CSI: NY Season 6 Spoiler Discussion - Solving Crime in the Empire City

[Burlesque]

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Let 39 and 40 correspond from afar heck even throw Peyton into the mix she is a "letter writer" as well.:lol: Better yet send all three of them to Afganistan and pick it up over there.

:guffaw:Genius!

 

[Top41]

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Maybe he forces them to watch 60 straight hours of Horatio's one-liners (which is clearly the most merciless form of torture there is) - the trauma sends Lindsay running back to Montana, where she is promptly admitted to a mental institution by her well-meaning parents (because she won't stop muttering "we never close - we never close - we never close" while miming the action of putting on and taking off sunglasses), and Danny ends up with amnesia as a way to cope with the torture. Flack is, of course, there to help Danny pick up the pieces, and they raise Lucy together and live happily ever after and have lots of sex and babies.

Well, that's how I'd like for it to end, at least.

Damn, I just realized that they missed an opportunity to send Danny and Lindsay on a vacation to the Bermuda Triangle. Curses, foiled again!

(Sorry, Danno, but you're expendable. Especially if Flack unearths the evil plot that reveals that you are, in fact, the real Danny Messer's evil clone who has locked him up in a warehouse somewhere for the past few years. Flack can rescue him, let him shave off his Cast Away beard, cuddle him like the poor woobie he is, and they can raise Lucy together since, yanno, she has his DNA seeing as how the evil!Danny was a clone and all. Cue picking up the pieces, lots of sex and babies, et cetera.)

Y'all would so watch my version of CSI:NY and you know it.

Hell yes I would! Any storyline that allows for Flack to finally have his Danny--and for the return of the interesting, passionate, complex Danny that used to be so much fun to watch--is a win in my book. Total bonus if Danny finally gives it up for Flack. :devil: The grin on Flack's face if that happened could light up all of Manhattan for years.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Quick thought for the mods: Since Pam V wants the fans to discuss and give input we need threads for both potential "love matches" for Mac, don't we? Maybe when the discussion/grading thread for tonight's episode goes up threads can be created for that purpose? I'll leave it to them to decide the parameters for said threads and copy/paste pertinent discussion already had because they have magic powers I don't possess when it comes to creating a thread (read Who is more damaged... thread that "I" created last summer:lol

I've been meaning to do that! I will work on it later this morning... and it will have Faylinn's picture at the top. :devil:

Hi Everybody.

So, I've been lurking here for a while, but I really just had to drop my comment on the behind the scenes with Eddie and Melina.

Even though I have been a little against this Stella episode, because it seems like the writers are doing more and more every season to beat up poor Stella. Even though I know Melina really handles those scenes amazingly well.
I'm beginning to look forwards to this, because by the looks of it we get to see Don worry about Stella. I'm personally hoping that they will have him involved in helping her out with this most of the time, since Don and Stella have this great on the job chemistry, and have had this adorable friendship through all seasons. I'm really looking forwards to seeing how it will all play out.

I have serious reservations about seeing Stella in peril once again, too. Why don't the guys ever end up in these situations? At what point does it become kind of exploitive? It's sweet that Flack comes to her rescue... but why don't we ever get to see the reverse? I guess Stella came to Danny's rescue in "Trapped," but after the horror that was "All Access," if Stella was never in danger again, it would be too soon. And, as someone pointed out earlier, she got attacked last season, too. How much is enough?

 

[Lori K.]

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Between Stellas perils and Macs girlfriends it seems somebodys writing skills are growing stale:lol:

 

[Burlesque]

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No, I'm happy with the way things are going. No show is perfect, after all.

 

[Asprine]

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Thanks for the recent video on the sneak peak of "Rest in Peace, Marina Garito", Faylinn. It's a great one!

Regardless of Mac's love interest, I love Pam Veasey because she is one of the people who knew how to write Stella's character really well even if it's to put her in peril and in jeopardy. To look on the bright side, she's one of my favorite character and I really love to see Stella appear on screen and some story lines or episode that has the center of attention or focal point on her. For instance, All Access, Heart of Glass with reference to the HIV, Grounds for Deception as well as the coming episode "Rest in Peace, Marina Garito". Rambo Stella is always one of the characteristics I admire in this character, Stella Bonasera. She is one resilient and strong person who is able to withstand the adversities and tribulations most of the time. However, there are times where she shows her weaknesses or lose control of her emotions when in distress 'cause she is a human. Amazed by Melina in interviews as always. She is endearing and as usual the beautiful Grecian goddess.

