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CSI: NY

Grounds for Deception

Season 5, Episode 24, Aired 5/13/09

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Stella gets in big trouble when Mac finds out she didn't follow an order.

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Gary Sinise

Detective Mac Taylor
Melina Kanakaredes

Detective Stella Bonasera
Carmine Giovinazzo

Danny Messer

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Stella goes to..Greece?

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By Odi15, Oct 12, 2011 Report Abuse

As a native Greek, I found the episode very entertaining, despite the fact that the actors never set foot in my country! The village they walk on probably is a small town somewhere in Czech republic (You can see the license plates!) Supposedly our heroes are in Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, with 1.2M inhabitants, which does not look like a village at all! They show however nice frames from Athens, Santorini island, Tinos island, and some other islands. I had a huge laugh when they had a close up of Stella's phone, where she reads the article about the asvestis pesticide. They probably used an electronic translator, because no sentence makes any sense in Greek!

Nonetheless, I was happy that they showed a piece of Greece! Too bad they didn't shoot the episode in Greece as well!moreless

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Before writing about Alexander the Great, please do your homework ...

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By Lccf, Jun 02, 2011 Report Abuse

Sorry to rant, but even if we don't know much about Alexander's tomb, we DO know it's not located in Greece, but in Alexandria, Egypt ( one of his generals "stole" the body, so to speak ). Now, I'm not asking Mrs Kanakaredes to be an ancient history expert ( I don't pretend to be one myself ), but at least she could have remembered a scene from "Cleopatra" with Liz Taylor where the tomb is shown. So, no way the murder weapon could have come from Alexander's tomb ! ( Although I admit the episode was cautious enough to never confirm the fact. )Anyway, end of rant. This distracting problem aside, it was a nice character piece for Stella : always interesting to see a character go rogue, and it don't remember the fact that she knew nothing about her parents being mentioned before ( I only regret she plays her own mom on the photo, a trick that worked in The Pretender doesn't quite work here ). And the interaction between her and Mac is well done, as always.moreless

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A poor outing from an otherwise brilliant show.

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By KieranMac, Jul 25, 2010 Report Abuse

I love CSI:NY, but to say this episode was out-of-character for the show would be a gross understatement. Here's a good hint for the producers - don't let the actors write their own episodes, especially if they make their own character centric to that episode.

Melina Kanakaredes is arguably the least-talented actor on the show, and while she does have her good moments, it's always been hard for me to forget that she's acting and just see Stella. She's had some good episodes, no doubt, but I think she overplays her character into melodrama far too often (perhaps a result of her soap opera experience?).

Allowing her to write an episode that makes Stella central and pivotal was just foolish. The plotline jumped around like a just-landed trout and the story was both predictable and weak. From the bad guys finding Alexander the Great's long-lost tomb to Stella turning in her badge and getting it back at the end of the episode with a grin and an "aw shucks" moment, the entire episode was a serious departure from the usual quality of the show.

In the future, I hope she just sticks to portaying Stella, not trying to write her - the character is poorly written for the most part as it is, and letting a sub-par actress and amateur writer expand on the worst aspects of the character doesn't do Stella Bonasera any favors.moreless

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awesome episode!

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By freddy_91, Jan 11, 2010 Report Abuse

This episode was just too good to be true! I actually wish it would have been longer.

I loved all the Stella and Mac scenes, they are so adorable together and they should just stop dancing around each other and start dating.

Danny was so cute when he said that he was the only man in Lucy's life!

I hate to see Stella cry and it was just horrible that the old man, I don't remember his name, was a thief and then died. Deep inside himself he was a kind man and he just didn't deserve to die. I wish we would be able to see more of Stella's background and especially her father.moreless

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best episiod ever!!

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By xyz1128csi, Jun 28, 2009 Report Abuse

this was an amazing episiod. Melina did such a great job writting it!! she should write every episiod. i love how mac and stella went to greec soooo cute! ! ! ! i think this was probubly a great episiod. but maby mac and stella should have kissed in the end sceen and not just on the cheek!!! i think they bolth now know that they have great chemisty. this episiod rocks! ! ! ! ! ! smacked for ever! smacked smacked smacked oh yeah did i mention smacked! ! ! ! smacked love smacked = love ! ! !!!!!!!moreless

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- Goof: When Stella spots the professor in Greece she follows him into a building called Lefkos Oikos, meaning White House, which does not exist in Thessaloniki. It refers to Lefkos Pyrgos, the White Tower of Thessaloniki, a famous landmark, monument and museum on the waterfront of the city. It has similar architecture to the one depicted but it is not surrounded by any other buildings. Edit
- Goof: When Stella walks away from the professor's house in Thessaloniki she passes by a car. It's license plate can be seen and it reads 'DAZ 3405' which is an impossible combination for a Greek plate since D can not be used: only letters that are found both in the Greek and Latin alphabet can be used. The format used is correct though, three letters followed by four numbers. Furtheremore, the stars of the european flag are missing, they should be above the "GR", Greece's country code. Edit
- Goof: Stella's badge (the one she hands over to Mac) is the same one Danny has been seen wearing in many episodes and in some of his promotional pics. The badge is #8946. Edit
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- Original International Airdates: Turkey: June 29, 2009 on CNBC-e. Spain: July 7, 2009 on AXN. Brazil: July 16, 2009 on AXN. Czech Republic: August 12, 2009 on AXN. Norway: November 25, 2009 on TVNorge. Sweden: January 11, 2010 on Kanal 5. Germany: March 1, 2010 on Vox. Slovakia: June 21, 2010 on JOJ. Finland: July 21, 2010 on MTV3. Edit
- Music Featured: The Girl and the Robot by Royksopp. Edit
- Melina Kanakaredes is the second main cast member to pen an episode after Gary Sinise's script for episode 5x03 Turbulence. Edit
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- Mac: (To Stella) You know the victim. Let me rephrase that, how do you know this guy? Edit
- Flack: Kosta Papakota is a suspect in Kolovos' murder. Stella: What? That's insane. Flack: If you know something, Stella, you should tell us. Edit
- Professor Papakota: (To Stella as he dies) I loved your mother. Edit
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- Areti Moungri: Detective Taylor mentioned you were in possession of the Medusa. Medusa is a Greek mythology female creature who would turn its onlookers into stone. Her most famous portrait was made by Italian painter Caravaggio in 1597. Edit
- Lindsay: The bruising on our vic and the ornate hilt of the dagger combine to form the golden star of Vergina. It was the symbol for the ancient kingdom of Macedon. Vergina, is a small town located in Central Macedonia, about 80 km from Thessaloniki. In 1977, the Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos discovered what he claimed to be burial site of the old kings of Macedon, including the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. Edit
- Adam: Whoa, easy there, Priapus. You wouldn't want to hurt a mere mortal. According to the Greek mythology, Priapus was a minor fertility God, often depicted with a huge and always erect penis The medical term priapism derives from him. Edit