CSI: NY

In an attempt to “catch up” so to speak on CSI NY I am watching the previous seasons. I know many did not like the darker grittier side of CSI:NY, but I find it intriguing. I love the play with lighting, how dark it makes it feel. How the light streaming in through the windows makes everything seem churchlike. This episode happens to be one of the only I had seen on a prior occasion.



The story is interesting and what’s more interesting is that this series starts off with a serial. Or what seems to be a serial. Of course little do they know the dead bodies are mere failed experiments. Had he succeeded the first time, there would not be this problem. This begs the question, what if he had succeeded the first time. It’s disturbing to think that had not the first two been dumped they would never have found out, because these women simply “disappeared.” The fact that he did it in a cab made it all the creepier: one is always skeptical about the privately owned car services, but one under the TLC? The psychological aspect of this episode was amazing as well. This man thought he was doing a noble thing. At least he convinced himself he was. It is an interesting look into the why’s of murder. (A stark contrast to the beginning of CSI: Las Vegas where Grissom only cared about the how… and still a contrast to the episode where Brass comments that the world is very chaotic and sometimes random- and why just isn’t an issue.)



All in all I think this episode depicts a promising series, a series I believe fulfills its promise. One of my favorite scenes of this episode has to be in the morgue where they are pulling the body up so the husband can “view” it.

I just watched the very first episode (without the backdoor pilot)of CSI:NY on DVD. Here in Germany season 5 is on TV right now.



I gotta say it's kinda weird going back to the beginning. It's all so different now. First of all I gotta say I'm glad that they don't have those very blue filters on the camera anymore. I didn't like them but I think, they used them only in this episode. They felt so unreal.



The lab and the morgue were in that factory-like building. I kinda liked it because it was so different from CSI and CSI:Miami. And I liked the viewing room in the morgue with the elevator for the family to look at the body. But I gotta admit that the new offices since season 2 look better and makes it look so much brighter and not so creepy anymore. I just wish they still had the viewing room.



The characters:



Although Lindsay is my favourite girl on the show I kinda miss Aidan sometimes. She was so funny and tough and had great chemistry with Danny. It's not really visible in this episode yet, but they had a nice scene while processing the bed room in that creepy house.



My absolute favourite is Don Flack since the beginning, but he had really bad hair in this episode and throughout the whole first season. I liked his quips, when they talked to Jason, the boyfriend of the Russian girl. The friendship between him and Danny is set up in this episode when they were talking about playing basketball together again.



I was a little surprised to see Dr. Giles. I have to admit that I've forgotten all about him. I think he just appeared in a few episodes and is in my opinion no loss.



Hawkes is still ME and I just love how Hill Harper brings him to life. He's so great at showing that Hawkes just loves his job and is very curious about everything. It's shown in this episode that Hawkes has a room in the morgue with a bed and he sleeps there sometimes. I think, it fits so great into the character of Sheldon Hawkes.



It's so unbelievable how much the character of Mac Taylor changed from season 1 to season 5 and it's such a natural change. Just great. It's obvious in this episode that he still struggles a lot with the loss of his wife Claire on 9/11. It starts with him in church and it's told that he can't sleep. You can see that this is a hard case for him and that he identifies with the husband of the first victim. And I'll always remember the scene in the hospital where he opens up to the braindead victim and tells her about the beachball with his wifes breathe in it. That was so heart-breaking and a really great idea from the writers. The ending at Ground Zero was very sad, too. It was a great end to a very good episode. But all that wouldn't have worked without Gary Sinise. He plays the grief and the anger (in interrogation with the Russian) so good. I don't think another actor could've played Mac Taylor better. We also learn in this episode that he was a Marine and was in Scandinavia during this time.



There's no Adam yet. He's really missing.



The first thing I noticed about Stella was her longer hair in comparison to now. I liked the longer hair better but that's not important. First thing we learn about her is that she listens to the police radio in the shower. That's so Stella. Mac and her are old friends and she is very worried about him throughout the episode. I love the chemistry between Stella and Mac. She cares a lot about him and tries to help him and cheer him up.



