Re: Season 8 Spoiler Discussion - There's Nothing You Can't Do In New
Something other than the ultimate sacrifice. In a way, him being a survivor of all his years of service, with all he's lost over the years and all he's been marked by, not least 9/11, it could be moving to have him and New York still standing, finding a way forward.
Guess we'll see
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Yeah I can see that too. I really like your parallel comparison of him and New York itself. I never quite thought about it like that
That would make for a really good finale too. Either way, poor Mac sounds like he's in for a rough time
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Dunno. Guess I always kinda saw some sort of link between Mac as a character and New York as a city, as well as him and the team dealing with sundry within it on a weekly basis. It is a reason why I'd prefer the writers come up with an ending that reflects what they've all been thru and contributed, as well as remarking on what's changed in the intervening years.
....but I agree, it would be nice to see him participating in some of that a bit more, and also ballistics & weapons testing, recreations, etc., which he used to do more of. He's not performed a magic trick, been set afire, participated in archery, used a samurai sword, or throttled Danny etc., in quite some time :lol:. I do think it'd be a shame to lose those type of few fun scattered moments altogether.
agreed! agreed, agreed, agree, AGREED!!!!!! not to mention rat-topsies :lol: He doesn't need to be lab techy or anything, just do more of those rather dramatic, hands-on demonstrations and tests he used to do.
Agree. I'd like to see a bit more of that reintegrated, as opposed to any soap boxes making an unfortunate return.
I wonder if in s8 they'll make anything of it being 10 years since 9/11?
I hope so. It's an opportune time, and if this is indeed the last season (but who knows) it would be all the more significant, for lack of better phrasing.
I would presume that all of them have been impacted, and it could be nice to see what that impact has been, for all of them, but yes of course for Mac, as the loss of Claire and his dealing with that was a huge part of the arc of his character.
I don't think it matters how many episodes Season 8 has, the most important is that if this is the final season then let it be the most spectacular show.
I don't want to see Mac die, but I think his life should slow down, so I'd like to see Stella come to New York and take Mac to New Orleans with her as I am sure not only will he find a new challenge, but a slower pace of life with the woman he told in season one that he couldn't do the job without her.
That would be a beautiful ending to the show.
I'd love spectacular, but I'd settle for consistently well done and a solid season of work.
I don't think I'd like to see Stella return, or if MK does somehow guest in an ep, I'd not like to see Mac head down to NO as some sort of sunset ending. Nor would I actually like to see him slow down, necessarily. Seeing him evaluate his life could be interesting, but Mac inactive isn't wholly Mac for me, he's too driven a guy. He could certainly stand to widen the scope of his personal life, even if he remains focused primarily on his professional life.
I wouldn't mind a mention next season that Mac has been to N.O. to visit his *friend and former partner* Stella since the events of 'Exit Strategy'.
A mention of Stella or of a visit, or a bumping into one another at some forensic convention, for example, would work fine for me. (But of course, that also wouldn't have to be Mac either, could be anyone from the team who had theoretically attended
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Mac belongs with Stella he always did and he always will
...dang but I keep getting odd flashes of deja vu.
But I'll play.
that's why the show ended up a Bubble show in the first place because we'eve been forced to endure Jonah Danville instead of our Stella.
Disagree. One character will not sink nor save a show.
An alternate consideration or two: network scheduling big picture; being on the bubble in part likely had a little something to do with the network being unwilling to commit to another season back in February or March, whenever they were wrapping up finishing filming for the season, heading into a heavy development slate, and some few weeks before pilots were done and months before upfronts underway.
Another take; had the show been so brilliant with Stella as a part of it, why did it get shunted to Friday at all? (in part, to make room for another new show at the time, that whole development thingy...)
I get the convenient logic in suggesting such, especially from some smack fans, but there's a whole lot more to the picture than that :lol:
Personally I'm keeping my fingers crossed SW does a Fishburne and goes doesn't matter how the rid us of Jo let her go back to DC or herd of wildebeest as long as it doesn't involve Mac (unless he's investigating Jonah's bloody demise ofcourse you could sell tickets to that one) it really doesn't matter at all.
If ya want a literal parallel then SW would need to complete a second season
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The only thing me and the other 99.999999% of the audience want is our Smacked happy ending after waitng all this time
...dang but I keep getting flashes of dej- whoa. Freaky
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Dandy to speak for yourself. Speaking for myself, I disagree. I think a Smack happy ending would be a horrible end for the show.
Smack have never been, and with Stella gone, it would certainly make no sense now. The show is also Crime Scene Investigation, New York City. I'd hope that the writers would continue to keep the focus on that, as they have done.
it's the very least we deserve and PV & Co should do.
Rly? I think the show and the audience deserve a cohesive season, and should it be the last one, one focused on the characters currently on the show. Not those who have departed.
My ideal would be to have Mac awarded a long service medal and have Stella return to watch the ceremony then afterwards have the two of them strolling arm in arn through Central Park watching the stars I'll leave the rest up to your imaginations.
Well, there's always Fan Fiction, should it not come to pass onscreen for ya.
As for Danny that's easy no Jonah means he could become Mac's second in command he now holds the rank doesn't he?
I believe that the promotion in question is meant to complicate DL's life by posing the question of wether Danny would prefer to remain working within CSI, as opposed to accepting the promotion and possibly having to transfer elsewhere.
I think it would be odd, personally, for Messer to suddenly jump to second in command in the labs. I liked Stella as second, and I like Jo. I'm quite happy to have her continue in that role.
