Adzix said:
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i can't actually imagine CSI without Sara. i just can't, that's why i really don't think they will go this route. it's gonna be too hard to remain a crime show with a limited personal-story interference. they still want to be a non-serialized show where there are fresh cases every week and i think they won't be able to pull it off if she dies.
first and most important thing - Grissom. CSI tries to avoid any emotional moments that he might be getting into. why they didn't show us their first hook up? why didn't they show anything really regarding GSR except a couple of either flirtatious or a bit angsty scenes? we haven't seen anything this past season. and why is that? well, there are two answers. first they, like i said, want to keep the relationship subtle and low-key. second - it's way easier. and a storyline where Sara gets killed would affect the characters too much for this show to remain the same. and they know that they can't change the scheme to stay on top.
then there is also the rest of the characters who, i have no doubt would be devastated, not only b/c of the mere fact of her death, but also witnessing Grissom breaking down.
taking all that into account, and also interpreting all the "behind the curtain" clues, i'm about 70% sure that they won't let Sara die.
another thing is that we don't really know much about WP's contract either. we know that he's coming back, he talked about when the filming starts back a couple of days ago, but does anybody know if he signed for the whole season?
what is making me a little anxious is what Naren Shankar said in the latest TV Guide article. i remember rumors in the beginning of the season that they want to kill Sara off, and we all wrote letters in protest to David Rambo. well, Shankar said that they are going the same way they planned to go in the beginning of the season 7, and it doesn't sound good to me.
WP's contract doesn't sound very clear, and i'm thinking that they can actually let her die and make Grissom leave. i'm allowing myself to think that, to be honest. i remember when i read somebody's comment before the finale, and at that moment i was practically sure that TPTB will kill her off. at one moment all the pieces of the puzzle formed a whole clear picture in my head. so yeah, i'm thinking that there is a quite big possibility that they could actually do it.
nevertheless, keep the faith everybody!