"Family Affair" Tenth Season Premiere Discussion *SPOILERS*

Well, I'm still not buying the whole 'sara can be and wants to a CSI again' thing, however I do like that scene with her and Catherine. I like what she said and that I can buy.

I really liked how she said "the one thing that Grissom had, that you don't, is you." Yup, Grissom would have been lost many times if it wasn't for Catherine. :lol:

Of course, Catherine has always been Grissom's right hand even before she because a supervisor.

Yeah I liked it to. Sara was always good at saying what needed to be said while everyone was afraid to. That's one of the attributes she had that I liked.

Yes, I'm saying that.:lol:
 
I can't wait to see Sara back, and her intereaction with Cath, they're very different woman but both strong, and working together, will be great. I see that Icky Ecklie is still a big grump, but he did call Sara back, so that'll be interesting on them intereacting together as well. And to see Nick, Greggie hug her AHHH, how sweet. They missed her:thumbsup:I am baffled by the first scene, and want to know who's shooting up the lab:confused:
 
Is there a really clear version of the CTV promo? Cause the one I've seen is not
I believe someone just posted a slightly better version of it in the spoiler thread.

Anyway, Marg was on the Late Late Show yesterday and in the beginning they showed a clip of the premiere. It's on youtube (thanks to MargaMania ;))

Hmm, Ecklie thinks there's a discipline problem. He does mention Riley, so at least she doesn't just disappear Sophia style.
 
Hmm, Ecklie thinks there's a discipline problem. He does mention Riley, so at least she doesn't just disappear Sophia style.

I hope that is true. It would make so much more sense if there is an actual reason that things seem to be messed up with the team...a reason that Cath might be in trouble and need some help. I'll accept that. :)
 
Yeah that was a decent scene. I still don't see how the team was that messed up though. I mean Riley was new anyway. She was hardly there much with Grissom. Personally I would not go by what she had to say. Now if Nick or Greg, who have been there for ages said something, that would be really something to consider.
 
Well, I guess that clip closes the "are they or aren't they" argument. :lol: And Grissom likes baseball? Never knew that... or if I did, I forgot. :lol:

So, I guess the writers were showing the lack of Cath's leadership skills for a reason last season. I thought they were just neglecting to show it in order to have more screentime for Ray. :lol:

I like this scene between Cath and Sara though. It feels like two old friends getting together to talk about their lives. We've never really had this sort of thing between these two before. So, I'm really happy that they finally decided to give them a scene like this. Very nice. :)

I'm thinking this is gonna be my second favorite scene in the episode (after the Sara/Greg hug scene, which is too adorable for words). :lol:

Is it Thursday yet? :lol:

I still don't see how the team was that messed up though. I mean Riley was new anyway. She was hardly there much with Grissom. Personally I would not go by what she had to say. Now if Nick or Greg, who have been there for ages said something, that would be really something to consider.

It was kind of messed up, but I just didn't notice it until it was brought up in this scene. Now looking back on everything, I do think there was a lack of cohesion. And the fractured part is to be expected due to Sara leaving, Warrick dying, Sara leaving again and then Grissom leaving... its gonna be a bit hard to get into the swing of things after all of that change.

But, I think that it makes sense that Riley was saying that being that she was a Level 2 who came in from some place else. She would have her former supervisor's skills to compare this to. Now if Riley had come in as a Level One who had never worked as a CSI before, then no, it wouldn't make any sense at all. But, she had been a CSI elsewhere. I just wonder if she would have had any thoughts about Grissom's skills as supervisor being that the two butted heads a bit. :lol:

I think that if Nick and/or Greg thought these things, they wouldn't say it because they love Cath and respect her [as a friend and longtime-colleague] way too much to actually say it.
 
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Yeah that was a decent scene. I still don't see how the team was that messed up though. I mean Riley was new anyway. She was hardly there much with Grissom. Personally I would not go by what she had to say. Now if Nick or Greg, who have been there for ages said something, that would be really something to consider.

