Bad Beat

Season 2, Episode 8, Aired
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Mac and Stella investigate a murder of a host of a high stakes poker game after a player was caught cheating and kicked out of the game. While Danny and Hawkes follow the clues that'll lead them to solve the death of a weather girl.
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  • Great episode all in all. a must see.

    9.7
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    By coolceruleanblu, Oct 16, 2010 Report Abuse
    The beginning:
    Kids playing poker and one is a cheater. They kick him out immediately someone else rings the doorbell and we think its our cheater. But it's not. It's someone who blows a huge hole in the door and the face of the guy looking through the peephole. The cases:
    The poker player who is dead, we think the cheater killed him, but we find out it was a random act of violence. The worst thing is we feel bad for the killer. He's an alcoholic who became of that because of a mugging. The killing happened because he got punched and he promised himself he'd never be a victim again. The poor guy lost his wife and his kid to alcohol. The guy at the end broke your heart. He barely talks but his expressions at the end were just heartbreaking.

    Then there was this weather girl died. We figure out it was her partner in the planned DVD sale, the camera man. He said he only knocked hr out. but he left her there to die. so he did kill her. He may not have meant it. But he did. Favorite scenes:
    My favorite scene most definitely had to be with Flack and the interviewees. I mean there was the guy not calling 911 and not seeing what was wrong with that. Then there was the woman asking what time it was and shutting the door in Flack's face. And of course, the best of all the interviewees? The guy that was only in his underwear with a bear in his hand, who winks at Flack. Then there was also Flack breaking the Cubans. I mean that was absolutely hilarious. I loved it. Favorite Science Bit:
    There was the scanner that scanned the ground for depth and everything. I loved it!

    Overall:
    It was a good episode. Sure it had a sad ending with the father but it was still an amazing episode with amazing acting. I enjoyed the peephole scenes, and the concept of the peephole. Especially wonderful was how the peephole closed it and as we close out of the episode it's like we're peeping into the lives of the CSIs. On top of all that, was the great acting done especially by the killer of the poker player.moreless

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  • Puzzles are great to figure out.

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    By saleblanc, Jul 18, 2007 Report Abuse
    I really enjoyed watching the puzzle pieces go together on this one. From determining that Tara drowned in two inches of water, after she was hit on the head. I loved it that Danny determined the exact time of death just to show up Hawkes. This was a case Danny was very passionate about, him calling Leonard to the mat leaving Tara to die. In the case of the Joel Ivey, I thought it was really interesting that James killed the wrong man by going to the wrong floor. Lindsay scene with Mac was great. As well as the scene with Stella and Flack in the Cigar store, it was classic.moreless

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  • A poker game gone wrong and the weather forecast said that the weatherlady is gonna die.

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    By jasminekpk, Dec 08, 2006 Report Abuse
    Okie, the pokergame case. I normally would be able to figure who the murderer is but in this case, it was out of my expectations. I didnt expect the drunk guy to accidentaly shot that poor innocent man who was about to continue his poker game. Okay, maybe he wasnt all that innocent because he sort of cheated in the poker game.

    And the weatherlady case. The walrus documentary nearly made me laugh till i drop off my chair. And it was good to see that the weatherlady actually change her mind about selling the tape. She did it for her sister. =)moreless

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  • Mac, Lindsay, Stella and Flack investigate the death of a poker player who was shot in the face, while Danny and Hawkes check out the sexcapades of a reporter who was found dead in the park.moreless

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    By keipots, Apr 25, 2006 Report Abuse
    Note: This is a late review. I wrote this a long time ago but only got the chance to post it now. ^_^

    The episode is the funniest one I've seen so far. I can understand Lindsay's frustration at being the new girl since she has to do all the "dirty work". The look on Flack's face while interviewing the building's tenants, especially when that fat guy in briefs opened the door, was priceless. I almost fell off the chair with laughter. And Danny, Hawkes and Adam watching the "walrus documentary" and Lindsay walking in on them was also a good one.

    All in all, it was an entertaining episode. I'm not exactly crazy about the plot, but I'd watch it again.moreless

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  • So cool this episode was so cool!! Really, I've been in total confusing for half an hour, didn't expect that it would end like this!!

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    By Thoughtless4u, Apr 21, 2006 Report Abuse
    This episode was terrific again. CBS is half a season ahead of us in the Netherlands, so it's difficult for me to not watch al die episodes summary and review and everything, but it's going well. Well, Bad Beat was amazing, never expect that it would end like this. And Gary Sinise is really cool too, just like Eddie Cahill and Hill Harper. My favorite CSI!!! Maybe it's not original to say, but it is!! I'm already very excited about the next episode. A week is so long to wait!! Monday it's time for CSI, Tuesday CSI:Miami. I love CSI, O Yeah!!moreless

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    • Goof: When somebody calls 911 and hangs up, the 911 operator will follow up on that call to make sure nobody is in danger. Edit
    • Goof: When Stella is taking pictures of the table where the poker game was held, the ashtray is full with pistachios; however, they are not just the shells as it should be normal for an ashtray, but uneaten ones. Edit
    • Goof: When Joel is shot at the poker game, the gunshot leaves a hole in the door. Later, when Mac and Stella return to the crime scene, the hole is gone and the door colour has changed to a brighter shade of blue. Edit

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    • Tony Dal, who plays Joel Ivey, also appears in the C.S.I. episode Pool Shark. Melinda Page Hamilton, who plays Tara/Kayla, also C.S.I. episode The List and in the CSI: Miami one Slow Burn. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Turkey: April 10, 2006 on CNBC-e. Edit
    • Spanish episode title: Mala racha, meaning Bad Strike. Brazilian episode title: Ritmo Louco, meaning Crazy Rhythm. Edit

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    • Ethan Fallon: Detective, I could lose my job. That could ruin my marriage. Hawkes: That's what we call motive, Mr. Fallon. Edit
    • (Adam uses gadgets to straighten crumpled video tape as Danny watches) Danny: Adam when you're done with that, I've got a pair of slacks that need to be ironed. Adam: I have no response to that. Edit
    • Sid: I did find trace amounts of blood sheltered between the real and fake fingernails, sent it to DNA. And I still have to take a closer look at the cross sections of the lung. (Hawkes glances over at Sid) Admit it, you're jealous. Hawkes: Yeah, a little bit. Edit

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    • Lindsay makes a comment about being the new girl while digging around in the dumpster, to which Mac responds: better than sifting through tiger dung. It is an allusion to 2x03 Zoo York where Lindsay, as the new girl, has to be the one to sift through tiger dung looking for pieces of the victim. Edit
    • During the scene where Detective Flack is interrogating a suspect he tells the suspect that pretty soon he (Flack) will be able to go home and watch Letterman. CSI: NY airs on CBS. Detective Flack is obviously referring to The Late Show with David Letterman which has been a staple at CBS since 1993. Edit

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