#Root poi

[kisskiss2u2]

person of interest (2016) // 5.04 “6,741”

► “guess you're in the mindset now.”

#they rly hate us bc why did they make the lighting in this scene IMPOSSIBLE to color nicely #it is what it is i guess #root #root x shaw #sameen shaw #root poi #amy acker #Sarah Shahi #amy acker gifs #sarah shahi gifs #root gifs #sameen shaw gifs #person of interest #person of interest gifs #wlwedit #wlw gifs #wlw shows #wlw ship #root person of interest

[terapsina]

Your favorite On-Screen Redemption story for a character?

#regina mills #aneela kin rit #catra #zuko #spike #carmilla karnstein #root #root poi #michael #michael tgp #scarlemagne #petra solano #ouat #killjoys #she ra and the princesses of power #atla #btvs #carmilla #person of interest #the good place #kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #jane the virgin #polls #my polls

[ampersandd7]

poi shitposts from my friend and i

more below the cut (theres... a lot.)

#person of interest #poi #harold finch #john reese #root poi #sameen shaw #joss carter #carl elias #lionel fusco #leon tao #zoe morgan #control poi #bear poi #bear the dog #i dont usually do this but it was v fun to think abt lol

[i-used-to-be-a-spy]

I'm gonna slowly transfer some of my person of interest posts from my old Twitter account. I think they might do well on Tumblr lol

To start today here's one I had made about Shoot

#shoot #shaw person of interest #sameen shaw #root person of interest #root poi #root x shaw #person of interest meme #person of interest

[lemonpepperworld]

Person of Interest is my favorite show even this many years after it concluded

And the fans online have made the BEST EDITS

Here is one that I am obsessed with? The way that the scenes are spliced together with the song lyrics and the lines from the show?? Specifically Root on the building ledge almost falling right after a clip of Shaw saying “you know that thing that made you flinch?” Follows up with “I don’t get that”

ITS SO GOOD I CANT EVEN

I am just obsessed with the number of clips they had to splice together to make it so fluid—WHAT MAGIC GOD DID THEY HAVE TO SACRIFICE TO??

#person of interest #root poi #root x shaw #sameen shaw #samantha groves #harold finch #john reese #this is my roman empire #roman empire #Youtube

[chick-with-wifi]

[Image description: four screenshots of Shaw and Root in the department store from Person of Interest 4x01 with screenshots of a text conversation added.

In the first screenshot, Shaw is looking towards Root with an angry expression. The text message reads 'God I do not like a single thing about u'.

In the second screenshot, Root is looking at Shaw and drinking her iced coffee. The text message reads 'Tell me more'.

In the third screenshot, Shaw is walking towards Root and looks fed up. The text message reads 'This isn't sexting'.

In the fourth and final screenshot, Root is giving Shaw a knowing look and biting the straw of her drink. The text message reads 'It's better than sexting tbh'. End image description.]

#Root x shaw #Poi #Person of interest #Sameen shaw #root poi #Poi crack #Root

[aingeal98]

You know in Person of Interest whenever Root wanted to mess with people and she'd randomly bring up an incredibly obscure fact about them that immediately made the person she was talking to start sweating because wow you know the reason I'm named Lionel was because of a lion cub in a zoo the day they found out my mom was pregnant. I didn't even know that. Very not creepy at all.

Do we think she deliberately asked The Machine for random unsettling facts in preparation for meeting them? Or do we think The Machine followed along in conversations and picked the exact right time to feed Root the information?

Picturing The Machine with the same type of humour as Root seeing some guy insulting her and being like "Hey Root guess what this guy is making fun of you for being crazy but tell him his wife is about to divorce him for the mailman and see what happens." Like this is the intelligence who looked at all of humanity and picked the most unhinged killer for hire like hi yes you come be my chosen voice and superhero. Obviously Root gets a kick out of terrifying people but the thought of The Machine not just being happy to give her the information but also the one instigating sometimes? I love it.

(Bonus points if after the finale it changed it's sense of humour slightly to better mirror Shaw's. They're a new symphony after all, three instead of two. They can keep many parts of their old selves but they need to find a new rhythm for a new combination.)

