What's one thing you wish hadn't happened in CSI?

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  1. dna1009

    dna1009 Civilian

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    I wish Keppler hadn't died. This is sort of a stupid thread but I saw that episode a couple days ago and it made me so mad that Keppler died because he was just starting to be cool and having people like him. :(
     
  2. dna1009

    dna1009 Civilian

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    Well, since I brought up death in CSI... I also saw the 2nd minituare killer episode where they get the "mini crime scene" before it happens. I felt bad for the cop who was pretending to be the lady. =/
     
  3. Faylinn

    Faylinn Adam Fangirl Super Moderator

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    I wish they hadn't killed Aiden on NY--the character left, there was no reason to bring her back only to kill her. They could have had her guest-star and then let her disappear again. By killing her, they ruined any chance of bringing the character back at all for a one-off, and they didn't even show any kind of repercussions for the other characters about her death.

    (Also, dna1009, you can edit your post within 24 hours, rather than double-posting. ;))
     
  4. Dynamo1

    Dynamo1 Head of the Swing Shift

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    I wish they hadn't killed off Paul Millander. He would have been great as a recurring character, sort of like Wo Fat on Hawaii Five-0 or Dr. Lovelace on Wild Wild West.
     
  5. Shytownmofo

    Shytownmofo Lab Technician

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    I have several things....Of course, the deaths or presumed deaths. Keppler, Aiden, Warrick. (HOwever, I'm sure that Warrick's gone.)

    The lack of continuity from Aiden and Keppler's deaths is a bit annoying. You'd think that the people closest to both of them (Danny and Catherine) would have some lingering issues. Also, the idea that you can't bring them back to guest star/appear as one offs. That WOULD have been nice.

    Then, Warrick's marriage to Tina. It ended up being a bad plot device, IMO. There were a couple of instances where they interacted, the scene in "Shooting Stars" where he goes to the clinic just to see her had a ton of cool chemistry between them. The scene in "Bang Bang" or "Way to Go" where he sees her in the Casino was cool, too. That was then wasted because in Season 7 they dropped the storyline almost completely save for a couple of mentions and him fighting with her on the phone.

    I didn't like it because there was just so much of the tension between him and Catherine that was then stopped for nothing. Not that I necessarily would have wanted him and Catherine to actually hook up, but the tension shown in "Down the Drain" was nice. It seemed to be a culmination of years of simple subtext, that was just left there afterwards.

    As far as other stuff, yeah, a ton of bad things have happened, a lot to Nick, but that's helped his character grow. Although, I wish they'd show the after-effects of some of it. (Stalker, GD, etc.) Greg in "Fannysmakcin," the whole Sara getting kidnapped thing and it's residual effects, Brass and the Bell Shooting in Season 6, The grief with Ellie Brass, The team breakup in Season 5 were all very not nice things for the characters involved to deal with. However, like the stuff with Nick, it's helped them grow as people.
     
  6. DocInTheBox

    DocInTheBox Dead on Arrival

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    I think I'll get a lot of agreement on this one. They never should have had Danny sleep with Rikki on CSI:NY. Not only was it a bad plot device, since all it seemed to do was trash Danny's character, but it really had no resolution. As far as we know, he never told Lindsay, all Rikki did was move out, and it seems like the powers that be are just gonna leave it at that. Simply put, it ruined the Ruben storyline, which could have been a great character development story for Danny, and it trivialized the entire tragedy.
     
  7. Faylinn

    Faylinn Adam Fangirl Super Moderator

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    I don't think them sleeping together was the worst part--I think it was the way it was just glossed over afterward. If the writers weren't going to follow through with the repercussions of the act, they shouldn't have bothered to put it in there. Personally, I think if they'd really delved into it and carried things over for a longer period of time, showing the effects of it more, it could have been a good storyline.

    (And no, I don't mean 'good' as in positive, just that it would make for 'good', interesting TV.)

    As it was, like you said, "it trivialized the entire tragedy" in a way.

    I also wish they hadn't decided to turn the whole storyline into Lindsay's Emo Time at the last minute. If you're not going to carry a storyline through for a long time, you don't need to throw in everything but the kitchen sink as far as plot components go. They tried to turn 'Danny grieves for a child that died in his care' into 'Danny grieves for a child that died in his care, he has grief sex with the child's mother, his maybe/maybe-not girlfriend has issues--' but then they just stopped dead in the middle of the rushed job they were doing, putting a bow on it and acting like they finished the story.

