Living Doll (1)

Season 7, Episode 24, Aired
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As the CSI's continue their search for and discover the identity of the "Miniature Killer", Grissom and Sara's relationship gets exposed to the rest of the team as she goes missing during the investigation. The "Miniature Killer" is finally captured, but not before a member of CSI becomes the killer's final victim.moreless
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  • The seventh season ends with the Miniature Killer finally being captured, but not before the killer commits one last crime that hits right at Grissom's heart. The team finds out that there is still a chance to save the victim, but will they?moreless

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    By meathead704, Oct 26, 2011 Report Abuse
    After watching this episode, I can safely say that CSI is definitely one of the best shows on television today. One thing I like about the episode is the Miniature Killer saga is finally drawing to a close. It was a good story arc for the seventh season but it's going to come to an end before it wears out it's welcome and becomes tedious which I think is a very good idea. It leaves the viewer hooked to the end not just to see if the victim will be saved, but also how the team will be effected personally.moreless

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  • They got the miniature killer...but at the cost of Sarah's life???

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    By Edward_Nigma, May 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    I so love season finales, they're often so intense, and with lots of nice character development. In tonight's finale we finally see the miniature killer caught, and it's not who the CSI's expected it to be at all. It was sorta weird how they showed the killer so much, especially at the beginning of the episode, but I guess it worked. She was pretty freakin psysho too! The story was centered around the miniature killer, and therefore Grissom (and Sarah), so we didn't get much from everyone else. And sucks for Greg, he wasn't even in the finale at all. At least Sofia got her one scene in there. Anyways...it was pretty cool to see Grissom and the others closing in on the killer, and finally figuring out who she was. And Grissom's talk with her at the end - intense. I was definitely convinced by the hallucination throat-slitting. The killer really did outsmart Grissom and everyone else, and she got Sarah too. But now we've gotta wait 4 months to see if Sarah will be okay! I feel a good season premiere on the way! Good ending for the season, and I hope CSI doesn't slip too much in the ratings anytime soon!moreless

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  • The miniature killer's final strike... and it hits very close to home.

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    By bluegoldrose, May 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    Now when I say that this show was painful to watch, I mean it in the best possible way. I loved most of it, because it flowed well.

    Miniature Killer, Natalie, definitely the freakiest character they've ever had. Her father freaked me out, and so did his doll, which he named after the younger daughter! *shiver* Natalie was apparently crazy for awhile, like since childhood, although killing your baby sister and watching your father clean up her blood could do that to you. It reminded me of Candice Bergen, whose father was a ventriloquist, and she said that the doll was her sibling Natalie's attention to detail was an interesting trait (she could've been on Psych) which I suppose made sense due to her detailed models. They tied everything together in ways that made sense, yay, which of course is always a good thing to see in a multi-episode story arc.

    Sara, Sara, Sara, apparently she got under Natalie's skin. There is I suppose a poeticness to Sara's impending demise being orchestrated by someone a little more obsessed than herself, and that the only person who could end the Grissom Sidle affair, two obsessive people in love, snicker, was an even more obsessive human being. How exactly such a small woman could over power Sara, played by a woman who is nearly six feet tall, is still a mystery. Sara's disappearance led Grissom to saying that she was the only thing he loved in front of his colleagues, who all dropped their jaws in a beautiful moment of acting that was priceless to see.

    I pause a moment from Sara's story to go to Grissom. He was WAY too calm when interrogating Natalie, even if he was pretending to be calm while inwardly seething, we should have seen something in the form of a struggle from him. His scene with Natalie was bizarre; I know she's crazy, but the whole neck slashing thing was a little much. Her singing her father's song, so apparently she's seen his show what a way to screw up her mind even more, was very, very creepy. Especially as it was being sung as we see Sara struggling beneath the car.

    Now I know we're supposed to think this is a major cliff-hanger with the hope that Sara will be alive next season, however we'll find out whether or not Jorja's contract has been signed over the summer. I'm of the opinion that she's not coming back, after all it was kind of obvious that it wasn't her in the final scene, plus it's been reported that she didn't shoot the scene. So this may be the last time we see Sara, who was and is my favorite character, despite my dissatisfaction with the way she was used in a few seasons.moreless

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    By phillthebest, Oct 13, 2010 Report Abuse
    I think Im talking for everybody when Im saying that this is one of the best chapters in the CSI storie, this one and "5x25 Grave danger" were great, I really miss this kinf of episodes. I started Watching season eleven and all I can say is "PLEASE SAVE CSI".

