"Dead In His Tracks" Discussion **SPOILERS**

If I hadn't read about his departure, I would have been wondering if this talk with DB at the end had some deeper meaning. He was very reflective, and drinking in his office like he did could have been something of a goodbye-drink. But since I do know about his departure I may also be reading too much into it ;)

There isn't much to say about the case. It was solid, though cases involving kids are always tough. I was thinking about these weird and sick kids who witnessed and committed these cruelties but went on as if nothing had ever happened. I hope it's just TV stereotype wiriting.

I will miss Brass. I hope there will be a good explanation as to why he left.
 
very nice episode, besides that i already knew wich the killer was from the get go( first appereance), this was classic csi.metaphoric, subtle, thrilling...
the sad thing is, this was by any means standard storry telling...
 
I dont have a lot to say, only one thing... What sad, sad episode...

The case is good for a regular CSI episode, but would be really better to see more about this million dollar search and how many deaths this cause...

Is sad the open end they do, with Brass sadly thinking in get of Police Deparment. I think the writer try to create a second Brass with this new Forensics guy, but WTF what they will do that in firts case?

Nick and Sara have finally some screen time, Nick have a lot in the last episodes and finally Morgan only is 2 times in camera finally is not the center.

Again i would say that they know really good, how to say goodbye to Warrick killing he in the worts way, to Sara doing the emotional goodbye and to Grissom (for god sake 8 episodes to see how the character make the travel to his end) and the best how he goes...
 
What an awful ending for a character who has been with the show for 14 years. If I was Paul Guilfoyle I'd be insulted.
 
I really do think that was a horrible season ending. Brass has been on that show for like 14 years and that is the kind of send off he gets.:confused:

However I do think it may have had a deeper meaning especially since he was acting funny and he was just sitting there drinking. I thought for a moment that he was gonna reach for his gun and kill himself. After everything his character has been through this season, it could have ended that way.
I hope we get answers next season.

I thought we would get to see more Greg but was disappointed. Missing Grissom and Warrick more and more.
 
OT. "We reached a place, creatively, where it was time to say goodbye to Brass...” (Don McGill)...sic et simpliciter. Now we know that the “open” end leaves an open door...
Does it mean we could get some Brass pills during the next seasons? what? i was longing for more Brass moments and maybe i'll get some pills????:confused:
I suspected that Paul’s “emotional farewell speech” on March 21 upset tptb’s plans.
Maybe i was right, because if he stayed silent we wouldn’t have known anything about Brass’ leave. I read the lines on the official details again and there isn’t any mention about the character’s exit: “Meanwhile, Brass has a decision to make when his daughter attempts suicide.” The season ends and on 1501 we know Brass has retired. period...
well, now we know it’s just a “creativity” issue.
thinking about the (sad) fate of the other characters, they ought to restrain their creativity...
 
Just for the heck of it, I watched the episode.

I think they could have written the ending better with Brass.

The case was okay but I have a question, when Scotty was being suffocated, couldn't he have moved his arms?
 
Aside from the Scotty 'Pope' goof, I see another one where Ellie was whisked to the emergency room and they said,..."female in her late 20s..." It's 2014. I believe that would make her about 30 or 31 years old. On the Ellie episode, she was said to be born on September 24, 1982.

I wonder what happened to the Tiger Woods-looking dude if he only hit his friend but didn't kill him. Does he go to prison?

Not a bad episode, though, I would've like to hear even some soft 1989 ballad when showing the 1989 scene. I still can't shake off the fact that Cold Case was cancelled. Oh, well.

They could've written more of Brass' last scene on the show. If not like Catherine saying goodbye to everyone right after getting shot at and having her home messed up by whoever was after her. I do like Brass' last quotes about "really being there for Ellie..." They could've written his exit better. A B-.
 
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Aside from the Scotty 'Pope' goof, I see another one where Ellie was whisked to the emergency room and they said,..."female in her late 20s..." It's 2014. I believe that would make her about 30 or 31 years old. On the Ellie episode, she was said to be born on September 24, 1982.

I wonder what happened to the Tiger Woods-looking dude if he only hit his friend but didn't kill him. Does he go to prison?