#poi #person of interest #poi rambles #Root #root poi #The Machine

[allottavabassa]

Finch: …and that's why I made an artificial intelligence for the NSA, connected to every surveillance feed in the world. 😞 Root: Oh she sounds like a girlboss ngl Finch: What? Root: [looks at security camera] YOU'RE SO SEXY WILL YOU MARRY ME Finch: Don't you talk to my daughter like that! Root: YOU'RE DOING GREAT CUTIE!!! LUV U!! <3<3XOXO

#root #harold finch #person of interest #root person of interest #root poi #never mind i'll find someone like queue #the machine

[herinterface]

root in 5.05 shotseeker 

#this episode was a Look #root poi #amy acker #rootedit #poi #poiedit #root x shaw #credit to my gf who pays for my ps #💖 #amyackeredit

[aardvaark]

gotta applaud person of interest for having a character who is essentially a prophet to an omniscient god, and yet is somehow not too overpowered. in fact, root is rather importantly limited in her power. in the sense that she doesn’t. you know. have the power to stop bullets

#root poi #samantha groves #root person of interest #person of interest #wren speaks #she’s alive in my head tho okay? she’s FINE

[kisskiss2u2]

person of interest (2013) // 3.11 “lethe”

► root and her puppy dog eyes

#not the happiest w the way this turned out but whatever #i literally can't watch her library prisoner scenes without wondering if finch just made her shit in a bucket or what #root #root x shaw #root poi #amy acker #amy acker gifs #root gifs #person of interest #person of interest gifs #wlwedit #wlw gifs #wlw shows #wlw ship #root person of interest #poi #poi 3x11 #person of interest 5x04 #my gifs

[sweetpeaches--69]

the aforementioned root doodles

#root #person of interest #poi #root poi #root x shaw #sorry the first one is so low quality i didnt feel like redrawing it digitally #and please ignore my atrocious chicken scratch handwriting

[lafgl]

#memes from the rewatch <3 #babygirl behavior #person of interest #root #root poi #poi crack #made #mine

[lemonpepperworld]

As a die hard Person of Interest fan, I view everything though the lens of how to connect things to it (as you do)

And it occurred to me there’s a connection between POI and The Magnus Archives

“Watching with ten thousand eyes, listening with a million ears” is a statement made about The Machine

But it also applies to TMA because of The Eye! With the sentient tape recorders and beholding, it is also listening and watching through ten thousand eyes and a million ears..

#tma #the magnus archives #tma podcast #jonathan sims #the beholding #person of interest #the machine #sentient tape recorder #root poi #harold finch #sameen shaw #samantha groves #john reese

[chick-with-wifi]

Shoot relationship timeline

Shaw's perspective

Following their first meeting, Shaw begins hunting down Root out of anger, but there is also a definite element of fascination. Root managed to trick her completely, which is not easy to do given what we've seen of Shaw's cold-reading skills, and shares her enjoyment of violence.

Later, Root gets the drop on her again by showing up in her bedroom to kidnap her. Shaw is furious and only agrees to work together once Root proves she's getting orders from the Machine. Throughout this mission, she witnesses Root's loyalty, considerable skills and the promised violence (as well as other things in the CIA safehouse) that prove their compatibility.

While Root is in the Faraday Cage, Shaw consistently advocates for letting her help them. She still doesn't trust Root, but understands her and knows she will do what she's offering. Sure enough, Root is let out of the cage and saves Reese, which is when she earns Shaw's respect and trust.

Shaw now views her as part of the team, demonstrated by the way she easily begins working with Root when she rescues them from Control and is reluctant to leave her with Hersh, then goes to look for her at the end of the episode.

Shaw doesn't see Root again until she returns to New York in 3x17, at which point she displays concern for Root's welfare when she checks the dressings on her injuries. This could be because it weighed on her mind that the last she saw of Root was evidence she had been tortured, only to learn she had left the country with nothing but a brief message to Finch.

I headcanon that they began sleeping together again after this episode and it cements them as being on genuinely friendly terms. This is shown by Shaw enjoying the opportunity to do a relevant number with Root (including lots of violence), showing an interest in her life and suggesting a steak joint, implying that she wants to spend more time together, in 3x20.

I would also suggest it's around this point Shaw starts to realize Root has feelings for her, as Root's flirting progresses to adoring stares (3x17, 3x20), taking opportunities to touch her (3x22) and compliments ("She knows you can handle yourself." 3x22), in a way that seems genuine, rather than just trying to annoy her.

