Cura Te Ipsum
- Episode aired Oct 13, 2011
- TV-14
- 44m
Reese and Finch surveil their latest POI, Dr. Megan Tillman, while she's on call and after hours to unravel the threat surrounding the promising young physician.Reese and Finch surveil their latest POI, Dr. Megan Tillman, while she's on call and after hours to unravel the threat surrounding the promising young physician.Reese and Finch surveil their latest POI, Dr. Megan Tillman, while she's on call and after hours to unravel the threat surrounding the promising young physician.
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Aside from the number from this episode, the story of Carter digging into John's case gets to some unexpected events and sets up a good premise for what's to come in the next episodes.
"Cura Te Ipsum" is a rather good episode which I could have easily seen being placed inside the second or third season, due to its story development and twists that reminded me of some of the best moments from later on the show. As you can figure it out, I'm watching the show for a second time and it is just as good as the first time. But these type of episodes that might seem fine hours of television from the first season are like the worst episodes from the 3rd till 5th season where the story really picks up and where there's little to no filler.
Again is needles to say that small hints and details of certain names are placed in this episode as they will later be revealed and surprise you. But if you weren't convinced as to where this show is going, watch this episode and you'll probably be hooked to watch at least until half of the season from where the pace starts to pick up and never lets off until the very end.
9/10 from me, a really good episode so early in the series. Just as good the second time around as it was the first time.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe phrase "cura te ipsum" is Latin for "heal thyself."
- GoofsThe pain scales in hospitals is 1-10, not 1-5 like Dr. Tillman asked Finch.
- Quotes
Andrew Benton: Where am I? That woman in my loft, she... tazed me.
John Reese: Don't worry I told her to leave. She isn't cut out for this. She fixes people. Not like us - we break 'em.
Andrew Benton: I don't understand. Um... who are you? What are you going to do to me?
John Reese: Honestly, I haven't decided yet. But let me ask you a question: do you think people ever really change? I mean, you - you hurt innocent people and I, well for a long time, I killed people like you.
Andrew Benton: Please, I'm not who you think I am. This is a mistake.
[Reese reaches for a gun sitting on a table between them]
Andrew Benton: Wait oh wait oh oh OK - I've done some things um, I've crossed some lines. But I won't do it again I I I I swear. Please, let me go.
John Reese: I could let you go. Because you know that for the rest of your life, that I'd be watching you. And if you hurt anybody, I'd stop you. And maybe you could change, and maybe so could I. But the truth is... people don't really change do they?
Andrew Benton: No, they uh, they can. I can and you - I... I don't think that you're going to kill me.
John Reese: No?
Andrew Benton: No because I can see inside that you're a good person. You're a good man.
John Reese: "Good".
[chuckles]
John Reese: I lost that part of myself a long time ago... not sure if I can find it... not sure it matters anymore. Maybe it's better this way, maybe it's up to me to do what the good people can't. Or maybe there are no good people, maybe there are only good decisions.
Andrew Benton: Please, you y-y-you don't want to do something that you're going to regret.
John Reese: Which do you think I'll regret more - letting you live or letting you die? Andrew, help me make a good decision.
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- Runtime44 minutes
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- 16:9 HD