Not a bad episode, though, I would've like to hear even some soft 1989 ballad when showing the 1989 scene. I still can't shake off the fact that Cold Case was cancelled. Oh, well.

They could've written more of Brass' last scene on the show. If not like Catherine saying goodbye to everyone right after getting shot at and having her home messed up by whoever was after her. I do like Brass' last quotes about "really being there for Ellie..." They could've written his exit better. A B-.
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I think Finn said there was no evidence to prove how he died. So they both pretty much get away with it.
 
I think Finn said there was no evidence to prove how he died. So they both pretty much get away with it.
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Plus, since they were both kids at the time, could they even be prosecuted so far down the line?
 
TV Guide Ask Matt

Question: Over the past 14 TV seasons, one of the indications that the current TV season is ending is an over-the-the top season finale cliffhanger on CSI. So I was somewhat surprised that the current season of CSI ended on a subdued note with Paul Guilfoyle's final scene. Since CSI was renewed back in March, the lack of a cliffhanger can't be attributed to uncertainty about the show continuing for another season. So was the lack of cliffhanger a one-time event to note Guilfoyle's departure, or is this a permanent change in how CSI's seasons will end in the future (assuming that it will continue beyond next season)? — Brian

Matt Roush: I have no idea of what lies in the future for CSI or its finales to come, but if the decision was to give one of the show's few remaining original cast members a dignified (if relatively restrained) exit, which makes sense, I'm OK with that. Extreme life-or-death cliffhangers can become awfully tiresome, and I'm glad CSI sat out this year's cycle of mayhem. This would have been planned long in advance, and I have to believe that when the time comes to retire the CSI mothership, the network and producers will have plenty of time and warning to plan accordingly for such an influential and successful franchise. (In other words, I don't see a hasty see-ya-later the way NBC treated the original Law & Order.)
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OK I've only just seen this (I'm living in Greece right now so took a while to download...)

I had to come online today after watching it to double check whether or not that was the season finale or not - because, to re-iterate what others have said - the case itself was fine for a normal episode, but albeit somewhat CSI predictable (the innocent kids are always the killers on CSI, it gets old).

As for Brass and Ellie - I was just a bit like - is that it? I agree, if I were Paul Guilfoyle I would be ENTIRELY insulted - I know CSI is known for it's subtlety but that's taking it a little too far I came away from that with the most confused expression on my face... IS THAT IT? Because all I understood rom that was that Brass was going to try and have a relationship with his screwed up daughter - it doesn't justify into an exit storyline - Paul is such a brilliant, brilliant actor - I'm not sayin I wanted some dramatic near death experience, but I wanted something that was AT LEAST interesting - I honestly thought it was just a bit boring, bland - wasted opportunity.

Worst season ender since season 9.
 
OK I've only just seen this (I'm living in Greece right now so took a while to download...)

I had to come online today after watching it to double check whether or not that was the season finale or not - because, to re-iterate what others have said - the case itself was fine for a normal episode, but albeit somewhat CSI predictable (the innocent kids are always the killers on CSI, it gets old).

As for Brass and Ellie - I was just a bit like - is that it? I agree, if I were Paul Guilfoyle I would be ENTIRELY insulted - I know CSI is known for it's subtlety but that's taking it a little too far I came away from that with the most confused expression on my face... IS THAT IT? Because all I understood rom that was that Brass was going to try and have a relationship with his screwed up daughter - it doesn't justify into an exit storyline - Paul is such a brilliant, brilliant actor - I'm not sayin I wanted some dramatic near death experience, but I wanted something that was AT LEAST interesting - I honestly thought it was just a bit boring, bland - wasted opportunity.

Worst season ender since season 9.
 
I thought Paul was outstanding in this episode, though I agree it wasn't much of a story, and it wasn't the best send-off he could have been given. Still, his scenes were the best, and he handled this situation professionally. I just hope this leaves the door open for future guest appearances ... though I have my doubts.

I'm glad we didn't have yet another shrieking "CSI in danger" cliffhanger. In fact, I'm glad we didn't have a cliffhanger at all ... though I'm surprised that they seemed to leave Brass's exit open-ended.
 
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