i totally agree with you, jofod. some things will change, and thats because we know their in a relationship, having sex, and probably becomming more emotionally attached to each other, by the day, naturally that is gonna affect ones mood, or way they go about things, just everything. like when someone mentioned Grissom seems clamer, sweeter, happier. most people are at the beginning of a relationship-especially one who hasnt had much of a life for years, and now does with a girl he thought he'd never be able to have because of his job. its still the same old thing, looking for hidden meanings, hidden glances, exchaged looks, double meanings etc. but id hate to have no insight into grissom and saras characters, and the other csi's. i want i bit of personal stuff thrown in. that makes it even better for me. and they waited 6 years to have a relationship develop between them, most shows dont even last that long, so its became special to a lot of people here, cause they've waited so long, which is why i cant get the big response about bands at the end of page 8. cause i was never a watcher of csi for all those seasons, only recently, so i cant relate, although im not sure id want to, given what its suggesting. haha. but i understand change is hard for some. but no, i think, some personal stuff doesnt ruin csi. its always been primarily about the case at hand, and still is, its just that as the 7th year is passing, people are invested in the characters. people care about the characters, and if anything, the personal issues make the show even better, not worse. im not sure why personal insight has to =show been ruined. and its still subtle, so i cant really relate or understand.
HEY, so i watched the bloodlines ep, well the DUI scene was SOOOO cute. how he didnt lecture her, he didnt start a 'why' convo, or 'what were you thinking' convo-he knew it wasnt the place, and he was just there for her, not as a boss, but as a friend-when she needed him most, offering support, he was so sweet, and tender when he talked to her about taking her home, and i love, love, love how he took her hand and held it. she didnt look at him, but when he said that, she was obviously ashamed, and upset, and put her head down. i think she just COULDNT bring herself to look at him, cause she was so embarrasssed and mortified that he knew, and not only that, had to come and collect her. cause he hadnt ever seen sara like that, had he-vulnerable. he knew it, so he comforted her-that was adorable-i love that scene. do you think he thought to a small extent it might be his fault, that her problems intensified after the promotion mess, or that it really was partly to do with grissom, like after hearing the BF confession and then shortly after, the promotion mess, she probably felt really rejected and hurt, and maybe that pushed her over the edge.
and the scene after the explosion where he checks on her, SO damn cute. how he rushes over with concern, and again, his very quiet, thoughtful, tender voice, asking if shes ok-blatently she isnt, and i love how when he sees her hand, hes like 'oh honey, this doesnt look good'. awww. and how still in shock shes like, this is gonna be one hell of a clearup job, we should get started-and he looks at her, all concerned, and gets someone to take a look at her hand and give her stiches. C-uuuuuuuuu-tte. what an adorable scene. i bet if it had been Catherine or someone else, he would have handled that situation totally differently, i can just see it, not as tenderly as he did with sara, you could just tell he cared about her.
and the end scene where she asks him out. (btw saras hair, oh dear god, thankgod she went back brown). its cute, the expressions. where he looks and is like no, but its the way he says it, i cant explain, and when he says sara, and after a few moments, i dont know what to do about this-i like that he says that, hes acknowledging theres something there between them, and when she says 'i do'. he looks a bit suprised, as in, shes ready, when he is it could be too late. i like that exchange, i really do.
Now it's out there, it's like "Yeah, that moment/scene was relationshippy, 'cause they're in a relationship, and it was fully intended. Everyone knows it." - sure, it's great - and I'm not disputing that (I'm loving the moments, too) but still. Plus we don't get any more of the fun "Comment vs. WTF face" moments with the fun one-sidedness of things going back and forth between Grissom and Sara, which is kinda sad (God knows the WTFs [and Grissom crapping his pants, lol] are awesome). Yes, we have other good things that we didn't have before to make up for it, but...I dunno. I'm just kinda thinking out loud here 
