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March 29, 2007: Welcome Back!
Can you believe it's been more than a month since the last new CSI episode? So what better way to rekindle my CSI flame than to give me an unusually high amount of bloody gore! This episode certainly was one of the more gruesome in recent memory. Six young showgirls all tied up with their throats slashed and a full half hour at least at the crime scene. It was kind of creepy, too. The gang doesn't usually come across victims that are still alive, so when the one girl reached out from under the bed, I admit, I jumped a bit. Not as much as Sara though, I'm sure.
One of the things I've always loved about CSI are those scenes where we watch the crime happen from inside the body — you know, the ones where we see every organ the bullet hit. The one they showed in this episode had to be pretty nasty. A knife puncture deep enough to hit spine (or maybe rib?) and hard enough to break off the tip of the knife. That's not the way I want to go out. And did you see how many puncture wounds that one girl had? There were dozens all over her body.
The way Sara found the killer was interesting. I mean, I guess in a way he found them, because there didn't seem to be much killer huntin' going on in this one, but to have Sara hold his hand and watch his eyes on her as he lay in the hospital bed was really creepy.
I do think I missed two things, though, and it might have been because once I realized the killer was Walton Goggins I started zoning out and thinking about what a badass Vic Mackey is and how I can't wait until Tuesday for the season premiere of The Shield! Anyway, the misses: did he slice his own throat? If not, who did? And what was his reasoning for killing all six girls? The one girl was flirting with him and then I understood that he really didn't feel anything bad about killing people, but did he ever really say what prompted him to kill all of them? Was it all from just a ridiculous amount of alcohol?
Before I close, a couple of random things for you to talk about:
1) Why did Hodges pick up the dead girl's phone? Doesn't quite seem like protocol there.
2) Greg got the shaft. $2.5 million to Demitrius' family, and we get to revisit it next week according to the promo.
3) Awwww, Grissom wiped away Sara's tears.
I'm looking forward to reading your comments since it's been a while!
Until next week, friends.
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Mar 29, 2007 11:25 PM
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Did he slice his own throat? If not, who did? And what was his reasoning for killing all six girls? The one girl was flirting with him and then I understood that he really didn't feel anything bad about killing people, but did he ever really say what prompted him to kill all of them? Was it all from just a ridiculous amount of alcohol?
The episode stated multiple times that it was a suicide attempt (however, why he wanted to commit suicide, and why he confessed to the murders is unclear, He killed all of the girls...because he's a killer. (as evidenced from his previous cases and his systematic killing of the girls). This isn't L&O: SVU, where every murderer has to have a reason for killing.
1. Why did Hodges pick up the dead girl's phone? Doesn't quite seem like protocol there.
Because he's...human. He feels compelled to tell the girl's mother that her daughter is dead. Nothing weird about that.
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Mar 29, 2007 11:32 PM
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Zinger - wow, multiple upon multiple upon multiple times? I need to go back and watch the tape (or wake up, or something...man). Thanks for letting me know!
That's a fair assessment of what Hodges did.
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Mar 29, 2007 11:38 PM
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I apologize for being hyperbolic and condescending, though (in retrospect, it wasn't "multiple upon multiple..."). The CSI team easily concluded that the same person who killed the girls attacked the person outside the bar. Once it was revealed that the person outside the bar was the killer...you can put 2 and 2 together.
And it was stated on the news briefing.
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Mar 29, 2007 11:55 PM
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Wow I can't believe I'm going to say this but I did not like this episode very much. There was something, not sure what, off about it. There were plot holes that didn't make sense which is unusual for CSI. Like when Sara found the girl and yelled 'hot scene' and Grissom yells SARA! Where did he go? Why was he not there with her after he called in to dispatch for a paramedic? Why was NO one with her? It seemed like plot device to have her be alone with the girl. Surely, one of the other CSI's would have been there with her trying to help the girl. AND why was someone with her throat cut TALKING? Shouldn't Sara have said 'don't talk'. Hodges answering the phone was also non-sensical. BUT oh man... and I'm a HUGE GSR fan so it pains me to feel it has been sullied. Did the conversation go?
Sara "Looks like a sexual assault. Bound, pants pulled down." Grissom: "Yeah"
Sara: "Where do you want me?"