The story (Spoilers):



This episode was very creepy but had interesting medicine. I never knew that there is such a thing as 'Locked-In-Syndrome' and I can't think of many worse things than that. Must be a nightmare. The Russian guy who turned out to be the perp was frightening and a real psycho. The whole scene where they find the surviving victim in that house was so eerie and reminded me of some horror movies. Great work from the camera crew and the production designers. The only thing that was a bummer to me and reason why this episode didn't get a 10 was the scene where Mac 'interrogates' the victim in the hospital. It was interesting but with the blinking there should've been a way to get her name. Mac just shows her photos of suspects which didn't help at all in the investigation and in the end she's still a Jane Doe. I was very sad when I heard that she's braindead.

All in all it was a very serious and dark episode. I missed some jokes from Danny, Don or Aiden and I'm glad that the show became lighter. This episode didn't feel so much as a CSI-show as the other CSIs and would have fit well into 'Profiler' case-wise.

But it was a great start to the best CSI-show of the franchise and my favourite show on television!!!

Very interesting way to start off a new series. Two girls, appeared to be strangled by the same person. Eventually, it all leads to an abandoned house where the team finds another woman, still alive, but paralyzed from the eyes down. An irreversible condition known as "Locked-In Syndrome." Rather interesting character development for a pilot episode. Mac Taylor, ex-Marine and head of the crime lab, had a wife named Claire, who was killed in the 9/11 attacks. Her body was never found, and it still troubles him to this day. Sort of like the woman they found. She has a stroke, and ends up in a vegetative state, and remains a Jane Doe.

This episode is the first season premiere episode and is one of the few episodes filmed in a blue light. The blue light only adds to intensify the coldness and creepiness of this episode. Even with a dark, cold storyline, viewers get treated to some inside moments into how Mac Taylor operates and what affects him. The episode primarily focuses on the manhunt for a serial killer who "locks" his victims into their own bodies. The crimes themselves start to take a toll on Mac Taylor who is affected by the sight of a wedding ring on the first victim, the idea that she was married seeming to another person seeming to remind him of how he felt when he lost his wife Claire in the attacks on September 11, 2001.



While rather creepy, this episode is also the first episode with Eddie Cahill as the role of Det. Don Flack, Jr., and is littered with memorable moments. The first scene after the credits is a cute moment in and of itself between Danny and Stella when she replies to his "Good morning, dear" comment with her own witty "Do I have a tail back there?" Another wonderful moment was Aiden's "Bring it."



The new character of Don Flack who is introduced in this episode also brings some great moments to the show such as his comment to one of the rather disrespectful suspects by saying "Alright, lemme arrest him for swearing on his grandmother."



As stated before, this case overall feels better suited for a horror movie with the creepy settings and dark locations. However, the ending shot is much less creepy than the storyline. However I will not say that it is less depressing.



The ending shot is that of Ground Zero where the Twin Towers used to stand. It's a reminder that we should never forget the tragedy of September 11, 2001.

The tone is set for this second spin-off of the CSI franchise. It's New York, it's fast paced, it's dark and gloomy. The use of grey and blue tones is predominant, bathing everything is shadows. The crime lab and the medical examiner's office look like something right out of medieval times.



The case itself is the perfect choice for a first episode. The manner in which these women are killed is sick and twisted. A psychopath trying to lock women inside their own bodies! The idea that this paralysis can voluntarily be induced sends shivers down my spine, not to mention the fact that it's irreversible. It's just the kind of twisted case they needed to make people want to come back the next week.



Usually, a pilot episode will give information on all the characters, establishing backgrounds and relationships. Surprisingly, as the pilot episode for CSI NY, Blink is mainly focused on detective Mac Taylor, with the other characters simply orbiting around him. Mac Taylor is haunted by the memory of his deceased wife. It is made very clear her death on 9/11 defines who he is today and how he approaches life and his work.



Three scenes stand out in my opinion.

The first one being Mac processing the victim in the hospital. The professionalism he demonstrates, the immense respect he shows the victim, the thoroughness in his processing, his intensity are all qualities that explain why he is the head of the NYC crime lab.



The second scene is the monologue scene, where Mac confides in the third victim. This particular scene attests to Gary Sinise's immense talent as an actor. The intensity with which he delivers that speech, without any actions, just the camera on his face, is remarkable. And the now famous line which never fails to bring tears to my eyes: "Her breath is still in there".



