lemon_grass
CSI Level Two
My fave is Nicky, but "Jackpot", yes, absolutely. I just love to watch it over and over. There are other episodes on my all-time fave list that I would enjoy just as much without Nick in them because the stories are just brilliant. "Alter Boys", "The Finger", and "What's Eating GG" spring to mind. And there are tons of Nick-lite episodes that I find immensely entertaining, the most recent one being "Spellbound". (And "Cross-Jurisdictions" for some reason, even though I don't like Miami all that much.)
And on the other hand, there are some Nick-heavy episodes that do not grab me at all, like "Snakes". While certain scenes do give me hot flashes ( ), the episode as a whole is...meeeh.
But most of my fave episodes do tend to feature Nick in some significant way. So to sum it up, yeah, I can enjoy an episode with no Nicky, it just has to be a little bit extra juicy.
(Hmm, even if Nick got killed off in "GD", I'm pretty sure I'd still be watching, because I think a Nick-less CSI is still better than 2/3 of the other stuff on TV.)
And on the other hand, there are some Nick-heavy episodes that do not grab me at all, like "Snakes". While certain scenes do give me hot flashes ( ), the episode as a whole is...meeeh.
But most of my fave episodes do tend to feature Nick in some significant way. So to sum it up, yeah, I can enjoy an episode with no Nicky, it just has to be a little bit extra juicy.
(Hmm, even if Nick got killed off in "GD", I'm pretty sure I'd still be watching, because I think a Nick-less CSI is still better than 2/3 of the other stuff on TV.)