If that was done on purpose that was totallllly tacky. I don't know what they were going for with that. Inferring that Grissom likes to tie her up? Preparing for the standard Lady Heather visit to come. Or are we supposed to believe someone as sensitive as Sara would make such a crude remark while staring at a dead girl? Nope... somebody dropped the ball with this ep. It just might be my least favorite of the season. Some high points were Sara realizing the murderer was the murderer and that actor sure did the empty eyed stare pretty well. It was scary. Jorja's acting during the final scene was impressive. Gary Dourdan did a nice job. Other than that no character even seemed recognizable to me. Grissom was WAY too tame on the phone with the higher ups calling in for information on the case. Brass was way too cocky even for Brass. Is this a new writer? Bring on next week. CSI is still my favorite show so I just figure I'll look forward to next week but given Sara's my favorite character on the show I'm not happy with the thought that her ep to shine this season was not to my liking. Oh and yes, the murderer tried to kill himself and as to why he killed the women I'm assuming he's a sociopath. Then again would a sociopath try to kill himself? or was that part of his plan to appear innocent? Whatever. Bring on next week
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Mar 30, 2007 1:11 AM
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Oh and before anyone jumps on me about the Grissom/Sara conversation - maybe I have a dirty mind but it seemed pretty clear to me that a double entendre was intended in that conversation or she would have said 'where do you need me? or 'where do you need me to process?' Or maybe we were supposed to get that the CSI's are so desensitized to death that they could play around like that but THEN she finds the girl alive and is smacked back into reality - that these are not just bodies but people? But that would suggest both Sara and Grissom are or have been insensitive to victims in the past and that HAS NEVER BEEN the case. Again, who wrote this craptastic episode? I mean getting GSR is like pulling teeth with the CSI writers so they give it to us like that? The 'my date cancelled' was totally fine - the rest of it was icky.
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Mar 30, 2007 1:21 AM
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Sonnet53: I agreed with you in the first part of your first paragraph re nobody being with Sara while she talked to the nearly dead girl. I kept wondering where everyone was. That was weird.
But as for your interpretation of the Gil/Sara conversation, I didn't take that at all the way you did. I pride myself on the ability to have a dirty mind (LOL), but this one escaped me!
Sorry. Just don't see how this was meant to be a double entendre.
And....I liked the episode until the part where it's ambiguous about the killer...the murders and the suicide attempt. I agree that he was a sociopath and it was a suicide attempt, but the ambiguity was off-putting to me.
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Mar 30, 2007 2:38 AM
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What is wrong with this site tonight?
Are we being haunted by Supernatural??
Every time I post it says it is for a Supernatural posting, rather than the blog I'm trying to post on.
On another blog, it even ate my post AFTER it was posted.
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Mar 30, 2007 2:39 AM
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While I agree CSI usually doesn't let the viewers know why killers do thing, this episode definitely needed the answer. This killer had no reason to commit suicide. That messed up a good episode.
I'm not surprised that the city settled on Greg's case. Greg should not feel as if he's "thrown under the bus." His colleagues and, most importantly, the jury know he did the right thing. That's all that matters and he should stop beating himself up about it.
Also, are you telling me the elderly woman that Warwick knew didn't check on her granddaughter when she learned on the news about SIX show dancers being killed? Come on.... At the very least if I were in her shoes, I would have called her 1) to make sure she was alright and 2) to see if she knew any of the victims.
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Mar 30, 2007 6:42 AM
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Loved seeing Walton Goggins last night,and now I really can't wait until Tuesday!!!!That was the best part of the show,and i'll leave it at that!!
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Mar 30, 2007 6:48 AM
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I loved, loved, LOVED Ruby Dee last night. She's a true legend.
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Mar 30, 2007 10:09 AM
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I loved last night's episode! I thought it was interesting and intriguing. I really liked that they kept going back to the dying girl's words when they found certain things with the case, it kept me interested to know everything the girl had said. Being a huge GSR fan, I also enjoyed the end where Grissom wipes away Sara's tears...it was adorable! I never understand the people who leave comments on here nagging about every little thing that they think goes on in the episode...Every episode is different and even though it doesn't fit your description of perfection, it sure does for a lot of other people...quit complaining. So Sara was there by herself with the dying girl...you never know how long it had been...maybe Grissom was still running down the stairs to get an ambulance, not really worrying about telling the others to get up there with her. Maybe the killer is just that sick and twisted to kill all 6 girls, or maybe he had to because all of them came home around the same time, you never know. As for the way someone posted about how some of the characters were acting...people have different mood days. Maybe Grissom was calm on the phone with the higher ups because he wasn't in the mood to try and fight with any one. And maybe Brass was being cocky and in a bad mood because he was having a bad day. Geez people, just enjoy the show...it's the best one out there.
