Excellent review, as usual.
Mac - It was nice to see Stella call him out on making it all about 'me' and 'I'.
Stella - I'm not sure how I feel about her little tryst with Adam, although I wish they'd explained exactly how in the hell that happened. I don't buy that it's over - particularly since I'm pretty sure Adam was
not thinking the same as she was in that scene toward the end (poor dear
) - but I don't know what TPTB are going for with this one. It has the potential to be far more interesting than DL ever was, so I hope it lives up to its potential at least.
I wish I had more to say about Stella than that. Hopefully subsequent episodes will give Stella more to work with.
Danny - Not surprised about him being injured because the 'surprise' was ruined a while ago (and it's in all of the promos that he was the one injured). I thought the end was pretty corny, but corny is the name of the game on TV. It would be more interesting if he discovered that his legs are magical and can control the weather now, though.
Overall, I'm just waiting to see how things turn out rather than feeling too invested. I do think he needs to shave, though.
Lindsay - She certainly wasn't like the Lindsay I've seen on CSI:NY for the past several seasons. (It's like we've entered a parallel universe.) I didn't mind her, and I think Anna did a good job when talking to Danny about the possibility that he'd walk again. The dialogue itself was lacking at some points IMO (I think a husband and wife delivering exposition about his diagnosis when actual spouses wouldn't be talking that way comes across as clumsy, and the speech toward the end was very...neat and scripted - although I'm not sure if that makes sense), but it came across well. I hope this is a positive sign for Lindsay (and DL) going forward. I'm still not invested in them, but they didn't detract from the episode - quite the opposite, in fact.
Hawkes - Like Stella, he didn't get much individual stuff to deal with in this one, but I'm confident that we'll see good stuff going forward. Not everybody can get focus in the premiere.
Flack - I dunno, I'm waiting to see how this storyline progresses. I'm a bit bored with TV shows having grieving people get drunk and sleep around, but it all depends on how NY handles it. Not at all surprised that he came back when trouble found Danny again.
Adam - Good for him getting some from a stunning woman like Stella, but I really do want to know how in the heck that happened. :lol: I liked his attitude when talking to Haylen - Adam might be the low man on the totem pole, but it was nice to see him stand up for himself by pointing out that he isn't going to help her take his job. I wasn't a fan of the fact that Haylen was introduced - and her awesomeness shown to Mac - by making Adam look like he missed something. They say Adam is the best and he's important to the lab until it's convenient to make him look inept or silly.
He looked very handsome in the premiere, though - and I did like his joke about pimping Danny's ride.
Adam's a good guy.
Sid - Didn't get much to do, but the coroner rarely does. I hope we have at least one good Sid episode this season.
Haylen - Not a fan so far, especially since she's basically going after Adam's job. I'm all for someone working hard to get what they want, but you don't step over Adam to get there, kthanx.
Time will tell if she grows on me - I'm open to the possibility, but we'll see how it goes in later appearances. I don't think she'll actually take Adam's job, but it's going to annoy me if Mac (or Stella) doesn't make it known that nobody is replacing him. (Maybe because I don't think they tell him how much they appreciate him and how important he is to the team often enough - but I'm biased.
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Overall, it was an okay episode, but it seemed to be more about setting up the season than really being exciting on its own. It had its good moments, and there were some parts that were kind of ridiculous (the scene where Risa got shot was
so dramatic with the lighting and the chandelier and everything, and that pink neon-backed machine Hawkes used was like a tricked out vending machine that made me laugh), but overall I'm looking forward to seeing where the season goes from here.
And yay for continuity! It looks like we're going to get a lot of continuity and personal stuff this season, which is good. I also hope we get lots of good cases (and maybe a few of those two-case episodes that we were so sick of a few seasons ago - I know we're fickle, but I'd like to see a mix of the two
).
Once again, great review! I'm glad to see NY getting off to a great start with season six.
