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

Hmmm. I only watched the first thirty or forty minutes, and I didn't see that part... *sigh* I may have to go watch it.

Ray is always there... but we need the Hair Pullers together!

 

Hmm. I haven't figured out the thumbnail thing quite yet. There were thumbnail options on my album, but none of them for direct links. Anyone know what the actual code for image thumbnails on here is?

Anyway, back to the ship -- I thought the yearbook thing was quite cute. I'm probably looking too much into this (then again, that is what fangirls do, eh?), but I thought that there was some subtext to them looking at a picture of sweethearts. If Riley had known Greg in high school, maybe she wouldn't have felt compelled to burn her own yearbooks. On another awesome note, I'm really glad to see a notable increase in the RileyGreg fandom on fanfiction. We are definitely beating the RileyNick pairing there. Any idea whether Riley and Greg will get some screentime together in any of the upcoming episodes?

Here are a few of my favorite RG caps. This scene definitely gave me hope from the get-go in this ship. As soon as Riley got to CSI, she immediately knew to use her flashlight to keep close watch over what was important -- Greg's posterior region :lol: (Okay, so I know she was really aiming her flashlight every which way to see in front of her while she was rushing down the hallway, but still, I love that some of the light still ended up there .)

 

Spoiler: latest episode

This episode was awesome for Riley and Greg! They worked a case together and had great chemistry, per usual. I loved how well they communicated. For some reason, the moment that Greg turned around to ask Riley her ideas for Hodges' weight without actually asking her seemed especially cute. It seemed so unusual the way he didn't need to ask. He just looked at her and she knew that he wanted her to guess. That level of communication just seemed... unusual. As if they know each other a lot better than two coworkers would after that amount of time. What did you guys think of the last episode?

Pics from 'Leave Out All the Rest':

 

Last episode was indeed adorable. It was nice to see Greg getting back at Hodges. And Greggo just seemed all growed up, initiating experiments with a newer team member like Grissom used to do. You can really see his leadership potential. I don't remember him ever doing something like that before, at least not as a CSI. At the same time, though, he's not condescending and really makes Riley part of the process, which is nice.

Greg asks Hodges how much he weighs.


Hodges refuses to answer



Without saying a word, Greg turns to Riley, who guesses. I loved the nonverbal communication there. To me, it seems to show that they're really used to really getting each other.

 

Was it just me, or did you get the feeling that Hodges was kind of flirting with Riley? It felt like he was being unusually nice during that scene, while Greggo was scowling notably. It was one of the few conversation (at least until Greg asked his weight) where Hodges didn't go out of his way to snark at Greg, and I thought Riley's presence might be the reason.

Hodges speaks (and clearly to Riley)

Same thing

Riley amused by Hodges

Greg scowling

 

Lol. So true. Greg's gotten a lot tougher since Hodges used to tease him more. Before, just about everyone used to tease him. Now, Hodges is the only one who can really give him crap on a regular basis, which I honestly think has just as much to do with Hodges' realization that Greg is maturing and gaining respect more than Hodges is doing so. He tries to bring Greg down a level on occasion (albeit playfully and not really meanly). But Greg got the last laugh in this case, and Riley definitely seems to joke and smile back with Greg than with Hodges.

Can't quite imagine Greg punching anyone though. I can imagine Riley being more aggressive than Greg.

 

I really, really hope so. Then again, it feels like they're the two characters that get consistently shortchanged, which definitely brings down the likelihood of them working a scene together.

Spoiler: next episode

The clip I've seen of Greg for next episode was with him and Nick, and next episode looks to be more Brass-centric. So my hopes are not high.

Still, at least we've gotten the scenes they've had so far. Plus, it's CSI, so we're guaranteed plenty more seasons, methinks. And TPTB seem to be aware enough of how well Greg and Riley work together. I've read comments from various highers-ups (I think Carol Mendelsohn and David Rambo) within CSI about how well the two work together, so I'd say that's a good sign.

Talking while processing the yearbook:

 

Lol. I know. I'm still undecided as to whether they should actually get together, canon-wise. Lauren Lee Smith said that she didn't want them to get together and Riley is her character. I would be especially concerned with Riley and Greg becoming canon because Riley's a new female character and I can definitely imagine her being written off as a Mary-Sue type if she immediately became a love interest. I definitely want to see Riley have the opportunity to develop a lot as a character in her own right before she becomes part of a canon romance. I would settle for them being exactly like Cath and Griss, minus the GSR and Cath's other romances.