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Mar 30, 2007 10:10 AM
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Maybe I missed something, but the only thing that left me shaking my head was why did killer try to kill himself? Later in the hospital he said that he felt nothing. If he felt nothing why kill yourself?
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Mar 30, 2007 11:17 AM
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Morning y'all,
I enjoyed the show and was happy that a NEW CSI was on... Plus, since the hubby doesn't watch the show I WAS TOTALLY ALONE!!!! YEAH! Sorry bout that...
I really don't have any complaints about the show, so to say... I liked that there was enough for everyone (all the characters) to have screen time in the house together...
I feel bad that the city settled Greg's case. It hurt him that they would give up the money knowing that he was not at fault... We'll have to see how that wraps up...
I for one am patiently (and I say that with my fingers crossed, cause I really can't wait) for the miniature (sp) killer to come back... I wanna know who that sicko is and why he is so good... Meaning, no prints or evidence of who he is... Is he a cop or something? Ya know? But that is my opinion...
Touching how Grissom wiped away Sara's tears and then walked her out with his arm around her... A little more outside information from the show on them would be nice...
As to the "dirty mind", I have one myself, but I didn't take when Sara asked Grissom "where do you want me" like that... Even now... I don't see Grissom talking to Sara like that, nor do I see Sara talking like that to him when they are on a crime scene... But again, that is my opinion.
And Ranger, I really don't think he was trying to kill himself... I think he was actually trying to make himself look innocent... That he was attacked...
Just goes to show ya, there are some really "sick" people out there and the fact that he "felt nothing" was just flat out creepy!!! I don't get it, how some people can have horrible things happen to them and they make things better, but then there are some who just turn out so evil... But that's just the way it is...
Anyhow, looking forward to next week... Bye y'all...
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Mar 30, 2007 11:37 AM
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I absolutely LOVED this ep! Finally, some serious Sara time! It was amazing how she went back and forth between heartbroken and all business processing evidence. Perfect. And loved the “my date was cancelled”, “I’m sure he had a good excuse” exchange.
Great final scene with Grissom wanting so much to just take Sara in his arms right there in the lab. But all he could do was wipe away her tears and put his arm on her back as they walked down the hall. It's interesting that he never touches her at work anymore. I know it's because they're hiding their relationship but there were lots of times over the past seasons when he did touch her.
Also really enjoyed seeing all the team members this ep. I think everyone but Catherine got at least a decent amount of screen time. But she’s been featured in almost every ep this season so she needed a little down time.
To address some questions/comments:
It was totally right for Hodges to answer the cell phone. He knew right away it was a mistake and totally flubbed it by asking if the woman's daughter HAD worn a heart necklace (past tense, ikes). So then he had to tell her the truth. For the first time, I actually liked this character. Something finally touched him. And his question to Sara about doing the right thing along with her answer... Wonderful.
Sara has said “Where do you want me?” at crime scenes before. So that wasn’t meant in a bad way.
Psycho killers don’t need a motive. I know it’s human nature for people to want to understand why these things happen but sometimes there just isn’t a reason.
I have no idea why the guy tried to kill himself. Perhaps he wanted to get caught. He sure didn’t seem to mind.
The girl was able to talk with her throat cut because her wound wasn’t deep like the other ones. That’s why she was still alive hours after the attack. As to WHY she would talk (and Sara would let her), it was clear she wasn’t gonna make it and she wanted to finger the killer. Sara was also in shock.
The girl’s grandmother probably didn’t think to call her granddaughter because there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of showgirls in Las Vegas. Her granddaughter probably slept during the day so it wouldn’t have been suspicious for her not to hear from her. Plus, who’s to say they even talked every day?
Grissom was very subdued because he was worried about Sara. He could see her pain.
Sorry for the long post. I’ll check back later to see how many disagreed with my assessment. All I ask is that you be polite in your criticism (as we should all be).
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Mar 30, 2007 12:13 PM
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