Finally the third scene is the final one, shot at Ground Zero. Again, a tribute to Sinise's talent, this time, without words, only body language and facial expressions, he manages to convey the pain and the grief of losing a loved one in such a tragic event as 9/11. Also, the scene was beautifully shot, with the camera zooming in on Mac's face and then zooming out until we are shown the huge area that is Ground Zero. What makes this scene even more unique is that it was the first time (and if I'm not mistaken, the only time) that a film crew was allowed to shoot at Ground Zero. Blink would not have been the same without that final scene. You have to give credit to Mr. Zuiker for pulling that one off.

Though we already met most of the cast in the CSI Miami episode (all but Flack), I liked the way they focused on characters here. Sure, Mac was the focus of the episode, but there were nice small details from the others, like Stella having no life, and personal relationships between the characters, like Danny and Flack playing hoops. Aiden was left somewhat behind, a trend that would continue throughout the season. Giles was a good supporting character, and Hawkes felt like home at the morgue. The whole tone of the show was dark and the set was somewhat old and rather dismal. Probably a way to distinguish the show from all the brightness of Miami. Flack... (and yes, am a fan of his) It's been a while since I re-watched this, and his hair and wardrobe are making me laugh out loud. Thank goodness he gets a haircut later on. The case itself was gruesome, but just a reason to show us all the personal stuff. Not a bad pilot episode.

To be honest this review is being written after watching this episode during a repeat. Being a new fan to CSI:NY I am starting to go back and see what I missed and I've realized I've missed a lot. I thought the script was excellently written. The victims being connected but out of order was different. The emotional connection between Mac and the last victim gave Mac a nice interesting depth. Danny and Aiden work well together. Stella friend and partner. I like the twist of the murderer being interviewed and linked later. Kept the viewer guessing until the end. Can't wait for the next re-run.

Personally for me this wasn't the best episode, everything seems very much doom and gloom, it's all very dark and blue, but that aside it was actually quite interesting, i didn't know that people could actually get locked in their own body, it was a great mystery, but thatnkfully since then the episodes have become much brighter and theyb have better hair now, epsecially stella and i loved that fact that the guy that was doing it to the woman had to keep using new women because he couldn't quite get it right, and then when he did the police came and took her away from him :( unlucky forn him, and i also liked the fact that the only way the living victims could make contact was through their eyes (i.e. blinking),it was also interesting to learn about mac's past and why he seems quite distant from everyone (i.e. his wife clare dieing in 9/11) a great episode, good start , leaves you wanting more from it, its just the lighting, colours and hair that put me off it a little bit though :) recomended to watch

I remember the first time I watched this chapter some years ago. When it ended I just can say : WAW! So yesterday I run into a shop and I bought the complete first season of CSI NY, I watched the episode and at the end the only thing I could tell was: WAW! For this reason I love this show!!!! It's awesome!! and after having watched all the 3 seasons you can see how all the characters have changed:

* Danny calling Stella DEAR, I think I haven't laughed like this in some days!!

* All the Mac story, remembering his dead wife and at the end He in the "0 zone" was really touchy, I mean, I'm not from USA and it seem to me a little patriotic but I like it.

* And Dr. Hawkes...I completely forgot how hot was He in his doctor role...

* Danny was really hot and very blond!



In conclusion...I loved this chapter!!!

Okay, my thoughts...



A very god episode, great beginning to the show. I mean looking at all the other shows' pilots and all, this one is really standing in front. The story of a brutal killer who paralizes women and makes them prisoners in their own bodies... That`s creative, yet cruel. I remember when I first watched the episode. It was two years ago and a Monday night at 9.00pm. I was like "Oh, a new show is beginning tonight, have nothing better to do, why not watch?" I have been watching ever since. I love how different they all look in this episode. Mac is the most looking like his-now-self. :D Flack has long hair. Seriously, It`s long. The kind of hair that makes you want to touch it. Danny has blond hair. Really blond. I`ve decided that I like him better now. Hawkes has a goateeth. Stella is in a baad hair alarm and Aidan has Angelina Jolie lips. :lol: This was also how I thought then and seeing that my thoughts haven`t changed much is funny. Episode is very dark and sometimes there are very heavy uses of blue red and green. It`s different from what it is now but really good.



