Anyone else felt genuinely sad after finishing Person of Interest?
Just finished Person of Interest and I honestly wasn't ready for it to end.
I know I'm years late, but what a show.
What started as a cool procedural ended up becoming one of the smartest and most emotionally satisfying series I've watched. The way it evolved from "number of the week" episodes into this huge story about AI, surveillance, choice, and humanity was amazing.
More than anything though, I'm going to miss the characters. Finch, Reese, Carter, Fusco, Root, Shaw — they all felt so well-written and real. By the end, I was way more attached to them than I expected.
Carter's death hit especially hard. It felt so sudden, and even though it happened relatively early, her absence was felt for the rest of the series. She was such an important part of the team and one of the reasons the show had so much heart.
And Root... what a character arc.
What really gets me is how ahead of its time the show was. A lot of the things it was talking about over a decade ago feel even more relevant now.
Maybe I'm just coming off the post-series sadness, but shows like this feel rare. Not just because of the story, but because of how much care clearly went into the characters and the long-term payoff.
Anyway, I'm mostly making this post because I need somewhere to put these feelings after finishing the finale.
Did anyone else feel strangely empty when it was over? And have you found anything that comes close to scratching the same itch?