Let's play a game!

[enemyofperfect]

As a fan, I seem to spend a lot of time rationalizing the random, baffling, and/or downright offensive things canon throws at me -- and actually, it's pretty fun to do, at least when I'm not too upset about the need for it. So why should I wait for weird plot developments to hone my elaborate justification skills?

In that spirit: Make an outrageous statement about a fictional character, and I will attempt to explain why it is self-evidently true.

Recommended fandoms: Person of Interest, Sleepy Hollow, Elementary, Criminal Minds, Burn Notice, Firefly/Serenity, the Star Trek reboot (pre-Cumberbatch only), and -- straying a little farther from the fannish track -- Fairly Legal, Common Law, or the short-lived BBC series Outcasts. Feel free to try anything, though, especially if you wouldn't mind an answer based entirely on Wikipedia blurbs and Google image search. :D

ETA: Oh my gosh, I love you guys, your prompts are the best, and I'm totally going to get to all of them. It might take me a few days! But this is way too much fun for half-measures, I tell you what. <3

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[svg67]

Donnelly is alive and well, and is working undercover for The Machine.

[enemyofperfect]

Oh hell, that man is just too stubborn to die. Did we see where Stanton shot him? It was probably in the vest. I'm sure he must have been wearing a vest -- he probably sleeps in one. Stanton knew it, too; she wanted to leave him alive. Her employers had noticed that he was a damn good agent, and a ruthless one, too, and they figured they might as well at least try recruiting him before wasting that kind of potential.

So they faked his death and tended his wounds, and Greer made a very nice speech promising him answers about the man in the suit -- answers Donnelly's own government wanted to keep from him! -- and Donnelly glared beady-eyed death at him and took the job. And then ran straight back to the FBI to tell them everything he'd learned about this terrifying organization and its messed up hiring practices, obviously. The FBI's interests are primarily domestic, though, and Decima? That's the ISA's concern. So congratulations, Special Counsel told him: you're our new deep cover agent. I couldn't think of a better man for the job.

Donnelly reports to Hersh, now, while he works his way ever closer to the heart of Decima; the last couple of episodes of season two were a very interesting time for him. There isn't much room in his life for hobbies at the moment, but he still wants to catch Reese someday, or at least catch up to him. He's heard that the man in the suit is dead, of course, but then, so is Donnelly.

He hasn't said a word to anyone about Carter. If anyone's going to talk to her, it's going to be him.

As for whether he's aware of the degree to which ISA's actions are steered by a highly intelligent Machine -- that, I really couldn't begin to guess.

[svg67]

This is great. Thank you! So fun to read. :).

[hedda62]

This is scarily plausible. I fully expect to see it pop up in season four. :)