They continue as friends-with benefits, bantering and looking out for each other, until the turning point in 3x23. Upon learning Root is going into a Decima fortress alone and there's a good chance she'll be killed, Shaw stops in her tracks and decides to help her immediately. This is the moment she realizes Root means a lot to her, possibly in a different way than she's used to caring about people, and she can't stand the thought of her being in danger.

Although Shaw doesn't acknowledge this revelation in her interactions with Root, she clearly finds it difficult to walk away from her when they have to go their separate ways as Samaritan comes online.

In season 4, they don't get to spend much time together due to keeping up their cover identities. But Shaw still pays attention to and cares about Root, as she immediately knows something is wrong in 4x05.

In 4x07 Shaw meets Tomas, and is both attracted to him and intrigued by the life he's offering. But when the time comes to choose who she wants to be with, she picks Root. I would say this is the moment Shaw realizes she loves her, because although she sees the appeal of a glamorous life of crime abroad, what she really wants is to keep what she has with Root. She then goes to find Root, cites her reason for staying as "I guess there are things I care about here." and finds an excuse for them to spend time together. This is as close as Shaw gets to declaring her feelings.

Neither of them take the leap to change anything about their relationship, but their following interactions carry an undercurrent of intensity because they know what they mean to each other. Such as Root telling Shaw that "while you may not be scared about what could happen to you the next time, other people are. People who care for you." (4x09) and Shaw shoving grenades into her bag while saying, "She's going to meet an all-seeing, all-evil god by herself. That doesn't sound fine to me. That sounds like someone who needs backup." (4x10)

In 4x11, before sacrificing herself to save the team, Shaw kisses Root. Knowing it is her last opportunity to do so, she allows herself to embrace how much this brilliant, frustrating woman means to her.

Root's perspective

Root is already a fan of Shaw before their first meeting, having read her file and been impressed by her considerable skills. But, since misanthropy has been the driving force of her life, she is likely also intrigued by the idea of a heroic sociopath. And sure enough, once they meet it's a case of intense thirst at first sight, only furthered by Shaw's declaration that she "kind of enjoy[s] this sort of thing."

During their first mission together, Root clearly enjoys messing with Shaw ("Safety first." 3x06) and is thrilled to learn that she lives up to the reputation in her file. But Root also recognizes that Shaw actually listens to everything she says and acts accordingly. After a lifetime of being dismissed as crazy or a liar, that's significant.

In 3x12, when Root learns that Shaw came to look for her, she is genuinely touched and I would pinpoint this as the moment she realizes she has feelings for Shaw. She's been alone for nearly all her life, and now this incredible woman cares about her enough to come back.

When she returns to New York, her flirting is as blatant as ever but seems softer ("I love it when you play doctor." 3x17), as if she means it with more sincerity but also has something to lose. As mentioned above, this is around the time they start sleeping together again.

Root continues crushing on Shaw, but doesn't do anything to change the status quo. Until 3x23 when Shaw comes to save her at the Decima fortress, which is the first hint that Shaw likes her back. Root fully expected to die on that mission and sounds unusually serious when she says, "Admit it, you were worried about me." But when Shaw's reply doesn't reveal anything, she continues with their usual banter.

The next development happens in 4x05 when Root, again believing she's going to die, asks Finch to give Shaw a message. While unwilling to approach the subject with Shaw directly in case it violates her boundaries, she views her feelings as significant enough that she wants Shaw to know if the worst happens.

In 4x07 when Shaw chooses to stay with Root, she is clearly thrilled. Following Shaw's confession she teasingly asks, "and is that why you came to see me?", but the answer doesn't matter. She knows how Shaw feels, her actions say everything.

As stated above, neither take the plunge to change their relationship after this. When Shaw sacrifices herself, Root is devastated and willing to do anything to find her.

After they are reunited, they have both been holding onto their love for those nine months. Root never stopped looking for Shaw or believed she would betray them, Shaw viewed Root as her safe place. So I headcanon that shortly after their meeting in the park, they have a conversation about their relationship and are officially 'together'. This is shown in 5x10 by their easy, flirtatious banter ("You want to stick around, give 'em a proper welcome?" "Thought you'd never ask.") and tender, vulnerable conversation while holding hands ("This might be the first time I feel like I belong.").

#root x shaw #poi #person of interest #Sameen shaw #Poi root #Root poi #My meta

[i-used-to-be-a-spy]

Root and Shaw vs Fusco lol

#shoot #poi #sameen shaw #root poi #person of interest #root person of interest #shaw person of interest