"All In" Season Finale Discussion *SPOILERS*

I didn't notice that. Good catch. So, it was most likely a brother or father. Definitely couldn't have been his son. :lol: Possibly grandfather, but I doubt it. Honestly though, what did that have to do with the case? What was the point in showing that?

Exactly! Ray should have waited until the suspect dropped the gun before jumping into that pit. That was very reckless. As for Riley being hard on him, she was in the right this time. I don't know that I exactly agreed with her the last time because that guy shouldn't have hit his kid like that. However, Langston did go about that the wrong way.

I loved that Greg's old Vegas interest was rebooted (for lack of a better word lol).

The ep wasn't really boring to me. It wasn't really season finale material, but at least it wasn't as bad as the 200th episode. :lol: The case was more interesting than the 200th. But, I liked that they touched back on Huxley who I believe was killed in that blind restaurant or whatever (can't remember the name of the ep).

 

Wow. That was a season finale? I have to say, I'm not impressed. The case itself was interesting... but I think it would have served better as a regular episode, possibly with a B case mixed in.

I'm getting really tired of Ray. Yes, I know, Lawrence Fishburne, big name celebrity and all, but come on! Let's focus on someone else. Did Riley get a single episode that really focused on her?

And let's not forget about poor Nicky. He's one of the few left that has been there since the beginning... and his one appearance in the season finale lasted less than a minute, and served only to explain his absence from the rest of the episode!

So, overall, I wasn't impressed with this one at all. Here's hoping that the season opener is better.

 

I agree with this. While season finales are generally supposed to be spectacular, I find that a simple case can be great too. I doubt that the season finales for 1 (The Strip Strangler), 2 (The Hunger Artist), or 3 (Inside the Box) are going to show up in anybodies top ten episode lists. Not saying those episodes were bad, but not outstanding (although I loved 'Inside the Box'). Season 6's finale was also only okay. Apart from Brass getting shot, can anyone remember what the case was in the second half (without looking)?

Finales also don't have to be about cliffhangers or CSI's in trouble. Only 7 and 8 ended in cliffhangers. This may be only me, but I watch the show for the mystery. Of course, great characters make the mystery great. A little drama once in awhile also adds to the flavor of the show. My all time favorite episodes are 'Grave Danger' and 'A Bullet Runs Through it' after all. But to see these men and women in constant danger makes it harder for me to suspend my disbelief. There is only so much a person can take as far as hazards on the workplace are concerned before they feel the need to quit or transfer. For the majority of the show's history, cases are often removed from the investigators. Whenever something minor does happen (suspect pulls a gun) that feels natural. These are hostile suspects. But for there to be a constant big bad villain (Walter Gordon/Kelly Gordon, Natalie Davis, Jeff McKeen) who personally attacks the cast, that makes it harder for me to swallow. Every now and again is fine. Just not every season. However, that is just my opinion.

I felt this was a decent finale for an awkward season. It might have felt like a regular episode, but for them to get back to that point is an improvement.

 

I personally feel that Riley was not out of line. Okay maybe she could have been a little calmer about it, but she had very valid reasons to be upset. Ray put not only himself in danger, but her in danger as well by jumping in the pit with a suspect who was holding a gun! Ray should have waited until the suspect dropped the gun before jumping in there. It was extremely reckless. I'm glad Riley said something to him. I would have too... well, I probably would have been a bit calmer about it lol (I probably would have said "please don't do that again" cause I tend to use the word "please" a lot. :lol: )... but I still would have told him that what he did was very dangerous and that he should have waited until the suspect dropped the gun before jumping in there.

I think Riley gets a little nervous when people point guns at her. :lol: But her reasons for being upset were very valid. Did she handle it well? Not exactly, but it scared her... and sometimes when we're scared, we react that way. It's like a parent yelling at their kid for going off when they turn their back for a second at a store. You know the whole "you scared me half to death, never do that again... you could have gotten hurt or kidnapped" type of deal. That's how Riley reacted. She was filled with many emotions at that point... anger, relief, etc... that it all just came out in an angry rant. I'm sure at one time or another all of us has been guilty of something very similiar.

I agree. That was just weird. I didn't understand the necessity of that scene at all. Was there a point?

Well, George had to go have back surgery. I kind of knew he wouldn't be in it much. I still don't like the idea of him studying bugs since he hates them ever since being buried alive and bitten by ants, but I guess the writers forgot about that. :shrugs:

Wait a second! I've got it! Maybe the reason for the scene with the medal and the army pic is because he followed in his father's/grandfather's footsteps and went to the services. Maybe he was a Doc in the services. And you know how in wars they're always hiding in pits and stuff? Maybe the scene with the suspect hiding in the pit triggered a flashback for Ray. Maybe he didn't see the gun and only saw the wound and just went back to when he was an army medic or whatever and instincts just took over.

 

Actually I said shortly before the last 4 episodes (or somewhere around then) that I'd be happy if he just made an appearance in each of the remaining episodes. So, as a Nick fan I'll say I'm happy with what we got last night. :bolian: Besides I got the feeling from that RDH interview a couple weeks back that his back was a lot worse than they were letting on.

Susan