Flack coming to the rescue! That's intriguing! From the sneak peek, Eddie Cahill mentioned something about breath exchange. :lol:

Is there a shipper thread for them anywhere? Maybe one needs to be made:thumbsup: I loved Flack and Angel and it really made me mad that they killed her off. But I love Flack and he and Stella have been there for a long time

Yeah, there's one Flack/Stella thread I think! I've seen it somewhere in the shipper central before. Might want to consider going there once in a while. :lol:

The way they are writing this "will they wont they".... MEH move on already its turning into utter nonsense and yes I said that before:lol: The seed of disgust has been planted if it keeps on there gonna lose viewers to more interesting viewing

I totally agree with you! I'm starting to get tired of it already. Even wanted to punch Mac. :lol:

Let 39 and 40 correspond from afar heck even throw Peyton into the mix she is a "letter writer" as well.:lol: Better yet send all three of them to Afganistan and pick it up over there. That way there will be more story writing for bringing Adam and Sid back...and new Flack/Stella material:drool:

:lol: You are causing laughter and amusement, Lori! :guffaw:

 

[Burlesque]

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I really love to see Stella appear on screen and some story lines or episode that has the center of attention or focal point on her. For instance, All Access, Heart of Glass with reference to the HIV, Grounds for Deception as well as the coming episode "Rest in Peace, Marina Garito". Rambo Stella is always one of the characteristics I admire in this character, Stella Bonasera. She is one resilient and strong person who is able to withstand the adversities and tribulations most of the time. However, there are times where she shows her weaknesses or lose control of her emotions when in distress 'cause she is a human. Amazed by Melina in interviews as always. She is endearing and as usual the beautiful Grecian goddess.

I love you. :lol:

Eddie Cahill mentioned something about breath exchange.

No way. He did?! I could have sworn he said bullet exchange or something - as in, him and the guy were going to shoot at each other for a while before the attacker is taken down by our hero, who then jumps into the pool to save Stella. I do hope I heard wrong and you're right after all.

Oooh, talking of the clip - has anybody saved it to their Favourites or anything of the sort? 'Cause silly me can't find what page it's on and I want to watch it again, so if somebody doesn't mind quickly providing me with the link again ...

 

[Asprine]

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LOL! Burlesque... I might have ear problem. Don't mind me... :lol: Not sure what he really said either. CPR is not that bad

If I'm not wrong, it is "brief exchange of gunfire".

 

[perlnoir]

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source: tvguide http://www.tvguide.com/News/CSI-NY-Melina-Kanakaredes-1016990.aspx

The television landscape is full of tough female cops, and Wednesday's episode of CSI: NY proves that Detective Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes) deserves to be counted among the toughest.

Check out photos of the CSI: NY cast

"We're always in danger, but Stella has this bizarre empowerment," Kanakaredes tells TVGuide.com. "She almost died in Season 2 by someone she cared about. Now, she's fearless about life-or-death situations. It's like Rambo Stella."

In Wednesday's episode (10/9c, CBS), Kanakaredes and her character will have to live up to that moniker. "Literally, I am getting my head bashed in at the bottom of a pool by this bad guy," Kanakaredes says of some of the episode's more perilous moments for Stella. "I flip over in a car and I'm upside-down. I'm very proud; I did all my own stunts. I pinched a nerve hanging upside-down in a harness. It was one of those moments where I was like, 'I am not acting here.'"

But the episode is not all about Stella's hard edge. The story revolves around Marina Garito (Moran Atias), a woman whose twin brother was killed when they were kids. Garito formed a bond with Stella years later, and calls in weekly to see if there's been any cracks in the otherwise cold case. But just when Garito makes a breakthrough, she winds up dead of an apparent suicide.

Madchen Amick aims to give CSI: NY's Mac a new dimension

"Stella's been taking these calls for four years, and she just doesn't believe it's a suicide," Kanakaredes says. "It becomes this wonderful true-to-life story [of] guilt and obsession for Stella. She takes on the obsession of this young woman who needs answers, except she's parlaying it to find out what happened to this girl. And she's haunted — literally haunted."

Fortunately, Stella is able to lean on Mac (Gary Sinise) and the other members of her team, including Flack (Eddie Cahill). "I think she knows the reality," Kanakaredes says. "There's a great scene between her and Flack and he's like, 'We all have these people that call us every week, and you can't beat yourself up.'"

Still, Stella is on her own when it comes time to make her case. "She just won't believe it," Kanakaredes says. "That's pure gut instinct and that's pure Stella. She doesn't care what the evidence says, and that's what I love about the character: She is so not black and white. She is able to cross lines and come back over and say, 'See, I crossed the line for this, but I was right.'"