Big plus: Danny in white top :D

This was the first episode of CSI:NY that I ever watched. I was really looking forward to it as I was already a fan of CSI:LV and like a lot of people that have never been there I always held New York as a city to have some sort of almost mythical status. It seemed the perfect place to set a new CSI spin -off and of course it didn't disappoint.



On rewatching the episode it very quickly pulls you back into that dark, edgy, almost sinister atmosphere that the first season had and which I miss from some of the later epsiodes/series. It was for me this that initially set CSI:NY apart from the rest.



Gary Sinise, of course, already a legend in my opinion (check out his version of "Of Mice and Men", if you haven't already), is great in this episode and I think it is very brave of the writer to go straight into the story of what happened to Mac's wife. 9/11 is understandably such an emotive issue that I think dramas always run the risk of seeming insensitive when using it in plots or for character developement but it is done with such sensitivity here, it is so personal to Mac it is in fact a very moving reminder of how people are still affected by what happened that day. As we see in later epsiodes it is also integral to who Mac is both as a CSI and a man and the type of loss that he has gone through informs his relationships not only with the rest of the team but also with the victims and suspects he comes into contact with. The scene where he talks about his wifes breath being captured in the beach ball and how he can't let it go never fails to move me.



The other thing I like about this episode is the adaption of the characaters from those in the MIA:NY pilot. Danny especially has been calmed down a bit, still wisecracking and street smart but he somehow also has a bit of a softer side appearing in this episode. His obvious need to get Macs approval and impress his is also apparent which again sets us up for some of the Danny storylines to come. I also have to say I love the scene where we see Danny and Stella together for the first time and he calls her "Dear" and then quickly tries to back track. I don't think the Danny we see here is the professionally confident Danny we see in S3 for example and it is interesting to see how he develops.



I don't like Stella in Blink, she seems a bit too much of a Mac hanger on here and we don't seem to get any real sense of who she is apart from someone who worries about Mac. Hawkes and Aiden are the same, very little to connect to but hey it is only episode 1 so we can't have everything. Saying that I have never "got" Aidens character and still don't re watching this. Flack is really very refreshing in this episode with the famous "Let me arrest him for swearing on his grandmother" scene, he brings bit of lightness to an otherwise dark first outing.



The storyline in this episode is dark and uncomfortable to watch at some points, the idea of being locked in your own body is a very old one but is given a fresh twist here when we find out the "killers" motivation for what he is doing and why. The contrast of this mans idea of expressing love and Macs grieving for a wife he clearly adored is very well done. I like how the writers do this, use the crimes to show us more of the main characters story by reflecting the effect the particular crime back on the character. Here we find out about love and loss in Macs life by being shown another kind of love and loss in the killers world. Rewatching Blink I can now see the writers use the same technique thoughout the CSI:NY series (Danny and his difficult relationship with his brother in Trapped, for example), to expand our knowledge and understanding of the characters motivations without spelling it out for the viewer. One thing I have always enjoyed about the CSI's is how there is so much of the main characters lives that we never see (like we might in more conventional dramas), because it isn't the focus of the show and yet we get to see little glimpses of their lives in their response to the crimes they are dealing with, leaving the viewer to fill in the blanks.



Blink sets the tone for CSI:NY series to come and as a first episode manages to hit just the right note between introducing the characters and telling the story. I think it is a gripping and brave first episode for the series with solid performances from the cast, with of course a special mention going to Gary Sinise.

The first time I watched this episode, I was sure I’d never want to see it again. Not that I didn’t like: on the contrary, I did, quite a lot. I appreciated the play with dark/light, that sometimes even reminds me of old masters’ paintings; the photography is amazing and (it seems to me) quite original. I had only watched a few episodes of the other CSIs that far; I enjoyed NY for being different from the method-centered Las Vegas, for showing a deep person to person connection in many senses; and I admired the contrast with CSI Miami, which is a flash of lights and bold hot colors, quite the opposite of dark, blue/black/grey CSI NY. I loved the series already – I had seen a couple of episodes out of sequence before I decided to watch them IN sequence. So why did I want to never see Blink again?



