Way To Go (2)

Season 6, Episode 24, Aired
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In the season finale, the CSIs wait by the bedside of one of their own when he's shot in the line of duty. One CSI faces a hard choice by having the power of attorney over their injured friend and colleague. Meanwhile, the team also investigates the strange way of life of one man when he is found decapitated by a train.moreless
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  • Griss and company have done it again!By far the best on TV.I hate we have to wait so long for more.

    10
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    By atlananana, May 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Dont ya\'ll think its funny how all the other networks are trying to out do CSI.I say keep on trying it can\'t be done.the latest move moving Greys Anat.might prove to be a big mistake on their part Greys cant compete.I hate it for them because its a decent show but not enough to pull me away from Griss and company.Sure hope they dont kill Brass off! I just hate these finale\'s lol too long to catch the endings.Dont know if our nerves can take much more lol.Keep up the good work guys.Please dont kill Brass just keep him hurt!moreless

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  • A very sub par season finale

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    By vyperman7, Apr 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    I have never watched a single episode of CSI on television. However, I was always interested in getting into the show, and through Netflix I was able to spend the past few months getting caught up on DVD. I have been very pleased with the show as a whole.One thing the show has always excelled in, is season finales.However, I was rather dissapointed with S6's finale "Way to Go".

    They had built up a lot of great momentum going in with the previous episode because of Brass being shot in the line of duty. Big budget shows have a tendency to kill off one of their main characters when a show's run gets into the later seasons. Brass is a great character, but the show could survive without him. But with that being said, I was on the edge of my seat, because Brass is actually one of my favorite characters.

    However, Brass's condition took a backseat in this episode to a random case of the week involving the death of a Civil War re-inactor. The case itself was very slow moving and not exciting at all. I spent the whole episode wanting to get back to Brass, which was barely covered in the episode.

    The reason this episode is memorable to a lot of fans is because of its ending with Grissom and Sara and it being revealed that they have a secret relationship. However, this was another thing that bothered me. There was sexual tension between the two in the earlier seasons of the show. But there was absolutely no build up or signs towards it at all in either S5 or S6. So it came completely out of left field and was really random. It almost felt forced just to make up for the fact that the rest of the episode wasn't that great.

    The only thing worth mentioning in this episode is the fact that they brought Brass's daughter Elly back and tried to focus on his relationship with her. However, she ends up leaving before Brass recovers, so they never get a father/daughter moment together which was kind of dissapointing.

    Overall this was definately the weakest finale they have done through the first 6 seasons. The case in the episode was boring and slow moving, Brass's storyline was made secondary and not really focused on that much, and the Grissom/Sara romance was completely random.

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  • A guy with a weird taste in clothing ends up dead on the Henderson train tracks, and a another guy dies in his apartment after consuming "a great deal of alchohol, sugar,and narcotics". Also, FINALLY, Sara + Grissom = TOGETHER!!!moreless

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    By Sasquatch_223, Feb 19, 2008 Report Abuse
    A man named Caleb Carson was found dead on some train tracks. The CSIs later found out that he wore a corset. Most of us associate corsets with women of the Victorian era. But actually, some men did wear corsets in the 1800s. "University students were encouraged to lose an inch a year." In the end, it was discovered that Mr. Carson challenged a man to a duel (his opponent though that they "were just gonna blast some powder and go out for pancakes." Caleb Carson really shot the man in his arm, and his valet tried to stop him from causing any more harm, but the gun accidentally went off and killed Mr. Carson. The valet then explained that Caleb's great-great-great grandfather died in front of a train, and Caleb considered it an honorable death. "I was just trying to give him the same".

    In a separate case, Manny Rupert was found in his apartment after eating and drinking "enough wine and cake to cater a wedding." His COD was asphyxiation, and the CSIs later find out that he commited suicide. Manny's family had a history of diabetic probelems, and both of his parents died in their 40s. When Manny turned 40, he "just decided to give up."

    Oh yes, and we can't forget: Grissom and Sara were FINALLY confirmed as having a relationship!!!! He talks about how he'd like to die, and she says she's not ready to say goodbye.

    I think this episode was a great season finale, and the Caleb Carson case was very well thought out by the writer. However, I think the Manny Rupert suicide was not very well written. It was kind of boring, actually. But the brilliantness of the other bits in this episode made up for the lame Rupert case.moreless

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  • A guy with a weird taste in clothing ends up dead on the Henderson train tracks, and a another guy dies in his apartment after consuming "a great deal of alchohol, sugar,and narcotics". Also, FINALLY, Sara + Grissom = TOGETHER!!!moreless

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    By Sasquatch_223, Feb 19, 2008 Report Abuse
    A man named Caleb Carson was found dead on some train tracks. The CSIs later found out that he wore a corset. Most of us associate corsets with women of the Victorian era. But actually, some men did wear corsets in the 1800s. "University students were encouraged to lose an inch a year." In the end, it was discovered that Mr. Carson challenged a man to a duel (his opponent though that they "were just gonna blast some powder and go out for pancakes." Caleb Carson really shot the man in his arm, and his valet tried to stop him from causing any more harm, but the gun accidentally went off and killed Mr. Carson. The valet then explained that Caleb's great-great-great grandfather died in front of a train, and Caleb considered it an honorable deatch. "I was just trying to give him the same".

