Grade 'Admissions'

Discussion in 'CSI: New York' started by Top41, Apr 30, 2008.

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How would you grade Admissions?

  1. A+

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  2. A

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  3. A-

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  4. B+

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  5. B

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  6. B-

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  7. C+

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  8. C

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  9. C-

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  10. D+

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  11. D

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  1. Faylinn

    Faylinn Adam Fangirl Super Moderator

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    Ok, because it's going to bug me--did Danny say 'boom' when he was talking about making old-fashioned ink in "Tri-Borough"? If so, that episode was before Flack's 'boom, done' in "Blood, Sweat and Tears". And really, if they were both using it way back when, Mac's a bit late on the 'spending too much time with Danny' comment. :lol:
     
  2. Gouvy

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    Nope. I got bored enough to check. When he makes the ink he says "And there you go." So Flack is still the source of the earliest known "boom"
     
  3. Faylinn

    Faylinn Adam Fangirl Super Moderator

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    Hmm, ok. I can almost see/hear a scene with him saying 'boom', and now I'm going to be annoyed until I can figure out when it was. :lol:
     
  4. Gouvy

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    He definitely did say it at some point during the first season because I remember watching it and thinking "Oh god...it begins." when I heard it. I don't remember what episode but I'm pretty sure it was one of the last few.
     
  5. Faylinn

    Faylinn Adam Fangirl Super Moderator

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    Oh man, I thought I'd try IMDb for the memorable quote section and see what I came up with, and if the quote from "Outside Man" is correct, Danny said it as early as 1.06:

    "I can't wrap my head around it, Mac. You get up, you go to work, see the people that you know, you talk, you laugh. You're living your life, then suddenly, boom. It's just over. Just like that, and you never even saw it coming."​
     
  6. Elsie

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    Yeah, I agree. I wasn't expecting much from this episode to be honest, but it delivered way beyond my expectations!

    Welcome! I give this episode an A too. It was a solid episode.

    :lol: It was a great Danny/Flack moment. Danny didn't even need to be there to make it a classic! Flack and Danny have both said boom in the past, and I know we've had this discussion before about who said it first. I've been saying for a while that Danny needs to expand his vocabulary because, frankly, it's getting old when he says it. But when Flack says it....Aww, can you say picking up each others habits? :D ;)

    :lol: Adam was great, as always. I loved it when Mac smacks him with the file, or whatever it was. And Adam's delight when he opened the box full of phones was adorable.

    Don Flack is my hero! And he knows how to kick ass.

    Yeah, I was really surprised at how emotional I felt during this episode. I thought maybe it was just me being hormonal, but I guess not. :lol: Gerrard was so sad for his daughter, who scarily and very intelligently kept the dress in a plastic bag! I was very surpised at the end as, even when I heard the shot, it wouldn't have occured to me that Gerrard would do that, I mean the guy was going down for a long time anyway so I didn't think that Gerrard would feel a need to cross that line. Stan Gerrard was a great character. :(

    Yep, over all it was a good episode. I loved the character moments throughout, Flack asking Mac about evidence in the taxi cab case, Sid being geeky, Adam being Adam, and the nerd moment between Danny and Hawkes (kind of an insight into what they would have been like at school :lol: ). OK, maybe there were too many character cliches throughout the episode, but I think considering that the ending was quite sad and emotional it worked pretty well. The case was quite horrifying and bizarre in that it was a rather far fetched (at least I hope such things can't actually happen in the real world). I have to say that Jesse/Hank's 'evil' voice was funny though. It was like someone had said 'now you need to make yourself sound really evil'. :lol:
     
  7. MBGrissom

    MBGrissom Pathologist

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    A-, from me. Another excellent ep! :thumbsup:

    I think the writers read my mind, and delivered some of the many things I wanted to see in an episode!

    * More Hawkes - check. Loved the scene between he and Danny, with the good natured teasing. And Hawkes had plenty more screen time, finally!

    * More fun banter between Mac & Sid - check. Love, love, love those two together! Mac is probably the only one who doesn't get squicked out by Sid's offbeat humor.

    * Adorably dorky Adam scenes - check. I just love that guy! And AJ nails the character, every single time, so perfectly. Loved him being caught goofing off by Stella and Mac... and his reaction to his task, and seeing the box of cell phones... priceless! :lol:

    * Lindsay paired with Mac on a case - check. IMO, Mac is the one character who Lindsay has the best chemistry with. I don't know if it's because the writers find it easier to "write" Lindsay when she's interacting with Mac, or that Gary actually brings out the best in Anna as an actress, but I don't ever find their scenes together cloying.

    * No D/L in an episode - check. Thank Goodness.

    * Excellent character interaction overall, & some great one liners - check. Loved the early scene with Flack, Mac & Stella (I could have sworn I heard thousands of collective "Squee's" across the CSI NY viewing universe, during the "You've been spending too much time with Danny" scene :lol: ). Flack's "Microsoft" line was a hoot, too, along with his reaction while questioning some of the high schoolers.

    * Continuity with the Taxi Cab Killer storyline - check. Just enough to remind us that he's still out there, and to whet our appetites for the next episodes, but not so much that it distracted from the main storyline.

