Fallen Idols

Season 7, Episode 17, Aired
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Grissom and his team are discouraged when they find a pool of blood as they begin investigating the disappearance of a high school basketball star and his cheerleader girlfriend.Grissom's quip that the young lovers may have run off to Mexico is soon quashed by the discovery of drops of blood by Ryan's vacant parking spot at the school. After finding a letterman jacket and cheerleading sweater in the field house and a pool of Ryan's blood nearby, the team tries to determine what went awry.moreless
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  • A one of the those everyday, reality episodes.

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    By tsar_luke30, Jun 01, 2011 Report Abuse
    Although this wasn't my favorite episode of CSI, I still liked this episode. It wasn't the best we've seen, but since it did preceed "Monster in the Box", which was an amazing episode, no one could really get too upset over it. The plot to this episode was fairly fresh. The last episode that is kind of like this one was "Iced" from season 5. It was a very melodramatic episode. It just kept buliding suspense, which boosted the episode's appeal. I did not like how they found the boy with the teacher. It just made you go "Yuck!" I was also a little disappointed with the ending. Oh well, it was still a farily good episode.moreless

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  • yay CSI rocks! this is exactly why I love it!

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    By GrissomSara4evr, Jun 01, 2011 Report Abuse
    Yay I cannot believe this episode. First of all I love Evanescence! Evanescence and CSI how good can it get. And that was one of the most twisted storyline and plot I have ever seen. That was so awesome!And it was so not fair that they all got punished except for Meagan.I love CSI....any way I can't wait for next CSI.It makes me so sad when it is off for a few weeks but the ending of this episode is awesome.Oh the shaving scene was so awesome.Are they like living together now or what? I hope we get to see a kiss or something soon.moreless

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  • High school dramas with the basketball star and cheerleaders..

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    By swassy, Jun 01, 2011 Report Abuse
    Some high school tragedies involving cheerleaders and basketball players as the team investigates the brutal death of a cheerleader. At the start of the episode, Grissom is cranky about the fact that Brass made him get out of bed early on a Saturday morning to investigate the disappearance of the basketball star and his girlfriend. Creepy bipolar photography teacher wanting to be Mrs. Robinson..

    The photography department did a wonderful job and the portraits of the students with their aspiring goals were really well done. Some more character development in the Sara and Grissom relationship with a sneak peak at the couple having an intimate moment when Sara shaves Grissom's beard. The angle which was shot with Sara holding the razor knife makes it all mysterious when she asks Grissom if he trusts her.moreless

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  • One of the episodes that made season seven so great. (CONTAINS SPOILERS! CONTAINS SPOILERS!)

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    By Philology, Jun 01, 2011 Report Abuse
    Season seven, I believe, is perhaps the most lavish season of CSI that I have yet to see. The whole episode kept me at the end of my seat, and I was in no way expecting the ending to be as it was. This episode may be favoured by some for it's lack of graphic gore, but even those who prefer CSI to be violent could find this to be a choice episode. (SPOILERS) The ending, with the pictures of Ryan all over the warehouse, and his dead body on the bed beside the photographer's cadaver was one of the best scenes of the episode. (END OF SPOILERS)moreless

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  • This as to be my favorite episode of all time! Nice to see the team do a case all together without any drama!

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    By TvJunkie13, May 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    I love it! The begining was really good. Nick looked so hott in this episode! Catherine made me laugh when she found the crabs. The hole case kept me guessing, and i still can't believe they let Megan go after killing her boyfriend. The talk between Sara and Warrick was the best, nice to see those two get along. But my favorite part of it all is the ending with the GSR! I loved it when Grissom said he trusted her...it was the best! I screamed at the scene and my mom looked at me wierd. By far the best yet!moreless

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    • Goof: When Warrick takes the pill case from the hand of the professor of photography (dead) you can clearly see her thumb move. Edit
    • Goof: The Bears, the home team in the basketball game, was wearing gold, and the visiting team was wearing white. This is a violation of basketball rules, since the home team is supposed to wear light colored uniforms, and the visitors are to wear dark ones. Edit
    • The Friend Agenda Website that Warrick and Grissom log onto hosting Ryan Lansco's Profile is most likely a fictional version of Myspace. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: PadlĂ© idoly (Fallen Idols) Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Denmark: March 9, 2007 on Kanal 5 Czech Republic: December 18, 2008 on TV Nova Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: Good Enough- Evanescence If That's Your Boyfriend He Wasn't Last Night- Me'Shell NdegĂ©Ocello Lithium- Nirvana The Best Deceptions- Dashboard Confessionals The View-Dryburugh Style- The View Word Up- Willis Edit

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    • Sam Cooper: Captain, please. Find my daughter before she does something stupid. Linda Lansco: Stupid I can live with. I need to know they're okay. Edit
    • Brass: I mean, I don't want to make this about me, but I need to know my office is not responsible. Doc Robbins: Did you hit her over the head? Edit
    • Warrick: What is this Grissom? Romeo and Juliet. Grissom: Post-Mortem photography. Memento Mori. In the nineteenth century the photo of the dead loved one was a popular keepsake. Death remembered. One last look. Edit

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    • Nick: So what's with the ropes, Casanova? Born in 1725, Giacomo Girolamo Casanova failed an attempt at life in the church, and went on to become a world famous lover. He died in 1798 of a urinary tract infection. Edit
    • Nick: I wish I had selective amnesia. There's a lot in my past I'd like to forget. This is could be references to the Season 2 episodes "Overload" (when Nick admits to being abused by a last-minute babysitter) and "Stalker" (here he came face-to-face with a man who invaded his attic, monitored his every move, and even committed murder in order to "become" more like Nick), and the two-part Season 5 finale " Grave Danger (1) & (2)" (in which he was buried alive). Edit
    • Memento Mori: Grissom quotes this Latin phrase, citing the practice of photographing the dead as they are laid out as a memorial. However, he mistranslates it as meaning remember the dead. A more accurate translation is remember you are mortal. The customs surrounding memento mori have varied over the years, being expressed in art, music, literature, and, more recently, photography and other contemporary art forms. The interpretation has also varied from celebrating life by living for the moment to living in perpetual fear of death. Edit

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