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The Best Episodes of Person of Interest Season 4

Every episode of Person of Interest Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Person of Interest Season 4!

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John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 1 - Panopticon
    8.8/10(3947 votes)

    #1 - Panopticon

    S4:E1

    Forced to take on new identities provided by Root, the team members try to adapt to their new lives. However, some find it hard to ignore The Machine's numbers, which puts them all at risk of being detected by Samaritan.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writers:Erik Mountain, Greg Plageman

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  2. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 2 - Nautilus
    8.8/10(3636 votes)

    #2 - Nautilus

    S4:E2

    Despite not wanting to help with the new numbers, Finch's interest is piqued when the newest person of interest turns out to be a brilliant college student involved with a mysterious scavenger hunt.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Melissa Scrivner-Love, Dan Dietz

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  3. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 3 - Wingman
    8.4/10(3150 votes)

    #3 - Wingman

    S4:E3

    Finch recruits Fusco to stick close to the latest POI, a professional 'wingman', but learning how to approach women soon becomes the least of his worries. Reese must find a way to play by the rules at his new day job. The Machine sends Finch and Root on a mysterious errand.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Amanda Segel

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  4. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 4 - Brotherhood
    8.2/10(3127 votes)

    #4 - Brotherhood

    S4:E4

    Reese's cover job as a detective at the NYPD becomes complicated when the young brother and sister he's protecting become targets of a gang investigation.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writer:Denise Thé

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  5. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 5 - Prophets
    9.0/10(3718 votes)

    #5 - Prophets

    S4:E5

    While Reese is forced to go to counseling for his violent tendencies, Root, Shaw and Finch try to help a new POI.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writer:Lucas O'Connor

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  6. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 6 - Pretenders
    8.6/10(3308 votes)

    #6 - Pretenders

    S4:E6

    Reese, Shaw and Fusco must protect a unassuming office worker who stumbles into a dangerous conspiracy while moonlighting as fake detective. Finch travels to Hong Kong as part of his academic cover identity.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Ashley Gable

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  7. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 7 - Honor Among Thieves
    8.6/10(3254 votes)

    #7 - Honor Among Thieves

    S4:E7

    Shaw joins a team of international thieves in order to keep tabs on the latest POI, but an unexpected turn of events puts her in danger of being detected by Samaritan. Also, Finch and Root undertake a dangerous sabotage mission.

    Director:Sylvain White
    Writer:David Slack

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  8. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 8 - Point of Origin
    8.6/10(3288 votes)

    #8 - Point of Origin

    S4:E8

    Reese volunteers as an NYPD police academy instructor in order to keep an eye on a talented young officer whose suspicious actions make him question her motives. Meanwhile, Martine – armed with information from Samaritan – hunts a member of the team.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:Tony Camerino

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  9. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 9 - The Devil You Know
    9.4/10(4468 votes)

    #9 - The Devil You Know

    S4:E9

    Reese must save Elias from the Brotherhood. He can't get any help from Root or Shaw since Shaw's cover is blown and Root is escorting her to underground.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:Erik Mountain

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  10. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 10 - The Cold War
    9.1/10(3820 votes)

    #10 - The Cold War

    S4:E10

    Samaritan shows its power by erasing crime from the city for a day in an attempt to force The Machine out of hiding.

    Director:Michael Offer
    Writer:Amanda Segel

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  11. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 11 - If-Then-Else
    9.8/10(14580 votes)

    #11 - If-Then-Else

    S4:E11

    Samaritan launches a cyber-attack on the stock exchange, forcing the team to risk their lives in a desperate mission to stop a global economic catastrophe.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writer:Denise Thé

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  12. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 12 - Control-Alt-Delete
    9.2/10(4066 votes)

    #12 - Control-Alt-Delete

    S4:E12

    Control, who oversees the handling of relevant numbers for the government, begins to question the methods and intentions of the Samaritan program. Also, alarming news reports of a pair of vigilantes rampaging through the Northeast begin to surface.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Andy Callahan

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  13. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 13 - M.I.A.
    8.7/10(3343 votes)

    #13 - M.I.A.

    S4:E13

    Root and Reese investigate a small town in upstate New York that holds the key to Shaw's location... and whether she's dead or alive.

    Director:Kevin Bray
    Writer:Lucas O'Connor

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  14. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 14 - Guilty
    8.3/10(2972 votes)

    #14 - Guilty

    S4:E14

    When the Machine arranges for Finch to sit on the jury of a murder trial, he begins to suspect that a fellow juror is set to rig the proceedings. Meanwhile, Reese begins to open up to the department’s therapist.

    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:David Slack

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  15. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 15 - Q&A
    8.6/10(3112 votes)

    #15 - Q&A

    S4:E15

    Reese tries to protect a software programmer with a mysterious second life, but it’s unclear which side of her life the threat is coming from. Meanwhile, Claire, a young hacker whom Finch tried to protect from Samaritan, reaches out to him for aid.

    Director:Stephen Semel
    Writer:Dan Dietz

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  16. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 16 - Blunt
    7.9/10(3008 votes)

    #16 - Blunt

    S4:E16

    Reese and Finch must protect Harper, a street-smart grifter, when her plan to steal cash from a medical marijuana dispensary goes up in smoke.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Amanda Segel, Greg Plageman

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  17. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 17 - Karma
    8.2/10(2863 votes)

    #17 - Karma

    S4:E17

    Reese and Finch try to protect a psychologist whose unorthodox methods for helping his patients find closure could cost him dearly. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal Finch’s fragile state in the days following the bombing that killed his best friend, Nathan Ingram.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Sabir Pirzada, Hillary Benefiel

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  18. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 18 - Skip
    8.6/10(3311 votes)

    #18 - Skip

    S4:E18

    Reese must protect a bounty hunter who refuses to allow the potential threat to her life sway her from the relentless pursuit of her target. Also, Finch tries to set the plan he began in Shanghai in motion.

    Director:Helen Shaver
    Writer:Ashley Gable

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  19. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 19 - Search and Destroy
    8.7/10(3260 votes)

    #19 - Search and Destroy

    S4:E19

    Reese and Finch scramble to protect a software CEO when his behavior becomes increasingly erratic following a hacker attack that reveals all his secrets and unravels his life.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Zak Schwartz

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  20. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 20 - Terra Incognita
    8.8/10(4339 votes)

    #20 - Terra Incognita

    S4:E20

    Reese finds himself on a dangerous personal journey when he takes on a homicide case Detective Carter was never able to close.

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writers:Erik Mountain, Melissa Scrivner-Love

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  21. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 21 - Asylum
    9.5/10(4992 votes)

    #21 - Asylum

    S4:E21

    Reese and Fusco get caught in the war between the two newest POIs, rival crime bosses Elias and Dominic. Also, a tantalizing clue to Shaw’s whereabouts leads Finch and Root into a possible trap, and Control goes rogue to uncover the true intentions of the Samaritan program.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Denise Thé, Andy Callahan

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  22. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 22 - YHWH
    9.7/10(8804 votes)

    #22 - YHWH

    S4:E22

    Finch and Root race to save The Machine, which has been located by the rival AI, Samaritan. Also, Reese is caught in the middle of the final showdown between rival crime bosses Elias and Dominic.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Greg Plageman, Dan Dietz

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Panopticon" is the best rated episode of "Person of Interest" season 4. It scored 8.8/10 based on 3947 votes. Directed by Richard J. Lewis and written by Erik Mountain, Greg Plageman, it aired on 9/23/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Nautilus".