    * Compelling emotional storyline & a twist that I couldn't figure out before it actually happened - major check. The scenes with Natalie relating her horrible experience to Lindsay, and all the interaction with Natalie and Gerrard, were incredible. I absolutely did not see the ending coming, not quite like that. Overall, that whole storyline was heartbreaking. And the two rapists - Major Creeps, total sociopaths. The CSI franchise overall has had some major miscues through the years with guest stars, particularly when they miscast celebs, but the guest stars in this ep were all Top Notch.

    Can't wait to see the upcoming eps!
     
  8. flackfan_82

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    well, i have to say, quite impressed with the twist ending. I won't be suprised if it all got glossed over/swept under the rug a bit on Gerrard's behalf, some sort of 'early retirement' etc...I think i'd have done the same thing. It was very gut wrenching, to have him listen to what happened to his daughter. I was a little teary over the whole thing...very well done.

    Yay Sid, I wuvs you...why can't the doctor's I work with be half as cool as you are :(... makes me wanna change professions.

    Yay Adam, I wuvs you... you loves you some ho-ho's... but menthols?...who smokes those anymore?, lmao... tee hee...he said skittles...and Mac smacked him with the folder...tee hee...

    Mac gets two strikes for improper pointing technique and pointing with a limp wrist...or were you just showing the perp your nice watch coz it's better than the Faux-lex he stole from the counsellor?

    Mac, good cop,...sure I can see it... Flack bad cop :devil::devil:...tee hee...wuvs it...:devil::devil:

    And thank god Flack put on the extra long kevlar vest this week, eh?...otherwise the makeup department will have a hell of a time creating a scar over a scar on the abdomen...I was so hopin for a shirtless scene just to make sure that the knife didn't penetrate through the vest...damn that would have been the cherry, eh :devil:?... Stupid sex offender thinkin he could slice through Flack...Flack can drop you with one punch...BOO-YA...!!!:cool:

    I think that someone's been reading the boards, lol, coz there was tons more Hawkes this week... :D :D :D...wuvs it. *n(e)r(D)!*

    I'm in a very wuving mood this week apparently, lol...thumbs up all around
     
  9. owlki

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    I gave it an A. It wasn't A+ just because Danny was barely there... But what a storyline! It had loads of turns and kept me wondering till the end.

    I was also very impressed by the little jokes to show how well they interact with each other. It was heartwarming.
     
  10. La_Guera

    La_Guera Lab Technician

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    Dear Writers,

    When choosing a surname, it would behoove you not to pick one that belonged to the pivotal villain in S3. When the name "Hank Bedford" appeared on the computer screen, I was sure he was the older brother of Drew Bedford, the 333 Killer who had so recently menaced Stella and Mac. For the life of me, I didn't understand why Mac failed to react like a man who'd discovered a rattlesnake in his undershorts, and then I realized that the surname was coincidental and not meant to connect to prior cases. In the future, maybe you could flex your creativity and choose fresher names to pull out of your asses.

    But aside from that, I can honestly say this was the best episode of the season. Stanton Gerrard always adds spark to the mix, and he didn't disappoint. He was phenomenal as the protective yet oblivious father, and even though he and Mac were at odds when last we saw him, I'm glad that he wasn't the stereotypical shady, overbearing father who used his departmental clout to impede an investigation. On the main, he cooperated fully, and I was surprised that he was so confident in Mac's approach, especially since Mac was blackmailing him with a past procedural miscue in order to stymie an investigation into the Dobson affair. Either Gerrard is a forgiving man, or the writers are hoping that we, the viewers, have suffered a critical collective head injury that prohibits us from remembering more than a season at a time.

    And oh, the shot of Gerrard standing behind the mirror while his daughter confessed to being raped broke my heart. There was such raw anguish in his expression. I've always wondered how a cop would feel when faced with the reality that of all the people they'd protected, they'd failed to protect the ones they cherished most. Thanks to Carmine Argenzziano, now I know. God, what a gut-punch.

    Surely that must've been going through his mind when he walked into that interrogation room and shot Hank Bedford between the eyes. He meant to atone for his failure to protect his daughter, and he was willing to sacrifice his carefully cultivated and successful police career to do it. He didn't care who saw him do it because he wanted it to be seen, for his little girl to know that Daddy had taken care of the monster who'd hurt her. A more rational mind would point out that his act would likely exacerbate her sense of guilt, but he wasn't thinking rationally. He was thinking like a distraught father.

    And poor Natalie Gerrard. She gets raped, keeps her silence for fear of the repercussions, and then sees those fears realized in the death of a guidance counselor who was trying to help her and the end of her father's career and impending murder conviction. I've no doubt that she'll be spending the rest of her life second-guessing her decision to speak out. This case was a tragedy all around. At the end of the day, nobody won.

    I noticed that even though Flack grabbed his gun and raced to the interrogation room with the others, he wasn't in the final door shot with Mac and Stella? Where did he go? Did he kip to the bathroom? I always got the feeling that Gerrard was his rabbi in the department. It'll be interesting to see his reaction to this latest fall from grace. First Moran, then Truby, and now Gerrard. Flack's got to be rattled that so many people he trusted have collapsed.

