Risk (Person of Interest)
| "Risk" | |
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| Person of Interest episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Jeff T. Thomas |
| Written by | Sean Hennen |
| Featured music | Ramin Djawadi |
| Cinematography by | Teodoro Maniaci |
| Editing by | Scott Kevan |
| Production code | 2J6216 |
| Original air date | February 23, 2012 |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Risk" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the American television drama series Person of Interest. It is the 16th overall episode of the series and is written by Sean Hennen and directed by Jeff T. Thomas. It aired on CBS in the United States and on CTV in Canada on February 23, 2012.
Plot
Finch (Michael Emerson) prepares Reese (Jim Caviezel) for their next number: Adam Saunders (Matt Lauria), a prop trader in the investment firm, Baylor Zimm. Reese poses as John Rooney, an asset manager.
He finds that Adam has short sold on Robert Keller's case. Finch breaks into Adam's house and finds documents regarding his mother's death. Reese and Adam go to a bar where Adam pays the bill for every worker. He is then confronted by a man named Victor and they end up fighting until Reese calls them off. Later, Reese discovers that Adam is involved in a relationship with Sydney Baylor (Noelle Beck), who is also his boss.
Adam had advised his adopted uncle to invest big in a firm call Tritak, that he now suspects has some serious problems. Raising an alarm puts his life in danger. It turns out a co-worker of Adam's and the SEC guy who is harassing him, together are using Tritak's imminent failure to defraud thousands of people out of tens of millions of dollars, as they sell it short. Reese is able to protect Adam from assassins sent to kill him before he leaks the news too early, while Finch uses his unlimited funds to keep Tritak in operation, save the investors' money, and expose the villains. Our friends realize that the perpetrators in this case were working for Carl Elias (Enrico Colantoni).
Reception
Viewers
In its original American broadcast, "Risk" was seen by an estimated 14.56 million household viewers and gained a 3.1/8 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.[1] This was a 10% increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 13.16 million viewers with a 2.8/7 in the 18-49 demographics.[2] With these ratings, Person of Interest was the second most watched show on CBS for the night beating The Mentalist and !Rob!, but behind The Big Bang Theory, first on its timeslot and third for the night in the 18-49 demographics, behind American Idol, and The Big Bang Theory.
Critical reviews
"Risk" received positive reviews from critics. Keysha Couzens of TV Overmind wrote "We didn't really get to deal with any of the show's loose story threads this week, but fortunately the POI case was interesting enough to hold attention onto attention throughout the hour."[3]
Luke Gelineau of TV Equals wrote "The M. Elias reveal at the end was pretty awesome, but it felt like too little too late. Plus, do the standard CBS viewers follow this show well enough to even know who that was? I bet a bunch of people said out loud to their TVs 'Wait a second. Who's that guy?!'"[4]
Sean McKenna of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote "I guess, if anything, viewers got another chance to see just another day in the life of the well tailored heroes of New York City, Reese and Finch. And on some level, isn't that why we really tune in? Sometimes kicking ass and taking names is just plain fun."[5]
References
- ^ Gorman, Bill (February 24, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory,' 'American Idol,' 'The Mentalist' Adjusted Up; 'Rob,' 'Private Practice,' 'Up All Night' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Gorman, Bill (February 17, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Vampire Diaries,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Big Bang Theory,' '30 Rock,' 'Office' Adjusted Up; 'Person Of Interest,' 'Mentalist,' 'Secret Circle' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 10, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Couzens, Keysha (February 24, 2012). "Person of Interest 1.16 "Risk" Review". TV Overmind. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Gelineau, Luke (February 23, 2012). "Person of Interest "Risk" Review". TV Equals. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ McKenna, Sean (February 23, 2012). "Person of Interest Review: The Return of a Former Foe". TV Fanatic. Retrieved November 24, 2017.