Cheese has never been so sexy!! :lol:
Ok well i'm going to start with the bad. And to be honest there isn't much but i will say this, i am getting a little fed up with the "one-liners" the writers add, to make it light and amusing, especially to the characters who aren't that funny. I laugh more at Flack arresting someone because he doesn't like them, or Danny being totally confuzzled by a one-legged, female kung-fu expert. Reason, because they are more natural to the characters, plus Danny and Flack (as well as Adam - i defy anyone who tells me they haven't fallen for the adorable geekiness that is Adam) tend to be the amusement of the show, perhaps because the actors themselves are more adept at comedy acting? Just a thought.
Onto the good stuff. OK after having to suffer a crying Peyton and Lindsey last week i was glad to find they either featured very little or not at all. Sorry to anyone who likes them, its my own personal opinion and it really isn't meant to offend. I do find them both difficult to watch and to be honest i think this episode proved how little Lindsey is needed. She had two scenes, neither of which couldn't have been played by someone else.
Next, Danny you came back!! Where have you been? No seriously we've all been worried, thought someone had slipped you prozac and had you neutered!
Ok so perhaps he wasn't Danny of seasons 1 and 2 but i detected an inkling of the old Messer. That flirty, defensive, upbeat, confuzzled, smart mouthed Detective we all know and love!
Welcome back honey!! *brings out the banners, opens up the keg of beer, and sings for his a jolly good fellow* Just one more thing Danno, Where did you leave your horse?!?!?!
Flack, my main man, my totty that is the blue eyed Det. Where were you? well ok you had a few scenes, but you seemed a lil subdued, please don't tell me that prozac slipping, man neutering criminal has moved on to you?!?!
Ok so maybe he wasn't so bad, but apart from a few moments of Flacktasticness like locking up kids for the fun of it - hey i got a few round my way you can do that too, just lose the key! - and arresting someone because he didn't like them... he did little else. But hey he's had some good scenes in previous episodes and having read the spoilers for futures ones, i know he will have some great scenes to come.
Stella, you looked fabulous babes! Anyone else really liked the way she slipped her sunglasses on after watching Flack arrest that guy (taking tips from H?)? Didn't want him to know where your eyes were focused, huh Stel? I'm with you there!!
Over the past few episodes Mac has annoyed me with his sanctimonious self righteousness, but this week I liked him, he wasn't saddled with that piece of plastic that calls herself an actress and he was warm and compassionate (see TPTB can do it, they made a character warm and caring, while at the same time professional and hardnosed!!).
I like Hawkes and Danny together. They worked a lot of cases in Season 2 together and this episode seemed to hammer home that point, Danny inviting Hawkes to his Ma’s house to eat the real mozzarella, Its nice to know people socialize! Plus a carry on from last year, why does Danny tend to talk to Hawkes about his personal life in an alley, remember DWTF, Danny talking about a girlfriend who wanted him to go to a Bar mitzvah, now he is reminiscing about cheese! Hawkes is getting stronger and stronger as a CSI character and i love how he doesn't interfere with the ME’s but he gets so close and he watches their every move!
And to Sid, I have missed you! You brighten up many a scene and i was glad to have you back working on both cases no less, clearly your colleague was still swimming out of the emotional wreck that she was in last week.
Adam's character goes from strength to strength, due to Anna Belknap’s pregnancy i guess she had to take more time off, so we get more Adam time, and i am glad. I love watching him, AJ Buckley plays him so wonderfully, he is warm and geeky and kinda hot!
The stories themselves. I hate to say this but i found the Mac/Stella case a little embarrassing, i think unfortunately it just didn't have the dark side to it. You see i'm also a fan of L&O:SVU, a few years ago it had a very similar case (with Eddie Cahill playing the poor young man the couple use no less!) and it had a real violent under current to it. This CSI case was a woman who clearly just liked kinky sex and fell into the arms of the man she married and left based on the fact that she wanted to play the damsel in distress. Whilst i understand not everyone wants dark and violent stories on a staurday night. I felt little compassion for any of the players and to be honest it was all rather silly. The B case was a little better. I like the ending, and Hawkes and Danny did feel some pity for the guy, especially Hawkes i felt that he understood that that trolley was that guys life, all he had in the world (apart from a very well cared for dog
). Neither were strong cases and i didn't feel that Det. Angell added much either to be frank. They need to make her more hard edged if she is going to stand out, yes she is extremely pretty but she just doesn't do much.
Sorry for the long review.