 

[Burlesque]

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Thank you! What a fantastic interview.

 

[EngleBarn]

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Regardless of Mac's love interest, I love Pam Veasey because she is one of the people who knew how to write Stella's character really well even if it's to put her in peril and in jeopardy. To look on the bright side, she's one of my favorite character and I really love to see Stella appear on screen and some story lines or episode that has the center of attention or focal point on her. For instance, All Access, Heart of Glass with reference to the HIV, Grounds for Deception as well as the coming episode "Rest in Peace, Marina Garito". Rambo Stella is always one of the characteristics I admire in this character, Stella Bonasera. She is one resilient and strong person who is able to withstand the adversities and tribulations most of the time. However, there are times where she shows her weaknesses or lose control of her emotions when in distress 'cause she is a human. Amazed by Melina in interviews as always. She is endearing and as usual the beautiful Grecian goddess.

I agree, it's amazing to see Stella in the center of episodes, she deserves the screen time because she is one of the characters in the show that doesn't get less interesting even though we get to see her a lot.
I didn't really like All Access all that much because it was really very graphic and as much as I like how strong Stella came out of it - the whole episode, not so much.
The other episodes I really like. I like Stella in Peril when they let her fight her own way out of it, and doesn't get thrown through rooms by suspects. I'd love to see more rambo-Stella as she is in 'Can you hear me now' where she chases 'What's his name?' With her gun drawn and excapes without a bruise, like Mac, Don and Danny do all the time.
However I know that it's easier for suspects to throw a woman around than it is to throw a guy over a couch and through a room (Like happened to Stella with the Gramercy guy) She handled that one really well though, and I like the scene because she really kicks his rear end big time. But how come we don't really see Lindsay in those situations? I don't know, must be some sort of 'guys hate Stella'-curse.

I'm excited about this episode though, I'd love to see Stella really obsess about a case (Like I think it was the second episode in season one, with the girl Robin, right?) Where she just kept pushing till she got the guy.

I have a lot more thoughts about this I would love to share, unfortunately my french essay doesn't write itself.

 

[Top41]

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The other episodes I really like. I like Stella in Peril when they let her fight her own way out of it, and doesn't get thrown through rooms by suspects. I'd love to see more rambo-Stella as she is in 'Can you hear me now' where she chases 'What's his name?' With her gun drawn and excapes without a bruise, like Mac, Don and Danny do all the time.
However I know that it's easier for suspects to throw a woman around than it is to throw a guy over a couch and through a room (Like happened to Stella with the Gramercy guy) She handled that one really well though, and I like the scene because she really kicks his rear end big time. But how come we don't really see Lindsay in those situations? I don't know, must be some sort of 'guys hate Stella'-curse.

It's because Stella is strong, and Lindsay isn't. There's always a subversive desire to "take the strong woman down a peg or two." I hate to get up on a feminist high horse, but it's one of my big pet peeves. If you look across the CSI shows, it's always the strong women who are subjected to violence/sexual violence. Stella, Catherine, Sara, Calleigh... all of them have been attacked/assaulted in some way. Stella was brutalized by her boyfriend, Calleigh was kidnapped, Catherine woke up thinking she'd been raped.... The pattern is just disturbing, because believe me, we'll never see Danny tied up in a bathtub wearing very little clothing, or Hawkes get sexually assaulted when he's in the prison riot. No, because violence can only happen towards the main female characters on the show.

 

[Lori K.]

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I really love to see Stella appear on screen and some story lines or episode that has the center of attention or focal point on her.

You know how I feel about Stella and Smack BUT there are other people with intriguing storylines as well. It just seems this season is all about Mac and his love life and most of the good stuff "Stella" related (my favorite by the way was in season 4 the guy in the vat of chocolate..."Hows that for a taste Huh"? :lol. Which I love but how about letting Mac and Stell take a back seat so they can have a Adam centered.. the little bit with the kid with the eyelash problems (sorry my most memorable moments of the program ouch:lol how about Adam and his dad? although all Adam serious would not be good. And then there is Sid I miss him Look how exciting the upcoming anticipation there is for the "Hawkes " centered episode. It seems refreshing and a new direction. Lets get into Dannys parents house and enjoy some of his moms canolis shall we? Maybe we will run into Louie..

 

[Elwood21]

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Thanks for all the links and vids. Good stuff .

