Pool Shark or Remember When...

[bunchofgrapes]

Brass seems okay with Catherine now. Catherine still seems bitchy. Wait, maybe that's just her regular personality now.
- Remember when Catherine had a sense of humor?
- Remember when Catherine was a CSI (and not calling herself a cop)?
- Remember when Brass was the cop and went with a CSI to interview a suspect? Catherine does it all but that's because this was a "very special Catherine episode". When does she leave?
- Remember when Nick and Warrick went into the pool? Now it's Hodges and Henry.
- Remember when the writing on CSI was so much better?

There really isn't much to say about this episode. I think I was bored before the halfway mark, probably because this was mostly about Catherine and I find her mostly boring these days. Finally picked up a little when Brass and Nick brought in Anya Sanchez, the girl who gave dead girl a "hot shot" of heroin that made her dead girl. Brass knows about hot shots. I'm impressed. Anya likes to steal jewelery. She's got a box of watches and Brass is trying on something big and hideous with a tan leather band. We already know Brass has several watches because he told Sara so many, many, many episodes ago. He then holds up a ladies watch and says "I gotta girl friend". Say what!? Was this a throwaway line or was he speaking the truth? More please!

Anya reminds me of Ellie. Remember her? Brass' daughter who completely disappeared after S6? She's got the whole cocky Ellie snark down. At least we got a glimpse of Brass snark again.

Bring back the Zuiker episodes. DLA has become a ho-hum writer.

Comments

[spottedhorse.livejournal.com]

I was disappointed with the lack of Brass in this one, but he did have some good moments. I loved the jewelery scene; it reminded me of the scene last season when he was "gossiping" with the comedian's wife. PG just played it so low key, which made it even funnier. Even my hubbie laughed at it and commented.

I kinda think it was just a line about the girlfriend. I don't think Brass is the kind of guy who would bring a real girlfriend up in an interrogation. Would love to find out he has one though!

I also chuckled in the end when Catherine has the line about the shark can't keep his mouth shut and Brass turns toward her, mouth agape. I'm not sure if he was showing surprise or imitating the shark, but he seemed in a playful mood. It was fun to see. And of course, he got the "the line" of the episode with hook, line, and sinker.

Guess I'm not too surprised about him knowing about a heroine hot shot. He was in vice and "H" was one of the drugs of choice in his youth, especially in Vietnam.

I do think Zuiker writes better stuff and certainly gives Brass his due.

As for Catherine...it is like the character is just so full of herself. Catherine was always a little cocky but it's overboard now. And when she first appeared in the epi, my hubbie just went ugh. He says she looks like a white version of Michael Jackson and wondered what Marge has done to herself. Shuddering, he said she used to be beautiful but now she just looks creepy. Guess the look goes with the newer version of Catherine?

I actually felt sorry for Hodges when Wendy left. And I got the feeling Liz Vassey's tears were real. I think TPTB screwed up royally by not resigning her. There had to be other ways to cut the budget, like giving Catherine fewer episodes....

I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Since Marge has fewer epis this season, maybe we'll get more of Brass.

[bunchofgrapes]

I'd be surprised if the girlfriend line wasn't a throwaway but it still got my attention. Also, I missed it the first time but when I watched it again, I realized he asked about a Patek Philippe watch. That's a mega-expensive watch. Brass is such a watch whore.

I'm not surprised Brass knows about hot shots either. Brass is very street smart. And that was my point. However, some of these fan fic writers like to make him out to be some sort of noob.

As for Catherine...it is like the character is just so full of herself. Catherine was always a little cocky but it's overboard now.

This sums her up perfectly! And this is why I now can't stand her. Plus, she's not a cop and really needs to quit pretending she is. But going back to the character being full of herself, my dad used to have this big thing for Marg. He loved her in China Beach and then started watching CSI. I asked him a while ago if he was still watching and he said he quit watching when Catherine became a supervisor because he couldn't stand her any more. I totally got it.

I agree about Liz Vassey but to be honest, I didn't much care for the whole Wedges thing (a couple of very background characters get more story than Brass? WTF?) so I was glad to see her go. Plus, it ticks me off that she gets a send off while Louise Lombard got nothing.

I'm not very optimistic for more Brass. I'm sure they'll want to cram in as much Catherine as possible in the 17 episodes she has left and all the Greg fans whining has gotten them a Very Special Greg episode. No one whines for Brass on the more popular boards so he gets ignored.