Still Searching

Ok the conclusion of the 333 storyline - finally. Well, I knew Drew Bedford was a baddie. There was something tickling at the back of my brain about the puzzle pieces, something they hadn’t addressed the episode before. I said that it was that he’d touched them but I knew that wasn’t quite right. I couldn’t put it together but Stella did so that was ok. Honestly she has the worst luck with men. I was yelling at the TV behind you when Mac had just passed that door in the wine cellar. Oh and how long does it take to fly to Chicago? They seemed to go back and forth a bit. Mac there, Flack there, both back, Jimmy to NY. Oh and how did Drew know where Bobby Toole was buried? And why did they have to take Mac’s prints for exclusion? His would be on file surely.

Enough nitpicking, Danny was awesome when he saved the others. I’d like to know whether the stopped train at the 333 station was another empty hijacked one or if it had passengers and was on it’s normal route but that’s about it for that part. Drew is totally obsessed with 333, must be crazy seeing something so traumatic so young. I loved the Train to Nowhere sequence, the song the clips of a train to nowhere. I also liked the end bit with the lasers and everything. When I read it, it was so confusing but watching it, it made sense. The body bit with Bobby O Toole was disgusting, I prefer fresh bodies. That green brown skeletal look of terror is not good. The Chicago detective really rubbed me up the wrong way, I liked it when she apologised but that was about it. I think she should extend some more courtesy to visitors. Oh and Mac as a child does not fit with Mac as an adult. The only characteristic the two share is dark hair.

Pretty good episode really. I’d have to give it an 8/10.

First of all thanks Steve for the nice comment. You’re right about time flying which is really scary as well change is a scary thing. Living away from home, new people, new surroundings, new situation. I can’t wait really till Christmas because by then I’ll have got rid of all my jitters about it being so new.

Anyway, back to the point of the post. For some reason I haven’t posted reviews of the last three CSI:NY episodes and there’s another one on tonight. While it’s not necessary to post thoughts on every episode I like to so I can look back and see what I was thinking so in brief.

Commuted Sentences: I sort of felt sorry for the murderers because while they killed people an argument can be made that the victims sort of deserved it. However, murder is murder I suppose I just don’t like classing them in the same group as the people they killed. Vigilantism is a difficult subject and I think they dealt with it well. It might have been nice to have had some more internal struggle within the team with perhaps Lindsay identifying with them and saying that the women don’t deserve jail or something. They seemed to all just sort of follow along the murder is murder, don’t care about the motive. Still not a bad episode, loved Lindsays slingshot Dennis the Menace impersonation. Give it maybe 6/10.

Buzzkill: Ok why did Stella agree to meet with Drew? He’s obviously a stalker psycho, going over the top and pushing the boundaries. I’m glad she’s a little bit nervous but seriously, I would have got a restraining order by now. As for the case in the martini glass well I’m never going in the ocean again. You can’t see it unless it’s under a microscope but it can kill you. As for the other case well it was good. Danny seemed a bit off, bit out of character. Liked how they had the hidden danger and the case took a turn. Much like with Midsomer I sometimes wonder when they’re going to run out of ways to play cases out or ways to kill people. Not bad all told so give it a 7/10.

One Wedding and a Funeral: Ok liked how they had an allusion to them actually testifying in court once in a while. After all there has to be more to the job than the job. Loved how Stella yelled at Drew. I think he sent it, he was smirking and then he kept on touching it even after she told him not to perhaps because he already had and wanted a reason for his DNA to be on the pieces. Loved the 3D puzzle though, Adam is amazing, his job will never be boring although they could have helped him. I think they should have been a little more careful with the new boxes they found, the first one wasn’t a bomb but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a fakeout, any of the others could have been. Anyway, conclusion to the 333 storyline next episode, about time too, I want to know what it’s about. A few more hints might have been nice along the journey as the pieces we have don’t connect together so the episode will just basically tell the whole story which sort of partially defeats the object of the buildup.

I watched this last Tuesday and it was quite scary. It was obviously a Halloween horror special complete with a mysterious zombie death. Sid was his usual odd self with boiling a skull and having it froth with steam. When that old woman grabbed Lindsay I jumped even though I’d been able to tell that that would happen before hand. I liked how even though the sheriff dismissed her report Danny supported her completely. I wonder what’s going on with those two. I also jumped when that hand came out from the grave. Oh and I didn’t much like all those fake zombies, bit freaky for my tastes.

Mac’s 333 caller has gone quiet. He told Stella first and Flack after a weeks gone by, fits his pattern of past confidences. I do love how he always tells Stella first. That tarot lady’s eyes were scary and those 333/666 tattoos were odd although given rumors I’ve heard I think Mac should pay attention to the symbolism she mentioned about being the son of the devil sent to take souls for past mistakes or something. I wonder if he ever tested that bloody t-shirt, we never heard anymore about it. I guess it’s another thing that fell through the cracks like no-one mentioning Snow Day. Oh well.

I’m not sure what to give this. Personal preference for something a little less scary means I won’t watch it again but it was nicely done, secret passage was cool if a little clean. I’ll give it 6/10.