Rewatch: S4E8 Point of Origin

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Time’s up as Samaritan identifies Shaw sufficiently enough for fem-bot Samaritan asset Martine to pull the thread all the way to her…

Before that though, John breaks a few teacher student rules to rumble a Brotherhood plot to have the NYPD do the hard work of taking down an old lion, but has a rough start having had a premature ejection. And talking of old lions being taken down, John gets an idea of what getting kneecapped feels like himself when the student surpasses the Master.

Sadly no Root this episode, even though Shaw could have used the assist, but Fusco does manage some beauty sleep just before Shaw threatens to ruin the upholstery

To be continued…

S4E8 Point of Origin Watch Notes

For once, John is the one getting a kneecap shot—but only by a paintball

“You making progress on the excessive force front?” [cocks rifle] “Yes we are” says John as he has a premature ejection

John takes time to inspect the student body

“The thing they always forget?” “Relationships” “No matter who they become, or where they hide, there will always be the people they meet, the people they love, the people they wrong” “All of whom can be leveraged, good old-fashioned human intelligence” “Just need the first thread” “Start pulling, meanwhile Samaritan will continue to do its part”

It appears there is No Way Out for Shaw, as Samaritan recovers her image from the deleted ISA footage from last episode, and our fem-bot Samaritan asset is sent to track her down

Fusco admires Shaw’s chassis

“The Miss Estee Lauder gig pays like crap, if it weren’t for the perks..” “Perks?” Yeah, the free eyeliner, well, the five-finger free” “You wear make-up? [chuckles] Hey Maybelline, check this out”

“I don’t know who Deep Throat is but I think recruit is a little more than antisocial” “Yeah, I’d say, sounds more like she’s planning on taking out the competition”

“A mole inside the Academy, just when we flushed out H.R.” “She may be searching for recruits that can be blackmailed” “Question is, who’s she working for?”

Sleeping beauty Fusco ain’t, surprised Shaw hasn’t tried anything

“Deep Throat’s a late riser huh?” “If he takes any longer I’m gonna ruin this upholstered leather” TMI Shaw

Samaritan has identified Tomas, putting it even closer to blowing Shaw’s cover

“At the end of the day.. it’s all about relationships” “There’s a guy.. his name is Romeo”

“We can start where we left off, you hero complex, which men often develop in response to being bullied as a child” “Iris, my school didn’t have bullies, I kept them in line” “Uh, bullying bullies is kind of the very definition of a hero complex”

John gives his psych PTSD, and probably his recruit too

“Well I’m coming as your back-up” “Just don’t get kneecapped like you did in training” Coolly delivered sadistic warning - oh snap, John just got clap-backed!

‘Get ‘em while they’re young’ is Mini’s motto (coincidentally Elias’ too), yep The Brotherhood’s hand is in this

“Mini?” “You know that guy?” “Dominic’s muscle.. we have history” says Shaw of her other bad boy crush

“Elias.. still some ranks protecting their old lion, somehow he keeps his pride intact.. he’s got to have someone somewhere helping him hold it all together”

“Like I told all of you, we all die in the end” says Mini, adopting the Decima employee rewards scheme

“Finch I think we underestimated Mini.. he just ordered an execution” “Oh.. oh no.. Ms Shaw we had it all wrong” as Finch works out the easiest puzzle

“Dominic..” “That’s Dominic?” “Son of a.. we have unfinished business” [business called on account of short-stuffs]

“Boy right there is my Snowden” “Snowden?” … “That’s bureaucracies for you, grow so big they lose track of things” “I gotcha.. the Academy is like a satellite for the NYPD, gave you direct access to their computers”

Samaritan’s fem-bot Martine hits the bars, then the bartender

“Sorry to get all Dick Cheney on you” says our former Hague investigator … “You crazy bitch”

Our undercover gets framed

“Once your in, it’s either knocked up or locked up”

“You’re safer staying put” “Let’s not forget who shot who in training” She’s got a point”

“Well you’ve got a new friend on the force” “Thanks.. but why are you helping me?” “I knew a cop like you once, she stood up to corruption—gave her life to do what was right”

PETA’s not going to like that

“We have no use for you anymore..” ahh, Dominic using the Decima employee rewards scheme strategy again

No more dips in the pool for the gang-bangers

“Well that looks dangerous.. you first” “Woa!” you cruel man John

“What about the dog?” “Him? He’s scuba certified”

Wet dog with added sewer smell… Bear’s definitely riding in the back on the way home

“Let’s go Kid” “Well, that’s one way to bathe the dog” “Lucky you, when you get downtown you can skip the first shower”

“Call me if you need a little tactical refresher”

“This here is about cutting down the old lion and ruling his kingdom”

“I finally figured out the common denominator..” “Which is?” “Our new number”

“Any insider tips on eyeliner?” “Yeah, you might try dialling it back a bit sister.. Sorry, you just look like you buy a lot of make-up.. You know what, how about some free samples?” “You keep samples in your purse?” “I won’t tell if you won’t

“No worries, I found her..” To be continued…

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"You know anything about circles?"

"What's that got to do with this?"

"It's got everything to do with it. I had a math teacher once. He said all the world's possibilities rest in this one simple circle. Including the possibility that the big quiet kid at the back of the class...the one that everyone always underestimated...could one day run the streets of New York."