As season premieres goes, this has got to be one of the worst ones ever made (for any show). As a normal episode, it would probably rate among the bottom 10 percent of CSI episodes.
The show has been going seriously downhill for a good while now, and mostly to blame for that is Lawrence Fishbourne. I like him as an actor, but this role just doesn't "fit" him, he is abysmal in it. And as a bonus effect, he drags everyone else down with him.
Episode spoilers ahead, so if you haven't seen it yet, don't read on :)
I found everyone's acting to be very "wooden" in this episode, even veterans such as Sara, Nick and Catherine. They seem to just be going through the motions rather than acting. The "obligatory" replacement to the team is absolutely atrocious (pretty, young girl with what i think is an Australian or Kiwi accent). Seeing that she is a bomb expert, please let her find one she cannot handle ASAP, and write her out of the series :)
The guest cast is just as bad as the regular cast, and the story is unengaging and unbelievable (Langston directing from a hospital bed and what have you). In fact i struggle to find a single bright spot to the episode, i really found it that bad.
After 8 great seasons and 2 on the downhill track, maybe i should just call it a day :/
The show has been going seriously downhill for a good while now, and mostly to blame for that is Lawrence Fishbourne. I like him as an actor, but this role just doesn't "fit" him, he is abysmal in it. And as a bonus effect, he drags everyone else down with him.
Episode spoilers ahead, so if you haven't seen it yet, don't read on :)
I found everyone's acting to be very "wooden" in this episode, even veterans such as Sara, Nick and Catherine. They seem to just be going through the motions rather than acting. The "obligatory" replacement to the team is absolutely atrocious (pretty, young girl with what i think is an Australian or Kiwi accent). Seeing that she is a bomb expert, please let her find one she cannot handle ASAP, and write her out of the series :)
The guest cast is just as bad as the regular cast, and the story is unengaging and unbelievable (Langston directing from a hospital bed and what have you). In fact i struggle to find a single bright spot to the episode, i really found it that bad.
After 8 great seasons and 2 on the downhill track, maybe i should just call it a day :/