[ SECRET POST #3184 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3184 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[cards against humanity]


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03.
[Star Trek: The Next Generation]


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04.
[Spongebob Squarepants, Squidward]


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05.
[Quantum Vibe]


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06. [whoa huge]

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07.
[Until Dawn]


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08.
[Turn]


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09.
[Valhalla Rising/Mads Mikkelsen]


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10.
[Person of Interest]


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11.
[Mark Millar]









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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

TBH, OP, I'm not totally thrilled with the way the show has swept Root's grievous offences against Team Machine under the rug, but there are signs she's taken a lot of the Machine's Finch-inspired statements to heart, particularly the need to treat all human lives as special, not just those of a chosen segment of humanity.

[(Anonymous)]

She's definitely changed hugely. I think some of that is character development, and that's really good and cool. But it's to such an extent that it's hard not to view it as just straight-up retconning and changing who she is.

However, at the same time, I love every single version of the character so it doesn't bother me. It's all great. Because Root is the best (every other PoI character is also the best)

Spoiler for late season 4

[(Anonymous)]

I don't have a problem believing she's changed that much, tbh. From the beginning it's clear that she admires Finch and obviously worships the Machine. The Machine forced Root to stop killing (iirc she says during her stay/escape from the psychiatry that she can't kill or the Machine will stop talking to her) so it's not too big of a leap to think that their arguments during her stay was about her lack of morals. Especially early season 3 Root would have done anything to keep her connection with the Machine, even if it meant changing a lot about herself.

And she hasn't changed that much at the core. She still takes huge risks with her life because she trusts Harold/the Machine, she doesn't really care about hurting and/or torturing people and when she was going to kill that woman whose laptop Harold corrupted she wasn't remorseful about killing her, but about hurting Harold and the real chance that she would lose him as a friend.

(I love Root's character development and rewatching her early appearances.)

[elaminator]

Yea, when she first 'joined' the team I wasn't happy at all. It isn't that I hated the portrayal of the character (Amy does a great job as far as I'm concerned), but I wasn't sure about that direction either. I, like you, didn't want all the bad she had done to be completely forgotten.

But I can't lie and say that both the actress, her character arc and the chemistry she had with the other cast members didn't change my mind. Now Root is easily one of my favorite characters on the show, and though I feel like certain aspects of her change might be pushing it a bit for some people, I also feel like on a whole it makes sense for her. I'm willing to run with it because I think the show is doing a compelling job with her.

So...sorry OP. (Seriously.)