There are two stories here. The fun one (if death can be fun) involves the death of a young guy at the hands (so to speak) of an animatronic dinosaur (the T Rex has small hands). He is found with puncture wounds in a pattern that shows they are not random. The second, more conventional story, is about a woman's search for her daughter, whom she knows was killed and buried somewhere. I find this type of criminal, the one who knows something that creates hell for the vulnerable, to be the most despicable. Well crafted story with good forensic work.
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Solid but not Stellar
laurent197930 October 2010
Warning: Spoilers
This week's episode goes back to the two storyline format of older CSI episodes, and was - in my opinion - a solid but slightly underwhelming episode.
The "A" story involves a UNLV college student who appears to have been bitten by the T-Rex in a dinosaur show. Sadly, Langston is still around, but I was very pleasantly engaged by Hodges' childlike dinosaur obsession (think posing with them for pictures, leaving the lab "sick" to see them....)which actually made me chuckle. The weaker of the two stories, the killer's oddly nerdy, semi-erotic dinosaur obsession was poorly acted, and the actual means of killing was a gigantic, dinosaur-sized stretch.
The brighter side of this episode was the "B" story, which surrounds the death of a man Nick recognizes as the father of a missing and presumed-dead girl. At first blush the death looks like a suicide (insert come crass remarks to that effect from newcomer Katee Sackhoff), but becomes a much more involved homicide that ends in the recovery of the bodies of two missing girls.
Overall it was decent. I missed Sarah this week, and Catherine's presence was minimal. I'm (clearly) a huge fan of the old crew, and I've never particularly cared for Katee Sackhoff, even in Battlestar. I don't understand why every new character has to have some odd quirk that's so immediately apparent no viewer has to think for him or her self. Sackhoff's character has already been established as crass and overly physical (grabs and threatens a suspect, kicks down a door, etc.), and I really wish the writers had let her develop slowly. Looking long-term at the series, the initial (successful!) focus was always on the crime and its solving, never on overt, in-your-face characterization. Roughly through the departure of Grissom, the writers kept characterization and back story development to the subtle and eventual process it should be; introducing such an overblown character so suddenly and forcefully feels desperate and inspires the "oh no, not again" eyeroll.
The "A" story involves a UNLV college student who appears to have been bitten by the T-Rex in a dinosaur show. Sadly, Langston is still around, but I was very pleasantly engaged by Hodges' childlike dinosaur obsession (think posing with them for pictures, leaving the lab "sick" to see them....)which actually made me chuckle. The weaker of the two stories, the killer's oddly nerdy, semi-erotic dinosaur obsession was poorly acted, and the actual means of killing was a gigantic, dinosaur-sized stretch.
The brighter side of this episode was the "B" story, which surrounds the death of a man Nick recognizes as the father of a missing and presumed-dead girl. At first blush the death looks like a suicide (insert come crass remarks to that effect from newcomer Katee Sackhoff), but becomes a much more involved homicide that ends in the recovery of the bodies of two missing girls.
Overall it was decent. I missed Sarah this week, and Catherine's presence was minimal. I'm (clearly) a huge fan of the old crew, and I've never particularly cared for Katee Sackhoff, even in Battlestar. I don't understand why every new character has to have some odd quirk that's so immediately apparent no viewer has to think for him or her self. Sackhoff's character has already been established as crass and overly physical (grabs and threatens a suspect, kicks down a door, etc.), and I really wish the writers had let her develop slowly. Looking long-term at the series, the initial (successful!) focus was always on the crime and its solving, never on overt, in-your-face characterization. Roughly through the departure of Grissom, the writers kept characterization and back story development to the subtle and eventual process it should be; introducing such an overblown character so suddenly and forcefully feels desperate and inspires the "oh no, not again" eyeroll.
Some Fun, But Some Unpleasant Things, Too
ccthemovieman-121 December 2011
This episode was different (as most CSI stories are) but kinda too weird and unpleasant in spots, yet it had a clever ending on one of the crimes. (This is a two-crime story._ The first crime involves geeky kids and fake dinosaurs while the second is a sad and sordid tale of a woman whose daughter and friend disappeared years ago and were never found. Slowly, they are found in this story: dead and mummified in a shallow, rural grave. It's not a pleasant story.
The dinosaur angle, however, was kind of neat and I don't want to give away anything more than that.
By the way, I agree with the other reviewer that Katee Sackhoff as "Det. Frankie Reed" is extremely annoying and overly macho. She's not a good addition to the show. I've never liked "Hodges," either, played by Wallace Langham. He's too sleazy and his humor too juvenile for an older man. The rest of the cast is just fine. My favorites have always been "Nick" and "Sara."
The dinosaur angle, however, was kind of neat and I don't want to give away anything more than that.
By the way, I agree with the other reviewer that Katee Sackhoff as "Det. Frankie Reed" is extremely annoying and overly macho. She's not a good addition to the show. I've never liked "Hodges," either, played by Wallace Langham. He's too sleazy and his humor too juvenile for an older man. The rest of the cast is just fine. My favorites have always been "Nick" and "Sara."
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valstone525 June 2019
The T-Rex and the Corpses
claudio_carvalho6 October 2023
In the desert, Langston, Hodges and David Phillips investigate a young man found with strange marks in his body, like a giant animal bite. After the autopsy, Langston and Hodges go to a new show in Las Vegas, Walking with Dinosaurs, at the Las Vegas Arena. They interview the manager Kyle Adams that show them the animatronic dinosaurs. They find blood in the T-Rex's teeth and Henry identifies the victim as the college student Brian Lister, who was specializing in herbivorous dinosaurs. Meanwhile, Catherine, Greg, Nick and Det. Frankie Reed investigate the death of Phil Kohler in his own house. Nick recognizes Phil as a man who had his teenage daughter kidnapped with her best friend and killed by a man called Eli Holt, but their bodies have not been found. The first impression is suicide but soon they investigate further and see that Phil was murdered. Now they need to review the old case to see who might have killed Phil.
"Cold Blooded" is a nice episode of "CSI", with two good segments. The plot of the missing bodies is great with many twists. The case of the T-Rex is silly, but not bad. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Cold Blooded"
"Cold Blooded" is a nice episode of "CSI", with two good segments. The plot of the missing bodies is great with many twists. The case of the T-Rex is silly, but not bad. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Cold Blooded"
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