After a failed first attempt that sets Finch's workstation on fire, the team successfully decompresses the Machine into the PS3 cluster, saved in the final moments by Reese using liquid nitrogen to prevent overheating. Key Themes and Flashbacks
The Machine, sensing its imminent erasure, asks Finch what death is and reminds him of his father's struggle with Alzheimer’s, equating memory loss to death. [S5E1] B.S.O.D.
Left in the dark by the others, Fusco is investigated by Internal Affairs and the FBI for the deaths of crime bosses Dominic and Elias, unknowingly being "cleared" by a Samaritan operative within the agency. After a failed first attempt that sets Finch's
Fearing the potential for an all-powerful AI to become malevolent, Finch decides to implement code that wipes the Machine's memory every night at midnight. Fearing the potential for an all-powerful AI to