Yeah, I think that was the whole point of the "I'll download it" line (which made me laugh more that I think it should have...) It's obvious that it isn't an issue on it's own, but when you combine the whole teacher/mentor thing with it I guess that's when it becomes a bit "taboo" or whatever. Like some people think Grissom is more of a father figure to her. Obviously I don't agree with that theory (um, ew). A mentor, yes, but there is a difference between a mentor and father figure.
I also like that he chided her first about it - with the "before your time" thing.
I dunno... I guess that I figured that they were always going to address the age thing, but never - the first time - as a joke. Grissom used the phrase "young and beautiful", but that was on his own. I meant together. It seems like every GSR fanfic has him going, "Sara, I'm old - why do you want me?"
But judging from that scene, I'd say that it's more likely that if he ever did say that (which I doubt) that it was beat down pretty quickly.
Thinking about that reminds me of the scene in Bite Me; the whole "suffocated and he couldn't breathe" comment Grissom made was pretty nonchalant, don't you think? I'm still not quite sure if he was talking about the case or "this". I really believe that if they were in a relationship at that point that Sara would be trying extra hard to give him the amount of space he needed, because she's the kind of perso who would be cautious as to what she did in order not to lose him.
Well, judging by the smile he gives her, and the cautious one she returns at the end, maybe Grissom was joking with her there, too. Like he could tell that that's what she thought, and with all of her romantic suppositions for why they didn't share the same bed, he wanted her to address the elephant in the room.
Again, I think they were together here, but either not sleeping together, or not staying over afterwards.
And the smile was maybe to say, "If that's what you think, stop it"
I feel a bit like the enemy being a teacher!
STONE HER!
Oh, c'mon - look at the grades. You know we're all Teacher's Pet Nerds.
Ziggy skipped, like, three grades in school.
But once he realizes that Sara isn't just casually interested in him, but she wants to be with him, that the feelings are real, he becomes so much more comfortable with the whole thing. He hasn't stammered or clammed up around her at all recently. And yes, veggie burger. Clearly, he's feeling much more secure these days.
The part I like the best about his burn out (and obviously there isn't much) but what I like is that before, when they weren't together, if there was a problem between them, he'd pretty much avoid her, ignore her or be short with her.
In Happenstance, he starts out being short, but it's more because he's in the middle of a book. Then he stops to share a passage with her that he obviously thought was nice. She, unfortunately, takes it the wrong way, but what I like is that even when he's at a bad place, he still wants to share with her or take her advice - hence the Port Mortem scene where she smilingly thanks him for giving Greg some support.
Grissom's personal life is great at the moment - he and Sara have clearly been happy this past year or so that they've been together. Grissom certainly had been cherrier. Then work starts taking it's toll.
And it could be because Grissom now feels responsible for two people in his personal life, so while that's been rewarding, the real pressure might come from the fact that he can't work as late anymore, or doesn't want to. Sara coming in in Happenstance kind of reaffirmed that. He comes home early to be with her - or at least did, before he had to mill over Williams.
And maybe he begins to wonder if dating her isn't causing him to take away TOO much time from work...
Who knows?
Like I said - I'd rather Grissom leave their relationship a question mark so he can fully be a tabula rasa, and then return figuring out that he does, indeed, need to be with her.
Why? On many levels. The first is that it would be like a replica of a getting-together moment that we didn't get to see. The second is that I don't want to feel as though Grissom is trapped in the relationship and can't think that over as well.