(S05E17) Alright, I'm not trying to say that it's inaccurate, but did anyone else have a hard time buying into the whole "hunting for grizzlies in the Everglades" thing? Everyone else should be raising their hand right now because it felt ridiculous in the sense that we weren't even in Miami anymore. I love it though. What won't this show do?
Here's what did bug me about it though. The story was essentially a rip-off of the dark comedy Very Bad Things. Buddies get together, prostitute dies, and then they all turn on each other. That's the movie in a nutshell and that was essentially the gist of the whole episode as well. Except for the grizzly bear. I did mention the grizzly bear, right? The one in Miami?
OK, despite all that, there were some good things about this episode. First off? The issues with Delko seem like they're fading quickly. There were only a few mentions of his memory loss. For good measure, anytime someone questioned whether or not he was ready to be back we got plenty of close-ups of that huge scar on the back of his head though. So it looks like this will all be over when his hair grows out? Who knows.
Something we've been lacking this season are some decent ongoing storylines and it looks like a few have developed from this episode. Horatio appears to have a new love interest in the stripper exotic dancer working girl nice lady that he helped in this episode. I'd say it seems too soon, but then again, the romance between him and Marisol seemed to come out of nowhere too. He's got that savior complex, you know?
Additionally, it looks like Ed Begley, Jr. will have a small reoccurring role. Has he been in the show before? I can't remember. Anyway, he plays Supervisor O'Shea -- one of Horatio's bosses. H busted O'Shea with the previously mentioned "nice lady." Despite Stetler's warnings (I love that he's back!), Horatio plans to pursue O'Shea's prosecution.
Should get interesting, especially if the Supervisor holds true to his threats of downsizing the crime lab. Wouldn't that be something if the season ended with Horatio losing his job? He'd get it back obviously, but I feel like that's the sort of cliffhanger we could get from CSI: Miami.
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2-27-2007 @ 4:47PM
Sarakanne said...
Yeah, I sensed the same new love interest story-line as well. And what an insult to Horatio's deceased Marisol--being replaced by a hooker, come on! If one is to believe that trashy Internet blog that alleges Caruso has had an affair with a hooker in real life, then this story line is life imitating art. Maybe CBS can woo Alana de la Garza away from NBC's Law and Order. Then she can return as Marisol's twin sister. But please writers, no hookers!
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2-27-2007 @ 3:35PM
malren said...
Since you have the interwebs you could have done what I did when faced with bears in Miami - do a search.
Black bears are in fact native to the area. I didn't believe it either until I found about a jillion websites talking about the black bear population in the Glades.
Now, I think they had a grizzly playing the part of a black...but that's just acting. :)
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2-27-2007 @ 3:37PM
Erica said...
Stupid episode all around. What a waste of my precious time. They should have killed off Delko and let the bear maul H. I am hoping the Blank Donally's that starts up at the same time will be better than this trash.
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2-27-2007 @ 3:37PM
Tim UF said...
"Here's what did bug me about it though. The story was essentially a rip-off of the dark comedy Very Bad Things." I said EXACTLY the same thing while watching it...
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2-27-2007 @ 3:37PM
KillkennyCat said...
Very Bad Things was also a ripoff of this little movie that came out about a year before it did called STAG.
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2-27-2007 @ 3:37PM
Mica said...
Miami copies so much even from the original CSI (which is a better show). On CSI Vegas, Greg Saunders is hit with a lawsuit for assult. Next month, we see Delko hit with the same lawsuit. Miami cast makes such a big deal how their show is diffrent when all they do is steal other ideas. This episode was terrible to watch. I ended up changing channels. Can't wait for the new show The Black Donnaly's either!!
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2-27-2007 @ 6:41PM
drew said...
i liked this episode. kinda had nothing to do with anythign though... interesting pic u chose for this blog, ryan looks like he just sniffed someones ass
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2-27-2007 @ 6:41PM
Butkus said...
This has nothing to do with just an episode but I wish they would tell the ladies that we really don't need to see all the exposed cleavage.
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2-27-2007 @ 7:40PM
drew said...
true, but thats what helps make the show what it is.
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2-27-2007 @ 7:40PM
BC said...
The bear looked too large and was the wrong color to be a native black bear, but there are such things as hunting parks that import exotic game for rich tourists to "hunt", which, between the professional guide and the placement of lure, is what this looked like.
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3-02-2007 @ 7:41PM
tbird said...
Definitely a grizzly bear. I wonder if it was Tank or Little Bart. Does anyone know for sure?
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3-02-2007 @ 7:42PM
iyce said...
I JUST LOVE THIS SHOW, IT MY FAVORITE SHOW. I NEVER MISS IT. I EVEN WATCH THE RERUNS. I HOPE THIS SHOW STAYS AROUND FOR VERY LONG TIME. DAVID CARUSO IS DA MAN, FOR REAL!!!!! I HOPE SOPHIA COMES BACK AFTER HER STINT ON "DESIRE". I LOVED HER AS VICTORIA.
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3-05-2007 @ 11:38AM
Marie said...
I'm sorry this show is for the age group 16 and under. How stupid can you get? They are more focused on what to wear to a crime scene than solving it. The acting is horrible and I cannot believe the actors that H and Delko get paid to do this-what a waste of money!!!!!
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3-07-2007 @ 11:30AM
Jane said...
Still a great show.
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3-07-2007 @ 10:04AM
Kendall said...
No-it's a horrible show. Awful stories along with the acting. It's a joke and that's why it's popular so people can laugh at it.
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3-07-2007 @ 10:04AM
Kendall said...
No-it's a horrible show. Awful stories along with the acting. It's a joke and that's why it's popular so people can laugh at it.
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3-07-2007 @ 11:30AM
Kendall said...
No-it's a horrible show. Awful stories along with the acting. It's a joke and that's why it's popular so people can laugh at it.
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3-12-2007 @ 1:50PM
Diane said...
Please see if you can find the song from March 6, 2007, "Death Eminent"
I sure enjoy reading all this CSI Miami Stuff, you guys are great!
Thanks,
Diane
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3-21-2007 @ 6:44PM
MBiedel said...
I was the victim on the episode, Dennis West. They used two brown bears for the episode, a brother and a sister.
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