What I’m Watching: Person of Interest

Person of Interest: Season 1, Episode 8 “Foe” (B+)

And the guest stars just don’t stop coming! I do think this is the first time that I’ve ever seen Alan Dale not in a position of high power, as he has had on “Lost,” “24,” “The O.C.,” “The X-Files,” “Ugly Betty,” and “Entourage.” Influence aside, he does possess just the right demeanor, however to play a German assassin hunting down defectors. What was groundbreaking about Cole is that Reese seemed to know from the very start that he was a villain rather than a victim, and he was actually a match for Reese, managing to subdue him and torture him because he possessed superior skills. Reese was rather impressive in this episode aside from that one hiccup, hijacking the ambulance so that he could get information out of Cole’s latest would-be victim and then shooting the hood of a car in order to get some much-needed face time. Finch being in the field with him led to an amusing conversation between the two men, where Finch said “I’m highly uncomfortable being here,” to which Reese dryly responded, “I’m highly uncomfortable having you here, but I need a spotter.” All of the flashbacks to Reese’s entrance into the mercenary field were intriguing, and I’d like to know more about that. Finding out that Anya was still alive was quite a shock, and Cole did not react well to that news. I was pleased to see Aubrey Dollar from “Women’s Murder Club” pop up as Cole’s long-lost daughter, but I do wish she had been given a more substantial role.