Greg & Riley #1- Grey: 'Cause He Thinks She's Lucky

Spoiler: next new episode

Well, I am very excited for that episode, though I wish it was Greg and Riley being taken hostage. (A girl can dream, eh?)

Thanks so much for the pictures!

As for the episode last night, they only had one scene together, but I still liked it. At least they were standing next to each other, somewhat separated from the rest of the group, in that scene. And, once again, they definitely have similar senses of humor. I still wouldn't want them to go canon, just because I don't want any CSI couples to go canon... like ever again (aside from SuperDave and Mrs. SuperDave, though I don't think that really counts), but it is very cute to see a pairing of characters that are so funny. I think they would be more of a cute couple than an angsty couple, which is quite appealing.

 

I am in total agreement. I loved this episode.

Spoiler: tonight's episode

They made a great team! First, when Riley called Greg by her name, and then there was more playful banter afterward, with Riley and Greg giving each other hard times for messing up during the drill. They kicked butt working together. Even if they're not a couple, they make a great team. It's like Greg and Sara working together in earlier seasons, but much better, IMO, because it feels like there's more mutual respect and a shared sense of humor. They are totally awesome in scenes together! And I loved Greg helping out in the house. Ooh, I am just being bowled over with fangirl squeeing after this episode.

Can I get rid of the spoiler code now?

 

One thing I've noticed (while shamelessly re-watching all of the wonderful recent episodes with a plethora of good Greg-Riley scenes) is that the cover caps on CBS.com for two recent episodes, 'Miscarriage of Justice' and 'No Way Out' both have Greg and Riley together, without any other characters. It definitely goes to show how TPTB seem quite inclined toward pairing the two up. And I absolutely loved the name thing last episode. I have to admit that I didn't pay as much attention to the little hints TPTB included earlier on about GSR, but do you think there have been similar hints used for Greg/Riley?

Also, I have to say that I still think we need to give them a new ship name. Grey is just a color that I always associate with being sad and glum, and Greg/Riley seems like such a happy, humorous ship. I still think it was totally awesome how they called each other by each others' names, though by Riley's first name and Greg's last, this episode, so maybe it could be some combination of Riley and Sanders?
So maybe Sandy, Randy, Rilers... Personally, I like Randy. I've heard people calling them Gregley and Griley on FFnet, but I'm not crazy about either of these. Grass (GregRileyAdamsSanderS), Rags (RAxGS) and Grrr (GRegRileyRomance) are the other ones I can think of.

There were a few really cute caps of them together in the Greg photos thread. I especially loved this one (courtesy of Wojo) where they're both egging Ray on to guess that the 482 (think I got the code right) was the code for lunch. They seem like two little kids; two of a kind.




This one (also capped by Wojo) is where Greg realizes something's wrong because Riley called him Riley. And then he responds by calling her Sanders.

 

Probably more of a reaction than Ray gave.

I liked the little eye-dialogue type thing Riley and Greg had on the stairs. You could tell in her eyes that she was in trouble, and you could tell in his eyes that he knew.

 

I have always used the name Griley because once upon a time when I wrote fanfiction for Las Vegas, I wrote (Or, rather, began) a story where Nick had a wife and a sister named Riley (Before we ever heard of LLS), and Riley was with Greg. My best friend and I came up with Griley, and I don't know... I like it. =D

I haven't been keeping up with Las Vegas since Grissom left, but I am going to watch the hostage one, and I may start watching it again for the Griley.

I am excited to see this ship play out, even if it does not become canon. It is so much fun picking at the random things. I miss that now that Eric/Calleigh is canon and will miss it even more when Booth/Brennan becomes canon (I analyze EVERYTHING they do or say around each other. It is a little sad.)

(Tciddaisc, I love your signature. Criminal Minds is another of my favorite shows and I love Emily and that quote. My best friend and I crack up every time we see Splanda. "I have a gesture for you...")

 

Welcome Bryn and Tciddaisc! It's so nice to see more people getting on board for this ship

Lol. I love 'Hair Pullers.' Risers works, I think, though I wouldn't go for Riders just because that makes me think of Nick and Catherine, just because they're the two characters who presumably know how to horseback ride, at least if one goes by the original canon background for Catherine, where she grew up on a farm in Montana (I think I got that right).

I love Sasy, but I'm fairly certain that Sassy is already the ship name for Sara/Sofia.

As to hints about them, I definitely agree with GNRFan that about Greg calling Riley 'Sanders.' I didn't pay very much attention to the GSR build-up, and have only heard about it from other shippers. The biggest similarity (other than pretty much everything about the last episode, which I saw as an altogether great episode for the two) was that Greg and Riley have worked together a lot, and that her most memorable scene with a teammate in her first case, IMO, was going to save the kid with Greg. I thought it was especially interesting because ordinarily I would have expected her to be paired up with another more experienced CSI, since Greg was, presumably, still a CSI 2 as well and I don't think Riley would have passed the proficiencies Grissom mentioned that episode yet.

I thought Grass still worked well, because I think of grass (at least the stuff on the ground) as being happy and green. I always associate it with sunny skies and beautiful days. That said, as drugs go, I thought it was an interesting connection because of Riley's comment to Catherine in Riley's first episode after finding weed. I can't remember what the exact line was, but it prompted some eyebrow raising from Cath, and Riley then commented that she always kept spare urine in her locker for mandated drug tests. I definitely couldn't help thinking, in that scene, of the time that Greg recited quite humorously every name for marijuana he could think of. I thought it made an interesting parallel. While drugs are definitely bad, I thought that that parallel also spoke to the fact that they both come off as more laid-back noncomformists who are more inclined to skirt rules and danger for the sake of (sometimes stupid) fun. Of all of the characters, they are the two that I would most expect to have done some very crazy stuff in college.

The eye stuff was awesome. They're already getting cute nonverbal communication. I loved how they could help each other out without having to say much. Like a little signal system, and they're the only two who use it.

You wrote a Greg/Riley fic before Riley was even there?! That's awesome I must go find it, even if it's not the same Riley. Excellent foreshadowing

LOL. I would definitely have had that reaction. And seeing his pretty muscles. Maybe that's the real reason she missed her shot. She was too distracted by the arm porn.

 

I like the idea of them together, but I wouldn't want them canon any time soon. For a few reasons, one being that I don't want Riley considered a "love interest character". You know what I mean.

I do love their teasing. It brought back the humor that has been missing quite a lot, with Emo!Sara last season and Emo!Grissom this season.

 

My story is called... um.... Oh, okay. 'Nick Stokes, Family Man'. Haha. I think it has a whole two chapters. Wow. I actually ahd the whole thing planned out, but it was too much to write and my attention span just didn't cooperate.

Hair Pullers is awesome, too.

Is the episode where Greg calls her Sanders and when Nick asked Greg if she was okay the one where they are taken hostage? Because I have to watch it tomorrow, then. =]