Pool Shark or Remember When...

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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.

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You know, I really can't see Brass on the singles scene. He just doesn't look like that type. I can see him going to a bar where he's a regular and someone strikes up a conversation with him but other than that, he just looks like a guy who'd sit by himself and drink. And yes, at the age he is now, they have to be careful not to make him come off as a creepy old guy. He could have pulled it off 5 years ago though. But a guy who works long, strange hours is most likely going to date someone he meets on the job. Not necessarily someone who works at PD but someone he comes in contact with frequently.

I don't know about spamming the boards with Brass needing a girlfriend but it wouldn't hurt just spamming the boards with more Brass. It torques me that Brass gets completely forgotten on the boards. I think I'm the only Brass fan left over on TalkCSI or YTDAW.

As for the retirement thing, remember, Brass is younger than Paul. Even if you use the "Way to Go" age, Brass isn't 60 yet. If you use the CSI Companion age, he's two years younger. Not sure how retirement works in the fictional land of CSI Las Vegas but you're right, he's getting close.

And the way they've been writing it, Brass seems to be slowly burning out.
Definitely agree here but I'm not sure how much of that is Brass and how much is Paul. The writers aren't doing either one any favors though.