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February 19, 2007: The Average Punch Is Under 20 MPH
Why is Delko back so soon? It seemed to be the question on everyone’s mind this episode — including his. He even said, “I came back too soon.” Well, yeah. I suppose it’s one thing to not have a scar or any swelling after getting shot in the neck, but it’s another to not even be limping after getting shot in the leg. If House has taught me anything, it’s that you don’t come back that easily from a leg injury. I nitpick because I love.
I liked this episode. As all the regular readers are no doubt aware, I have not been a fan of the global focus of this season of the show. But this week we had what CSI: Miami does best: narcissism and nutcases. Here, Dr. Lasker was the narcissist, and Heather Crowley’s family and boyfriend were the nutcases. (We could consider Horatio to be both, but we pick on him every week, so I’m going to give him a reprieve.) I appreciated the tighter scope of this story. One murder spawned another and led to an investigation into seven more — though we were blessedly spared the tedium of six of those.
Seriously, though, how screwed up was poor Heather Crowley? Her boyfriend slept with her mother, which forced the boyfriend to kill Heather's father. This angered Heather so much that she killed her mother. One thing I don’t understand, though: If her father was knocked out cold by the motorcycle helmet, how did he get covered in blood? I did really like the horror-movie opening, however. It’s been a while since this show did something creative like that. Plus, the look that Heather gave her boyfriend as they were put into separate cop cars spoke volumes. Actually, it mostly said, “This is all your fault.” And you know, I can’t say that I blame her for that.
I kind of wish we had gotten to see more of Dr. Lasker. Doctors killing patients in their care is a concept that has always freaked me out (and I don’t think I’m out of line in saying so). He seemed so completely unrepentant that he really embodied the ideal of the “cold-blooded killer.”
Finally, the first person that can tell me the name of the song that played over the closing montage gets a gold star. Aw, heck, a gold star to all of you for sticking through the season until a decent episode came along. As an extra gift, I’ll leave you with your Horatio moment of Zen:
— “I just needed some time to point the finger.”
— “Yes, well that finger… is now pointing at you.”
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Feb 19, 2007 11:36 PM
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No gold star for me I'm afraid - liked the montage but don't know what the name was. LOVED this ep. Was CSI Miami back in it's old glory!
Your calling it a horror show beginning was perfect. I spent the first 5 minutes SCARED of what was going on - and that doesn't happen to me often.
I was surprised Delko was back - expected it to take weeks - and I thought maybe it was shot out of sequence until I saw the shaved head and the scar on the back of his head (he did have one) and then of course everyone's comments. Don't think his speech was slow enough, though did think he looked a bit dazed, and when he was walking from the lab I thought I saw a slight limp but that was nothing like what we were led to expect. Would have liked a little more drama here after such a build up!!
It was a good show, and I really love the land shots from the water. Makes it look like Miami is clean and rich and beautiful!!
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Feb 20, 2007 12:42 AM
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Wow I forgot about the leg injury, probably because there was no limp! CSI:M cracks me up but I love it. It's just good entertainment plus the scene between Calleigh and Eric was very moving. You could feel her reticence to tell him he messed up and his pain at having to just say to himself "I came back too soon." The storyline was inventive and I didn't see the ending coming. I did however want an Eric/H scene. Helko? Heric? They are so great together. I also liked the smile on H's face at the end. He just looked... happy... maybe because his beloved friend was alive and well. Aaaha, Miami. I just love this show lately. Sorry I can't help with the song. I'm usually good with songs. 
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Feb 20, 2007 1:20 AM
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Rewind by Paolo Nutini
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Feb 20, 2007 2:03 AM
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I messed up on the pevious post. It was supposed to say:
I believe the song playing at the end was Rewind by Paolo Nutini. Hope that helps.