Now, after rewatching it at least twice, I can still think of two reasons. First, the crime itself is too much like a horrible nightmare – I was actually afraid I’d dream about it. Second, in spite of being the pilot – or perhaps because of that – it’s heavily Mac-centered. And the Mac we see is still suffering tremendously with the pain of his wife’s death. Some of the saddest moments I've seen on TV are shown here.Lighter moments are few and far between; the episode as a whole is heart-wrenching. The first time I watched it, I thought I’d never want to see it again. However, I’ve seen it again – at least twice. Is it still painful? Yes. Is it still frightening? Yes. But none of that makes it less than a great episode, the first of a wonderful show. It’s not perfect – but already it gets close.

I just bought the dvds of this first season and I dont regret it at all :) Gary Sinise is a fantastic actors, like not many, and I am liking to see him act in such a series... of course, there is always the risk of having him compared to Grissom from the original CSI but hey... let's give this huge actor the chance he deserves...



And from what I have heard, there are already three seasons for this series, so everything seems ok :)



Thanks for reading my comment and for watching that beautiful show.



PS: I dont like Vanessa or Melina that much!!

I've seen Gary Sinise in movies like Forrest Gump and Apollo 13, so I knew he was a skilled actor, but I was amazed by his performance in this episode, especially during the last scene when he talks to the comatose woman about his wife, Claire. He tells her how, in his grief, he got rid of everything that reminded him of Claire, but then he found a beach ball in the closet and remembered that she blew it up. He kept it. "Her breath is still in there." Sinise is quiet and understated during this scene but I really felt the heartbreak of his character and I kept thinking about this scene long after I turned off the television.

I feel sorry for Mac. Losing his wife like that, the end scene was touching. The lighting was dark and I’m happy they went to the different lights later on, looks more like NY not like I’m watching some knockoff of the first csi. One little thing, why would that guy do such a horrible thing to those girls? As if dying would not be horrible enough, lets make it so that she is aware of everything but can’t move at all, can’t do anything when she trapped with a guy she doesn’t know.

This was a really great start for the show, it introduces the characters well, gets people interested in the show so they would come back for more.

The doctor paralyzing the women with Locked-In Syndrome, claiming he was actually helping them, it really creeped me out.

My favourite part was probably when Mac talks about his wife to the brain-dead victim, then proceeds to visit Ground Zero, the place where he lost the one person he loves the most. It was really touching.

Looking back at season one, I think they really made a good decision to get rid of the hard blue light in season 2.

This is the first episode of CSI NY and its incredibly, good storyline was interesting and well thought up of,the technology you get to see is wicked, the actors play their rolls very well.

This is an excellent way to kick off a series that has been so popular other these years and this is the third CSI they make.

great, intense and cool are the only words to describe this incredibly good pilot.

The First episode of CSI: New York was somewhat accomplished, it introduced all the characters giving a few tidbits to flesh them out, had a guresome but engrossing case and tried to set itself apart from its sister shows.



Looking back at this episode having seen all of season two it is definately one of the series best. In terms of then and now there has been some character development although in places designed to give later storylines and subplots rather than about the characters themselves.



As a mystery this case, a Doctor paralysing a woman except for eyes is disturbing and suitably handled for the most part. There is a slight sense self imposed detachment from the characters as if they don't want to belive it has happened. In perspective though, how do you deal with a situation like that one.



Many questions and at the end of season two, unsatisfactoty answers.

Wow, brilliantly written, simply breathtaking episode... Loved it! I have been waiting quite a while for an episode like this one. They have been showing reruns on dutch TV lately, so I began to loose some interest. This was one of the few I apperently missed when it was on for the first time, so that already made my day. But it soon became clear that this one was special, well, at least to me. Can\'t exactly point out why. I guess I really liked the Mac character development. And I liked the part where they calculate where a certain picture was taken; I thought it was quite clever! It made me realize that there\'s so many things man can do nowadays, I mean, with computers, satellites, etc.



In short: a must-see!

What a fantastic way to start off a new show! It was a brilliant introduction, showing various personality traits in the different characters.



We see Mac - he's quiet, reserved, and obviously a man of authority, you can tell right from the start of the show. As the episode progresses we are shown a bit more of grief that he's holding. It's made obvious as he trys to communicate with the survivor, and more so as he sits by her side, telling her about his lost wife. More of his grief is displayed in the last minute or so with the episode.



