“Meet Market”
The new guy again gets the better of the two stories this week as Keppler investigates the black market sales of body parts. Right from the start, when he opens an umbrella found inside a dead body, spattering Doc Robbins with blood and deadpans, “That's bad luck, isn't it?” you know you’re on to a winner. In another memorable moment he observes that Grissom’s habit of collecting things fits the profile of a serial killer. Any other week Catherine’s investigation into how a woman was murdered by her long lost son would have kept my attention but with Liev Schreiber in such fine form she just can’t compete.
“Law of Gravity”
Grissom returns but his comeback is overshadowed by Keppler’s exit. And what an exit! This ranks as one of the show's finest episodes in its seven-year run, a blend of hard-boiled detective story and clinical CSI investigation. In just a few short weeks Liev Schreiber won me over to such an extent that I was moved to tears by Keppler’s final scene.
“Monster in the Box”
And finally the box! It’s been sitting on Grissom’s desk for weeks, tormenting us and at last the wait is over. But, while the contents may have been revealed, the mystery has only gotten deeper. A nice guest appearance by Kathleen Quinlan and a good, if not entirely unexpected twist ending help alleviate the lack of closure. I get the feeling the killer will not be revealed until the season finale. I just hope it will be worth the wait. Time for the first Star Trek geek alert - Kobayashi Maru is Hodges' cat and the name comes from a starship in a training exercise in Star Trek.
“Fallen Idols”
This is the sort of excellent story that CSI does week in week out, unfortunately coming after two excellent episodes it seems a little duller than it really is. The identity of the killer isn’t even a surprise. Guest star Laura Harris is wasted as the photography teacher with a thing for one of her students; she’s clearly a red herring (sort of) from the start. Disappointing but far from bad.
Heroes
“Distractions”
An episode that builds towards the supposedly shocking revelation of Clair’s father; the thing is, for it to be a surprise we know it must be someone we’ve already encountered and only a couple of guys fit the bill – Claude and Nathan. The best moments this week are Sylar’s as he sits in Mr Bennet’s kitchen chatting to his wife with murder on his mind. I like Ali Larter but the Niki plot strand is dragging at the moment; still, I’m confident that will change. It’s time for the second (and last) Star Trek geek alert – the license plate of George “Mr Sulu” Takei is NCC-1701, which is of course the serial number of the Enterprise.
Article comments
1 - manfred
imo the Nikki/Jessica plot was pretty fun in Run. She finally comes out well , something that hasnt been shown before.
Nice to see you writing again Ian :)
2 - Ian Woolstencroft
Hi manfred.
Yes Run was one of Niki's best episodes. Early on she was one of my favourite characters but she dropped down as the series progressed. She's started working her way back up now though.
The only character who's been at the top of my favourites list since the beginning is Clair and she just gets better and better.
Thanks for reading.