Sanguine Love

Season 6, Episode 14, Aired
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The CSIs team found themselves involved into the obscure world of modern vampirism cult in which blood sharing is at the core of an eccentric but allegedly spiritual brand of religion as a young woman is found dead by exanguination in the Central park snow, with her earlobe chopped and a puncture wound in her neck.moreless
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  • Predictable...left me irritated that I knew who the murderer was going to be in the first 10 minutes.

    1.5
    "Abysmal"
    By shirleygray, Nov 13, 2011 Report Abuse
    I am so sick in tired of it always being the boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, husband, mother, father, etc. When Mac had the boyfriend in interigation I said, "it better not be the boyfriend...I'm so sick of it always being the significant other or parent...," and sure enough it was. I am so irritated! These shows are so predictable and Id like to think there are times when people can actually love somebody without killing them. Can't these writers come up with something new? It is this way on all the "cop" shows. I say enough is enough. Make it interesting...get a new murderer!!moreless

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  • A case dealing with practitioners of a 'vampire' cult.

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    By HLMel1592, May 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    This ep generally sends my brain into coming up with crossover fanfic bunnies, due to being a huge Buffy, Angel and Forever Knight fan. It wasn't standout, but it wasn't terrible either.

    I disagree with the previous reviewer...or the first one, I'm not sure of the order. It would have been just as offensive if another type of priest were the killer, and it often is when something like that is portrayed. The trouble with these pagan beliefs is that they're worshipping the creation instead of the creator and getting into dark powers. They try to say it's good, but mysticism and magic are all from the same place. (and hence, it is indeed occultic.) It's Christ who is the truth and the real light of the world.moreless

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  • Highly Discriminatory

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    By AlexLeon1, May 11, 2011 Report Abuse
    So very typical. Because something is outside the "norm", it is viewed as "bad","evil", or "wrong". And when they accused the Haven master of the murder and the scene afterwards, I couldn't believe that they would let themselves be blinded by such prejudices. First of all, portraying the Ankh in this manner - as a device to cause harm - should of been handled just like any other improvised weapon. The Ankh is a spiritual symbol for many, many people on this planet. It can represent life, death, trancendences, rebirth, and fertility. It is also closely related to the Christian cross, being viewed by many as a perfected version of the cross. The loop at the top representing the "halo" or positive aura of the enlightened. Second, how they addressed the set of beliefs that these people had as being part of an "occult" is offensive. Many people do not understand that occult could just simply mean outside the norm, and only see it as something to be feared and hated. The way I see this, the CSI producers and writers had an excelent chance to help entertain and educate about or highly unknown culture. Instead, they chose to continue to spread the fear and prejudice associated with things involving the Pagan and non-mainstream cultures.

    The placing the boyfriend as the ultimate killer is also disapointing aswell. As another reviewer commented, it has become highly predictable. What would of been much more believable and shown an insight to what people like this really deal with would be to have someone of standing commit the crime. A priest of a mainstream religion or other highly religious person of the more common faiths. THAT would of actually have been believeable. It would of also have shown the fear and hate people who different deal with on a everyday basis.

    In general, I love CSI NY. Normally they do a good job of educating and entertaining at the same time. This time however, they severly dropped the ball. Good job spreading more fear and misunderstanding!!moreless

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  • A catchy and intense storyline!

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    By JoeyDC83, Dec 04, 2010 Report Abuse
    I personally enjoyed the episode very much. Carmine did a very good job, so kudos to him! In fact, for me it is one of the best episodes of season 6 so far. A very interesting & compelling storyline as well as beautifully chosen filming locations. The Flack/Danny scene was my favorite one, they always throw such cool lines between each other. My favorite Flack line was definitely, "You are not gonna bite me, are you?" ;). Carmine's well-written "Sanguine Love" helps me quite a bit to warm up with season 6. I hope CSI: NY finds its way back to its roots with exhilarating and extra ordinary cases!moreless

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  • Sanguine Love

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    By thefanof, Aug 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    Vampires! Tonight's episode of CSI: NY tackled the idea of a cult that worshipped blood coming under fire after one of their members was found dead in the park.

    I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's episode. Nice, quick murder in the opening scene to kick things off, and the plot was actually really easy to follow, something that is not always the case with this show.

    The payoff, with the killer being revealed, was not what I had anticipated, but still a fine way to end an episode that was quite intriguing to say the least. After this show fell out of favor with me recently, this episode brought me back in as a loyal viewer.moreless

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    • Goof: The paper Danny uses to develop the pictures is actually HP inkjet photo paper, as can be seen by the special markings on the back of the paper that are used to select the optimal printer settings and prevent wasted prints, and not photo paper. Edit
    • Goof: Danny couldn't have turned the lights on after just putting the developed film in the film washer. It would need to sit in the washer for 10 minutes before it could even be taken out let alone exposed to lighting. Edit
    • Goof: The camera that the dead girl had was found at her feet but we are looking through that camera after she is killed and its up near her head and facing her face. Edit

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    • Michael Graziadei, who plays Keith Borgese, also appears in the C.S.I. episode Blood Moon. Edit
    • Music featured: Fallen Souls by Ours. How Do You Feel by Ceesau. Tear to Spare by Ceesau. Fliers by Leaves. Edit
    • Carmine Giovinazzo is the third main cast member to pen an episode after Gary Sinise's script for episode 5x03 Turbulence and Melina Kanakaredes' script for episode 5x24 Grounds for Deception. The rough idea for this episode came from Carmine's cop brother inspired on the case of a disturbed man who vandalized and killed people in Brooklyn dress up as a vampire. This episode is Carmine's favourite because having written it, he learned about and was involved in all aspects of the show. He spent two months writing and then prepping pre-production aspects such as the set designs, wardrobe, props and cast. He also was required to be every day on set for every scene, discussing the filming with the director. Also, Carmine's band Ceesau can be heard during the episode. Edit

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    • Mac: What about this injury to her ear? We found her in the park. Tell me it's from animal activity. Sid: Unfortunately, I can't do that. Edit
    • Stella: How's it going? Danny: Feeling old. Stella: I'd say it was the cold weather, but you're too young for aches and pains like that. Danny: Well, Mac asked Adam to develop our vic's roll of film. Kid had no idea what he was talking about. Digital generation. Stella: I hope you hit him. Danny: Oh, I did. Edit
    • (About some pictures of the victim after being attacked) Danny: Found these at the end of the roll. Stella: Imagine recording the last moments of your life on film. Danny: Talk about a self-portrait. Edit

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    • Sid: Perhaps the family has Romanian roots. Maybe they're descendants of Vlad the Impaler. Stella: How about Dracula? Can we put him on there, too? Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476), commonly known as the Impaler or Dracula was a Romanian figure who fought against the Ottoman Empire and imposed cruel punishments on his enemies. He inspired the name of the vampire in Bram Stoker's Dracula novel, published in 1897. Edit

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