I picked
Lost Son - Only because I found most of 'Camp Fear' pretty boring and the plot wasn't as interesting as 'Lost Son'. This episode has its downsides and it's upsides.
Downsides being character death in my opinion - no matter who the character is - makes an episode frustrating to watch the second time and instances after that. Upside was that the case was very interesting, reminiscent of season two and it was a nice way to begin the season. (Something a little faster and interactive)
I chose
Dead Woman Walking mainly because I hated 'Death Pool 100'. :lol:
I thought it was contrived, unrealistic and rediculous for such a milestone in a series. It was a forced parallel to 'Innocent' which didn't make the mark so blah, they can keep their episode.
'Dead Woman Walking' had heart and truth to it. I actually believed and sympathized with the characters in the episode, especially Belle. Her interaction with Horatio (Like
Ducky said) was wonderful and I really enjoyed the conversation they had in the atrium about how Horatio was the first CSI. It flowed very well with the rest of the episode and created more of a thematic structure to it.
With some additional action concerning the radiation and the reactions of Eric and Alexx, it set the bar high above some of the other episodes overall in the series.
I chose
Grand Prix because I thought it was an interesting concept to merge an event identified with Miami and Daytona. The cast worked well together, there was humour and each character had a substantial role to play.
I went with
The Best Defense instead of 'Pirated', though I really loved both episodes. However I felt the first episode's plot had a bit more substance and I really loved seeing the relationship between Calleigh and her Father, along with the animosity/relationship of Hagen and Calleigh. It was some great development.
Lastly, I went with
Under the Influence. I thought it was put together very well and the integration of Ryan Wolfe, I found was well-done. (Plus for some reason I always find it funny when someone gets hit by a bus. :lol