Tag: csi: ny

CSI NY: Tanglewood, Blood Sweat and Tears, Til Death Do We Part, Hush, The Fall

So back when CSI NY was first airing, I had what is known as a ‘drinking problem’ – I saw most of these episodes blitzed out of my mind originally. I’m noticing as I watch this that some of my memories don’t line up with the episodes. Like I thought they had a holodeck recreation thing in the first season? But no? Why has no one asked me ‘what are you talking about’ when I talked about that? Do they just assume THEY saw it?

Anyway, these particular block of episodes I’m noticing I’m remembering less and less what happened. Initially when I started I skipped two episodes because I remembered those plots and did NOT like them (The one with the rape in Central Park, the one with the amputee thing) but by the time I reach Hush, I have no memory. None. No idea what’s coming or who the killer was. And for Til Death Do We Part, I don’t know if I remembered the episode or just instinctively recognized them using an old urban legend.

From here on out, it should be like a first watch, maybe? I dunno. I certainly don’t recognize the next episode summary. Sobriety is fun and exciting.

I DO know I’ve seen the end of this season though – I remember Mac firing Aiden because he loved America so much. Although that memory might be a little distorted. I will miss Aiden. She is a fun character.

Stella grew up in an orphanage! Fun Stella fact.

CSI Miami and CSI NY comparisons

I’m deeply depressed right now and putting myself in a CSI-induced coma. Okay, with that out of the way, I’ve watched three+ seasons of CSI within a few days and now most of a season of CSI NY (to catch up to the crossover episode) and I have a few thoughts.

Given that I refuse to acknowledge CSI Cyber (computers! from the land of ghosts and witches!) because it’s stupid, rating the CSIs I have come to the surprising conclusion that based on what I’ve seen so far, CSI NY is actually the weakest of the CSIs which is a shame because it has the mathematically hottest cast, especially Stella Bonasera who has been my crush for years.

I keep pausing episodes of NY to go do other things like make characters in videogames, etc.

Anyway, things I like about CSI Miami:

Horatio is my ginger prince, the anti-pire, the one ginger who can stand in the direct Miami sun and not catch fire. I can’t even tell wtf is going on with his brother’s plot at this point and the whole Bob/Suzie/Cainechilde thing and it’s funny as hell that Horatio and Yelina both saw the Cainechilde in direct sunlight with her red hair and was like ‘she has the power… she is a caine!’

I like how Horatio is so dumb around Yelina. I mean, it’s absolutely frustrating to watch but if you pretend you hear a computer bluescreening whenever she asks him a question and he pauses, it gets pretty funny.

Calleigh is a delight. No notes.

Things I like about CSI NY/observations in good spirit:

Stella. Stella. Stella. The fact she was ready to remove the bullet from that horse with her own teeth out of bloodthirst.

Stella Bonasera from CSI NY with the text 'fuck them horses'
That horse was going down, one way or another.

When the parkourers ran away with all the cartwheels and flips and Mac and Stella watched emotionlessly.

The absolute inappropriateness of their theme song. “Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals” No, fuck you guys, if you saw a cow you’d cry. I think the CSIs ny believe there are three kinds of animals: Rats, cats, and pigeons. Dogs and horses are just ‘bigger rats’. They may think Flack is a rat. They definitely think Danny is a rat.

It’s been almost 20 years and I have yet to figure out what the British doctor and the wheelchair-using doctor are actually doing/their roles on the show. They just show up, give Mac advice, then leave. They may be ghosts?

I thought I remembered this show having a holodeck.

And finally I accidentally clicked on an episode of Miami when I meant to watch NY and I knew immediately I was on the wrong show because of the colours. I really enjoyed that particular choice by the makers.

Vegas: Green
NY: Blue
Miami: Orange