Re: Post - "Grave Danger" Episode Discussion/Review ***Spoilers***
Oh... wow. That was so good. I liked the new style quite a lot. The flashback and flash forward and the country music. That was completely creepy but fit the story perfectly. And we got a logical answer to why Nick would shoot at the foot of the box and we also saw that his hearing DID come into play. So... yay!
I personally thought they did a very good job... the hullicination was very... god, it was just weird. I think Al and David probably had too much fun doing that scene, hehe. Poor Nick.
What I did not like:
1) The commercials. Grrr. 'Nough said.
2) The ending. There was no Nick and parents interaction. We did not see him in the hospital. He just visited the jail house to talk to the daughter. True, having no hard feelings toward her is totally Nicky but I would have liked the show to end with Nick breaking down in the hallway or meeting Warrick who drove him there or something... not with the daughter who had no heart.
3) The loose ends and inconsistincies. There were quite a few, so I doubt I could name them all. However, like I already mentioned, there was nothing with Nick's parents. The box was apparently caving in on itself which is what makes Nick make that final goodbye in the first place, and yet nothing happened when four guys were standing on top of it? Yeah, right. Those were two just to name a few.
What I really did like:
1) The music choice. Country fits Nick perfectly and having him open the show with him singing some country song was very funny and in-character. I also thought him trying to console himself in the box and try to get somebody to hear him by singing loudly was a very creative idea as well.
2) The science. I was very afraid that the show was going to lose its whole scientific feel and it was all going to be all action all the time. However, we got a good dosage of science, but not too much to make us all be bored to death.
3) Characters. Ecklie was fantastic--he really came through in this episode and I knew he would. Grissom--I was kinda iffy about him in the beginning when he didn't seem at all upset that Nick was gone, but the ending scene with "Pancho, listen to me" and all that jazz was really cool. Warrick was wonderful in his little outburst; was it just me, or were there tears in his eyes? Catherine is on my good side once again. Hodges was really cool; that was a whole new side of him that we have never seen before. And, of course, Nick stole the show. Greg... well, to be honest, I don't really remember him much in the episode, did he have ANY big parts? And Sara... not a whole lot of her like I guess either.
All in all, I was very pleased with it. It kept me on the edge of my seat and had me shouting at the TV to save Nick. Very suspenceful and very well done. There were some parts that I didn't like, thought the show could do without, thought the show needed, but all in all, very nice work Tarantino.
Out of ten, I'll give this show a 9.6--very, very nice work.
