I really enjoyed this ep! It had an old CSI feel to it.
I
loved the opening. I knew it was going to be bloody and they didn't disappoint. When the guy started doing his normal routine, I knew he was just in zombie-mode. The only part that got me was when they showed the cereal bowl filled with blood and milk. That's when I threw up a little in my mouth.
The cases themselves were great. This is the first time in a long while that I actually felt bad for the vic. Normally, I'm detached and just watching it with sick fascination. This time the case actually made me feel.
The guy didn't have it coming and was actually an overall decent fellow.
I knew the two were going to be connected so I was prepared. Although I'm still unclear as to why? The first theory, that Pal had killed coach when the car was discovered would have fit in nicely. Since it was the student, however, it was mere coincidence that they found the car at that moment. A little to convenient for my taste.
Yet, when Catherine mentioned how it was weird that the cases could be linked, I laughed. I saw that as a subtle in-joke that the writers knew of the audacity of the link. I hoping it was just their genius working here and not another lame "hey! let's get the cases to be tied together!" moment.
Screen time was excellent. Lots of Greg (though he did seem to disappear in the second half after the cases were tied-in), little Langston, hell they even were able to show Wendy! Brass and Doc were hilarious as always. SuperDave tugged at the heartstrings as usual. Mandy, always sexy
. The banter between Hodges and Wendy was also very entertaining.
Observations:
1. I think something is up with Archie. Either A: they're preparing him for some role change in the show, or B: the actor is currently unavailable. But why have the other characters acknowledge the frequent absences then
?
2. It's just been proven that we can have Sara without GSR. I don't recall hearing the words "Grissom", and/or "married" at all in the ep. Not saying anything one way or another, just an observation.
3. Was this the first time we saw Greg fire a gun? I remember him in the training course holding a gun, but firing it? I may be wrong here, please correct me if I am.
4. I'm still getting used to Catherine as boss. When she was talking to Greg and Sara about the car case her tone was a little too serious for my taste. My first thought was "Damn! That pimp hand am cold!" But then I realized that Grissom would have said the samething. I guess I'm just trying to seperate old Catherine from new Catherine. It's been hard.
Excellent ep! A+:thumbsup: