Season 12 Spoiler Lab Discussion Part 2

[GregNickRyanFan]

I agree. Ecklie became much more "human" after Nick's buried alive ordeal. I don't think he's that much of a jackass anymore LOL.

 

[Raynn]

I agree. Ecklie became much more "human" after Nick's buried alive ordeal. I don't think he's that much of a jackass anymore LOL.

Yeah, I agree typo. He's still more political than scientific, but at least he's using his powers for good now. He's been improving for the past few years, and season 11 he had some really good moments. I look forward to seeing how Morgan reacts to this new Ecklie, with her memories of how he used to be.

 

[Micha]

CSI 12.06 "Freaks & Geeks"

STORY LINE: The murder of a popular sideshow performer sends the team behind the scenes at a carnival freak show.

 

[EmmaMay]

CSI 12.06 "Freaks & Geeks"

STORY LINE: The murder of a popular sideshow performer sends the team behind the scenes at a carnival freak show.

That just reminds me of a fanfic I love..

“Greg?”

“They told me the tent was clear.”

“They who?”

“The retarded officers that said they’d cleared it. What they clear it with? Febreeze?”

Grissom cleared his throat, trying not to smile at Greg’s unintentional joke. “What was in the tent?”

“A lion, a tiger, and a bear.”

“Oh my,” Grissom said.

 

[vegaslights]

From the EW Spoiler Room:

Hi Sandra, I need to know more about Catherine’s exit this season on CSI. In particular, just how BIG of a role is Nick going to have in it? His involvement makes me a little nervous. I love these two and hope their friendship stays in tact and of course that they’re both safe. Please help reassure me. Thanks! — Traci
Hmmm…not sure how reassuring this is going to be. The first signs of trouble will definitely be seen in the premiere on Sept. 21 when Nick and Catherine have it out in a major way.

 

[Smokey]

From the EW Spoiler Room:

Hi Sandra, I need to know more about Catherine’s exit this season on CSI. In particular, just how BIG of a role is Nick going to have in it? His involvement makes me a little nervous. I love these two and hope their friendship stays in tact and of course that they’re both safe. Please help reassure me. Thanks! — Traci
Hmmm…not sure how reassuring this is going to be. The first signs of trouble will definitely be seen in the premiere on Sept. 21 when Nick and Catherine have it out in a major way.

That could still be just a two minute scene and then it's over, like previous disagreements between characters. At least I hope so. They can't have Nick be the reason she left and then expect us to accept it like they're apparently expecting us to accept that Brass let Ray get away with murder.

 

[GregNickRyanFan]

From the EW Spoiler Room:

Hi Sandra, I need to know more about Catherine’s exit this season on CSI. In particular, just how BIG of a role is Nick going to have in it? His involvement makes me a little nervous. I love these two and hope their friendship stays in tact and of course that they’re both safe. Please help reassure me. Thanks! — Traci
Hmmm…not sure how reassuring this is going to be. The first signs of trouble will definitely be seen in the premiere on Sept. 21 when Nick and Catherine have it out in a major way.

That could still be just a two minute scene and then it's over, like previous disagreements between characters. At least I hope so. They can't have Nick be the reason she left and then expect us to accept it like they're apparently expecting us to accept that Brass let Ray get away with murder.

I agree. I personally think EW doesn't know anything more than we know at this point regarding Nick's involvement. And besides which, didn't tptb say GEORGE (not Nick) would be involved in her last episode? If that's the case, that would lead one to believe he was directing the episode or something?

If it is Nick who has involvement in her exit, it could be something sweet... like he gives her advice about Vartann that makes her realize she doesn't want to let Vartann go or something like that. Maybe he reminds her of how late she was in telling Warrick her feelings and then never got the chance because he got married and then later was killed.

 

[Sookie]

Speaking of Brass, do you think he will be punished in anyway for what he did, with the handcuffs? Or do you think since no one really knows about it, it will be swept under the rug, so to speak?

 

[Speedystokesgirl]

From the EW Spoiler Room:

Hi Sandra, I need to know more about Catherine’s exit this season on CSI. In particular, just how BIG of a role is Nick going to have in it? His involvement makes me a little nervous. I love these two and hope their friendship stays in tact and of course that they’re both safe. Please help reassure me. Thanks! — Traci
Hmmm…not sure how reassuring this is going to be. The first signs of trouble will definitely be seen in the premiere on Sept. 21 when Nick and Catherine have it out in a major way.

Ok, that's it, I quit!!!! :shifty::lol:

From the EW Spoiler Room:

That could still be just a two minute scene and then it's over, like previous disagreements between characters. At least I hope so. They can't have Nick be the reason she left and then expect us to accept it like they're apparently expecting us to accept that Brass let Ray get away with murder.

