CSI: NY

Jamalot

Season 2, Episode 10, Aired 11/30/05

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Mac and Stella work on the case of a female roller derby player. Danny and Hawkes look into the murder of one of New York's upcoming crop of writers.

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Melina Kanakaredes

Detective Stella Bonasera
Hill Harper

Dr. Sheldon Hawkes
Gary Sinise

Detective Mack "Mac" Taylor

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A really good episode. Loved the cases, and the creepiness of the people. Also how disturbing some women can be. I mean really.

9.4

"Superb"

By coolceruleanblu, Oct 16, 2010 Report Abuse

The beginning:
This episode had a well executed beginning. We have the girl seductively getting dressed. We clearly know what sold this team's tickets. Then we see the roller derby going on and she dies. It looks like she's stomped to death or beaten to death.

The cases:
The roller derby case with the victim, known as She Hate Me was an interesting one. It's completely original and there was tons of humor with it. As well as disturbing moments, but lots of humor. This case had a bunch of crazy people involved in it. I mean there was the owners of the Manhattan Minx' talking about a tipping point and how they were creating a crazy interborough rivalry. Then we find out the girl cooks to death. The derby girl died from being cooked on the inside out because of a weight loss drug. It's knowingly illegal because it cooks people. But the girl wasn't doing it, someone was slipping it to her. We find out it's the crazy owner chick. She accidentally killed her. She wanted them to lose weight so she slipped her husband's old weight loss drug into the shower gel. What a crazy woman. I did feel sorry for the one girl who just anted to be a part of the cool team. Very sad indeed.

Then Danny and Hawkes' case with the writer who died. You would never believe this one. The husband of his publisher kills him because he stole his book. Not really because of the banging of his wife, but because of the book. Apparently the husband has a problem called Hypographia. It's a compulsion to write. That was a brilliant twist. And he wrote everything in ink that required a black light to see. The kid found the story when hiding in the closet. Brilliant. And everything was on the walls, and yes the last chapter was on the kids body, with the pinky being the end. I loved Danny shamelessly plugging himself. Hey if I was as beautiful as him I would too. A great asset to this case is the breathing whenever studying the body. It adds a creepy tone to everything.

Favorite Scenes:
All my favorite scenes involved the team trainer, the one who flirted with Mac.
I love Polly, the trainer. And when she was talking to anyone she mentioned Mac. What also got me giggling was all the boyfriend talk from Lindsay. I loved how she got Stella to join in too. I man ho much better do you get?

Overall:
A really good episode. Loved the cases, and the creepiness of the people. Also how disturbing some women can be. I mean really.

Something else I noticed:
Everyone seemed to be hooking up? Stella talking on the phone with a bf, Danny has a gf (boo!), and maybe Mac has a girlfriend?moreless

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Mac and Stella investigate the case of an up and coming star of a roller derby squad who died during a competition. Elsewhere, Danny and Hawkes investigate the murder of a struggling writer who seemed to have finally gotten his big break.moreless

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By meathead704, Jan 04, 2009 Report Abuse

This is one of the better episodes of this particular season. It was well written and it did the job of keeping the viewer hooked until the end. In some cases one storyline in a particular episode work better than the other, but here I think both storylines are on an equal scale. Both are well done and acted and I had equal interest in both of them. What was an extra treat to this episode was seeing the various members of the Manhattan Minx in their lives outside of the rink. It added to this episode's appeal. Good episode.moreless

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The things people do.

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"Superb"

By saleblanc, Jul 16, 2007 Report Abuse

Just as I've come to expect from NY, Great writing. I love the whole idea of Mac at a roller derby. But what was interesting to watch was Mac being caught off guard by Polly's blatent advances. He was actually really cute. But ultimately Mac follows the evidence to lead him to the killer, Layla Vonner, who didn't think the girls were working hard enough. Guess her idea of success is jail. Now the really interesting case was the writer, Simon who was obsessed with writing. After killing his wife Cala lover, he writes the final chapter of his book all over the body of the man who plagerized him. Never dull.moreless

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By Buddybaba, Mar 31, 2007 Report Abuse

Ring Tone Product Placement to Promote Coldplay in the middle of the script was one more reason why I probably won't watch CSI:NY anymore. I kept waiting for some character developement. All the CSI\'s are weak on it but so far only CSI Las Vegas, the original, has been getting better. It seems that I don't really care about the NY crew which is sad. What a waste of Gary Sinese. The procedurals for this week were boring boring and predictable. Yawnmoreless

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By jasminekpk, Dec 06, 2006 Report Abuse

Okie, someone gets murdered at a roller darby. A girl with a nickname "She hates me". Not really amusing i have to say. So jealousy's everywhere among the rollers. And one tried flirting with Mac? Lol! Someone poisoned the shampoo with a certain chemical. At first, they suspected one of the rollers but it was actually the manager's wife of the roller darby team. And the other case with writings over the dead guy's body was freaky. But then again, it was his fault for stealing other ppl's ideas. And was he making up with the editor? Gah, i think so. How disappointing.moreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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Trivia
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- It's never explained how the rug of the victim's brother ended up in the lover's house. Edit
- Goof: When looking at a flyer with the picture of Rose Wilson's (She Hate Me) profile it states that she is 20 years old but when Sid tells Stella that she died of hypothermia, Stella says she was 22. Edit
- In the last scene with Simon Winger, Danny refers to Winger's condition as hypographia, when earlier in the episode it was referred to as hypergraphia. Both terms describe the same condition, the uncontrollable urge to write. Edit
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- Eric Lange, who plays Simon Winger, also appears in the C.S.I. episode Formalities and in the CSI: Miami one Stoned Cold. Edit
- Original International Air Dates: Turkey: April 24, 2006 on CNBC-e. Edit
- Music Featured: Bad Ass Strippa by Jentina. Talk by Coldplay. Random (Menta Remix) by Lady Sovereign feat. Riko. Only Room for One by Robert Fleischman. Edit
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- (Manhattan Minx members are lined up in shower room wrapped only in towels) Polly: I can think of better things to give you than my arm. Mac: Just give me your arm, Polly. Polly: You sure you don't want to swab me? Mac: I need a blood sample. Birdy: You really think that we're all poisoned? Mac: I'll let you know when I do. Edit
- Hallie: Do you know how a four-year-old understands frustration? They don't. I deal with ten little people for eight hours a day and not one of them understands the concept. Lindsay: That sounds... Hallie: Frustrating. It was, till I started skating with the Brooklyn Clobbers. Edit
- Hallie: (to a little girl in daycare) Briana, we don't hit. You ask nicely, alright? Lindsay: I guess you're one of those, Do as I say, not as I do, daycare providers. Edit
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- Hawkes: Coldplay? Danny: Yeah, Talk. Something my girlfriend's really good at. Danny's cell ringtone for when his girlfriend calls him is Talk, a hit single from Coldplay's 2005 album X & Y. Edit
- The episode title Jamalot is similar to Spamalot, a musical based on the Monty Python film about King Arthur's search for the Holy Grail. Of course, that title refers to King Arthur being from the Kingdom of Camelot. Edit
- Stella: A woman can never be too rich, or too thin. Allusion to the statement made by Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor: "A woman can't be too rich or too thin." Edit