As the synopsis for "Person of Interest" Season 4, episode 7 "Honor Among Thieves" teases, Sameen Shaw (Sarah Shahi) is going to be the first main character on the series who seriously risks being detected by Samaritan. According to Shahi, the ending of this episode will be a turning point that thrusts "Person of Interest" in a whole new direction.
"Without trying to give away things that happen in future episodes, the s*** is going to hit the fan as it always does. It is going to get messy and it is going to get dirty. There's some roller coasters that are coming up ahead," she says. "Samaritan keeps getting stronger, keeps getting more power, keeps having more operatives out there. We've alluded to this last year, the dueling gods. Things are going to escalate."
Despite a game-changer finale in Season 3, Shahi acknowledges Season 4 has started fairly "formulaic," with Finch (Michael Emerson), Reese (Jim Caviezel) and Shaw still finding ways to help irrelevant numbers while they're undercover. But she says Season 4 won't "stay this formulaic way for too long," as the season escalates quickly after episode 7.
"['Honor Among Thieves' is] going to lead to some much bigger issues that are going to change the show in a big way, I think," Shahi says. "The journey is going to happen quickly. It's not going to be drawn out. In reference to what I know ... there's not going to be too many cliffhangers. It's going to come at you pretty fast."