Stella - she's obviously a strong individual, who doesn't need to rely on anyone else. She's seen as the another senior CSI compared to the other CSI's (not including Mac).



Danny - one of the two younger CSI's on the team. theres something about him that tells you he's witty, also charming.



All this just out of the first episode. I'm certainly sticking around for the rest of it!

Blink has an interesting feel to it. The colors mainly crushed blues and blacks give to the story an intimate and disturbing feeling, you can't never really shake off. I enjoyed this episode the first time around and even more so, when I watched it again. It was a good introduction to the series. The show has matured since, but it’s always interesting to go back to its start.



What starts like the story of a serial dumping bodies over New York City, soon reveals its complexity to the viewer. Nothing is exactly as simple as first thought.

The aggressor used fry sticks to subdue his victims, but didn't rape them, what would have been the obvious reason for the use of that drug.

The first victim was redressed several days after her murder. What was the point of doing so?

The marks he left on their necks were meant to either deprive them from oxygen or prevent the blood to irrigate their brains. The first victim died from asphyxiation, the second survived her contusions but died from two consecutive strokes.

Very quickly the question which comes to mind is why. What is the nature of this crime?

It's the discovery of the third victim, still alive but apparently incapable to interact with the outside world, which show us the quality of the crime. The first victims were discarded because the experiment failed.

The murderer who treasures his doctor title aimed to free those women from the burden of daily life. He wanted to give them the gift of freedom and allow them to live within a dream without disturbances. But behind the supposedly selfish gesture is a man who wants control over other human beings. There is also vanity. How else can one explain his ability to abandon the house and the woman lying half-naked, left to a certain death? The man who put her there didn't have the courage to kill his creation, the living proof he had succeeded in his attempt to lock them from the outside world.



The basement, in which he conducted his experiments, is enough to make any sane person shudder.

The scene in which Mac, Stella and Flack search the house was one of the most powerful I saw on television. The eerie music and the flashlights searching the darkness showed all the creepiness of the situation. You discover piece by piece this museum of horrors. It isn’t without reason that this episode of CSI: NY is seen by many fans as one of the freakiest in the whole CSI franchise.



This episode takes us also in the head of Mac Taylor. Very soon, we realize his connection to the first victim’s husband and his inability to find peace before he can solve this case. We learn about his personal tragedy, the death of his wife Claire on 9/11. The last pictures of him standing in front of Ground Zero tell us to never forget, but that life has to go on.

The first show of the new New York spin-off and

It is kind of dark but has since come a long way

Film and stage actor Gary Sinise as Mac Taylor

A widower who lost his wife on 9/11 in the World

Trade Center. Stella gives him support as the second in command.

The supporting cast is just as equally as good. Great writing and acting make it a great show!

I liked it.

I've never been a big fan of spin offs and I have a particular hatred for CSI: Miami that rivals even my love for the original CSI, but this one I liked.

I like how the plot of the episode hadn't been explored on TV before. I like how the characters were original and interesting, that they didn't know everything right away. I like how the final scene was shot, a gritty feeling that really seemed to capture the essence of the city.

I'm waiting for more episodes, this series seems to be the type that gets better with age.

Just saw this pilot. Liked it more than Miami. Great actors, especially: what a performance from Gary Sinise! I will be watching the next episodes in no time... Also the mood with blue scenery, very fitting to the city of NY. Lets hope this is one of those series´that just keep on getting better and better, anyway the pilot was very promising.

i was plesantly surpised at this spin-off, it was quite diffrent which made it stand out, first the theme tune unlike vagas and miami this one had words which were quite diffrent. second thing has to forensic using the computer figure out the place a photo was taken. That's what made it stand out the fact there didn't copy same forensic stuff from other two CSI.



Let's talk about case, with a powerful distrubing case yet when i was watching it i found it ok to watch but thinking about it now what that man did to those women was horriable. i really liked how there made it difficult for the patient to speak or communicate apart from blinking that was brillant. i didn't know there was a stronger method to find invisable prints, most time UV light used to find them but whatever that spray there used it did work.



ok, i am happy with this epsoide but we have wait and see whether we like this series, just because a series has one very good epsoide doesn't make it a hit, i have to judge it for whole season before i accept this as csi however it made a good start with me.