dead and billionaire software genius finch michael emerson join forces as a vigilante crimefighting team. Finch is a reclusive private billionaire software engineer who developed a machine.
Reese, finch, shaw and root forced to live double identities created by the machine to. According to fusco, finchs earliest records date back to 1976, listing him as harold wren wolf and cub. Person of interest season 4 finale harold and the machine 12. Jun 22, 2016 person of interest said farewell with a tremendously emotional finale that put a bow on several storylines. Although theyve saved countless lives thanks to the machines omniscience, john reese jim caviezel and harold finch michael emerson, along with lethal. Video person of interest season 4 harold finch has. But the threat to kiley isnt over just yet when her father gets incarcerated to death row. Jun 21, 2016 the season s final episode, return 0, honors five years of poi, he said. Harold meets elias person of interest 2 x 4 duration.
The bengals claimed finch off waivers via the titans on monday finch suited up in eight games for the titans this campaign, making 27 tackles 20. Harold finch person of interest wikimili, the best. Person of interest season 4 finale harold and the machine 22 duration. The series was renewed for a fourth season on march, 2014, and was renewed for its fifth and final season on may 11, 2015. Sep 22, 2014 get the scoop on season 4 of person of interest before the cbs show premieres on tuesday, sept.
Reese, here i was going to move at a slothlike pace and get myself captured. Former cia agent john reese teams up with mysterious billionaire harold finch to prevent violent crimes before they happen. Not as harold finch, but as the legendary hacker who broke into the arpanet in the 70s and never got identified, let alone caught, making him the first internet hacker. Using finchs program, which employs pattern recognition to determine individuals who will soon be involved in violent crimes, they combine reeses covertoperations training and finchs money and cyberskills to stop crimes before. John reese jim caviezel sacrificed himself for his friend harold finch michael. Video person of interest season 4 harold finch has new. It is made clear in the early seasons that finchs personal fortune runs into billions of dollars. What are some of the most memorable person of interest. Ive watched every episode of this intriguing show and my best guess is that the cracked planner represents the imperfect information harold receives from the machine. What finch has given to reese and what reese has tried to give back in return, is very moving to me, nolan told ign. Get the scoop on season 4 of person of interest before the cbs show premieres on tuesday, sept.
When their latest number has them going to a couples retreat, will it bring them closer together. Finch as cayden james supervillain hacker in arrow season. John reese died because finch gave him the one thing he always needed. Pastor finch was born on july 28, 1939, in nashville, tn to the late martin and helen simmons finch and he departed this life on december 15, 2016. Person of interest finch deploying the virus 05x12. That is, when youre not risking your life saving people.
With finch missing kidnapped in last seasons finale cliffhanger reese enlists detectives carter and fusco to join the search for his friend on the second season premiere. Season plotlines samaritan has replaced the machine as research. Person of interest series finale satisfying, surprising. Samaritan and the machine, with the former leading the manipulative decima company and the latter leading protagonist harold finch michael emerson, ben linus from. John reese died because without harold finch, he would already be dead. While goodbyes on great shows may be bittersweet, the actor seems satisfied with how. He is played by michael emerson, and in scenes from his past by parker brightman child and. John reese, a former special forces soldier and cia operative, is burnt out and presumed dead, living as a vagrant in new york city.
It was harold wren who, together with nathan ingram, founded the tech company ift, which made ingram a rich man so maybe thats also how finch got rich. His real first name has been confirmed to be harold lethe. Harold finch s nieceperson of interest fan fiction ch. Finch built this massive surveillance machine that records everyone all the time and has information to help people in danger, and even though he sold the machine to the government, he can. The teams new number is a professional wingman, and fusco has to go undercover as a needy client while reese deals with. Warm clothes, something to read, and an empty water bottle. In the second season finale, reese and finch team up with some surprising allies in a race to save the machine from a familiar, nefarious entity. I assume that the fortune belongs to one of his many aliases. January 25 young harold is living in lassiter, iowa, with his father, who has begun to show early signs of dementia. Michael emerson talks about what is coming for finch in person of interest season 4. Person of interest season 4 finale harold and the machine 12 part 2. He empties half the magazine into reese during scenario 2 and near the end in reality, reese purposely steps into the line of fire to protect finch as lambert lines up and takes a shot.
Kiley anderson is sent to live with her uncle, reclusive billionaire harold finch after her mother is killed by her father. The government has a secret system, a machine that spies on you every hour of every day. Harold finch is a mildmannered savant and quirky genius, one of the two creators of the fabulous device known as the machine. Movies what to watch now on kanopy see all reports. Sep 18, 2014 harold finch will have adopted yet another avian moniker when cbs person of interest opens season 4, as seen in this exclusive sneak peek. He uses it in season 4 to repeatedly take out harold in the simulated scenarios the machine runs.
While on a jury for a murder trial, finch becomes suspicious of another juror. See more ideas about harold finch, the secret history and kaz brekker. Harold finch will have adopted yet another avian moniker when cbs person of interest opens season 4, as seen in this exclusive sneak peek. The whole premise of the show begins when michael emerson, who plays the tech wiz harold finch, arranges a meeting with mr. Finch is a reclusive private billionaire software engineer who developed a machine that can isolate the social security numbers. He is played by michael emerson, and in scenes from his past by parker brightman child and chris bert teenager. Finch graduated from the university of kansas in 1956 with a b. Harold finchs nieceperson of interest fan fiction ch. Cbs renewed person of interest for a third season on march 27, 20, with sarah shahi and amy acker promoted to series regulars. Season 4 of person of interest is the fourth season of the series. It feeds him the social security numbers so he knows the exact identity of the. Person of interest said farewell with a tremendously emotional finale that put a bow on several storylines. May 06, 2015 then lets get to work, replies finch michael emerson as the two work to save the machine that harold originally created to protect the u. Jim caviezel and ep greg plageman talk person of interest season 4 duration.