Sometimes the people who we've worked with for awhile don't notice any overt changes. Catherine was lax, but then again, the night shift has always had a sort of free reign. It's possible that they never really noticed the state of Catherine's regime. Like GNRF said, Riley, who is an experienced investigator and new to the team, would have been the one most likely to pick up on the flaws in the team.

I'm just happy that Riley was mentioned and we've got some sort of idea of why she left.
 
I guess you all are right. People who have been working with the same person for ages become complacent. I guess Riley would be able to see things the others could not. But still I did not see the team that messed up though. I just saw Ray taking up all the cases. :lol:
 
I don't think the team was that messed up. And I'm not sure it's very nice to have Riley say those things. It's not going to endear her character to anyone really. I mean she never stood a chance and they use her as a reason to show why the team was all out of sorts. I don't know, just doesn't seem fair to LLS. And I'll be the first to admit I wasn't that fond of Riley. But her leaving now sounds like she just thought the team was so ineptly run that she had to go elsewhere. I mean come on, Catherine on a bad day is better than say Ecklie on his good days....

Oh and yes, as a GSR fan, I squeal at the revelation that they are married. Sorry to those who could care less but to me well it's a big deal. So squeee.....:p
 
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I guess you all are right. People who have been working with the same person for ages become complacent. I guess Riley would be able to see things the others could not. But still I did not see the team that messed up though. I just saw Ray taking up all the cases. :lol:

:lol: That's the way I saw it too at first. :lol:

I'm not sure it's very nice to have Riley say those things. It's not going to endear her character to anyone really. I mean she never stood a chance and they use her as a reason to show why the team was all out of sorts. I don't know, just doesn't seem fair to LLS.

Well, as a Riley fan, my first thought was "why do they have to make her leaving a negative reason". :lol: Why couldn't they just say she left because she had to go home to take care of a sick family member. I mean, it does seem out of place because Riley didn't seem to be a bit unhappy at all except with Ray in that one ep. :lol: She seemed like she was loving working there. It just feels like they cheapened her moments on the show with this and it probably will make some people angry, even if what she said is a bit true. :lol: However, if Riley hadn't said those things, Cath would have never realized that she's been putting it all on her shoulders when Grissom never did that (he had Cath helping him) and then Nick would never get that official promotion... so it's kind of bittersweet. :lol: I dislike it in some ways, but like it in other ways. I guess the ends sort of justify the means, so to speak. :lol:
 
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So it's true, Grissom and Sara are married.

I never thought Riley had a problem with Cath. If she would have stayed I wonder what she would have thought about Grissom's leadership skills? Obviously Ecklie had a problem with Grissom's leadership back in season 5.

And something tells me Cath knows some baseball terms. She couldn't have worked with Grissom for all those years an NOT KNOW something about baseball???? :wtf: :rolleyes:
 
And something tells me Cath knows some baseball terms. She couldn't have worked with Grissom for all those years an NOT KNOW something about baseball???? :wtf: :rolleyes:

So there has been prior reference to him liking baseball? I must have tuned that out just like I tune out most sports related stuff. :lol:
 
Yeah I think from the little bit Riley worked with Grissom, they seemed to butt heads more.
 
In Primum Non Nocere, which is kinda the whole 'OMG! GSR!' beginning moment:

<This happens after Grissom disses hockey>
Sidle: You just don't like sports.
Grissom: That's not true, I've been a baseball fan for my whole life.
Sidle: Baseball. That figures. All the stats.
Grissom: It's a beautiful sport.
Sidle: Since when are you interested in beauty?
Grissom: Since I met you.

The Since I met you line was a Billy ad-lib, and if you see the bloopers, Jorja's all 'WTF!? That wasn't in MY script!' Her reaction in the episode is her actual first take reaction to Billy popping out with that and she's all 'Uh ... I have a line here' and goes back into the scene, totally flustered. Which always amused the hell out of me.
 
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