This is now one of my absolute favorite episodes, right behind “Grave Danger.” I already rewatched it twice, lol.
- It was refreshing to see the team working on a case outside of the city. Also, the local sheriff was cool. Too bad we’ll probably never see him again.
- I didn’t miss Grissom one little bit. Frankly, although I love him, he gets on my nerves sometimes. If he had been the one losing it over the girl, I think it would have just annoyed me. We saw that in “Gentle, Gentle,” and I kind of hate that episode. But with Nick, after what he went through recently, it just seemed right for him to react that way, and it was perfect continuity. I’m loving, loving, loving, all of the Nick continuity this season.
- I also didn’t mind the lack of Catherine, although she seems to be more like her old self this season, so far. Still it’s nice to see all the “young turks” working a case on their own, without mom and dad looking over their shoulders.
- I loved the reveal of Nick standing in the girl's room at the beginning. That was just a cool shot.
- I also liked the way the episode ended where it began, with Cassie telling Nick what happened, and the repeat of the “Begin at the beginning” line.
- When Warrick was hitting the “Cassie’s Laugh” key, I thought for a second, and I think Nick did too, that he was hearing things, like a ghost or something. I’m so glad that that wasn’t the case.
- Sara didn’t seem to be responding too well to Greg’s jokes this episode. What’s up with that? Usually he makes her laugh.
- What was going on with Sara and the “fingerprint dust?” That was odd.
- Was it just me, or did Sara take about 20 pictures of the same thing in the basement?
- I really liked the scene between Nick and Sage. When she first started talking about his third eye and “feminine energy,” which I think referred to his connection with Cassie, he appeared to just be humoring her, but really thinking that it was all nonsense. However, when she told him that he was doing well, he really seemed to take that to heart. While I don’t think she made him believe, I think she gave him something he really needed, some kind of comfort. I also think, by his expression and the way he cocked his head, that he was really surprised, I’m not sure by what exactly, maybe by his own reaction.
Her unadulterated beliefs seemed to strengthen and allow him to really embrace his own belief that Cassie was alive. Up to this point, I think he wanted to believe that they were all still alive somewhere, but he wasn’t openly suggesting that. There were just hints, like at the beginning when he said that without the bodies he couldn’t determine that there was a murder, then later when he used the present tense to refer to the parents saying “If they didn’t care before, they do now.” I don’t think he actually thought that the rest of the family was alive, but their inclusion just extended from his wanting, or rather needing, Cassie to be alive.
- I don’t think Greg was supposed to hit his head on the car, I think Eric Szmanda hit his head on the car, but just kept going with the scene. I like it when they leave stuff like that in, it just makes it more realistic.
- Yoko Ono, lol. I’m glad to know that Tina seems to be a pretty intelligent lady. I don’t see Warrick marrying a dummy. The theory she came up with was interesting and made a lot of sense.
- The scene between Nick and Sara was absolutely fantastic. I just got this feeling from Nick that he was so sure, he was almost relaxed about it. It’s hard to explain the vibe I was getting from him in that scene, but George Eads played it perfectly. Carrying on from what I said above, I think his little interaction with Sage just gave him a real confidence. He didn’t have to defend himself. That was what he believed and that was all that mattered to him.
My favorite part of that scene was when he said “That doesn’t mean you just give up,” and the way that Sara said “No one’s giving up.” It was so sweet, and I loved Jorja’s delivery. Although neither of them had said it, they both knew what his reaction was all about. Then when Nick said “I was rescued,” it was just spot on.
- I didn’t get why they paused the girl with the ball at first, but then I realized that it looked like she was blowing a big bubble. Heh.
- Is this not the first episode that Greg has mentioned a family member, other than his grandpa? I guess he wasn’t raised by his grandparents.
- Archie! We need to see more of him.
- I loved the interrogation scene and Sara confronting Nick about it. I really like that Sara was the one looking out for Nick in this episode. I enjoy their friendship.
- Sara talking to the kid about what he did was really good. I like how she was still so sure that he had killed Cassie, although she was right that he had tried.
- I loved Nick jumping out of the boat.
- While it might have been more realistic for Cassie to have died, I think that Nick would have been absolutely devastated.
- That final scene. Awww Nicky! George Eads can cry like nobody’s business. I mean, damn! That scene was so touching.
- That actress was very good. In most of her actual scene at the end she didn’t even have any lines. She did a great job.
