Re: GSR, Miniature Killer, Sara in Peril: Jumping the Shark
I personally think the rating for the premiere mainly dealt with people tuning in to see if Sara survived or not. I have mixed feelings regarding the episode. I think it was too Sara centered, even more so than Grave Danger when Nick was buried alive. The truth is nothing can compare to Grave Danger...it was just a very well written show, and it reflected so much and we didn't just see Nick suffering, but we got to see how all the others felt regarding his kidnapping.
Back to my point of the season 8 premiere being too Sara centered...I just mean that all we basically saw was how she managed to survive--which to me was way over the top and very unrealistic. I just don't see it raining so much in Las Vegas (in a desert no less) to create such a huge amount of rainfall for her to be drowning under a car. Then she manages to get out from under it--I guess because the lake that she now has around her (even though she is in a desert) has taken some of the weight from the car, and she's able to pry herself loose and swim her way out of it.
Then you take someone that has repeatedly been known for their intelligence, and reduce her to a complete idiot as she strolls through the desert like she is walking around a park that is shaded. Not only did she walk away from her crime scene...which would have been an easy finding point, but she walks throughout the desert in the heat of the day?!?! To me that isn't something Sara would have done even in her worst circumstances...she is far too smart for that.
I'm personally glad the MCSK s/l is done and over with. It's seemed all that story line really tried to capture towards the end was sympathy for GSR or more support for the couple, and I didn't feel sorry for either of them. I'm glad Sara is okay, and didn't die like that, but I personally think that if she did the premiere would have had a drastic impact. The premiere just failed to capture the personal side like grave danger did. Perhaps the writers didn't want an emotional episode or maybe they failed at doing their jobs. Even the BTK Series that had mixed reviews...had more of a personal touch, and it had a lot of stuff shoved into it.
But...I don't feel the show has JTS because even through all the GSR stuff that I have had to watch...I still do enjoy it. And, I just hope that CSI continues to bring in the ratings...this show is still so huge, and I wonder if CBS really plans on getting rid of it after this season.
