January Talking Meme #9 - Harold-as-ghost ending headcanon

[grimorie]

For ghostmartyr

My headcanon for Harold at the end of season 5, is actually, Harold died and what Grace saw was Harold's ghost saying his final goodbye to Grace.

Harold was shot, around what, midnight? And then he made it to the roof of the building and it was already morning, I think that was a long time to be bleeding with a gunshot wound. I don't think he really made it out of that building alive, also due to Terra Incognita I fully believe ghosts are canon in Person of Interest. (Also, ghosts being canon in POI thrills me because it makes my Shaw can see dead people story canon!).

And he was wearing the same thing when we see Harold in Italy, and from what Sen. Garrison said it's been a few days, a week at the most and he's still wearing the same clothes.

Plus, it's neater in my head this way. A clean new start with Shaw at the helm and it felt right for Harold, who I always thought was going to die since he told John in Foe, season 1 and they were standing over Ulrich Kohl's grave. I thought what Harold said about already being dead sounded a lot like foreshadowing to me.

It also seemed fitting that Harold would show up as a ghost to Grace as a way of saying goodbye.

Comments

[rthstewart]

This is of course all your fault. I completely agree with you about Harold's end. I loved Machine Ghost Root being there for John. One other thought I had was that I'd love to see more of the B Team, Harper, Joey, and Logan. There were so many wonderful characters we never saw again, like Zoey and that little girl who was the spy and gave Shaw her grandfather's medal? There were others, like the hacker boys, too, And whatever happened to Samaritan's kid avatar? I didn't like that plot twist that went nowhere but in a future with the Machine, what would happen to him?

Anyhow, all wonderful head canon and wishing on stars!

[grimorie]

I accept the blame!

I didn't like that plot twist that went nowhere

*sigh* you and me both, and I feel like I can also pinpoint the episode when the writers changed course, and realized that they were not coming back, because the first half of season 5 felt different to the remaining season.

I really miss Zoe too, I hate that Paige Turco's schedule with The 100 conflicted with the filming with POI. :( Also, I wanted to see more of Gen too! (the little girl).

Oh man, now I want to know what happens to Gabriel too (Evil Samaritan kid), I wish I do have the energy to write an epic length story for post season 5 because its such a rich landscape to explore!