The episode functions as a "10-minute retirement" for John Reese:
Described it as the show's "action-thriller formula at its purest," focusing on Reese's "return to the land of the living" through direct action rather than sentimentality. Watch www xrysoi se Person of Interest S03E13
Rated it as "great," noting it was an entertaining way to show how The Machine can now circumvent Finch to place its operatives exactly where they are needed. The episode functions as a "10-minute retirement" for
After resigning, Reese boards a flight to Istanbul to leave his past behind, only to find himself manipulated by The Machine into protecting a witness in seat 4C. Watch www xrysoi se Person of Interest S03E13
Most reviewers praised the episode for its sharp execution of an action-thriller formula: