(S05E19) Something about this show... I just can't get enough of it. Despite the tirade of complaints every episode tends to generate week in and week out, there's one thing you can't argue. It's always good. Of course, degrees of "what's good" can vary when you address a show like this. So I suppose I'm just making the same argument I always make. Enjoy CSI: Miami for what it is. Over the top television at it's finest.
Continuing with that trend, the show has gone ahead and developed Scott O'Shay (played to the sleaziest by Ed Begley Jr.) into Horatio's latest nemesis. H's feud with Stetler has long since been forgotten and Riaz is dead, so it's time for someone else to get in the way. Supervisor O'Shay is it.
Using the backdrop of Indian casinos (doesn't exactly scream Miami to me) on the outskirts of the city, Horatio and the team began to uncover a conspiracy that runs all the way to the top of the city council. Hookers, blackmailing, and prominent businessmen being scalped. Yes, scalped.
The episode also brought the return of Horatio's latest lady friend, Anna. Played by The Shield's Paula Garcés, Anna was originally depicted as someone that I thought H was going to get involved with. But it turns out that she's just the latest on his list of people who get special treatment from the Miami-Dade police department. I guess I never realized it before, but Horatio has a real savior complex huh?
OK, back to O'Shay. This guy is bad news and it's funny because I never pictured Ed Begley Jr. as someone who plays the crafty politician, but he does it well. From blackmailing casino owners to using prostitutes to run his dirty money, he has his hands in everything. Horatio can't link any of this to him yet, but he will. O'Shay has threatened repercussions though. What could he possibly do to the team? I think he said he could cut salaries or funding, but I doubt something like that will stick. It'll be interesting to see what he does to stop Horatio from nabbing him before the season is done.
Overall, I think we're looking at a 4 out 7 for this episode. Not necessarily because this was the finest CSI: Miami installment, but rather for what it sets up. I'm excited for the showdown between Horatio and O'Shay.
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4-25-2007 @ 3:53PM
Jeannine McKenna said...
As usual-H comes to the rescue for someone. And I find Anna to be a Marisol look a like, don't you??? And, I thought Supervisor O'Shey was great-like Jonathan stated- H needs a nemesis with Stetler gone. But I'd like to see Yelina & Ray Jr. come back every now & again, after all, they are still H's "family". Last nights show was great!! Kudo's to the writers and most of all the cast!
They're all great actors!!! Jeannine McKenna
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4-10-2007 @ 5:12PM
bgdc said...
You can't get enough CSI? Oy vey. So you're really, really into fairy tales, I take it?
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4-10-2007 @ 5:15PM
Jonathan Toomey said...
bgdc --
That's the point! The show is over the top, it's far fetched, and complete cheese in a can. You gotta embrace that and not expect the show to become some beacon of reality. It's an escape, or as you so eloquently put it, a fairy tale :)
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4-10-2007 @ 6:18PM
Sabrina said...
Sorry-I need to disagree with Jonathan Toomey. What a waste of time this episode was for me. Please.... Ed Begley Jr as a nemisis was just to much. Not to mention the over acting as usual. If you consider "over the top" as good TV-well Jonathan your wrong in my taste. CSI Miami used to be good and if you think ratings means anything-CSI the original still does way better. Maybe because they really focus on the storylines and not on the "over the top" aspect.
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4-10-2007 @ 6:24PM
Jonathan Toomey said...
To whoever is using the e-mail address with the words "mms" amd "99" in it, I have to ask -- why is it that you use a different name every time you comment? From Sabrina to Michelle to Mica to Diane and Kendall and there's even more to list. I guess all I'm saying is that I look forward to what your alias will be each week. My real question though. You clearly hate CSI: Miami, so why do you still watch it every week :)
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4-10-2007 @ 9:12PM
Sara said...
O.K. guys this is the way I see the Horatio/Marisol thing. Over on NBC, Law & Order's future is in question. With Fred Thompson possibly announcing his candidacy for President, that leaves Alana de la Garza, Sam Waterston, et al looking for other gigs. Now if Ann Donahue and some of the other CSI:Miami writers get real creative, they can bring back Marisol. Let's see, perhaps she never really died, but Horatio had to let the mal noche gang think she did. All this time, she has been hiding out in a nunnery recovering from cancer or something along those lines. In Season 6, she re-surfaces and Horatio will have someone to go home to at the end of the day, uh episode. When Caruso was on NYPD, he had some pretty steamy scenes over on ABC. CSI:Miami's ratings would go thru the roof if they brought Alana de la Garza back. Cheesy yes, but what a fun hour long escape!!