    I loved this episode not only by the plot but also by the good acting here, Emily is an exellent character and she was very convincent, I loved the scene where she was talking in that interview and she could remember each detail perfectly in the wait room, it was so scary.

    P.D: Im from venezuela, Im not an expert writing in english, please forgive my mistakesmoreless

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  • After an entire season, the smart Miniature Killer with a photographic memory is FINALLY captured, but not before she tases Sara in the parking lot, kidnaps her, and chucks her in the desert under a wrecked car.moreless

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    By Sasquatch_223, Feb 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    No one at the lab could figure out why Natalie kidnapped Sara: "What does Sara have to do with bleach?" So Grissom explains that he took away the only thing Natalie ever loved, so she's gonna do the same thing to him. This renders the team speechless, as Grissom leaves the room to interrogate Natalie. First he tries to flatter her, but she seems to be drifting off, then she hallucinates and starts singing "I've Got a Pain In My Sawdust". This fantabulous episode ends with Grissom losing it and yelling at Natalie, and Sara's hand reaching out from under the wrecked car in the desert. Back to the beginning/middle of the episode: I found the part where the cops burst in the wrong apartment really funny, instead of capturing the Miniature Killer, they find a hairy fat guy listening to music in the bathroom. Also, "Living Doll" didn't have TOO many gory bits (not that I mind, but my friend gets grossed out and covers her eyes every time there's a dead body, even though the dead bodies are portrayed by alive actors), so my friend could actually follow the story.moreless

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    • Grissom says that he became obsessed with chess to the point that "...whenever I closed my eyes I could see the chess pieces moving all around the board...", this is an example of what is known as the Tetris Effect. The Tetris effect is the result of any activity that sufficient time is spent on, to the point that it dominates your thoughts. Edit
    • Gil's worked at CSI for 22 years and has worked over 2,000 murder cases. Edit
    • This is the first episode where the team really finds out about Grissom and Sara with Grissom's words about why Natalie kidnapped Sara. Although a relationship is never specifically mentioned, by the reactions of the team they certainly figured something out. Edit

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    • Louise Lombard (Sofia Curtis) makes her last appearance as a series regular. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Denmark: June 8, 2007 on Kanal 5 Australia: November 25, 2007 on Network 9 Saudi Arabia: January 19, 2008 on ShowSeries Italy: May 28, 2008 on Italia 1 Finland: July 9, 2008 on MTV3 Czech Republic: February 19, 2009 on TV Nova Edit
    • Jorja Fox (Sara) only appears in the first half of this episode. Edit

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    • (Greg, Nick, Warrick and Catherine are in the room examining the latest miniature) Greg: The doll's still alive. That means Sara's still alive. Nick: Generic stretch of desert. She could be anywhere in a four-state radius. Catherine: Let's just focus on the details. There's always something to go on. Warrick: She has to make these in advance, right? But how do you plan a car wreck? There's no way to know how the car's going to land. (Nick examines the car) Unless you wreck the car first, and then put her under it. Edit
    • (Grissom walks in the layout room with a file) Grissom: Her name is Natalie Davis, and she works for our janitorial service. Warrick: What? Catherine: Here in the lab? (Catherine looks at a copy of her ID badge and info) Grissom: For over a month. She's never been arrested, so there's nothing to flag on a security check. She used Ernie Dell's address on her work form. She has no home phone and no driver's license. Edit
    • Grissom: My God. She was at the crime scene. Nick: So she salvages the car, and somehow gets it out to the desert, and grabs Sara, and puts her under it? Warrick: I don't get it. What does Sara have to do with bleach? Catherine: I don't know. This just feels different. Grissom: It is different. (flashback to crime scene where Grissom takes a camera from Sara and caresses her arm) This girl holds me responsible for the death of Ernie Dell. I took away the only person she ever loved, so she's gonna do the same thing to me. (everyone looks shocked, they all remain silent) It's not about a psychotic reaction to bleach, or some dead sister or the doll... Edit

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    • The scene in which Brass knocks on the door of Trevor Dell's neighbor and Natalie also has a delivery is reminiscent of a scene in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs in which they used the same technique to deceive the viewer into thinking the killer was about to be caught. Edit
    • Catherine: Okay, we're in a David Lynch movie. Where's the dwarf? This is a reference to David Lynch who is an American filmmaker known for his surreal films. Edit
    • Grissom makes a statement and mentions "Google" which is referring to www.google.com Edit

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