"All In" Season Finale Discussion *SPOILERS*

I enjoyed it. It wasn't exactly 'finale' material, but it wasn't a bad episode. There were moments where I felt like I was watching a classic CSI. I liked the opening song and character/victim/suspect montage. I also really enjoy when an episode actually deals with the glitz of Vegas. I loved the continuity. Hampton Huxley was the victim in 'A La Cart'. And Catherine mentioning Sam was great.

I had no problem with Nick only being there for ten seconds before leaving. We all know why he wasn't there. I loved to hear about his desire to be the new bug guy. His comment to Ray felt like something a father would say to a child. "Hey, buddy. I'm gonna be gone for awhile. Can you hold down the fort and look after your mom, for me." :lol:

I liked Greg. His face when Ray pulled out the Huxley Chips was great. He had a fair amount of screen time in this as well (could have had more, but then again, I want a whole episode of just him).

Riley was good. I don't see her as trigger happy. She's just weary when it comes to suspects and guns. Who wouldn't be?

Brass and Catherine were also very good. Then again, when isn't Brass good?

Only complaints were Ray and the ending to the case. Ray shouldn't be taking charge when a CSI level 3 is around (Greg) and he should listen to a CSI level 2 (Riley). Otherwise, he wasn't too bad. I liked the victims/suspects in this ep. Especially Major Dad. However, we never found out exactly what happened that night in the car. That will bug me.

Like I said, good episode. Okay finale. Here's wishing for a better polished Season 10.

 

Well I wouldn't call last nights episode exactly season finale material, but it wasn't all that bad. I too was a little disappointed that the story focused mostly around the two newest members of the team, Riley and Ray, then the entire team, but reading the spoilers up until last night, I wasn't surprised.

As for Riley and being so called 'trigger happy', sure she may come across as that, but the way she acted last night, in my opinion, was the right way to act in the situation they were in. Sure the suspect was injured, but he was still breathing, had his sense about him, and most importantly, still had a gun. Ray definitely wasn't thinking about his or their safety at that moment when he jumped down to tend to the injured man. Clear the weapon from the suspect, THEN tend to the injury.

Glad that they at least explained Nicks absence from the finale, but like someone mentioned earlier on, he was an odd choice to have, to go to a workshop about bugs. But on the other hand....yeah, he has a fear of them since his burial, but as the saying goes; "The only way you'll overcome your fear, is if you face it head on!" With Grissom gone, perhaps he felt it was his duty to the team and to himself.

Nice to see that Greg's interest in the history of old Vegas etc., was still being touched on.

Well, yeah there were good and bad things about the episode, but personally, I can't complain to much about it. I got plenty of my fave, Hodges. I know most did not like that, but that was the decision of the writers and the producers (and besides the originals, he's next to being with the show the longest). I give it a B.

Hopefully they will have a much better season come the fall. They won't have as many things to deal with such as the departure of two huge characters/actors, introductions of new members to the team, the injury to George.