I thought the time jump would be fine if NY had its premiere on midseason. But since CBS has just announced that CSI: NY will premiere this Fall, I hope you can account for the events that happened during the unnecessary time jump on the finale. Did Mac get married? Adam promoted as a CSI? Did Danny and Lucy decide to stay permanently in NY? Did Flack do something to somehow have a closure to what he did to Simon Cade? Maybe a little explanation or hint would be fine.
I know you already have plans. You all are great writers. I just want to remind you! That's all! :thumbsup:
What are your suggestions?
First, to your points: 1) Six months isn't THAT much bigger a jump than normal, the season premiere will likely be about 4 months from now. Mac doesn't seem like the type to marry a woman that fast, and if he's still a practicing Catholic it's a near impossibility. Getting married in most Catholic churches involves significant lead time, around 6 months. The Catholic church doesn't do quickies.
Christine was holding a rosary and saying one of the Creeds(can't remember if it's Apostle's or Nicene), so she's likely Catholic too. It wouldn't surprise me if Adam gets promoted in that interval, though. As for Danny/Lindsay/Lucy, in Mac's dream they said it wasn't necessarily something that would happen for a while yet, so they don't have to resolve that particular plot thread. My guess is, if they get enough advance knowledge of the series ending, the last episode will feature them moving out of the city. Not sure about Flack, though it didn't really seem like he was suffering much, and not shooting the girl who shot Mac was certainly a good step for him anyway. Keep in mind, that wasn't REALLY Flack, Danny, or Lindsay talking to Mac in those scenes.
To me, those scenes were more about possibly giving Mac some closure, not about the others. Though if the stuff Sid was talking about in those scenes is true, I would love to see the groundbreaking ceremony at some point.
As for my own thoughts on what I'd like to see in Season 9:
- I would like to see Mac's relationship with Christine continue to grow. This isn't a "ship" post, I've actually enjoyed all three love interests they've given Mac on this show. But at this point in the show's run, and given they way they've set this romance up, it's about time he got one that sticks, not one they decide to abruptly drop the following season.
- more Jo/Flack semi-flirty fun! The two of them practically sizzled early in Season 7, but there hasn't been as much fun stuff with those two since. Eddie and Sela play off each other so well, it'd be a shame not to see more of it.
- I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of recurring faces among the lab rats, or maybe with the cops. We used to see other detectives working cases(to be fair, NY seems to gotten mostly away from multi-case episodes), and we'd see a few of the lab techs multiple times(like Jane Parsons in DNA, I miss Jane
). I'm not looking to add a bunch of them to the credits like Vegas did, but I think a little continuity in the people they work with would be nice.
- I wouldn't mind seeing a full-fledged crossover with the Vegas crew. Not like the last one, that was just Langston going to the other two shows. More like the 2nd Miami/NY one. NY visits Vegas, and Vegas visits NY. Brass is supposedly a former Marine like Mac(and Brass is originally from Jersey), the two of them together could be fun. And you just know Flack would be a hoot in Vegas!
I gotta say, I think this show has been on a real creative upswing the last couple of years. A lot of it is the energy that Sela Ward as Jo Danville brings to the show(much the way I think Ted Danson has helped Vegas), and I think the focus on single-case episodes has helped too. It allows for much stronger case stories, lets more of the characters interact, or gives them room in the episode for more character moments like Mac's new romance. More than anything, I just want them to continue to focus on strong storytelling, giving their talented cast material that will let them shine.