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Feb 20, 2007 2:09 AM
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Nice to see the shot Delko took to his leg had no effect on his
mobility whatsoever. I guess Horatio must've momentarily rested the
SOJ on Delko's thigh while he was visiting him. Just a moment,
though. Too much contact with the SOJ could've killed poor Delko.
Did the bullet affect Delko's speech? Cause he was talking a
little... I don't know. Then I figured it was AR's acting or
something. He sounded like for the first time in five years he's
realized how gawdawful the writing for the show is and there was no
possible way he could find a good delivery of those horrible lines.
Like, the whole time he looked like he was trying to solve a really
hard math problem without the use of a calculator.
Haven't we seen the Crooked Doctor storyline on this show like 20
times since the pilot? What's the point of writing the same storyline
over and over again? And it always ends with a body being exhumed.
What the Christ? I'm never visiting a doctor in Miami.
Have we seen the actress who played the babysitter before? She looks
very familiar and I'm pretty sure she's been on this show before, or
maybe any of the other CSIs, but I can't place her. Anyway, I can't
believe how stupid the character was that she didn't change clothes.
Then again, in Miami they solve murders in 15 minutes, so it's not
like she had time.
How did Ho Jr. find that place by the ventilator with the hidden
baseball? I must've looked away for a moment, but it seemed like he
went straight to it. I guess that's why we call him Ho Jr.
It's always fun when Orangina's breasts get to process a scene.
I love it when Alexxxxx gets all angsty when she has to put dead
bodies away. Why the angst? Hasn't she been doing this for years? I'm
thinking at this point she should be used to dead people. Guess not.
Probably why she's the worst coroner in history.
Horatio in the hallway, again. All alone this time, and staring at
the wall, all bathed in orange glow. What the hell do they pay him to
do? If I were a resident of Miami I'd be so pissed that my tax
dollars were being spent paying this douche's salary.
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Feb 20, 2007 2:54 AM
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Yes Horatiolover (and considering your comments - how did you pick that nickname?)-- the bullet would have affected his speech. He mentioned he was slower at doing things. I'm glad they at least gave us that much. I was starting to get ticked off - it took them long enough - but they redeemed themselves. I thought E looked very vulnerable outside of the room - no longer trusting himself to be able to talk to a suspect.
As for Alex's breasts -- yes they were pretty prominant. I can't imagine an agency like that allowing so much cleavage. Oh to be able to wear tank tops at work.
I was hoping for H and E to at least have a small exchange. Too bad.
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Feb 20, 2007 9:00 AM
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I was just happy that Calleigh's breasts were safely tucked away this week. What do they do draw straws to see who gets to show cleavage each week.
Next epi I'm sure Alex will be in the button down shirt and sweater vest with her breasts safely tucked away.
I laughed out loud when they showed Eric's scar on his head. Nice long close up there. As if any of us would actually forget what happened to him. At least he had the short haircut to go with it. By the way he did limp sometimes. I wonder how much rehab he actually completed.
Thank god this epi was so much better than last weeks. I just wish they would have spent more time on the dark angel of death doctor. Those type of stories creep me out. I'm starting to get bored with the whole I killed my Mom because she slept with my boyfriend angle though. Besides no one ever washing their hands no one ever changes clothes either.
Does Caruso have a problem standing face to face with anything. He is always doing that stupid turned to one side stance. Even when talking to someone he knows, he is doing it. I wonder if he stands like that when using the urinal.
Also this show reminded me I need to clean out my heat ducts, god forbid someone sees all the dust bunnies in there.
Anyone notice how much liquid was in those glasses from the party. Talk about sloppy clean up after the party. Made Natalia's job so much easier. I worked for a caterer and we always rinsed out everything before loading it into the vans.
I agree there should have been more Horatio/Delko interaction. But then again Hor was kind of busy playing with his glasses and putting his hands on his hips and looking all intimidating and stuff in this epi.
Ryan just irritates the heck out of me. Thats all I'm going to say about him.
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Feb 20, 2007 9:28 AM
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The actress who played Heather is Leighton Meester. She was on the short lived "Surface". She also was a guest star on "House".
