CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

I don't really care for CSI's method of doing two investgations at once...so those kinds of episodes don't really float my boat. However, the Librarian in the Cage bits were so good that they overshadowed the other, How Did the SUV get on the tracks bits.



I confess, the major reason why I like this episode is because of the acting of Michael Goorjian as the autistic Aaron Pratt. Excellent job, quite a likeable character, and I liked Grissom's interactions with him..



Someone who *is* able to add allusions to this episode might want to consider adding a bit about the painting referenced by the Curator, The Raft of the Medusa. The painting depicts the desperate survivors of the French frigate Medusa, (which struck the Bank of Arguin off the coast of Mauritania in 1816, and on which the survivors had turned to cannabilism to survive) at their first moment of apparent rescue.

I do love this episode. The reason I love it is not due to the storylines however, it's due to a certain character.

Aaron Pratt, the librarian co-worker who is a high-functioning autistic. The reason I love this episode is because I have an autistic sister. unfortunatly she is not a high-funtioning one like Aaron is, but she is autistic.

The story line with Aaron worked perfectly. I prefered that storyline to Cath and Sara's. It is an interesting story line, but it just seems too...Original? I dunno, but I just didn't enjoy the story as some of the others.

To me, this episode is fantastic, and a definate favourite of mine.

Death by bad habit. Biting the end of her pen ended Veronica Bradley's life, the poison powder was meant to be for her boss. Grissom said, "Some people bite their nails; she bit her pens. Bad habit." at which point I took my fingers out of my mouth (true story). The case of death seems a little far fetched though, she's pouring the Ricin powder into the salt shaker and spills some onto her pen, a mistake ultimately ending her life - her habit kicks in at work and she bites the end of her pen. She is found dead in a locked room, where no one is able to get to her, or help her.

I think they did a good job with the character Aaron Pratt. His photographic memory came in handy as it helped Grissom and Nick with their case, and his obsessive compulsive behavior was interesting to see, like the objects on his table stacked neatly according to size.

The other case, that involves an accountant with a anger management problem. Mr. Croft uses his car to push dog-lover Megan Treadwell's vehicle in front of an oncoming train. All of this because she got under his skin and threw her coffee at him.

I thought this was a pretty good episode, I thought that the case with Megan Treadwell could have been expanded on a little more but other than that I thought it was well done.