    Now a shallow note. Okay, two. Maybe three.

    Flack dodging the knife blow and punching the rapist in the face in one fluid motion was dead sexy. Rowr. I also noticed that Mr. Out Cold lunged at the side that was opened in the bomb blast.

    What wasn't so sexy was Flack's hair for most of the episode. Maybe it's in an awkward stage because he's growing it out, but it looked oddly squared off, like the stylist was trying to give him a combover despite his full head of hair. The sideburns have likewise reappeared(Y HALO Thar, Spongebob Squarehair). Could the leather trenchcoat be on the horizon? S1 Flack for the mmmm.

    Lindsay looked fifty years old in her processing montage. The lighting in those scenes shot past unflattering into the sadistic.

    Once again, the show is sticking to its pattern of saving its best for the final four episodes, thereby ensuring that I'll be stupid enough to tune in next season and suffer through eighteen shit slurries for the six sweet, heady chocolate malts that make the show worth watching.

    A+ If only their upsurges in quality weren't as delayed and sporadic as a Viagra salute
     
  11. owlki

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    Oh, you heard me! I didn't think I had squealed so loud! :p :lol:
     
  12. Top41

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    A-

    Fantastic episode, and so very sad. Gerrard's plight, and that of his daughter, was just tragic. I felt for them both so much, and found the end gut-wrenching. It was a father's act of love and revenge, but sadly, it's going to end Gerrard's career and worse, and Natalie will probably be even more torn up than she already is.

    For an episode as serious and sad as it was. I loved the use of humor--the interactions between the characters were adorable--you had Mac/Stella, Mac/Flack, Flack/Danny (in absentia), Danny/Hawkes, Mac/Sid, Mac/Adam, Stella/Adam (those slashes are meant in a non-romantic pairing way ;) ). It was a great team cohesiveness episode--everyone save for Lindsay had a great moment with at least one other character.

    The reason I gave the episode an A- rather than an A was Lindsay, and how bad she was with Natalie. She's just a cold fish, and Belknap can't connect with anyone on screen save for Mac now and then.

    He does, but I loved the sly reference to that. It was cute, and cute that Danny is rubbing off on Flack.

    I'm not trying to rip on her appearance but I noticed that, too. The lighting wasn't flattering for her.
     
  13. kinkapoodles

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    That is one of my favorite Danny quotes and yet I forgot about the BOOM in it. :rolleyes: Of course, Flack wouldn't know Danny said it then since he wasn't there so it's probably impossible to ever know which one started it but it's so cute to see them both using it. Proves just how much time they do spend together at work and away from work.

    I gave this episode and A+. It was one of the best this season. I would elaborate more but several people have already said exactly the way I feel too. I must add this though: The Mac/Flack scenes were hot.:drool: My slashy brain was working overtime.
     
  14. dutch_treat

    dutch_treat CSI Level Two

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    A

    Because of the two very creepy rapists, the continuity of the cabbie killer case, the drama for Natalie Gerrard, the fact that Lindsay did interrogations again AND the totally shocking ending - I never saw that one coming...

    Great episode!
     
  15. PerfectAnomaly

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    I just rewatched the episode. I missed the Sid/Mac scene trying to break up a cat vs. dog smackdown. Mac was laugh out loud funny, which is something new for him!

    Also, I realized Natalie did not have her eyes closed during her admission to Lindsay. She didn't look directly at Lindsay after the first moments, though. Probably because she realized she was looking into the Dead Fish Eyes of Doom. I agree whole hartedly with Kristine's review. That scene called for someone who could portray warmth and compassion and Anna Belknap just can't. Even if her voice was on and she used the right pacing and inflection and whatever else, her face was completely blank as usual. AB's inability to give her performance any kind of believable emotion just makes Lindsay's words hollow and false.

    I forgot to mention that last night. Seriously, PTB, how could you do something so stupid? I'm sure a lot of people were going, "What?? There's another brother?!?" And Mac and Lindsay's non reaction to the name? Seriously? :wtf: Epic fail, PTB.

    I thought that it showed that although Mac has been a thorn in his side and they are advasaries on the political end of the job, Gerrard knows Mac well enough to know he wouldn't cross the line questioning a teenage girl who Mac flat out stated wasn't a suspect but had important information. Mac was reassuring enough to appeal to his fatherly side and his cop instincts. As soon as the conversation turned to getting any type of samples from Natalie, Gerrard was right there to step in and protect his daughter.


    I wonder how many of the same people who wanted Rikki Sandoval thrown in jail for being a cold blodded, premeditated, attempted murderer will want Gerrard sent to death row for shooting Hank Bedford between the eyes?

    I thought his hair looked weird, too. Between his hair and Lindsay's weekly subtle hair changes I was thinking, "What the hell is up with the stylists?" I hope S1 Flack isn't making a comeback, though. To me he looked more like a used car salesman than a cop in S1. :wtf:

    Lindsay didn't look good physically at all this episode and none of it was because of Anna Belknap.
     

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