ThirdMrsGrissom
Victim
I was just watching a repeat of The Two Mrs. Grissoms and it got me thinking about CSI episodes in general: some are good, some are great, and some are absolutely mind-blowingly spctacular. Then I started wondering which episodes the people on here would class in the 'mind-blowingly spectacular' category and why, so I figured we could each pick around three episodes, give or take, from any or all of the shows, and then give a short reason as to why we love them so much.
Personally, I'm probably forgetting some, but the three best episodes I can think of right now:
3. Living Legend (CSI: LV, 7x09)
Not a special episode in any way, but just a regular episode that I felt went above and beyond CSI's usual standards. I love any episode that deals with the whole Las Vegas mobs/gangsters kind of thing, I just find that absolutely fascinating and there were all kinds of classic CSI twisty bits in this episode too, even if most of them were given away in the synopsis. I also loved the little mini-story involving a sixteen-year-old Catherine and the little amount of backstory she got here. All in all, one of the most interesting cases CSI's had over the years.
2. Field Mice (CSI: LV, 10x18)
A lot of people have criticized this episode for being silly and pointless, but I actually really liked it (as I do all the lab rat episodes.) I found Wendy, Hodges and Henry to all be very believable, both when they were with the kids and interacting with each other. Plus, I totally identify with the Crime Cadets girl (why don't they exist in the UK? >.>) The kiss at the end is fifty shades of adorable, as is this conversation between Wendy and Hodges:
Wendy: I'm going to try a magnetic bead seperation. It works best for getting results from inhibited surfaces.
Hodges: If the inhibited surface is a negative, then it needs a strong positive to draw it out.
Wendy: Yeah. It also needs an outside agent to activate the... attraction.
Hodges: Couldn't the outside agent contaminate the entire process?
Wendy: No, it's not strong enough. In fact it's really only there to get things started.
Hodges: Sounds like a delicate process.
Wendy: Mmm. It is.
Hodges: One that requires... a lot of patience.
Wendy: It's worth it. Because once the two are bound together... everything else is left behind.
1. Leave Out All The Rest (CSI: LV, 9x05)
I knew right from the beginning with Sara that this was going to be a pretty spectacular episode, and I wasn't disappointed. It's definitely bitterswet in places, but I think all the actors did a great job with the emotions in those scenes. I love Lady Heather as a character, and I've seen all her episodes several times over, but in this the dynamic between her and Grissom has totally shifted: she's helping him rather than the other way around. And it's one of the few times we see Grissom like a real person with feelings and emotions rather than someone untouchable who's always hiding in his shell.
And, of course, the song is one of my absolute favourites, which doesn't hurt.
(Okay, so I know I said short reasons... I just get a bit carried away talking about these things. >.>)
Personally, I'm probably forgetting some, but the three best episodes I can think of right now:
3. Living Legend (CSI: LV, 7x09)
Not a special episode in any way, but just a regular episode that I felt went above and beyond CSI's usual standards. I love any episode that deals with the whole Las Vegas mobs/gangsters kind of thing, I just find that absolutely fascinating and there were all kinds of classic CSI twisty bits in this episode too, even if most of them were given away in the synopsis. I also loved the little mini-story involving a sixteen-year-old Catherine and the little amount of backstory she got here. All in all, one of the most interesting cases CSI's had over the years.
2. Field Mice (CSI: LV, 10x18)
A lot of people have criticized this episode for being silly and pointless, but I actually really liked it (as I do all the lab rat episodes.) I found Wendy, Hodges and Henry to all be very believable, both when they were with the kids and interacting with each other. Plus, I totally identify with the Crime Cadets girl (why don't they exist in the UK? >.>) The kiss at the end is fifty shades of adorable, as is this conversation between Wendy and Hodges:
Wendy: I'm going to try a magnetic bead seperation. It works best for getting results from inhibited surfaces.
Hodges: If the inhibited surface is a negative, then it needs a strong positive to draw it out.
Wendy: Yeah. It also needs an outside agent to activate the... attraction.
Hodges: Couldn't the outside agent contaminate the entire process?
Wendy: No, it's not strong enough. In fact it's really only there to get things started.
Hodges: Sounds like a delicate process.
Wendy: Mmm. It is.
Hodges: One that requires... a lot of patience.
Wendy: It's worth it. Because once the two are bound together... everything else is left behind.
1. Leave Out All The Rest (CSI: LV, 9x05)
I knew right from the beginning with Sara that this was going to be a pretty spectacular episode, and I wasn't disappointed. It's definitely bitterswet in places, but I think all the actors did a great job with the emotions in those scenes. I love Lady Heather as a character, and I've seen all her episodes several times over, but in this the dynamic between her and Grissom has totally shifted: she's helping him rather than the other way around. And it's one of the few times we see Grissom like a real person with feelings and emotions rather than someone untouchable who's always hiding in his shell.
And, of course, the song is one of my absolute favourites, which doesn't hurt.
(Okay, so I know I said short reasons... I just get a bit carried away talking about these things. >.>)