I agree. I personally think EW doesn't know anything more than we know at this point regarding Nick's involvement. And besides which, didn't tptb say GEORGE (not Nick) would be involved in her last episode? If that's the case, that would lead one to believe he was directing the episode or something?

Now when CM said George would play a big role in Catherine's exit, I never thought of him directing the episode.

I really think she was talking about Nick.

Just worried how they're going to play this out. I don't want tptb to ruin Nick and Catherine's friendship. I mean, yes, it could happen in real life, therefore, would make sense if it happened on the show.

Doesn't mean it'll make me happy, though. There's nothing wrong with some tension as, to me, it's more realistic, but that doesn't mean they don't have to destroy their relationship.

And after watching 'Cello and Goodbye' the only thing Nick really did wrong was shoot his gun and get arrested. Catherine never told Nick to 'sit on his ass' when he found Langston. She just told him to find him, which he did. Hence, he didn't disobey her.

It was Nick that said 'I'll find his ass' and he did find him, but then he's Nick so yeah, he went all cowboy and back his teammate yup. That's just the way he is, even if it is misguided at times. :shifty:

 

[GregNickRyanFan]

I don't want the Nick/Cath friendship destroyed so hopefully her exit and his involvement in it is not what the spoilers are trying to make us think it is. Maybe he throws her a big retirement party or something LOL.

 

[vegaslights]

This also comes from Entertainment Weekly. CSI made their list of "40 Fall TV Shows We're Psyched About":

38. CSI
Wednesday, 10-11 p.m., CBS
Wouldn't it be fabulous if the new guy who joined the graveyard shift were a great crime-scene investigator and a terrific husband and father? That's exactly what the producers asked themselves when thinking about how to replace Laurence Fishburne's brooding Raymond Langston. Enter Ted Danson, who will be taking the role of D.B. Russell, an affable anti-geek who was raised in a counterculture environment and now has a loving wife and four kids of his own. ''We didn't want him to be Grissom. We didn't want him to be Langston,'' explains exec producer Carol Mendelsohn. ''So we started to think how we never had a character who actually found balance between his job and family.'' The new gig got hardcore real quick for the Bored to Death star (he'll remain on the HBO show). ''They sent me to Vegas, and I drove around with the real-deal CSI guys,'' says Danson. ''I went to the coroner's office and saw an autopsy. They were holding somebody's skullcap while they weighed his brain. I still have to take my eyes out and wash them at night.'' Sept. 21

 

[sharp52092]

From the EW Spoiler Room:

Hi Sandra, I need to know more about Catherine’s exit this season on CSI. In particular, just how BIG of a role is Nick going to have in it? His involvement makes me a little nervous. I love these two and hope their friendship stays in tact and of course that they’re both safe. Please help reassure me. Thanks! — Traci
Hmmm…not sure how reassuring this is going to be. The first signs of trouble will definitely be seen in the premiere on Sept. 21 when Nick and Catherine have it out in a major way.

So he Nick and Catherine tension will play out more this season, should be interesting, and as long as they're okay when she leaves I don't mind some tension

Speaking of Brass, do you think he will be punished in anyway for what he did, with the handcuffs? Or do you think since no one really knows about it, it will be swept under the rug, so to speak?

Good question, I'm surprised they haven't said anything about him and what happened, maybe it will be swept under the rug like some storylines have and I wouldn't be shocked if they do that :shifty:

ETA: ^ Thanks Shane!! I like that DB will have a wife and family, and not be Grissom or Ray

 

[Robinjn]

Based on the clip with Catherine and DB, where he says "I thought we've been through that already," or words to those effect, it seems to me that Catherine has a rather large chip on her shoulder and her attitude sucks somewhat. Catherine's always been fairly ambitious and the demotion had to come as a big blow to her both personally and professionally. Nick has never been particularly ambitious, and always been one to roll with the punches, take his lumps, shrug his shoulders and go on to the next thing--which probably irritates the hell out of Catherine.

This is probably just a minor tiff, not a friendship-threatening knock-down drag-out thing that the spoiler seems to imply it is.

 

[Rizzoli]

Thinking back to the spoilers about Catherine (& possibly Nick's) demotion(s), on the plus side, they'll get nice shiny new ID badges...

 

[byline]

Speaking of Brass, do you think he will be punished in anyway for what he did, with the handcuffs? Or do you think since no one really knows about it, it will be swept under the rug, so to speak?

Well, at this point, the only two people who know about what he did are Brass and Langston. It may be that Langston will take sole responsibility for what happened, and if there is no other evidence or plausible explanation pointing to Brass, then that's where it will stay. It seems that Catherine was the only one who suspected Brass, but if she can't prove anything, then she's left with nothing but suspicions.