Great episode. Loved the scary opener.
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Feb 20, 2007 9:36 AM
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debgal, I'm so glad you mentioned Caruso and his lousy acting; all he does is stand sideways every time he talks, plays with his glasses, and puts his hands on hips, say a few one-liners, and walk out of the scene. Drives me nuts! Every now and then I catch a few eps from the first season on A&E when he actually did some work in the lab--heck, he even entered crime scenes back then carrying their forenics kit! Wish he would do more of that. I guess now he doesn't like to get his hands dirty for fear that would smudge his sunglassesor get his clothes all messy.
If there was another show on at the same time this one was, I think I'd stop watching. I used to enjoy the cast when the show first came on, but then they killed off one of the main characters after a few years (the character's name escapes me right now, but I know it will come to me) and brought in Ryan Wolfe, whom I simply can't stand. I never bought that he could go right from being a traffic cop to being in forensics with hardly any training besides the classes he mentioned he took. The character just annoys me so, he's so arogant. And now, they have Natalia going to crime scenes? Where's her training come from? I liked her better being a lab rat. Don't buy that either.
I don't mean to be so down on the show, but lately it's been these things that annoy me the most and I end up asking myself during the ep, "Why am I watching this?"
I do love Calleigh and Delko, though. Frank's good too; so glad they made the actor a regular now. Maybe that's why I keep watching.
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Feb 20, 2007 11:40 AM
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The character they killed off was Tim Speedle. He was my favorite character. The actor who played Speedle wanted off the show, so that is why they killed his character.
We should start a petition to get rid of Wolfe. I can not stand him. If I remember correctly, Wolfe got a Master's so he could become CSI.
I do not know how much training you need to process a crime scene. Natalia's speciality is DNA. Each of the other CSI's seems to have specialitys and moved from being cops to CSI's. Calleigh's is ballistics and she told Wolfe she was a cop. Delko was also a cop who specialized in diving and knows his tire treads.
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Feb 20, 2007 12:04 PM
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The reason the father was covered in blood was because when the boyfriend hit him with the helmet, he hit him hard enough to make him bleed. I'm pretty sure they showed that when he fell down there was a small blood pool starting to form. The father eventually woke up and went to the front door, which we saw in the opening scene.
Other comments:
I also hate Wolfe. It doesn't seem like he gets along that well with the others, and he seems a bit full of himself.
Horatio's quirks, albeit annoying are part of what makes the show what it is, and it provides comic relief everytime I remember that you could play a drinking game involving H's one liners, etc.
And yes, too much cleavage. I mean, it's great to see pretty people on tv, but come on, let's strive for some realism.
And on that note, what the hell do the detectives on any of the CSI shows do? The CSIs process the scene, interview the witnesses, make the arrests, chase after the perps...correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that Flack, Brass, and Frank's job? I know the show has to be made exciting, but I'm thinking most CSI's sit in labs most of the day, and they sure as hell don't rush into places without bullet proof vests. What's with these ppl? The number of time ppl have been shot at, and none of them learns!
And one last thing, I'm pretty sure DNA results take a few days, and fingerprints run through AFIS don't pop up in 30 seconds, and can take up to hours to search through the database.
Even though I watch all the CSI shows every week, I'm getting pretty fed up with all the sensationalism and would like it if the producers injected a 10% realistic portrayal of what actually happens.
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Feb 20, 2007 12:40 PM
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This isn't a comment about the plot...
But did anyone else think that the doctor looked like a mix between an older Neil Patrick Harris and David Hyde Pierce (the cleft chin for the latter)?
That actor could play the brother of either one of those men and it would be realistic (in my opinion).
So, that has nothing to do with anything but just thought I'd throw it out there.
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Feb 20, 2007 1:17 PM
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Natalie and Ryan have to go.!!!please
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Feb 20, 2007 1:17 PM
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