I was surprised to see King Baby on (and right after the scene had been mentioned) and that I could see the scene between Grissom and Greg. It was funny. I loved the 'WTF?!' look Nick gets when the lady at the baby store refers to Grissom as his 'daddy', if I remember the exchange correctly. I would love to know what Greg thought of that if Nick told him about it.
Getting back to Nick/Greg of course, I caught Fannysmackin' a few minutes ago and I don't remember if this has been thought of in fan fiction or anywhere else, but what Nick does during the arrest scene reminded me of something. Families of victims sometimes may want to see the face of the person who attacked their loved one. I don't know what feeling they get from the experience, but it lets them know the person responsible for their loved one's experience is caught and put away.
When Nick rushes in to see 'Pig', I think part of him wanted to see the animal who was stupid enough to attack the man he loved. Whether or not he heard the guy's voice and recognized him from the alley scene, I'm not too sure, but he might have. But inside, he also wanted to see the person responsible for the attack on Greg. He didn't have the look of 'He sounds familiar' on his face. He looked like he wanted to see the bastard who hurt Greg. He didn't go to see the others. He went to the main instigator.
It reminded me of scenes I've viewed where families want to see the face of the person so they can...I don't know...receive closure? I don't want to say for sure since I've never experienced this, but seeing Nick like that brought that to me.
I loved last week's episode. I swear the autopsy room made Greg look like a God and the looks he gave...whew! I loved how Wendy interpreted Nick as being very emotional. Twas cute. I think Greg was just having a bad day. I know I've had bad days at work where all I want to do is tell someone off. Actually, I did snap at a co-worker a week or two ago. We talked it out and we're fine now! Then the next day it's over and done with. So unless it's brought up again, Greg probably had a bad day. Hopefully when Nick got home, he made it better...and didn't talk about Grissom, and Sara leaving.
OTL that is an interesting interpretation of the Overload scene. I took it to mean that Greg knew when Nick was really involved with a case and because they were probably friends for a long while by the time the episode aired (and possibly more, who knows), Greg knew exactly what Nick needed and what cases pushed his buttons. So yes, he was trying to impress Nick, but he cares for Nick deeply and knowing how involved Nick was, he really wanted to be able to give Nick something...anything to move forward in the case. As for Nick telling Greg...I don't know. I think he would have told Greg later on when he felt he could really trust Greg. I'm sure he did before, but with that kind of information, you never know what someone's reaction would be. Again, not from personal experience, but from what I've heard, seen, and read, trust issues build for kids who are abused and it can manifest into adulthood. Nick probably wasn't sure how Greg would react to the fact he was molested as a kid. I think Nick needed to build a solid base with Greg before telling him. So here's a question. If you were to think of Nick and Greg's relationship throughout the seasons, 8 included, when would you think Nick would have told Greg about the abuse? I think maybe between seasons 3 and 4 after Play with Fire. If Greg needed support, Nick would be the perfect one because he's been through something traumatic, albeit probably more traumatic, and knows how Greg is probably feeling. Alone, hurt, scared, and scarred.
Wow this turned out longer than I planned. I'll stop typing for now lol.