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4-11-2007 @ 12:28AM
andy 101 said...
I hate this show also and Jonathan Toomey you should be shot given an email address out. What privacy is that? Others use other people's email address. Just becasue som eone disagrees with you and tells you like it is shows what kin d of person you are. You should not be reviewing anything.......
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4-11-2007 @ 12:41AM
Mimi said...
I agree-Jonathan was way out of line- it could be a group of friends. Either way, people beware-obviously TV Squad does not obey their own rules"Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments". I would sue!!
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4-12-2007 @ 8:58AM
Mimi said...
Forgot to add-I contacted TV Squad and reported this abuse for you gals.
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4-11-2007 @ 10:14AM
Mica said...
First of all, we are a group who uses one email address to chat on diffrent websites. It's easier with one email address to keep track of our comments-no alias are used. Second, it's to late to rectify what you did Jonathan and we have a print out. We have already have sent a copy of what was originally there to Weblogic/TVSquad. You just don't like to hear what we think-what is this blog for? Also, some in my group watch this show for Adam or some really loved season 1-3 but hate 4 and 5 and are waiting for it to be like it used to. Just becasue you hate the original CSI (21.4 million viewers) and prefer the over acted, over the top cheese fest, don't be hating people who say otherwise. In other words, GROW-UP! What you did was childish.
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4-11-2007 @ 11:55AM
Mimi said...
You go girl-Jonathan is an a$$. You keep saying whatever you want. That's what the blog is for. If he does not like it-don't be a reviewer -bottom line!! I also have a screenshot of it, I will send it to you Mica.
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4-11-2007 @ 9:22PM
Sara said...
Did I miss something? Where did Jonathan Toomey give out an email address? Making references to "mms" and "99" is hardly an invasion of privacy. Now, had he written mms@whatever.com, that would be different. He didn't, so get over it. No one can figure out your email from such little information. Perhaps you people would be much happier on another CSI: Miami forum--one that is devoted to the show's haters!!
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4-12-2007 @ 8:39AM
andy 101 said...
You did miss something Sara-On Wednesday Jonathan did submit the whole email address in that email strand. He revised it. it's funny because I wrote a reply yesterday and it did not get posted on this-hummmmmmmmmmmmm!
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4-12-2007 @ 8:40AM
andy 101 said...
You did miss something Sara. He did. So you get over it. It was posted earlier. He went back and revised it because he knew he could get in
serious trouble for it. People were sending complaints. So is this a
blog for only people who love it? If they don't like the episode they
don't-period. I think Jonathon needs to print an apology to the people
he did that too. I would be pissed off and actually it could happen to
any of us so I am speaking up!! Please don't say what you don't
know-Jonathan went back and re-wrote it. Shows you what kind of person he is for not apologizing for what he did.
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4-12-2007 @ 8:46AM
Kendall said...
Sara-He did print the whole email address out. I let Mica respond to his reply but we were all shocked since that's against TV Squad's rules. He went back mighty fast to "change" it but that still does not give him the right to do that. We have a print out and a screenshot of it. As for CSI:Maimi-there are episodes I liked-a few but season 5 has been very disappointing and if the reviewer does not want to hear what we think of the episodes-To bad so sad-that's what the blog is for-to talk about the episodes.
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4-12-2007 @ 10:20AM
Jonathan Toomey said...
OK, this is getting ridiculous. Mimi, Kendall, Mica... whatever your name is (I went through your e-mail comment history -- you've used over 20 different aliases so who knows what it actually is). What I said in my comment was not harsh nor was I angry that you disagreed with me. I merely asked why it is you watch a show that you clearly don't like. I see no harm in that. I think the issue stems from the fact I called you out on your little system of using multiple names to comment and all I said was that I found it amusing each week. At what point did what I say to you become harsh? It wasn't. So unless you have something constructive to say about the episode, please stop with these comments because it's detracting from the readers who actually come to read something substantive about the episode.
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4-17-2007 @ 8:14AM
Michelle said...
I was just wondering who dosed the room service food? I must of missed it when I watched it . . .Thanks
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