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October 23, 2006: I Ain't Got No Santeria....
As if murder isn’t creepy enough, CSI: Miami decided to give us a full-blown Halloween episode this week. Delco pretty much summed up the plotline when he said, “We have a golf club, a coffin and signs of a struggle.” Poor Alyssa. Her boyfriend and her best friend decided to kill her over a work-related snub and a whole lot of gold in a burial plot. I liked that for the first time on this show (at least in my watching), the criminal got away with her crime and no one went after her. That had always been one of my gripes, because every week it seemed a little too neat at the end; the good guys always won. But I guess even CSIs can’t beat the protection Santeria offers.
Really though, this plotline seemed more of an excuse to put our investigators into sinister situations. Of course, Ryan, who claimed he wasn’t scared of a “curse,” ended up a believer by the end. On the other hand, I can’t say that if I saw bodies moving around in the morgue, and had my hands subsequently go numb, that I wouldn’t start to feel the same way. We may also have unwittingly gotten to the bottom of why Alexx talks to the dead bodies: when she first started dealing with them, she was spooked and her mind played tricks on her.
There were three really great scenes tonight. I thought it was cute when Eric and Ryan were in the graveyard at midnight (where it was dark and stormy, no less) and both looked as though they might wet themselves. Secondly, after her lab blew up, Natalia came out looking a bit like she belonged in Dawn of the Dead. These little horror-movie touches gave the episode that little bit of legerity that make up the better CSI: Miami episodes. The third and absolutely fantastic scene was, of course, that of the car blowing up. I didn’t even bother to stifle my laugh when Horatio said (in that way only he can), “Burn, baby, burn.” The sunglasses, the little smirk, the slo-mo walk — it all added up to a classic Caruso scene-chewing. While this is likely to further stimulate the debate over whether he’s good for the show, I for one really loved it just for being so completely hilarious (intentional or not).
I’ve been very much enjoying the little camaraderie scenes at the ends of shows this season. Last night’s was no exception, with Calleigh explaining that she believes in karma — do I dare hope for a CSI: Miami/My Name Is Earl crossover? — though I was a little nervous that they lost the miniature coffin, which was one of the most important pieces of evidence.
Next week’s episode is a repeat from last season, so if anyone is mourning Marisol, check it out. Otherwise, take a week off and gear up for what the previews promise to be more exploding cars come November.
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Oct 24, 2006 12:01 AM
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I agree with almost everything. It was a good episode. Only downside: How could Caine have managed to get through HEAVY MIAMI traffic onto a DESERTED BEACH IN MIAMI - and blow it up without being hurt ALL in UNDER 4 minutes???
The sunglasses, the little smirk, the slo-mo walk — it all added up to a classic Caruso scene-chewing. While this is likely to further stimulate the debate over whether he’s good for the show, I for one, really loved it just for being so completely hilarious (intentional or not).
If it is good or not won't interest TPTB. Ann Donahue kisses the ground Caruso walks on. Whatever he does will be approved by her - good or bad.
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Oct 24, 2006 6:53 AM
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Leah - thanks for the recap of Horatio's over-the-top moment. These scenes should be sponsered at the end of the show....."this over-the-top scene was sponsored by Lexus".
I would really like it if this show didn't take itself so seriously!! Thank god they did have a bit of humor tonight - graveyard, morgue..... but I am not sure that it was supposed to be funny!
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Oct 24, 2006 11:38 AM
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I do think the episode was intended to be taken less seriously than others. I think the producers, writer, maybe even actors basically just said, "Hey, it's halloween, election year seriousness, by the time this airs people will be sick of all the mud-slinging. Let's play on the season!"
I mean no matter where you are, it'd be virtually impossible to drive that far in four minutes. It can take that long just to get out of a parking lot!
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Oct 24, 2006 12:36 PM
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The car bomb explosion scene is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. I cracked up. Of course our hero would just walk away slowly from an explosion, and not even turn to look. And the way he said his line - hilarious.
I did like the fact that someone was a little shaken by events. Does nothing at a crime scene faze our intrepid investigators?