I've always enjoyed the interaction Stella and Flack have, from "when you drive we don't eat" type stuff to more serious and supportive interaction. It would be nice to see more of that too. :bolian:

...I love this awkward adorable chemistry there seems to be between Mac and Aubrey, because they have a lot in common.

so far so good for me regarding the handling of this. Hope they keep it up once a bit more time is alloted to it. The behind the scenes interview of Gary and Madchen during the filming of PotO'Gold was kinda funny too, though Gary had a definite odd *dork* moment with the shoulder chuck :lol:. Nice she was so keen on doing the show.

... and it will have Faylinn's picture at the top. :devil:

*Smithersesque finger twidling* ...excellent... :lol:. Perfect! (Expect it'll be rather spirited, no doubt :lol.

Even though I have been a little against this Stella episode, because it seems like the writers are doing more and more every season to beat up poor Stella. Even though I know Melina really handles those scenes amazingly well.

I'm beginning to look forwards to this, because by the looks of it we get to see Don worry about Stella. I'm personally hoping that they will have him involved in helping her out with this most of the time, since Don and Stella have this great on the job chemistry, and have had this adorable friendship through all seasons. I'm really looking forwards to seeing how it will all play out.

I have serious reservations about seeing Stella in peril once again, too. Why don't the guys ever end up in these situations? At what point does it become kind of exploitive? It's sweet that Flack comes to her rescue... but why don't we ever get to see the reverse? I guess Stella came to Danny's rescue in "Trapped," but after the horror that was "All Access," if Stella was never in danger again, it would be too soon. And, as someone pointed out earlier, she got attacked last season, too. How much is enough?

I love Melina, her interviews are fantastic :lol:. I also love the fact she calls her character "Rambo Stella" (did that label in fact originate here, or was it co-opted from somewhere else?)

I agree with Englebarn a lot here. I'm looking forward to a rare chance where Stella gets some focus. As for the fact that the only focus she seems to get perpetually hinges on her personal safety being threatened, I can only hope the issues motivating her to chase off on her own again are equally highlighted. I think even a half-step improvement would have been not to have Stella discovered face down in the pool but having successfully fought her way out, and so not actually requiring rescue. And it would definitely be nice to see her pull somebody else's ass out of the fire.

There's always a subversive desire to "take the strong woman down a peg or two." I hate to get up on a feminist high horse, but it's one of my big pet peeves. ....The pattern is just disturbing, because believe me, we'll never see Danny tied up in a bathtub wearing very little clothing, or Hawkes get sexually assaulted when he's in the prison riot. No, because violence can only happen towards the main female characters on the show.

It's tiring that that always seems to be the default. It's also that it's treated casually, or rather that it's unrecognized for that aspect. And if by chance a show actually touches on violence, especially of a sexual nature, against a man, it's like it's taken as a more serious trangression, etc. That bugs me too.

As for Adam and Sid and Lindsay, those who haven't had overt storylines attached to them this season, well, dunno if that was the gameplan for this year, but they are, again, the three who have been on rotation. Regulars but very much supporting players. Lindsay will have her DL due (seems to be the only material she gets) in the finale, and while I would love to have more Sid and Adam, I can't say as I expect that anytime soon. It was great to see more of Sid in the episodes he was in, and that they have expanded on ways to use him and get him out of the morgue. I wish they'd even had had another ep along the lines of Point of No Return for Sid, and hope they attempt something similar for Adam next season. In the meantime, I can't say I'm as exasperated as some with how material's been doled out this season, only how, more often than not, it's actually been realized.

 

[Burlesque]

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I'd love to see more rambo-Stella as she is in 'Can you hear me now' where she chases 'What's his name?' With her gun drawn and excapes without a bruise, like Mac, Don and Danny do all the time.

Although having said what I said before, that's the one thing that pisses me off - how she can escape without even a scratch, no matter how big the accident. It's highly unrealistic. Alright, she had stiches on her cheek for the duration of, like, 1 1/2 episodes after Frankie attacked her, but that's it. Hanging off a 7-storey building? She's fine. Shoved down a stairwell? She's fine. Almost drowned? She's fine - hospitalised, but fine. Having a car crash into her at she's speeding along at God knows how many miles per hour? Chances are, she's probably fine. I mean, maybe that's just me being a wimp, but doesn't anybody else find it slightly amusing?

 

[Burlesque]

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And it would definitely be nice to see her pull somebody else's ass out of the fire.

Sorry for double-posting, but - agreed! Although she has actually already pulled asses out of fires in the episode her apartment burned down, I know what you mean. I'd like to see less Accident-Prone Stella and more Superwoman Stella at times, too. :thumbsup: