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9.0 Superb
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Air Date

Wednesday December 14, 2005

Production Code

211

Episode Summary

Danny and Stella find innovative ways to process a crime scene while Danny is trapped in a panic room with the victim, who was the only person with the security code. As a locksmith works to cut through the titanium doors, the CSIs rush to process the evidence before the victim decays further and Danny's oxygen runs out. Meanwhile, Mac, Dr. Hawkes and Lindsay investigate the murder of an exotic dancer found dead on a klieg light

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    7.3 Good

    Danny gets caught in a panic room. hide show

    This episode seemed like it would be really exciting, as the premise seemed captivating but unfortunately it was not executed well. Danny did not seem to be worried about being stuck in a panic room at all and the killer came out of the blue and was only on screen for seconds. That is not good writing because it kills, pun intended, the big reveal when you actually find out who the murderer is if they haven't been on screen too much.

    This was still a pretty fun episode, as is virtually anything involving strippers, but just not one of CSI: NY's best.

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    9.2 Superb

    csi's try and solve cases..danny gets trapped in a panic room. hide show

    this episode is one of my favorites. i love it, its exciting and keeps you guessin.

    the cases were good..exciting...and potently could really happen.

    love when danny gets trapped in the panic room with a dead decomposing body and has to make due with what he has. that has to be one of the best scenes. after awhile of being in there they discover danny's O2 is runnin out...uh oh.

    stella has to figure out the crime before danny gets asphyxiated. this episode was great..its xciting and its why i watch this show...hopefully season four will be better than season 2....no more of that danny lindsey crap....blahhh!!!

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    9.3 Superb

    A very imaginative one!! hide show

    Danny is wonderful. He demonstrates that he is really smart and really hot at the same time (this white t-shirt... ). I like when he works with Stella too. Their case was very interesting, that poor guy traumatised all his life for his brothers death and they service killing him trying to hypnotize him....Awesome. And I loved the scene with PINO ( well, I love PINO, so...), indicating Danny how to perform an autopsy, I laughed a lot!!!
    I also like the fcomplicity between Danny and Flack and all the pizza joke!!

    Mac and Lindsay working together is always great!! They have this special relationship... I love when she says " I'll bring my boots" LOL!!! And as big M&M shipper I love the moment when Lindsay asks Mac how is Danny!! their case was great: the striper burned by a big focus, the writers have a huge imagination!!

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    9.7 Superb

    Excellent Script & Excellent Acting hide show

    The top of the list and something that I keep coming back to is the strong performance of Carmine Giovinazzo. I have always impressed with his acting abilities but this episode just really highlights what he's cabable of doing, I look forward to seeing more in the future. Now for the episode I that this was so well written. Both cases have interesting twists. From the victims themselves to the people that surround them. The classic one-liners and banter is ever present and timely placed. I liked the concept of the panic room. The scene where is locks is very realistic and you really feel for Danny. The interaction between Mac & Lindsay is real teamwork. Pino the ever talented and quick witted ME makes his presence known in both cases.

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    8.5 Great

    Danny's trapped in a panic room... And someone got burned. hide show

    Though both stories were good enought to get your attention, Danny winding up locked inside a panic room provided for interesting content. Not only because of the investigation itself, but what took place inside the room. The way he had to collect the evidence becasue of the room warming up and all was nicely done. Don't know how real it is, but it was entertaining. :) The ending was a good twist, but there was just something about the entire set up that seemed a bit forced to me. Plus, Stella got there too quickly, I thought. But that's just me. As for the other story, it just didn't catch my attention as much, it was just overshadowed, I guess, by the panic room scenario.

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  • Goof: When Danny gets out of the panic room and he gets the phone, it disappears and reappears from his hand in subsequent shots. []
  • Goof: Joanna "Kandy" Kelton is referred to by Mac as a stripper but is actually a mud wrestler. []
  • Goof: Danny lays down on the bed, clutching a handful of articles. Then we see Stella interviewing Hudson's bodyguard. Then we go back to Danny in the panic room as he opens a drawer and pulls out the articles he was just holding in the previous scene. []
More Trivia
  • Original International Air Dates:
    Turkey: May 8, 2006 on CNBC-e. []
  • Music Featured:
    Cold Heart Bitch by Jet.
    Jaylib by The Red.
    High by James Blunt.
    One Crowded Hour by Augie March.
    When the Music's Not Forgotten by Deadman.
    Makeover (Adam Freeland Remix) by Mark Mothersbaugh.*

    *song featured in The Sims 2: Nightlife. []
  • Stella: Look around. Improvise.
    Danny: Word of the day - improvise. []
  • (Looking at a pool full of lubricant gel)
    Mac: Might be something in there we can use to ID the customer our vic was wrestling.
    Lindsay: Well, let me know if you find anything.
    (Mac gives Lindsay a look and a smile)
    Lindsay: I'll get my boots. []
  • Andy: (club owner) Look, obviously you've never been here on a night when a stripper isn't killed. The place is wall to wall honeys. I do the hirings and firings. I get the pick of the litter.
    Mac: Saves on the wining and dining. []
More Quotes
  • Just like in the Monk episode Mr. Monk and the Panic Room, the man who installed the panic room was the killer and was involved with the woman who was close to the victim. In this episode it was the housekeeper while in Monk it was the wife. []
  • Danny: Think I've seen this on an episode of The Flintstones.

    The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom that ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC. []
  • Danny: Miss MacGyver grab your camera I have a foreign fingerprint!

    MacGyver is an American adventure television series about the extremely resourceful secret agent MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson. []
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