Post by Jemma on Apr 19, 2009 12:38:01 GMT -5
CSI: Previewing Episode 9.20 "A Space Oddity"
I’ll laugh a bit with the last episode of CSI. Yep, it’s one of those episodes that’s considerably lighter than the ones that preceded it—although episode 200 was, as I mentioned earlier, a slight disappointment—and, although some of the cases were pretty gruesome (spraying two people to death was particularly imaginative-slash-sinister), it still stood out because of its weird flashes of humor, and one that we’ve grown to love, 201 episodes later.
Remember the two girls who did skydiving with Max and, half-fatally, Pierre? While their who-loves-me-more thing was more of a red herring—things had to intertwine, after all, with the more serious double murder—it was built beautifully, at least from my perspective. Nick’s (George Eads) reaction as the two gave their testimonies was just priceless. “Are you serious?” was what he was probably saying.
And then there’s the Church of the Holy Stephen. Or, as it later turned out, the Church of the Holy George. I’m not making fun of religion, but the details were funny—a religion partly founded on conversations made at Starbucks? No, that’s not the laughable part—it’s that the conversations were made at “the Starbucks”. Just didn’t expect a coffee shop that crept from Seattle to the universe to become a shrine to something. “I remember what the barista told me,” Stephen—err, “the Stephen”, as Brass (Paul Guilfoyle) felt forced to say—said. And then there’s George—“the George”?—saying yes, then no, then yes, then yes again, conflicted with the acquiescence he’s devoted himself to.
But the best bit was probably the title. “The Descent of Man” is not a reference to Charles Darwin’s book, but with something simpler and, err, quirker. I quote Catherine (Marg Helgenberger): “falling people, falling poison, [and] falling turtles.” Wear a helmet, all right.
In the tradition of other CSI episodes, the following shouldn’t be as easy-going, but there’s the potential. Tonight’s episode see Hodges (Wallace Langham) and Wendy (Liz Vassey) bump into each other at a science fiction convention, and apparently the two share love for the same classic show. So they’re the focus now? Definitely. And then one of their favorite actors turn up dead. Investigation mode on.
To up the ante, Battlestar Galactica star Kate Vernon will guest star in tonight’s sci-fi-ish SCI. Err, I meant CSI. hat’s tonight from 9pm on CBS—and the photos are, as always, below these words.
Remember the two girls who did skydiving with Max and, half-fatally, Pierre? While their who-loves-me-more thing was more of a red herring—things had to intertwine, after all, with the more serious double murder—it was built beautifully, at least from my perspective. Nick’s (George Eads) reaction as the two gave their testimonies was just priceless. “Are you serious?” was what he was probably saying.
And then there’s the Church of the Holy Stephen. Or, as it later turned out, the Church of the Holy George. I’m not making fun of religion, but the details were funny—a religion partly founded on conversations made at Starbucks? No, that’s not the laughable part—it’s that the conversations were made at “the Starbucks”. Just didn’t expect a coffee shop that crept from Seattle to the universe to become a shrine to something. “I remember what the barista told me,” Stephen—err, “the Stephen”, as Brass (Paul Guilfoyle) felt forced to say—said. And then there’s George—“the George”?—saying yes, then no, then yes, then yes again, conflicted with the acquiescence he’s devoted himself to.
But the best bit was probably the title. “The Descent of Man” is not a reference to Charles Darwin’s book, but with something simpler and, err, quirker. I quote Catherine (Marg Helgenberger): “falling people, falling poison, [and] falling turtles.” Wear a helmet, all right.
In the tradition of other CSI episodes, the following shouldn’t be as easy-going, but there’s the potential. Tonight’s episode see Hodges (Wallace Langham) and Wendy (Liz Vassey) bump into each other at a science fiction convention, and apparently the two share love for the same classic show. So they’re the focus now? Definitely. And then one of their favorite actors turn up dead. Investigation mode on.
To up the ante, Battlestar Galactica star Kate Vernon will guest star in tonight’s sci-fi-ish SCI. Err, I meant CSI. hat’s tonight from 9pm on CBS—and the photos are, as always, below these words.