    Yeah, right.
     
  8. CSI_Kat

    CSI_Kat Addicted to Gutterville Moderator

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    Mine would have to be the transformation of Horatio's character into Super H. There have just been way too many unbelievable scenes with him in them.
     
  9. Shytownmofo

    Shytownmofo Lab Technician

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    I agree with Faylinn I think a good storyline doesn necessarily have to be fun for the characters involved. A good storyline makes for good drama and compelling TV.

    The whole Ruben Storyline was great one, up until the point where they dropped it. That point in "Personal Foul" where Rikki said she was moving, it was like, OK, this is the end of it.:( I would have loved to see more of the repercussions on Danny, his relationships with his coworkers and friends, including Lindsay. It seemed like they only focused on that one end of it, save for "All in the Family." It would have been great if Mac and or Stella had found out his real reason for not showing up for shift. I think the possible repercussions for him, while none being pleasant for Danny could have been interesting.

    Hell, the idea of Lindsay finding out about Danny and Rikki together could have been great. Then, Lindsay would have had something to Really be upset with Danny over.

    However, it seems TPTB don't do much in the way of continuity unless it suits them. And I can't for the life of me figure out what it is that suits the powers that be on New York.
     
  10. Joycie84

    Joycie84 CSI Level One

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    Warrick getting married. It started all the bad stuff in his life: divorce, taking medication, being the main suspect in a murder investigation and getting shot! Cause the marriage was the real reason for all this to happen.

    I also tought Lindsay and Danny shouldn't have slept together. It totally ruined their chemistry!
     
  11. racefh853629

    racefh853629 Pathologist

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    For me, the first thing I think of is killing Speedle. I think that was a bad idea. He was a good character, and there were other ways to write the actor off the show without killing him. Then, when he wanted to return, it wouldn't have to be in a hallucination-type story line.
     
  12. Shytownmofo

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    My main beef is that it they didn't do anything with it. Yeah, I agree, the stress over the divorce really helped set into motion the events of season 8 that led to his demise.

    However, Tina was only on screen for a total of five minutes. There was the one scene in "Shooting Stars" where he went to visit her at the hospital or clinic or wherever for a checkup or something. That scene was really nice. It showed that they had some interesting chemistry going on. IMO, they wasted it.

    That it played out the way it did doesn't bother me, I just wish they'd shown more of it onscreen. Talk about good drama, there could have been tons and tons of that there. Shame.
     
  13. Ghawazee

    Ghawazee CSI Level Three

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    For me there were 2:

    1) Death of Aiden: totally nonsense. Her character would have stayed alive out of sight and we would have been happy. Because when she returned we didn't have a respectful farewell to so great character. I mean, is a toast enough for the audience?. I don't think so. In special if you remember Officer Blue, how upset the whole team was and at the end Mac and Stell wore their blue uniforms. Considering Aiden helped to catch a serial rapist (even post mortem), i would have expected the ceremony from any single officer in town

    2) Peyton: I like Claire Forlani but not her character. She was a whinny character who didn't understand Mac at all and who pushed him when he was not ready. All was about her time, her needs, her relationship. She didn't have a clue how he was. She told him she knew he was a private man but she never respected his need of privacy. Besides, having her around we didn't have much of Mac and Stell working together


    Debbie :D
     
  14. hiphugger17

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    1. Speedle getting killed
    2. The transformation of H into super H (there should be a smiley with a little cape...)
    3. Alexx and Frank not having enough interesting storylines
    4. Danny and Ricky sleeping together :cardie:
    5. Warrick getting killed and marrying Tina (he and Cath were great)
    6. Grissom and Sara getting together (he and Cath were even greater ;) )

    I'll probably think of more later on... :)
     
  15. Faylinn

    Faylinn Adam Fangirl Super Moderator

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    Hehe. ;)

    Also, your banner is a bit oversized - it can only be 75 pixels high. The uploader in the User CP says a bigger size, but the rules are still the same (220x75). :)
     

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