Oh Natalia, Natalia, Natalia... Where do we start with you, girlie?
I loved when she was at the computer and Eric walked in and he said something along the lines of "how many sites have you been to so far?" Eva's delivery was amazing: "...Fourteen."
And that whole scene at the shooting range was just... bad. Our girl needs to get rid of Rich ASAP. If the guy keeps asking you out and you keep saying no, but he still does it anyway, I think you need to find a new instructor. Why not Calleigh?
What was even more strange about that entire scene was Natalia being momentarily taken over by complete stupidity and carelessness. I mean... That was just poor writing on TPTB's part. That was very OOC for her.
It did set the stage for the scene!of!awesomeness! later in the episode, though. Eva was BRILLIANT. I cringed when Eric popped her shoulder back in. Her face... damn. You could see how much pain she was in and you could also see how hard she was trying to hold herself back from screaming. Great job by Eva.
calleighspeedle said:
I hope that Calleigh and Natalia work together more because I think they have a great chemistry.
I agree. They're both awesome together and I'd really love to see them form a really tight friendship.
Gaelen said:
Hey guys, I'm new to this thread. Just like to say I think Natalia was a great addition to the cast. She has unique interactions with different characters, and is quite the looker
I'm a little behind and just saw the ep where she was accused of murdering Nick.
Welcome to the thread! Make sure you grab a Midori cocktail--compliments of Natalia, of course, because she just has to be pretty wealthy in order to have a huge house in Coconut Grove (At least that's what I think).
I loved the episode when 'Talia is accused of murdering Nick. Eva was great, as usual, but it was the last scene that I really, really loved. Brilliance.
doublehelix said:
I had a few ideas for a plot twist
>"Rich" the shooting instructor becomes a crazed stalker
>In a search for a missing child the other CSIs find out that the child is Natalia's.(Sounds kind of soapy, I know.
but I look at it as a way to fill in some gaps about her previous marriage to Nick. She left him before the child was born and never told him about the birth. In desperation she gave the child up for adoption to a better home/family)
>Only days after recieving her firearms qualification, Natalia had to use her gun in a life-or-death firefight.
(Okay, not a 'twist' per se)
>Nick, as it turns out, owed some "unsavory people" who are now attempting to take their anger on Natalia.
>Natalia goes solo on a heinous murder. One that rattles her emotionally/psychologically and tests her CSI skills.
It also opens up a larger criminal enterprise.
Just some musings!
Wow... Nice ideas.
I have a feeling that the "plot twist" will have something to do with her shoulder. It's probably going to come back to bite her in the ass. She'll pass her test and when the first shootout happens, her arm acts up and she winds up taking down one of the officers or a bystander. And then IAB gets involved and her and Eric are both feeling really guilty, and...
...Well, it sounded better in my head.
doublehelix said:
Good News Eva fans!! A recent interview with Eva Larue has appeared and can be accessed by all. The downside is that it is a phone interview and it is AUDIO ONLY. It's fairly short, probably less than ten minutes.
What is something about Eva La Rue that the public should know?
"That I probably cuss more than I should."
Haha. Win.
I love how open she is in the interviews she gives. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't have the guts to say half of the things she says about herself.
Thanks for the heads up about the interview!
StarDuquesneEMT said:
The whole shoulder scene with Eric was fantastic on Eva's part, I've watched it about 87 times now :lol: I'm still recovering from a dislocated knee I got on the job (firefighter/EMT) and it is probably the worst pain I've ever felt. Eva did an amazing job showing the pain yet keeping it in character; Natalia isn't gonna break easily, but some things are just too much, and I think it shows a lot that she trusted Eric enough to let him do that.
Yeah, that was a great scene. If we put the season four Natalia in that situation, she wouldn't have asked Eric to pop her shoulder back in--she probably would've whined about it and gone to the doctor. She's changed a lot over the last two years... it's great to see that she's formed such a great bond with the team, that she trusts them. She's tougher now, too. Sure, she had a breakdown in "Internal Affairs," but I think she had a good enough reason to. It takes
a lot to keep yourself from crying and carrying on when you pop in a dislocated anything (Although you probably already know that because of your dislocated knee--yikes). I went on for a good twenty minutes when it happened to me.
mjszud said:
I don't think you were here yet when we were talking about something similar around the end of last season. In the "skeletons" episode, she tells Eric "those home pregnancy tests don't work on me". Well how would she know that unless she has used one before.
Wow... I almost forgot about that whole discussion we had about that! (Man, my memory is
going!)
I still want to know what that whole "home pregnancy tests don't work on me" thing was about...