I'll give it an
A.
What I liked:
Mac and Flack in bulletproof vests at the warehouse where the secretary girl's body was. Yummy.:devil:
The Mac/Sid scene. I love when Mac shows off his military knowledge when he talks about the knife(which we got a lot of in this ep, we also got it when he told Adam how soldiers sometimes keep bits of shrapnel from their wounds to remind them of what almost happened, and in his interaction with the young ex Navy SEAL) and seeing Sid teasing him about it was fun. It reminded me of HTYMA when Mac said something like Sid couldn't drag him anywhere.
The scene with Mac, Flack and Russ McHenry the ex Navy SEAL. I liked both Mac and Flack's interaction with Russ. Like someone on here said, I think both conencted with Russ, Mac because of his military background and Flack 'cause of his injuries. I liked that when Russ told Flack not to pity him, Flack said he didn't, he was just trying to work out if he did it. Flack's a guy who tends to be very direct with people, if he thinks they might be guilty, he'll tell them in no uncertain terms, and I liked that he treated Russ the same as anyone else.
Adam! He literally lit up the screen with every scene he was in and made me smile. It was fantastic to see him getting out of the lab and showing off his computer skills to Mac and helping in a big way to solve the case by using those skills. I think my absolute fave scene was when he said the killer was brilliant and Mac gave him a look like this :wtf: and he went from geeking out to really serious saying she was evil. AJ was AMAZING in that scene, and it showed he really is a talented actor. I demand more Adam scenes. I LOVE the chemistry between Mac and Adam, and it was so great seeing them together again. Also, Adam looked HOT in that checked shirt open over the white tee. Mmmmhmmm, me likey.:devil:
The light banter between Mac and Flack in the park when Flack asked how he knew Jordan. I liked how Flack gently teased Mac saying 'Gracie Mansion' in a sort of teasing-impressed way and something about Mac helping old ladies across the street or something. It was a nice light moment between them, and showed their friendship. Mac and Flack have great chemistry.
Mac in sunglasses, mmm, yummy!:drool: Flack looked very cute in the park scene too.
When Lindsay told Stella about the screws in the vic's skull and where they came from, she just got straight to the point. Thank God for that. I would have screamed if she'd done one of her long-winded lead ups to revealing the info.
The killer was excellent. She was good competition for the CSIs and also she was scary. I totally agree that cold female sociopaths can be much scarier than male ones. She was MUCH scarier than Drew. I liked that final conversation between her and Mac - we got to see that she does have a vulnerable, human side. I liked that she stayed anonymous, we never got her name. That adds to her scariness. I also thought she was super cool for being able to run like that in heels.:lol:
Flack flirting with Angell was so cute. I love the chemistry between these two, it's so natural and easy, and Flack's attempts to show off his game are just adorable. His 'You look good in a vest' cracked me up almost as much as Mac's 'I like waterfalls, do you' in SL in Down the Rabbit Hole. :lol:
Loved Flack and Danny geeking out over Star Wars at Club Random. They should definitely get together with Adam for a Star Wars marathon. With beer, chips...and steak.:lol:
I thought the conference call scene was really cool!
Flack and Angell playing dress up was funny. I didn't like the Marilyn look on Angell, but the park-boy look on Flack was pretty cute. And methinks HE liked Angell's disguise.:devil:
LOVED the Action!Mac scene.:drool::drool: Yes, it was very unlikely that Mac would have been on his own (where did those SWAT and FBI guys go, and also Flack?) but I don't care. I like me some Action!Mac. That leap across the gap was awesome! And yes, Action!Mac scenes are better than Action!H scenes. I liked the final conversation between Mac and Suspect X too.
I like Jordan Gates. I think she and Mac have the beginnings of a really nice chemistry, one that could develop into deeper friendship or into romance. I think their scenes in the ep reflect what Lenkov said about Jordan not definitely becoming a love interest for Mac. For now it seems their just friends with the potential there for something more. The little wave between them in the park was cute, and the hug at the end was sweet. I think Mac definitely cares for and likes her, and am looking forward to seeing where their relationship goes. I liked that Jordan seems to be a confident and independent (loved seeing her order those security guys about) but also has a vulnerable side - she seemed really quite shaken when Mac told her her ex hubby had hired Suspect X to kill her, I felt really sorry for her. Of course, I am also ravingly jealous of her for getting to be in Mac's arms.:evil:
-Overall good continuity from Down the Rabbit Hole.
What I didn't like:
-Not enough Hawkes.
-Not enough Stella.
-The camera in the eye thing was so gross, I hate stuff like that.
-While I like the beginnings of the chemistry between Mac and Jordan, I think it isn't as good as the chemistry between him and Jane Parsons in s1/s2 (or with Peyton in s3). But it is the first ep with them together, so it could develop more. And I am a diehard Mac/Jane shipper. And of course Mac and Peyton were in a very clearly established relationship.
Misc. stuff
-So it looks to me like Danny definitely doesn't see his and Lindsay's relationship the way she does. He wasn't sorry he forgot her birthday, he didn't offer to make up for it. Someone here wrote that they are just two colleagues who had/have sex, and I think that's how Danny sees it.
