Title: God's Gonna Cut You Down
Fandom: Person of Interest
Pairing: Gen
Categories/Genres: Drama, Action/Adventure
Length: 2:17
Warnings: N/A

Author on LJ: astolat
Author Website: astolat shalott

Summary:

Everyone gets cut down in the end.

Review:

I've loved this vid for a long time, watched it repeatedly and intently, each time struck by the relevance of the lyrics and tone to the show's canonical story arcs. But I've never thought it more relevant than now, what with the changes that Season 3's finale have wrought on Season 4.

What makes the vid so memorable is the way it cuts to the heart of Person of Interest, to that Newtonian idea that what goes up must eventually come down. Like Icarus, villains small and large have risen up and been struck down by Team Machine, who in turn have been brought low from their height by a frightening new entity. As it bares its teeth in the early episodes of this new season, we can only hope that it isn't immune to the same cycle.

God's Gonna Cut You Down