Did anyone notice how neatly that grave was dug? A hole dug in the dark with a flat bottom and perfectly square corners. Even the criminals are amazingly talented and always gorgeous.
Doesn't anyone ugly or over 40 die or commit murder in Miami?
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Oct 25, 2006 1:28 AM
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Ok so is it just me or was there a giant plot hole in this episode? (not that that's uncommon on C.S.I. Miami)
The ex-husband decided to help his old friend fake his death using blowfish poison. Stuff that is very common among people who practice Santeria.
The new boyfriend is a practicioner of Santeria and has a creepy alter set up at his girlfriends house.
The only thing tying them together is the girl and the gold. I doubt that the two of them stoped to discuss their religious beliefs. So what are the chances of finding two white guys in Miami who both practice Santeria and slept with the same woman. Slim to none.
My Mom watched this before I did and she told me that I was going to laugh my butt off. When Orangina got blown up I laughed really hard and rewound it twice. My Mom got upset with me because I thought that was the funny part. Did anyone else notice btw that she gets blown up she's convered in blood and her hair looks like it's been through a tornado. Then ten seconds later she's got tape on her forehead, perfect makeup, and styled hair. Does she have a team of illegal cuban beauticians locked in her locker to make sure her spraytan is even and her hair is perfectly coifed?
And Ho and his bomb. Man that was awesome. Thank God for Tifaux. I rewound it twice before I actually caught the "Burn Baby Burn" because I was laughing to hard to hear. Has anybody that writes for this show actually been to Miami? Did Horatio buy some beach front property and fence it off so that he can have random sunset walks and blow things up on it?
And slightly off topic, does anyone else on this board watch Dexter, the new show on Showtime? It takes place in Miami and it's about a serial killer that only kills bad people. He's a blood spatter specialist and he spends a lot of time talking about what it's like to be Psychotic. At one point he's at a funeral and he's talking about how hard it is to hide the fact that he doesn't have emotions. He then says "That's when sunglasses come in handy." and put them on just like HoCaine. It was then that I came to the conclusion that Horatio Caine is in fact a Psycopath and has been hiding it for years behind the SOJ.
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Oct 25, 2006 2:42 AM
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i totally noticed lab girl was quite a mess when she emerged from her little lab explosion and then her next scene she was all groomed again-and did anyone notice the poor bumpy skin on the chin on the best friend that committed the murder and got away with it?-totally visible during her interview with calleigh and then at the end of the show when she was sun bathing on the beach on top of the coffin, those bumps were clearly visable-and i absolutely loved the horatio scene-i was wondering about the 4 minutes left and he is cruising the highway and then struts his stuff, that was terrific! this was a great episode!
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Oct 25, 2006 12:05 PM
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Horatio & Natalia - do I see the beginning of a hot red love affair?
Horatio was clearly checking Natalia out.
I hear that Caruso and La Rue have a thing going off-screen too....and you can feel it in every scene the yhave together.
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Oct 26, 2006 3:12 AM
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This episode was so horrible and full of nonsensical behavior that I was actually entertained by it. CSI-M has now become a campy must see in my book.
The bomb on the beach was a classic "Oh Pul-leeze" moment. I mean really, who in their right mind would have done this?
I still don't get how the table exploded. Shouldn't it have just shattered and collapsed?
And where was Rob Estes? I wish he'd come back, he's the only thing good about this show lately.
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Oct 27, 2006 11:00 AM
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The whole episode was build around the "Burn, baby burn"- scene. I think Rob Estes will be back to jeopardize the building love affair between Horatio and Mrs. Orangina, Boa Vista. The only good thing that could come from this relationship would be that she will get Horatio to change shirts - from black to a gaudy orange. I'm so sick of the black stripped ones. According to promo pics of the up-comming episode black will still be en vogue for episodes to come.
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Oct 29, 2006 3:52 AM
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Great recap! Once again this show provides much needed "Monday blues" entertainment. My friends and I have decided that Horatio is the absolute best at over using someone's name. So, every Monday, we play a drinking game. Every time he says somone's name again and again and again, as only he can do.... We drink! Helps ease into Tuesdays!
Keep up the good work on the re-caps!
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Oct 31, 2006 12:22 PM
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