CSI: NY

This episode was very well written. Like the rest of the CSI: NY episodes, this one investigates one of the more mysterious and strange ways to commit murder -- this time it's putting lye in a stainless steel coffee mug and throwing it in the victim's face. It was also a rather upsetting episode as we had to watch Mac Taylor do something that every fan hates. He fired Aiden Burn for breaking an evidence seal to plant incriminating evidence on DJ Pratt, an action which would compromise the integrity of the lab. As for Vanessa Ferlito herself, she wasn't in this episode much, in fact the only times I saw her was when she was on her way to Mac's Office and when she was fired.

For the twists of insurance fraud in the case of the murdered plastic surgeon was great. I loved the interviews with the surgeons patients. Some of them were just too funny and watching Flack try and keep a straight face was just as funny. Two of the things that stick out for me in this case were in regards to Hawkes. He will forever be a doctor, a good one. His attention to returning the teddy bear to the little girl was very much in his character. Now the case of the blind artist was great. I loved how Stella utilized Frankie's talent to finish the half finished bust. The cuddle club was a little bit weird for me. But watching Stella & Danny work their way through the evidence and suspect list was great. Stella's closing line in making the arrest about "her being blind but seeing right through Paul" was classic. Now for the whole firing Aiden situation. Mac was given no choice but knowing Aiden's feeling regarding the case let her know that he wouldn't forget that justice needed to be served.

The acid scene at the beginning was exciting, but it was sad to see that Hawkes couldn't save the man. I loved how Hawkes interacted with the little girl with the stuffed animal, and how he sent it back to her at the end. It was adorable. I loved the scene where Mac tells Hawkes that eating is frowned upon, and how nervous Hawkes gets to put it away. Also, when Hawkes comes in to tell about J-Lo's butt and the disturbed/surprised look on Mac's face. It was cute to see them joke around with one another.



When Mac found the ripped open evidence bag, I was surprised. It was nice seeing him get all worked up.:) I didn't expect Aiden to get fired, but it was best for the lab. They didn't leave on bad terms either, which made the scene really good!



As for the blind girl, I thought it was really cool how she sculpted and it was so precise. It was sad for the girls boyfriend, because you could see that he really had strong feelings for her. Stella's comment about her seeing right through the jerk was perfect.

The Beginning:

Yup. That’s how Grand Central can be! But add a screaming crazy, and that only ADDS to the fun! Well okay so he’s not crazy. He just has his face being burned off. I loved Mac’s take charge attitude of closing off the area.



The Cases:

First there was the dead plastic surgeon. He lived his life to make people look beautiful, and he ended up looking like a mess of a thing. Well Okay, maybe he didn’t make people beautiful, as we can tell by some of his malpractice suits. What I loved is the originality of this case. I mean a doctor has insurance on his hands, and the way they figured it out that it happened because of an insurance scam was brilliant

Aiden continuing her rape case.



Then there was the artist who was blind. Seeing her do her work, and seeing how great she worked was wonderful. It made you feel more for the victim. I mean, killing a person is bad enough, but someone who can’t see what’s coming? It was just bad, especially when she thought the guy was taking her upstairs to see her loved one. I love what Stella said about her though, how though she may have been unable to see, but she could see right through him. I just wish she could have seen what he was up to. I can’t believe he killed her. The jerk.



Then Aiden with her rape case, and Aiden getting kicked off, even though technically she didn’t actually do it. She didn’t go through with planting the evidence. Then we have how Aiden pretty much admitted she can’t handle this anymore. Very sad to see her go.



Favorite Scenes:

One of them was Hawkes on his lunch break and Mac freaking him out, letting him think that he was in trouble for eating. That it was frowned upon. Then he doesn’t even get to finish eating because he figured out the case. And all because of JLo’s butt. Also on the favorite scenes list was Hawkes with the little girl and her teddy bear. He was just so sweet when he talked to her and also so cute when he put the bear back together.



Finally, there is the scene of Danny at the Cuddle Party and how he was just shocked by how weird it was. I love his reaction to the Cuddle guard, or whatever he called himself and how he responded: “I don’t cuddle.”

One of the two episodes I hadn't yet seen, and I finally caught it on the reruns tonight.



This episode is important for two reasons: 1) We are introduced to Stella's beau, Frankie, who ends up being a homicidal psycho but seems perfectly normal in this one. 2) It is Aiden's last day on the job, as she flirts with evidence tampering and gets fired for it.



Question...if this was Aiden's last episode, couldn't they have - oh, I don't know - given her more lines? She was barely in the show. Was that a decision of the actress? Did she agree to come back for only a few episodes or something, and they wanted to give her as little to do as possible? We see Mac find the broken evidence seal and then we see her get fired because of it.



Can I just say...loved Hawkes with the teddy bear? So cute! I'm glad they moved Hawkes into the field. He is too good of a character to waste him by only giving him a few scenes each episode.



Favorite line? Danny: I don't cuddle.



Laughed my *ss off. It was great.

The main storyline here is about a plastic surgeon who dies on the steps at Grand Central Station. The culprit steps on a Teddy Bear on the way out the door. As usual, the small things lead directly back to the killer. This smells of a little Nip/Tuck envy. Hill Harper once again plays a significant role in getting inspiration by watching a J Lo video.

Also, there is a blind girl found on a rooftop. She was involved in a love triangle. This story was ok, but didn't seem to fit with the other one.

Finally, Aidan get fired for tampering with evidence. She will be missed. However, the increase in the presence of Harper more than makes up for it. The jury is still out on the new Indian coronor, though.

A normal day going through Grand Central Station turns deadly for one man. That's how the A case starts out. A little girl gets lost from her mother and then winds up getting a bit of an unknown chemical at the time on the sleeve of her shirt and loses her teddy bear as well. Mack and Hawkes then arrive on the scene, Hawkes triest o help save the man but it's too late, they find out that the chemical that killed him is Lye. Great interaction between Hawkes and the young girl asking to use Franklin the bear to help catch the person that hurt the girls arm ala Horatio Caine. The B case is Stella and Messer's when they are called about a dead body on the roof. It turns out the woman is blind and an artist and that she was dating someone from a semi pro hockey league. Flack makes an appearance in this episode, not too much screen time and then we also see that Mack goes through the evidence that Adien went through on the case that she was working on and sees the destroyed evidence tag on the hair from the rapist. Even though Adien admits that she thought about placing the evidence to catch the guy she couldn't make herself do it. Mack has no choice but to let her go. All in all a great episode. Zoo York looks rather promising as well.