This season of Person of Interest has been action packed; from the tragic death of Carter, to Reese re-joining the team, to finding out about a 2nd machine, Samaritan. Every episode has left fans buzzing and wondering what will happen next. Leading into Tuesday's finale, we caught up with Sarah Shahi, who plays butt-kicking Sameen Shaw, to see if we could pry anything out of her!

Q: What can you tease about the Season Finale?

Sarah Shahi: Oh boy, it’s a big one! It’s kind of the game changer of all episodes. There are some things that happen in this episode that completely change the direction of where we are going. Without telling you any more than that, there are a lot of twists and turns. All I can tell you is that what happens in this finale nobody saw coming. We were all sitting there going ‘OMG NO!,’ ‘Did you read this part!?’ From the moment it starts to the moment it ends, it is adrenaline packed, you will not blink. We’ve been building to this rise of Samaritan; so at this point you’ve got 2 Gods playing with the same deck of cards. It’s dangerous, it’s fast, its going to be a fun ride. But you’re going to be sad when it’s over, cause you have wait 4 more months till next season. I’m warning you now, its going to come with a little bit of pain.





Q: What has shocked you the most this season?

Sarah Shahi: Some of the biggest shocks are in the finale. I didn’t see any of the stuff coming. When reading the scripts I always look to see if my number is up. We saw with Taraji’s exit that not all characters' journeys are forever, they come to an end. It’s always the first thing I look for in a script, if Shaw’ number is going to come up. The biggest shock I’ve had this season came from reading the finale.





Q: Shaw has had some great action scenes this season. What kind of training do you do to prepare for your fight scenes?

Sarah Shahi: That’s part of the reason I took the job. I’ve always wanted to play a character that's badass and fights and shoots and has those superhero qualities, without being a fictional superhero. It’s kind of hard, you have a stunt team that rehearses all week for a stunt, and as actors you don’t have that time. You’re taught the movements and then you get about 5 maybe 10 minutes of rehearsal time and if you can’t do it the stunt person comes in. I’ve been able to do all my stunts but one, which was jumping out a window. After 6 hours of begging they still wouldn’t let me do it.





Q: Fans love Shaw and Root’s love/hate relationship, how would you describe their chemistry?

Sarah Shahi: I would describe it just that. There’s a thin line between love and hate and it’s a line they straddle all the time. My character has an appetite for violence so for her to be paired up with Root, Shaw knows Root will give her her fill; Shaw knows its going to be a challenge and fun. At the same time, Shaw is annoyed with Root’s innuendo and Root gets a kick out of toying with Shaw because she knows she can. Root knows she can get a rise out of Shaw. Amy Acker and I enjoy working with each other so it worked out.





Q: You said fans are going to be sad at the end of the finale. Any words of hope for the four months before you come back

Sarah Shahi: They’re going to be sad because they have to wait 4 months. So, just eat a lot of popcorn, They’re going to be sad because they have to wait 4 months. So, just eat a lot of popcorn, sing the 'Happy' song , and watch Despicable Me. Just hang in there. We’ll be back and worth the wait!