    In a separate case, Manny Rupert was found in his apartment after eating and drinking "enough wine and cake to cater a wedding." His COD was asphyxiation, and the CSIs later find out that he commited suicide. Manny's family had a history of diabetic probelems, and both of his parents died in their 40s. When Manny turned 40, he "just decided to give up."

    Oh yes, and we can't forget: Grissom and Sara were FINALLY confirmed as having a relationship!!!! He talks about how he'd like to die, and she says she's not ready to say goodbye.

    I think this episode was a great season finale, and the Caleb Carson case was very well thought out by the writer. However, I think the Manny Rupert suicide was not very well written. It was kind of boring, actually. But the brilliantness of the other bits in this episode made up for the lame Rupert case.moreless

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  • very good

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    By Cat_1010_2000, Oct 05, 2007 Report Abuse
    I was starting to belive they were going to kill brass for a second. Love the end scene. To all the non-gsr fans who have called us gsr's stupid and dreamers. Well if I was dreaming while watching this episode glad I didn't wake up till after it went off. I like the little bits they give about the characters lives not to much not to little. Lets us know there is more about them than just csi's makes them more real. Grissoms not just a bug man but he loves roller coaster and sara!!! Catherine has her daugther and a crush on warrick. :)moreless

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    • Sometime after witnessing his daughter, Ellie's lifestyle in the Season 5 ""Hollywood Brass", Brass decided to give power of attorney to Grissom. Edit
    • Grissom and Brass have known each other since Brass arrived in Vegas but the two don't hang out together. Edit
    • Brass is 55 years old. Edit

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    • Beginning with this episode, the recurring role of Catherine Willows' daughter, Lindsey, is portrayed by Kay Panabaker instead of Madison McReynolds. Edit
    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Poslední věci (Last Things) Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: Woman- Wolfmother Who Are You- The Who Wasted- Ciniphile There's a Pot a Brewin'- The Little Ones Snitch- Akon Sleeper- Euphoria and Tina Set My Baby Free- Ian Brown Pride- Syntax My Humps- Black Eyed Peas Mad World- Gary Jules and Michael Andrews Lucky Too- Bob Neuwirth Like Her- Volebeats Is That Allright??- Monster Squad Gravity- You Are I Am Grace (Live)- Jeff Buckley Give It Away- Zero 7 Fly Away- Nelly Everybody Hurts- R.E.M. Don't Matter- Akon Cold Play- Deadsoil A Light To This World- Gene Viale Edit

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    • Brass: Thanks for not pulling the plug. Grissom: Your, uh, fan club is here. (he turns and indicates the second window in the hallway where the team is. Catherine smiles, turns and hugs Doc Robbins. Sara is hugging Warrick, who has a hand on Nick's shoulder. Greg turns around and hugs Catherine) Edit
    • Grissom: This is your dad's office. Ellie: Yeah, I can read. Grissom: Have a seat. Ellie: Why? Grissom: Why not? (Ellie moves around the desk and sits on the desk. She looks over and finds a framed photo of a blonde-haired girl on the desk. It's her. She chuckles as she seems to remember) Ellie: Oh, wow. Grissom: That's the reason we asked you to come in. Ellie: That's like loving a puppy. That's easy. You know, did you ever think that maybe he's better off just lying there and not waking up? A lot easier. Edit
    • Sofia: I just got a heads up from a friend in Payroll at PERS. Ellie Brass just called about Jim's pension. She wanted to know how much there was and was she a beneficiary. This girl is circling like a vulture. Jim doesn't need this kind of energy around him now. Now ... Ellie's been in a lot of trouble with the law. It wouldn't be difficult to chase her out of town. Grissom: Well, I'm sure he'd appreciate the offer, but I don't think he'd want you to do that. Edit

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    • In the scene where Sofia enters Caleb Carson's house, a visible picture is on the mantel of the fireplace. The picture is of Robert E. Lee (sitting), his son Custis Lee (left), and his chief staff officer, Walter H. Taylor (right). The photograph was taken by Matthew Brady a week after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. Edit
    • Sara (about corset training): Maybe for Scarlett O'Hara. Scarlett O'Hara is the protagonist in Margaret Mitchell's novel, Gone With the Wind, which was also made into the 1939 movie. This story takes place around the outbreak of the American Civil War. Edit
    • Bobby Dawson: Snap, crackle, pop. This is the slogan of the popular breakfast cereal Rice Krispies. Edit

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